[c-nsp] high failure rate on WS-X6748-x blades?

[Tom Sands]

We've have no problems with either of these modules, and we use them 
pretty extensively.

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Tom Sands			  				
Chief Network Engineer				
Rackspace Managed Hosting	    	
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Mathias at telecityredbus.com wrote:
> Well, I had a similar problem way back when I renewed my platform. I
> ordered 2 x WS-X6724-SFP and 4 x WS-X6748-GE-TX and got 2 x
> WS-X6748-GE-TX replaced after some long hours troubleshooting with Cisco
> (they finally accepted that the cards were faulty - these were brand new
> modules from Cisco). Since then I have had no problems with them.
> 
> I currently have 2 x WS-CAC-3000W.
> 
> Mathias,
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net
> [mailto:cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of nishal goburdhan
> Sent: 24 January 2007 12:25
> To: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
> Subject: [c-nsp] high failure rate on WS-X6748-x blades?
> 
> 
> hi.
> 
> i'm curious to know, if anyone else has experienced (!) a high failure
> rate of either WS-X6748-SFP or WS-X6748-GE-TX blades?
> we've seen failure of 6/8 of these, purchased in the past 17 months.
> 
> i've not been able to find a product recall for known bad batches, and
> from initial contact with the vendor, the recommendation thusfar is that
> we check the power feeds to the devices;  in each case, there are dual
> WS-CAC-3000W, fitted into WS-C6509-E, and the available power >
> consumed.  seeing as how these are spread across three different
> continents, at independently managed co-los, and typically only one
> blade fails per chassis at a time, i'm reluctant to believe that there's
> a problem with the supplied power.
> 
> older WS-X63xx series gear has been happily chugging along in the same
> chassis...
> 
> --
> nishal goburdhan, internet solutions, south africa
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