[c-nsp] Nexus 7000

[Tim Stevenson]

At 10:30 PM 1/29/2008 -0500, Richard A Steenbergen observed:
>On Wed, Jan 30, 2008 at 07:52:44AM +0800, Lincoln Dale (ltd) wrote:
> > Rubens,
> >
> > > > No. It is a linux kernel. The core system management & HA
> > > > infrastructure is taken from SAN-OS (ie MDS) with Ethernet L2 & L3
> > > > functionality laid on top.
> > >
> > > As the Linux kernel and some code commonly used on embedded Linux
> > > devices are GPL'ed, what is the URL for the part of the code that
> > > Cisco is now publishing to comply with the GPL license ?
> >
> > there are no modifications to the standard linux kernel so it complies
> > with the GPL.
> >
> > the system runs on top of Linux, but it doesn't have to, nothing is
> > specific to Linux.
>
>Feel like confirming or denying the rumor that DC3 runs Procket OS? :)

Denied, see my other post. Basic system/HA infrastructure is taken 
from SAN-OS. But the L3 routing in NX-OS is from Procket.

Tim


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Tim Stevenson, tstevens at cisco.com
Routing & Switching CCIE #5561
Technical Marketing Engineer, Data Center BU
Cisco Systems, http://www.cisco.com
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