[c-nsp] To VSS or not to VSS

[Tim Durack]

On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 3:01 PM, Eric Cables <ecables at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm working on a design which includes 2 pairs of 6509s w/ VS-S720-10G
> (one in each chassis).  The VSS capable supervisor engines were chosen
> mainly for the 10G interfaces, but the more VSS documentation I read
> the more it seems like a great solution for added
> redundancy/bandwidth, while reducing complexity.  As far as modules,
> all will be 6748s or 6724s, and the only service modules in the mix
> will be a pair of FWSMs in one of the VSS pairs.
>
> Can anyone provide any feedback on your VSS experiences?  How have the
> FWSMs played with VSS?  Any design considerations I should be aware
> of?
>

No MPLS, no IPv6. Those are show-stoppers for us.

Tim:>