[c-nsp] CompactFlash card compatibility

[Randy McAnally]

Definitely upgrade your software before anything else.

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Randy

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From: Chris Scott <chrisjscott at gmail.com>
To: NMaio at guesswho.com, cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
Sent: Thu, 3 Dec 2009 13:57:08 +0000
Subject: Re: [c-nsp] CompactFlash card compatibility

> 2009/12/3  <NMaio at guesswho.com>:
> > Chris,
> > Is it possible that you need the WS-CF-UPG aka CF-ADAPTER-SP for your
older SUP.  I think it is included in the newer 720s
> > Nick
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net
[mailto:cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Chris Scott
> > Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2009 8:20 AM
> > To: Brian Fitzgerald; Walter Keen; cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
> > Subject: Re: [c-nsp] CompactFlash card compatibility
> >
> > 2009/12/2 Brian Fitzgerald <fitzgeraldb at camosun.bc.ca>:
> >> We have been using the Kingston CF/4GB Type I - they work fine, with same
> >> caveat as Randy posted - format them in the Sup first.
> >
> > I have a 2-week old Sup720-3B running 12.2(33)SXI3 that formats and
> > can use a Kingston CF/1GB no probs.  My other Sup720-3B is 4 years old
> > running 12.2(18)SXD3.  It gives me "device not found" when trying to
> > dir or format the same card.  Don't know if this is a HW or SW
> > difference.  Newer Sup has 512MB sup-bootflash, older has a mere 64MB.
> >  Won't be able to empirically test until I take the plunge and do the
> > IOS update on the Sup that's been up for 4 years :-/  The older Sup
> > takes SanDisk 256MB CF II card ok so that's enough for today's current
> > and rollback image needs.
> 
> Hi Nick
> 
> I'd glanced that doc before but disregarded it too quickly because I
> don't want to pay any money right now :)  It was well worth 
> mentioning as now that I've read it properly I can see that there's 
> HW, ROMMON and SW interaction all involved to support the larger 
> sizes.  I guess if I upgrade the SP ROMMON on the older Sup720 it 
> might read the 1GB CF card.  If I'm really keen, it may also be 
> possible to find reference to this in some IOS release notes.  
> Ideally, I'd buy that kit so that no random person with access to my 
> DC can push "eject" and sabotage my boot.  I'd been looking into the 
> CF support as I came into possession of a handful of 1GB CF II cards 
> that are too slow and weeny for pics and tunes but right on par with 
> the Sup720 model of storage.
> 
> Cheers
> -- 
> Chris
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