[c-nsp] SXI4a or SXI5

[Matlock, Kenneth L]

I'd just be happy if they tested anything beyond the 'it boots', which more and more these days seems like all that's happening...

But it's cheaper to pay TAC people than QA people, especially when you can get your customers to be QA for you!

Ken Matlock
Network Analyst
Exempla Healthcare
(303) 467-4671
matlockk at exempla.org


-----Original Message-----
From: cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net [mailto:cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Pete Lumbis
Sent: Monday, November 15, 2010 10:53 AM
To: Randy McAnally
Cc: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
Subject: Re: [c-nsp] SXI4a or SXI5

The big thing is just time and resources. How many different
code/hardware/firmware permutations can you test? If they want to see
if the NPE-300 runs with every firmware on every build since it was
released with a full set of regression tests (IPv6, IPv4, BGP, IRB,
etc) the time to test becomes infinitely large. At some point the
vendor doesn't test and simply ends support. This doesn't mean it
won't work, it just means there are no guarantees.

-Pete

On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 9:38 AM, Randy McAnally <rsm at fast-serv.com> wrote:
>> Curious why cisco recommends to upgrade rommon if it works also
>> on older version ?!
>
> My guess: so they have a simple reason to throw the ball back in your court
> when <insert problem here> happens.
>
> -Randy
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