[c-nsp] Opinions about the next 6500/7600

[Chris Evans]

I concurr... already we have seen less issues with our 7ks than we have with
our 6500s both software and hardware wise.   Nx-os isn't bloated with
crap.....yet
On Feb 4, 2011 1:41 PM, "Tony Varriale" <tvarriale at comcast.net> wrote:
> On 2/4/2011 10:22 AM, Mack McBride wrote:
>> The most comparable for the 7600 is the ASR 9K but the cost differential
is significant.
>>
>> The Nexus 7000 is supposed to replace the 6500 for an aggregation switch
but the cost
>
> On a gigabit basis, the N7K is cheaper and has many more working
> enterprise features (ISSU, troubleshooting tools, netflow, etc) that
> most shops would appreciate over the 6500.
>
>> and other issues (bugs and lack of XL card) has slowed adoption.
>
> As for bugs, it's like any Cisco product/software these days. Just plan
> to reduce risk as much as possible. I think we've all seen some
> surprisingly horrible bugs on the "mature" 6500 platform. How's modular
> and real ISSU working out there?
>
> XL cards are now standard/priced the same as the non-XL. Done. But,
> what is your requirement for such large tables?
>> The other issues are getting sorted out which should help the 7K.
> Such as?
>> Cisco seems committed to the 6500 as a services platform.
> Yes, it appears they have extended the platform. Sort of like the SUP2T
> release (for 3-4 years). From my field chats, most concerns have been
> centered around PoE (and lack thereof on Nexus).
>> So it is likely to be around for a long time.
> Yeah it will be a good legacy platform moving forward and has it's place.
>> Our company tends to stay away from the bleeding edge so we are still
using the 6500/7600.
> The N7K is 3 years old this year. Hardly what I'd call bleeding edge in
> technology. In 3 years your servers went through 2 CPU updates.
>
> tv
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