[c-nsp] sup2T software & release notes have hit

[Mark Tinka]

On Tuesday, July 12, 2011 05:52:29 AM Peter Rathlev wrote:

>   The Supervisor 2T provides backward compatibility with
> the existing WS-X6700 Series Linecards (with the
> exception of the WS-X6708-10G, which will be replaced by
> the new WS-X6908-10G, discussed later), as well as
> select WS-X6100 Series Linecards only.

This is interesting. That means that customers who have the 
WS-X6708 line cards today (like us) will probably not 
consider buying anymore of these line cards if Cisco price 
the new WS-X6908 versions = or < than older models.

What does that mean? Well, buying the cheaper/newer line 
cards will mean a whole new forklift:

	o New supervisor module.

	o New WS-X6908 line cards for your expansion.

	o New WS-X6908 line cards to bring your existing
	  installation up-to-date so it's all compatible
	  (eBay the old WS-X6708's, perhaps?)

	o A new chassis (the -E versions).

It might just be cheaper to buy a Nexus 7010.

What's a real shame, though, is that the new WS-X6800 and 
WS-X6900 line cards all implement X2 interfaces. Terrible!

Cheers,

Mark.
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