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

[Alan Buxey]

Use the sfp+ adapter?

Alan

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From: "Mark Tinka" <mtinka at globaltransit.net>
Date: Tue, Jul 12, 2011 03:57
Subject: [c-nsp] sup2T software & release notes have hit
To: "cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net" <cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net>

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.