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

[Gert Doering]

Hi,

On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 10:54:50AM +0800, Mark Tinka wrote:
> 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 new linecards as replacement for existing lower-density cards
          (like 6408A-GBIC or 6516A-GBIC)

To counter that argument "nobody would get a Sup2T and one of these
low-density and slow cards" - well, the Sup2T has other benefits than
"raw speed", and if you only *need* a hand ful of GigE ports, getting
a 6724-SFP is not cost effective.

Interesting enough, (some) 61xx boards are still supported, so the Sup2T
*can* handle bus only cards - so it's a marketing decision to not support
existing investments.  (Should I be surprised?)

gert
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