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

[Tony Varriale]

On 7/20/2011 11:28 AM, Phil Mayers wrote:
> On 20/07/11 16:53, Kevin Graham wrote:
>> On Jul 19, 2011, at 1:38 PM, Nick Hilliard<nick at foobar.org>  wrote:
>>
>>> Have you considered the monumental task of making NX-OS or XR work
>>> with older linecards?  Or even IOS-XE?
>>
>> Absolutely -- that's my point. I'm surprised by bringing a new
>> software model to the 2T given that it's game over for the 6500.
>> However, given the effort, XE makes the least sense. (Unless the
>> "userland IOS" encapsulation is relatively easy, in which case I
>> would have expected it on  high-end ISR's first).
>
> Well... just because something is easy for Cisco doesn't mean they 
> would do it. They might believe that IOS XE on the ISRs would eat into 
> the market for ASR, so they don't do it.
>
> Basically, I don't think we can infer anything about how easy or hard 
> IOS XE on the Sup2T would be. I suspect it wouldn't be hard to get it 
> running, but it might be to get it running fast.
>
> I do share the original scepticism re: XE on sup2T, given past 6500 
> software shenanigans!
>
Well I think the deal breaker was PoE.  They don't have a high density 
modular platform with the install base of the 6500.  If they would have 
discontinued 61xx support in Sup2T, tons of customers would have 
flipped.  Oh, my migration options are 4500 or vendor x, y or z?

That would have put all the nails in the 6500 coffin.

But, I wish they would have spent the time to have the card support but 
use a real OS. :(

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