[c-nsp] FWSM Throughput - 7K ASA

[scott owens]

We have gone down this thought process, what we keep bumping up against is
the very nature of the bandwidth and non-symmetric routing that is expected
from a set of 7Ks, especially connected to other [ 5K, UCS ] types of
devices with VPCs.- I have 80 Gb to/from 7K s to UCS in addition to the 7K
to 5548s or ........ no firewall made can run that speed .

What is even more thought provoking is if you have multiple data centers
with L2 connections between them.
A packet may enter a vlan at Site1,7K1 but via HSRP/GLBP want to leave via
Site2,7K2.




> > Truth be told, with the newer ASA service module being available, I
> wouldn't be at all surprised to see Cisco announce the FWSM for end-of-sale
> in the near future.  I haven't had the chance to put on
>
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> Agreed - Today, I would buy the ASA module (or appliance for migration to
> Nexus 7000).
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> Best Regards
>
> Andrew
>