[c-nsp] in praise of the cat6500 Re: Flow tools

[Phil Mayers]

On 01/20/2012 02:23 PM, Jeff Bacon wrote:

> So I don't. It makes for an interesting network in a way, because
> I am taking 2-3 layers and collapsing them all into one switch - but
> I can because the 6500 lets me, and lets me do it so trivially easy.
>

We do much the same.

> I love my 6500s. You'll pry 'em from my cold dead fingers. Unless
> someone really does show me something that can do what they do better.

We're about to roll the dice on that one... I'll let you know how it goes!

The ITT is still in progress, and I got a lot of comments from vendors 
about "damn these are hard requirements to meet". And yet most of them 
were a re-statement of the capabilities of the sup720...