[c-nsp] ASR1002 + ASR 1004

[Ian Hiddleston]

We're running some of the ASR1002 modular units in our network at the
moment and are quite happy with them so far. I'm more tempted to run
pairs of 1002's than 1006's with dual RP, but that's just me.

I'd stay away from the fixed configuration 1002-F though, as it's had an
EOL notice already.
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/routers/ps9343/end_of_life_c5
1-678412.html

Also, watch out for the 1002 SFP's if using copper gig, the 4 built in
ports only accept SFP-GE-T, not SFP-GLC-T. Same goes for some of the SPA
gig cards as well. 
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/routers/asr1000/quick/start/guide/asr1_q
s2.html - right at the bottom.

Finally, that fixed copper gig management port really means it when they
say management only. It comes hard connected to a built in VRF, but does
have some interesting looking features for recovery in case of a crash.
I've not used them yet so can't comment on how useful they actually are.

Rgds,

Ian Hiddleston



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-----Original Message-----
From: cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net
[mailto:cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Mark Tinka
Sent: 30 January 2012 07:26
To: CiscoNSP_list CiscoNSP_list
Cc: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
Subject: Re: [c-nsp] ASR1002 + ASR 1004

On Monday, January 30, 2012 03:06:24 PM CiscoNSP_list CiscoNSP_list
wrote:

> Got it - so they are installed in slots 3+4 (The top 2 on the 1004), 
> which both support 4 SPA's

I suppose so, we've never bought the ASR1004 because I think that's just
"tantalizing" one's self :-). We just always go for the ASR1006, as we
can throw in an extra RP and have proper HA, not that complicated option
with a 2nd IOS instance that eats up too much memory that crashes a box
running any decent number of full BGP feeds.

However, the router will have labels as below (on the
ASR1006 anyway, not so different from the ASR1006):

	o RP's are R0 - R1
	o ESP's are F0 - F1
	o SIP's are 0, 1, 2, e.t.c.

Cheers,

Mark.

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