[c-nsp] Nexus 7000 and 6.x

[Ryan Hughes]

I've had mix luck with 6.0 - some really stable (fabricpath / ipv6 / ospf ) on F2 and some really bad. 5.2.4 or better is whats safest if possible as its a long running train. 6.1 will be out shortly to support the new SUPs and M2 line cards. 

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On Jun 7, 2012, at 9:06 AM, "N. Max Pierson" <nmaxpierson at gmail.com> wrote:

> Here's the link were I discovered the needed feature isn't in 5.2
> 
> http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/datacenter/sw/6_x/nx-os/unicast/configuration/guide/l3_NewChange.html
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Max
> 
> On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 8:05 AM, N. Max Pierson <nmaxpierson at gmail.com>wrote:
> 
>> Sorry,
>> 
>> Forgot to mention we are currently using 5.2 on 4 of the 7k's we already
>> have deployed, and we're standing up a new datacenter which is set to go
>> online in a few weeks. I specifically need "bgp bestpath as-path
>> multipath-relax" as one of our vdc's will be provisioned as a RR on the new
>> 7k's, but that now may change since I all I've heard are mostly bad things
>> about 6.x. I may try to get a "Demo Depot" 7k and load 6.x to see what all
>> is broken as this changes some device roles.
>> 
>> Thanks for the feedback.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> Max
>> 
>> On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 3:14 AM, Phil Mayers <p.mayers at imperial.ac.uk>wrote:
>> 
>>> On 06/06/2012 07:33 PM, N. Max Pierson wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Hi List,
>>>> 
>>>> Anyone out there running the 6.x train on the 7k?? We need some features
>>>> that are available in 6.x, but realize how many additional "features"
>>>> that
>>>> come along with new releases. Our list...
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> Which features? AIUI, 6.x is basically F2-linecard support.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> BGP
>>>> EIGRP
>>>> OTV
>>>> HSRP
>>>> VTP
>>>> VPC
>>>> Netflow
>>>> LACP
>>>> PIM
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> I believe these are all present in 5.2, which is the release TAC
>>> recommended we use. I know for a fact there are bugs in 6.x which are not
>>> present in 5.2.
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