[c-nsp] Third party transceivers that fail only with new, NX-OS 6.2.2a on sup-2E

[Phil Mayers]

On 19/11/13 22:51, Tim Durack wrote:
> Second that. The more people buy 3rd party (coded if you want) the better.
> Vendors only listen to sales.

In fact I would go further. Mandate that the device interoperate with 
3rd party optics in your procurement, and have the suppler sign a 
contact. Enforce that contract. Don't buy from vendors who won't do it. 
This is what we do (and in fact, did in our N7k procurement!)

For current gen equipment which is still locked, start buying 
transceivers from vendors who blow "CISCO" into the EEPROM, and tell 
your account manager you'll be doing it, and that you won't buy one more 
transceiver from them.

Optics locking is outright anti-competitive behaviour, and I wish one of 
the various regulators would step on it, hard. Unless and until that 
happens, we need to discourage it.

Anyone who surrenders and buys the vendor optics is doing themselves and 
everyone else a huge disservice. Fight it, hard, or we'll still be 
having the conversation 10 years from now!

Regards,
Phil