[c-nsp] Cisco Nexus as MetroE switch?

[Phil Mayers]

On 16/10/15 13:58, Mark Tinka wrote:
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> On 16/Oct/15 14:26, Phil Mayers wrote:
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>> In hindsight, I would not buy the N7k for the role we're using them in
>> for exactly this reason - nothing related to hardware or NX-OS, and
>> entirely related to BU focus and ability to get a TAC engineer with
>> both product knowledge and functional area knowledge.
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> I generally stick to whatever the initial design goal of the platform
> was, despite any morphing that may happen later on.

I cast a slightly broader net - I'll use 6500 for routing - but I think 
we're making points on the same spectrum, which is that a platform 
having a capability doesn't necessarily make it a good choice ;o)

If "real routers" were more reasonably priced at decent throughputs, I 
might be a bit stricter in my choices, but working in an environment 
without revenue reclaim, cost is definitely on my mind.