[c-nsp] Tabo Topic? Third party Maintenance

[adamv0025 at netconsultings.com]

> James Bensley
> Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2017 11:15 AM
> 
> On 23 January 2017 at 17:16, Rick Martin <rick.martin at arkansas.gov> wrote:
> >
> 
> It’s fucking expensive to have fully loaded ASR9000 chassis just sitting around
> in a cupboard ready to go. 

That's what lab equipment is for, although what are the chances to ever need to completely replace a fully populated ASR9k. 
You'd normally need at least one piece of every type of equipment used in the network. 
But these spare parts are not sitting on a shelf, they are used daily to test migrations, new services,...  ,at least you know they are working when you need them.

adam


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