[c-nsp] Third party optics

[Shawn L]

We pretty much do the same thing.  A couple of cisco optics on-hand just in
case, otherwise we use 3rd party.  A lot of the times, the third-party
optics are coded to look just like Cisco optics, so we haven't even had to
swap them out before filing a case for something.  As long as it's not
specific to the actual optic.

On Tue, Sep 7, 2021 at 2:25 PM Doug McIntyre <merlyn at geeks.org> wrote:

> On Tue, Sep 07, 2021 at 02:04:32PM -0400, harbor235 wrote:
> > How are your organizations dealing with Cisco equipment and usage of
> third
> > party optics?
> >                           1) Cisco or "third party"?
> >                            2) Cisco policy regarding third party
> components?
> >
> > Is it worth the risk?
>
> We have a few real Cisco part spares around in each datacenter.
> Most optics are 3rd party. (FS)
>
> If there is an issue with support (which does come up occasionally,
> but certainly not every case), then we swap in a real Cisco optic part
> and continue with the case.
>
>
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