4.3.1 isn't out until April 30th. --
Sent from my mobile device On 2013-04-16, at 10:44 AM, "Aaron" <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for the warning on the 9000v > > We have thought about using it but aren't going to for the DC deployment. > (it doesn't have the (11) 10gig interfaces we need to begin with) It always > seemed attractive that it was advertised as a linecard in an asr9k with all > the features that an asr9k/ios xr has to offer, but your commentary doesn't > make me feel very good about it > > Jared, why do you say it's IOS ? If it's a linecard in an ASR9k wouldn't > that make it IOS XR? Not sure what you mean by ios > > Also, off the top of your heard, are there problems with IOS XR 4.3.1 in > ASR9k that I should be aware of ? > > Aaron > > p.s. hope y'all don't mind, I'm adding the list back to cc's, since this > seems like good info for the community to benefit from. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jared Mauch [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2013 6:41 AM > To: Gabor Szabo (gabszabo) > Cc: Aaron; Oliver Garraux; Jeff Kell > Subject: Re: [c-nsp] data center/mpls/vpls > > You might want to be careful with the 9000V. There are a number of > interesting side-effects of it. > > It basically won't work right until you get to at least 4.3.1. They are > missing a lot of things. It is also an IOS box, which means you get none of > the benefits of IOS-XR. They hacked it together using TFTP and a VLAN tag. > The inventory doesn't work right after 3 releases (4.2.2, 4.2.3, 4.3.0) and > the software management on it is not under the ADMIN plane. > > Basically, another cisco half-solution, so use with caution. > > - Jared > > > From: Mick O'Rourke [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2013 6:36 AM > To: Gabor Szabo (gabszabo) > Cc: Aaron; Oliver Garraux; Jeff Kell; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [c-nsp] data center/mpls/vpls > > Wouldn't go near a 9000v it for a data centre deployment on AC power - no > dual AC option. > > > On Apr 16, 2013, at 7:14 AM, "Gabor Szabo (gabszabo)" <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hi Aaron, >> >> Have you checked the ASR9K nV Satellite feature with 9000v which can be > placed physically as TOR device but works as a remote linecard for the > ASR9K? You can have every service on satellite ports what you have on local > interface of the ASR9K... >> >> It is generally not recommended / preferred architecture for hosting / > complex DC (where the Nexus family is our strong preference) but can fit for > collocation type of services... >> >> Regards, >> Gabor >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: cisco-nsp [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >>> Of Aaron >>> Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 10:27 PM >>> To: 'Oliver Garraux'; 'Jeff Kell' >>> Cc: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [c-nsp] data center/mpls/vpls >>> >>> Thanks Oliver for the input, I'm planning on not doing L3 on >>> whichever DC ToR switch I go with.... and simply doing the L3 on the >>> uplinked ASR9006 >>> >>> Aaron >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: cisco-nsp [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >>> Of Oliver Garraux >>> Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 3:51 PM >>> To: Jeff Kell >>> Cc: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [c-nsp] data center/mpls/vpls >>> >>> At a large enterprise, we're using them for L2 only. For a smallish >>> virtualized hosting environment we're doing L3 with them. I think >>> the people working on the hosting environment are happy with them. >>> My concerns about L3 on the N5k are mostly about some of the limitations. > Off the top of my head: >>> >>> - you can't do ISSU with L3 >>> - it doesn't support PBR >>> - since a port-channel is used internally to connect to the L3 >>> module, you may not be able to effectively use 160 gbps for L3 >>> - more limited # of FEX's supported when L3 is being used. I think >>> they increased it though in some version of code, so this might be >>> less of an issue today >>> >>> If you can live with the limitations, I think L3 on the N5K is probably > OK. >>> Not sure that its the best choice for L3 stuff though. >>> >>> Oliver >>> >>> ------------------------------------- >>> >>> Oliver Garraux >>> Check out my blog: blog.garraux.net >>> Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/olivergarraux >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 2:56 PM, Jeff Kell <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> On 4/15/2013 2:07 AM, Andrew Miehs wrote: >>>>>> I would like a pair of top-of-rack devices that can mirror one >>>>>> another >>>> if >>>>>> possible too, like cisco's 6509-vss thing.or at least like nexus >>>>>> vpc (multichassis link aggregation/bundling) >>>>> The Nexus 5Ks are pretty cheap and good if you only need L2. >>>> >>>> I'm still a Nexus virgin... so excuse my naive question... but... :) >>>> >>>> I've heard more than once that Nexus 5K is not quite ready for >>>> Layer-3 prime time, but I have also heard others swear by at (as >>>> opposed to swearing AT it). >>>> >>>> So what's the real scoop? Are you deploying N5K just for L2 and >>>> front-ending it with some other L3 device? >>>> >>>> Jeff >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] >>>> https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp >>>> archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ >>> _______________________________________________ >>> cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] >>> https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp >>> archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] >>> https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp >>> archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] >> https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp >> archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ > > _______________________________________________ > cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] > https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp > archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ _______________________________________________ cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
