You do know that testing one of the line cards with this issue doesnt really help, as you may have just used up its last restart.... :(
Sent from a mobile device > On 1 Nov 2014, at 10:58, "Frank Bulk" <[email protected]> wrote: > > This is why I tested the replacement line card before I started the > maintenance window. =) > > Frank > > -----Original Message----- > From: cisco-nsp [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Painting, Stuart > Sent: Friday, October 31, 2014 6:05 AM > To: '[email protected]' > Subject: Re: [c-nsp] cisco memory bug / propabilities? > > We only have a modest number of Cat6500 switches, so these results may > not be statistically significant. > > Of the 8 Cat6500 switches we have powered off/on in the past 12 months > (each fitted with multiple "high-risk" cards) one switch suffered a > failure of one card. > > Only one failure but it was a doozy: not only did the line card fail, but > so did the replacement line card... > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: cisco-nsp [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gert > Doering > Sent: 31 October 2014 09:47 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [c-nsp] cisco memory bug / propabilities? > > Hi, > > there's the infamous cisco memory bug "reboot and see your boxes die" - with > the recent IOS software fixes, I have a couple of 6500s that need a reboot > now, and I'm a bit scared - read: do I plan for "I reboot as usual, and > there is a remote chance that hardware will not come back, so ensure > a longer-than-planned outage is acceptable", or "I really should have a > full set of spare boards sitting beside the to-be-rebooted box, because > 90% of all boards will die"...? > > What are *your* experiences with dieing cisco memory, in particular on 6500s? > > I've heard horror storries from ASA owners, but not very much from 6500 > owners yet... (and that's not because "nobody but me is using them > anymore"). > > The advisory > > http://www.cisco.com/web/about/doing_business/memory.html#~impacted > > is not very specific... > > gert > -- > USENET is *not* the non-clickable part of WWW! > //www.muc.de/~gert/ > Gert Doering - Munich, Germany [email protected] > fax: +49-89-35655025 [email protected] > > “To our Members we're the 4th Emergency Service " > This electronic message contains information from AA Corporation Limited or > from a member, or members, of its group of companies which may be privileged > or confidential. The information is intended to be for the use of the > individual(s) or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, > please delete this e-mail immediately. The contents of this e-mail must not > be disclosed or copied without the sender's consent. We cannot accept any > responsibility for viruses, so please scan all attachments. > No changes to Terms and Conditions of trade can be accepted through e-mail > communication. All changes to Terms and Conditions must be in writing > evidenced by a director of the company and in hard copy format. The > statements and opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and > do not necessarily reflect those of the company. The company does not take > any responsibility for the views of the author. ” > > _______________________________________________ > 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/
