It's probably worth a follow up post - I did post this earlier, but here it is again, from my employer's Cisco Account Team:
begin previous post -------------------------- Finally, I got an answer from Cisco regarding BGP on the 3550 EMI. Here is the response given to me. Folks with other Cisco contacts can verify through their own means. I am told that there is a beta image available to a select few. The release is supposed to happen "Real Soon Now" . this ought to be fun to play with. -----Original Message----- From: Cisco Account Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 12:52 PM To: distribution Subject: Attached and below - 2950/3550 Info from Thursday, July 11th SBC Engineering Presentation Thanks to Greg Beach, for his time and presentation to you on the 2950/3550. See Attached and see below for follow up on specific question on what will be supported versus not. The following BGP features will be supported *AS-Path Filtering *AS-Path Ignore *AS-Path Manipulation *Atomic Aggregate *Authentication *Community Filtering *Conditional Advertisement *Confederations *Deterministic MED *Fast External Fallover *Limited Routing Updates wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > I hate to quote other's without permission but here are some comments from > Mr. Chuck L. on what he found out previously. > > Begin Quote: > > "The Cisco Account Team that supports my employer gave a pretty good > engineering oriented presentation to us today. Here are some of the CCIE Lab > related points made: > > 1) for the 3550 switch, BGP will appear in the next IOS release, due out in > August. Cisco did not say so, but I am guessing that this will be plenty of > time for a Lab scenario to be put together and tested where BGP on the 3550 > L3 switch will be part of the scenario. Recall that Lab takers will be > accountable for all L3 possibilities on the 3550 switch after November 4, > 2002. > > 2) the BGP implementation on the 3550 L3 will not be "complete" The > presenter was unable to speak to specifics, but I have a question in to > Cisco, and the Account team has promised an answer detailing the differences > between the switch BGP and a router BGP. > > 3) I asked specifically and was told specifically that IS-IS is not planned > on either the 3550 or the 4006 L3. I was a bit surprised to hear this > because of the recent resurgence in the popularity of IS-IS. > > 4) Not that it matters, but there are no plans for L3 IPX either. I > certainly can find no reference to IPX in the command references and config > guides for the 3550 switches as found on CCO. > > I am still hunting down a definitive word about the number of 3550's that > will be in each Lab pod. Some folks have told me there will be two, with all > that implies. However, those at Cisco whom I have asked have not said > anything so far." > > End Quote > > Apologies in advance to Mr. CL should it be needed. ;-) > > I'll be loading this baby up in the morning when I fire up the rack. > Just doing a little light reading on the 3550 EMI, about 10 pounds worth of > light reading! That's what I figure the weight of the 3550 command guide and > config guide combined is. For those out there who are extensive note takers, > use highlighters and are scribblers (like me) you might want to get these > books from Cisco. If you've got yourself covered with a smartnet you can > probably get them for free. > > DOC-7811194=Cat 3550 Multilayer Swtch CG, IOS Rel 12.1(9)EA1 > DOC-7811195=Cat 3550 Multilayer Switch CR, IOS Rel 12.1(9)EA1 > DOC-7811196=Cat 3550 Multilayer Sys Msg Gde, IOS Rel 12.1(9)EA1 > > DOC-7811745=Cisco IOS QoS Solutions Config Guide, Release 12.2 > DOC-7811746=Cisco IOS QoS Solutions Command Ref, Release 12.2 > > Here is the entire 12.2 Documentation Set - Large but great to have > DOC-SRIOS12.2= Cisco IOS Release 12.2 Documentation Set > > And then there's the gravy: > > Product Number ProductDescription > DOC-7810296=Cisco Secure, Cisco Secure Policy Mgr, Config Guide > DOC-7810548=Cisco VPN Sol. Center: MPLS VPN Sol. User Guide > DOC-7810549=VPN Solutions Center: MPLS Solution Installation > DOC-7811201=CG for the Cisco Secure PIX Firewall Version 5.2 > DOC-7811549=Cisco AVVID QoS Design Guide > DOC-7812155=Cat 2900 Ser XL and Catalyst 3500 Ser XL Cmd Ref > DOC-7812508=Cisco Secure Policy Manager Installation Guide, Ver 3.0 > DOC-7813750=Installing Cisco Secure ACS 3.0 for Windows 2000/NT > DOC-7813751=Cisco Secure ACS 3.0 for Windows 2000/NT Servers > DOC-7813753=VPN Client User Guide for Windows > DOC-7813754=VPN Client Administrator Guide > DOC-7813849=Cisco PIX Firewall Command Reference, Ver6.2 > DOC-7814124=Catalyst 6000, 4000, 2948G, 2980G SW Rel 7.2 > DOC-7814126=CR for 4000 Family, 2948G Series and 2980G, Rel 7.2 > DOC-7814137=Cat 6000 Family Software Configuration Guide Rel 7.2 > DOC-7814155=Cat 6000 Family IOS Command Reference > DOC-7814394=Cat6000 Family IOS Software Configuration Guide > DOC-785534=LightStream 1010 ATM & Cat 8510 MSR SW Cfg Gde > DOC-785544=LightStream 1010 ATM and Cat 8510 MSR Comm Ref > DOC-786275=ATM Technology > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Erick B." > To: "Eric Rogers" ; > Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2002 12:04 AM > Subject: Re: 3550 EMI [7:52430] > > > > The only thing I know of right now about this release > > is that it fixes a Spanning tree bug. CSCdy21905. > > > > http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/bugtool/onebug.pl?bugid=CSCdy21905 > > > > --- Eric Rogers wrote: > > > A new IOS has just been released for the 3550 - > > > 12.1.11.EA1. Looks like it > > > came just in time for the new lab format too. Will > > > this have BGP? What else > > > will this have? The documentation has not been > > > posted yet. Just in time to > > > practice for the weekend anyhow. In any event it > > > looks like the lab will be > > > moving from 6 to 8 full routers come Nov. > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes > > http://finance.yahoo.com Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=52445&t=52430 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
