RE: Cisco Smartnet for 6509E Line Cards

2012-06-20 Thread Larry May
: Wednesday, June 20, 2012 1:29 AM To: david peahi Cc: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: Cisco Smartnet for 6509E Line Cards I'd say hardware replacement is only a small benefit of smartnet, or I would have found it more economical to just stock spares a long time ago. You also received technical support

RE: Cisco Smartnet for 6509E Line Cards

2012-06-20 Thread STARNES, CURTIS
-Original Message- From: david peahi [mailto:davidpe...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2012 12:02 AM To: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Cisco Smartnet for 6509E Line Cards Can anyone comment on Cisco 6509E Smartnet chassis coverage? In the past, chassis has always meant, not just

Re: Cisco Smartnet for 6509E Line Cards

2012-06-20 Thread david peahi
sense. Curtis -Original Message- From: david peahi [mailto:davidpe...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2012 12:02 AM To: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Cisco Smartnet for 6509E Line Cards Can anyone comment on Cisco 6509E Smartnet chassis coverage? In the past, chassis has always meant

Cisco Smartnet for 6509E Line Cards

2012-06-19 Thread david peahi
Can anyone comment on Cisco 6509E Smartnet chassis coverage? In the past, chassis has always meant, not just the passive chassis itself, but all of the components including supervisor cards, line cards, power supplies, fan trays, etc. Now it appears that Cisco is requiring Smartnet coverage on

Re: Cisco Smartnet for 6509E Line Cards

2012-06-19 Thread PC
I'd say hardware replacement is only a small benefit of smartnet, or I would have found it more economical to just stock spares a long time ago. You also received technical support in addition to software updates. In fact, IMHO, the greatest benefit is the access to Cisco development resources