Comments for Should Have Gone With Cisco http://shouldhavegonewithcisco.com Everything under the Cisco sun Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:21:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 Comment on New job at Applied Materials by ted http://shouldhavegonewithcisco.com/2008/11/18/new-job-at-applied-materials/#comment-2102 ted Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:21:28 +0000 http://shouldhavegonewithcisco.com/2008/11/18/new-job-at-applied-materials/#comment-2102 Correction, 3x 32 in 10 Gig, and 1x 48 in 1 gig in each chassis. Forgot exactly what was in them. Correction, 3x 32 in 10 Gig, and 1x 48 in 1 gig in each chassis. Forgot exactly what was in them.

]]> Comment on New job at Applied Materials by Omar Sultan http://shouldhavegonewithcisco.com/2008/11/18/new-job-at-applied-materials/#comment-2100 Omar Sultan Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:51:41 +0000 http://shouldhavegonewithcisco.com/2008/11/18/new-job-at-applied-materials/#comment-2100 Sounds like you will be busy for a while :) Have fun! Sounds like you will be busy for a while :) Have fun!

]]> Comment on New job at Applied Materials by ted http://shouldhavegonewithcisco.com/2008/11/18/new-job-at-applied-materials/#comment-2091 ted Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:44:47 +0000 http://shouldhavegonewithcisco.com/2008/11/18/new-job-at-applied-materials/#comment-2091 They are loaded with 2 1 Gig line cards, 2 10Gig line cards (16 port i believe), and 3 fab cards... Setup is pretty typical. 2 6500 in datacenter distribution, 2 7600 in core and lots of access. Layer 2 between distr--->access and distr--->distr. Layer 3 between distr--->core. Our uplinks between core and distr are currently 1 gig (8x1gig etherchannel to be exact). 2. We are going to be upgrading the uplinks to 10 Gb. Some of the uplinks to the access will also get 10Gb. Upgrading dist to VS supervisor and 6716's. New core will eventually be on 6500 as well, and we hope to utilize the ASR for MPLS. 3. We will eventually take advantage of VSS on the distr to get rid of spanning tree and HSRP (which will be nice) 4. The Nexus is probably going to coexist with the current distribution and we will offload some of the current load over to it. We see a lot with the Nexus 7k in regards to unified IO. Eventually we would like to see our SAN network flow through the data network. The nexus 7k isn't there yet, but we will probably look into the early phase stuff with FCoE and use some Nexus 5k for top-of-rack. Long term we would like to see Nexus 5k uplinks to the distr (nexus 7k) to take advantage of the FCoE. Long way out though it seems... I think in the short term, it will coexist with the 6500 distribution. Our goal is to have the network ready, and we can slowly introduce it to the server and SAN teams. Ted They are loaded with 2 1 Gig line cards, 2 10Gig line cards (16 port i believe), and 3 fab cards…

Setup is pretty typical. 2 6500 in datacenter distribution, 2 7600 in core and lots of access. Layer 2 between distr—>access and distr—>distr. Layer 3 between distr—>core. Our uplinks between core and distr are currently 1 gig (8×1gig etherchannel to be exact).

2. We are going to be upgrading the uplinks to 10 Gb. Some of the uplinks to the access will also get 10Gb. Upgrading dist to VS supervisor and 6716’s. New core will eventually be on 6500 as well, and we hope to utilize the ASR for MPLS.

3. We will eventually take advantage of VSS on the distr to get rid of spanning tree and HSRP (which will be nice)

4. The Nexus is probably going to coexist with the current distribution and we will offload some of the current load over to it. We see a lot with the Nexus 7k in regards to unified IO. Eventually we would like to see our SAN network flow through the data network. The nexus 7k isn’t there yet, but we will probably look into the early phase stuff with FCoE and use some Nexus 5k for top-of-rack. Long term we would like to see Nexus 5k uplinks to the distr (nexus 7k) to take advantage of the FCoE. Long way out though it seems… I think in the short term, it will coexist with the 6500 distribution. Our goal is to have the network ready, and we can slowly introduce it to the server and SAN teams.

Ted

]]> Comment on New job at Applied Materials by Omar Sultan http://shouldhavegonewithcisco.com/2008/11/18/new-job-at-applied-materials/#comment-2083 Omar Sultan Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:36:59 +0000 http://shouldhavegonewithcisco.com/2008/11/18/new-job-at-applied-materials/#comment-2083 Definitely want to hear your thoughts on the N7Ks. You said they were were a distro layer upgrade--can you share a bit more about what you are doing with them and how the N7Ks are loaded (GE, 10GbE, etc). Good luck with the new gig, Omar Sultan Cisco Definitely want to hear your thoughts on the N7Ks. You said they were were a distro layer upgrade–can you share a bit more about what you are doing with them and how the N7Ks are loaded (GE, 10GbE, etc).

Good luck with the new gig,

Omar Sultan
Cisco

]]> Comment on New job at Applied Materials by ted http://shouldhavegonewithcisco.com/2008/11/18/new-job-at-applied-materials/#comment-2082 ted Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:26:59 +0000 http://shouldhavegonewithcisco.com/2008/11/18/new-job-at-applied-materials/#comment-2082 I love the look of the new Nexus 7000 Boxes! Having put two in the racks at the same time as 2 6500, I can say they are quite different! Boy, the Nexus extends about an extra foot. We are using regular 2 post racks and see that the Nexus is best suited for a 4 post rack. We may be mounting some brackets in the back for extra support. I was hoping for some 2 post rack guides like you get with the 6500E chassis (vs. guides for 4 post only). The extra touches that were done are very aesthetically pleasing. I like the clear doors that cover the line cards (and they lock). The line cards releases are much better and easier to use. The fabric cards being in the back are a nice touch. The air filter in the front is pretty cool, I wonder how often I will have to clean it. Waiting for power currently, but cant wait to turn them on! I love the look of the new Nexus 7000 Boxes! Having put two in the racks at the same time as 2 6500, I can say they are quite different! Boy, the Nexus extends about an extra foot. We are using regular 2 post racks and see that the Nexus is best suited for a 4 post rack. We may be mounting some brackets in the back for extra support. I was hoping for some 2 post rack guides like you get with the 6500E chassis (vs. guides for 4 post only). The extra touches that were done are very aesthetically pleasing. I like the clear doors that cover the line cards (and they lock). The line cards releases are much better and easier to use. The fabric cards being in the back are a nice touch. The air filter in the front is pretty cool, I wonder how often I will have to clean it. Waiting for power currently, but cant wait to turn them on!

]]> Comment on New job at Applied Materials by Douglas Gourlay http://shouldhavegonewithcisco.com/2008/11/18/new-job-at-applied-materials/#comment-2080 Douglas Gourlay Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:18:30 +0000 http://shouldhavegonewithcisco.com/2008/11/18/new-job-at-applied-materials/#comment-2080 Congrats on the new gig! Am also very excited that you have received your Nexus products, will be interested to hear how they are going for you and what your perception is during installation and production. dg Congrats on the new gig! Am also very excited that you have received your Nexus products, will be interested to hear how they are going for you and what your perception is during installation and production.

dg

]]> Comment on One-way audio? by ted http://shouldhavegonewithcisco.com/2008/10/04/one-way-audio/#comment-1829 ted Sun, 05 Oct 2008 04:24:10 +0000 http://shouldhavegonewithcisco.com/2008/10/04/one-way-audio/#comment-1829 Yeah, the hard part is convincing them it's their issue... Yeah, the hard part is convincing them it’s their issue…

]]> Comment on One-way audio? by Eric http://shouldhavegonewithcisco.com/2008/10/04/one-way-audio/#comment-1828 Eric Sun, 05 Oct 2008 03:05:50 +0000 http://shouldhavegonewithcisco.com/2008/10/04/one-way-audio/#comment-1828 Hi Ted, thanks for your sharing. I always deal with similar issues with MPLS carriers as well. Hi Ted, thanks for your sharing. I always deal with similar issues with MPLS carriers as well.

]]> Comment on Know your SRNDs by d-rizzle http://shouldhavegonewithcisco.com/2008/09/08/know-your-srnds/#comment-1730 d-rizzle Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:27:07 +0000 http://shouldhavegonewithcisco.com/2008/09/08/know-your-srnds/#comment-1730 yea man, you definitely need to know your SRNDS yea man, you definitely need to know your SRNDS

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