From: sheherezada@gmail.com
Date: Thu Jun 19 2008 - 10:24:27 ART
That would require Sup720-3C. Most probably they use 3B. Anyway, you
just get rid of the STP blocking ports, but I am not sure if doubling
the bandwidth is a radical upgrade.
Mihai
On Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 10:03 AM, KRATTIGER Lukas
<Lukas.KRATTIGER@nextiraone.ch> wrote:
> Hi Marc
> What do you think about VSS ?
> http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9336/index.html
>
> Regards
> -Lukas
>
> -----Urspr|ngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] Im Auftrag von Marc La Porte
> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 19. Juni 2008 08:58
> An: Cisco certification
> Betreff: Next step up from 6509-E/SUP720??
>
> Hi experts,
>
> We have a Data Center environment with all 6509-E/SUP720 on access/distribution/core layer, all with 10GE uplinks, and 1GE on the access towards to hosts. We have 18 OSPF areas, each with 2 d-core switches and 21 access switches. Each access switch holds a maximum of 240 ports.
>
> This means:
> 240 * 21 = 5,040 GE of access ports on a 10GE to the distribution 5040 * 18 = 90,720 GE of distribution ports on a 10GE to the core
>
> Obviously not all OSPF areas have 21 switches, and not all have 240 ports, and not all are fully connected, and not all are running 1 Gbps, and not all are fully loaded, but you get my drift...
> The fact that no customers are complaining and that none of the uplinks are above 70% should say enough...
>
> Yet, I am looking into how to expand the current core environment (basically
> 2 6509-E/SUP720 with 6 X6704-10GE blades) to something that is ready for the future.
>
> Now, my question is: is the next step up from a 6509-E/SUP720 really only the Nexus7000 or are there other opions as well?
>
> Thanks.
> Marc
>
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