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Re: dual router vs. single "reliable" router

  • From: Joe Provo
  • Date: Thu Apr 10 18:04:51 2003

On Thu, Apr 10, 2003 at 11:59:25AM -0500, Stephen Sprunk wrote:
[snip]
> There are several networks out there using Cisco devices to achieve 
> over six 9's availability, and the way they do that is by extensive 
> procedure review and rigorous software testing.  
[snip]

Tear this page out of the notebook and highlight it. Even a small shop 
that "can't afford" a testbed or lab can dramatically reduce problems 
with formal procedures borrowed from software engineering.

Joe

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