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Re: PC Routers (was Re: /24s run amuck)

  • From: Deepak Jain
  • Date: Wed Jan 14 23:50:22 2004


I didn't say that I did it, but having a server with a backup OS image in case your flash-drive fails isn't the worst thing in the world. Especially for a remotely-adminstered POP.

How many flash drives will fail due to overwrite in a year? 1 per 1000? if even? Its an absurd solution for an even less likely problem.

[email protected] wrote:
One problem is that with Cisco, unless you are buying the largest
platforms available, each Cisco series uses different underlying
hardware with different performance characteristics and images. You need
to keep track of lots of separate images and versions when doing
upgrades. With a network boot OS for each POP, you can do version
control much much more easily.
In words of Randy, "I encourage all my competitors to network boot their routers".

Seriously - that's insane, multiple single points of failure.

-alex