From: Guyler, Rik (rguyler@shp-dayton.org)
Date: Mon Oct 10 2005 - 11:17:33 GMT-3
Remember when we used to have these discussins about Cisco memory in
routers? For $800 I could have Cisco memory or for $120 I could get Smart
Modular or some other vendor, who makes the Cisco memory anyway. Cisco
finally caved and started supporting routers with non-Cisco memory so the
same will happen here eventually I believe. These extras are huge cash cows
for Cisco so they push their branded stuff saying it's been tested more
thoroughly. How can Smart Modular memory with Cisco's name on it be any
better than Smart Modular memory with their own name on it? ;-)
Rik
-----Original Message-----
From: Jason Aarons [mailto:jaarons@hotmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2005 12:48 PM
To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: RE: MEMUSB-64FT= versus off shelf 64MB USB drive from Wal-Mart?
I just plan to use it to move images onto a router for upgrading, not leave
the USB flash in the router. Nor do I plan to call TAC requesting support on
a external usb flash device I bought at WalMart. I just wasn't certain if I
could format any flash and use it, or if it checked for something
proprietary.
I did the same thing with Cisco made flash card for the 5500/6500s to move
images around, make backups of running-configs, only I had a actual Cisco
64MB ATA flash card that cost a arm and a leg. Remember how the difffernet
versions of CatOS, and IOS used different file formats. You would get a
error "bad magic number", what a mess that was (and probobably still is!).
Using a USB would be faster then copying
tftp://10.10.10.10/2811/filename.ios flash: -jason
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From: "CCIEBOB" <cciebob@comcast.net>
Reply-To: "CCIEBOB" <cciebob@comcast.net>
To: "'Private Ryan'" <pv.ryan@gmail.com>, "'Jason Aarons'"
<jaarons@hotmail.com>
CC: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Subject: RE: MEMUSB-64FT= versus off shelf 64MB USB drive from
Wal-Mart?
Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2005 10:47:42 -0500
>I disagree with using Cisco compact flash when in production. Why
should I
>spend $900 dollars for a 512 compact flash card from Cisco, when I
can get
>the same compact flash for $100 dollars?
>
>It's the same flash, just re-branded to say Cisco. I checked into
this,
>Cisco's' take is that you should only use Cisco compact flash. They
won't
>even support a third party vendor that says it's "Cisco approved"
>
>Hey, it's just a static drive that your image is going to sit
on. If it
>fails, replace it.
>
>Just my take on this.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf
Of
>Private Ryan
>Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2005 10:33 AM
>To: Jason Aarons
>Cc: ccielab@groupstudy.com
>Subject: Re: MEMUSB-64FT= versus off shelf 64MB USB drive from
Wal-Mart?
>
>cisco2811 seems using Compat Flash and you can try 3rd party 64Mb
>Compat Flash for trial. But you should use cisco compat flash when
>your router is put on production.
>
>
>2005/10/9, Jason Aarons <jaarons@hotmail.com>:
> > I have 8 2811s to upgrade from 12.3(11)T IOS to 12.4(2)T (needed
for
> > HWIC-D-AP), can I buy a off the shelf usb 64MB flash drive,
format it in
> > a 2811, copy flash:file.ios usb:file.ios and use it to upgrade
all the
> > other 2800s?
> >
> > Or do I have to have a cisco MEMUSB-64FT= ?
> >
> > Is there something proprietary about the Cisco MEMUSB-64FT= ?
> >
> >
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