From: Vincent Mashburn (vmashburn@fedex.com)
Date: Wed Nov 09 2005 - 13:32:07 GMT-3
I agree. Converting will take hours.
Vince Mashburn
Engineer
901-263-5072
CCNP, CCDA, Network +
-----Original Message-----
From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
kevin gannon
Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 10:29 AM
To: Michael Brooks
Cc: Dharmendra Shah; ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: Re: Cat OS or IOS for 6500 Series Switch ?
No MSF= no Native IOS. Also bear in mind that the coversion
process is fairly involved. From memory doing it remotely
can be scary you certainly need out of band console.
Regards
Kevin
On 11/9/05, Michael Brooks <michaeljbrooks@gmail.com> wrote:
> Do all these 6500's have MSFC's ?
> Mike
>
> On 11/9/05, Dharmendra Shah <shah.dharmendra@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > My Name is Dharmendra Shah and I am in a dilemma that should I
upgrade to
> > Cat OS or IOS ? We have approximately 30 plus 6500 series Catalyst
> > Switches
> > in our Head Offices and various remote corporate offices spread all
over
> > US.
> > Currently the Cat OS version installed in these switches are 7.4(7)
or
> > 7.6(7).
> > We are planning to upgrade the operating system of the switch.
> >
> > I want to know if I should upgrade with the latest version of the
Cat OS
> > or
> > upgrade with the latest IOS of 6500 series switch.
> > I have heard that Cisco is encouraging people to go with the IOS for
6500
> > series switch rather then Cat OS.
> >
> > Will the New IOS for 6500 series switch support all my latest
hardware
> > like
> > SUP1A-2GE , line card with PoE, Communication Module, etc.
> >
> > Is the IOS as stable as that of Cat OS and does it support all the
> > functionality which are supported by the Cat OS like QoS, IP
TELEHONY etc.
> >
> > I would also like to know which version of IOS / Cat OS I should
upgrade
> > to.
> >
> > NOTE: We have 16 MB Flash & 64 MB RAM in all our Switches.
> > Dharmendra Shah
> >
> >
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