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

Thu Jan 15 04:43:47 UTC 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.
Possibly I misunderstood your words: There's no problem having 
backup image from network, but there's a problem doing network load 
as a rule (as you seemed to suggest for version control purposes).


> 
> 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.
> 
> alex at pilosoft.com 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
> > 
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> > 
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