I wrote this post during Cisco Live and said “I’ll just give it a once-over tonight and publish it.” That was something like 6 weeks ago now. What a loser I am.
Yes, really. QoS has actually gotten some attention this year. After how many years of living in the dark and being feared by junior and senior engineers alike, we’re seeing some really cool technologies coming out for it.
This is a surprise, but Cisco has announced the end of life of the 6500 switches that we all know and love. Usually Cisco gives a platform a few more years after they decide to retire it, but the schedule only gives the 6500s one more year of service. I’m sure this goes back the success and recent expansion of the Nexus line of switches.
Here’s the lowdown from Cisco.
Today was my last day at the office, and I start a new job and adventure on Monday. What does that mean for the blog?
The biggest impact is the fact that I won’t have access to a CSM or FSWM any more. These are two pretty unique devices, and I get quite a few questions on these guys. I’ll try my best to recount what I know, but I’ll have to get information from buddies at the old job if research is needed. The CSM has been a backbone of this blog for a while, so I’ll need to find another area with a similar demand for examples and configuration help. The FWSM doesn’t measure to the same scale, but the old company casino online australia is the only one I know that runs those things, so the world may be that much poorer in FWSM information.