On Thu, 18 Mar 2004, Adam Maloney wrote: > Let me clarify - "cisco certified" memory a.k.a., SmartNet Approved They do have an approved vendor list - at least they used to: http://www.bradreese.com/cisco-oem-memory-approved-vendor-list.htm http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/417/49.html > I have heard numerous times on other lists that your TAC contract is > worthless if you have any non-cisco certified memory in your gear. > That's the quickest way for them to get you off the phone and close the > case. I generally buy memory from Crucial (which sells true Micron memory); haven't ever had TAC bother me about it - of course, they have never asked. :) > $1000 for 128MB of cisco memory is not unheard of. And 128MB is getting > iffy for a full routing table today (I have 256MB in each box in the > core). Yeah, that's about what it cost for a 128mb module 3-4 years back. Eesh. > In fact, just for "shock and awe" value, I found this "deal" on-line: > > 512MB (2-256MB Modules) For NPE-G1 In 7200 Cisco Approved - $3600 That's just a steal! :) > Nate - you probably remember the fiasco with getting the rackmount kits > for the 2500's and AS5300's a number of years ago? $50 (or was it > $150?) plus shipping for 2 metal brackets and 4 screws... I've never had problems with rackears with the lower-end routers, but I have gotten quotes for hundreds of dollars for the larger routers (3xxx's, 7200's); thank God for rackears.com and/or eBay. :) -- Nate Carlson <natecars at real-time.com> | Phone : (952)943-8700 http://www.real-time.com | Fax : (952)943-8500 _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list