In a previous message, Andrew Beals typed vigorously:
>> So, is there any reliable way to test these cards in order to check how
>> far along in their "life cycle" they are?
>
>I don't know the answer to your life-cycle question, but typically the only
>data on a flash card in a routah is the IOS image. Its configuration gets
>written into on-board NVRAM. It's possible that they may have had core
>dumps written on them from time to time, but [a] it's really slow and [b]
>they tend to be bigger than the cards. CSCO's customers don't upgrade
>router images all that often -- if it works, why mess with it?
>Additionally, it's quicker for a router in a datacenter to boot off of a
>server box, and use the image in flash for backup purposes.
Based on this information, I would think that we are worrying a tad too
much about these cards suddenly barfing up all our data. Would it be your
opinion that these card more than likely have a decent life left in them?
g.
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