On Thu, 17 Jan 2002 21:24:48 -0700, "Grant [Oy Vey] Hutchinson"
<grant_at_splorp.com> wrote:
>
> 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?
"That's my opinion, but then again, I might be wrong." --Dennis Miller
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