""MADMAN"" wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > The big thing to watch out for is line card support. Most OSM cards > are only supported in Native mode and the inverse is true with many > voice modules. I can't think of any other operational differances that > would make me lean to one method or the other. The 6500 is the only > "box" being manufactured by Cisco that runs catOS so Native is the > future. I actually thought the "future" would be here by now...
Guess again. I was at a Cisco presentation yesterday in San Jose. Heard all about the Native versus Cat storyline. IIRC from the slides, CatOS is in the plans through 2012. If Cisco every delivers on their promise to provide the slides, I'll send you a copy, which I know you're entitled to, being a Customer and a CCIE in good standing ;-> did I ever thank you for the beer truck, by the way? > > Dave > > DeVoe, Charles (PKI) wrote: > > So if I read this right, it is just a different set of commands. Are there > > operational differences? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: MADMAN [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 3:44 PM > > To: DeVoe, Charles (PKI) > > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Hybrid vs. Native [7:66766] > > > > > > DeVoe, Charles (PKI) wrote: > > > We have a 6509 and I have heard talk about native vs. Hybrid mode of > > > operation. What is the difference? Is there a link to a white paper or > > > something? > > That question comes up periodically but the in a nutshell a 6500 in > > native mode is a big router, no catOS commands, and if you are familiar > > with 2900/3500 switch commands native switch layer 2 stuff will be > > familiar and of coarse the L3 commands are your regualr old IOS > > commands. Here is a snap shot of a 6506 running native: > > > > Native6506#sh ha > > Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software > > IOS (tm) c6sup2_rp Software (c6sup2_rp-JS-M), Version 12.1(13)E, EARLY > > DEPLOYMEN > > T RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1) > > TAC Support: http://www.cisco.com/tac > > Copyright (c) 1986-2002 by cisco Systems, Inc. > > Compiled Wed 04-Sep-02 18:45 by eaarmas > > Image text-base: 0x40008C00, data-base: 0x41A68000 > > > > ROM: System Bootstrap, Version 12.1(4r)E, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1) > > BOOTLDR: c6sup2_rp Software (c6sup2_rp-JS-M), Version 12.1(13)E, EARLY > > DEPLOYMEN > > T RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1) > > > > Native6506 uptime is 5 weeks, 2 days, 43 minutes > > Time since Native6506 switched to active is 5 weeks, 2 days, 42 minutes > > System returned to ROM by power-on (SP by power-on) > > System image file is "slot0:c6sup12-js-mz.121-13.E.bin" > > > > cisco Catalyst 6000 (R7000) processor with 112640K/18432K bytes of memory. > > Processor board ID SAD05020HUX > > R7000 CPU at 300Mhz, Implementation 39, Rev 2.1, 256KB L2, 1024KB L3 Cache > > Last reset from power-on > > Bridging software. > > X.25 software, Version 3.0.0. > > SuperLAT software (copyright 1990 by Meridian Technology Corp). > > TN3270 Emulation software. > > 8 Virtual Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s) > > 120 FastEthernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s) > > 4 Gigabit Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s) > > 381K bytes of non-volatile configuration memory. > > > > 16384K bytes of Flash internal SIMM (Sector size 512K). > > Standby is up > > Standby has 112640K/18432K bytes of memory. > > > > Configuration register is 0x2102 > > > > Native6506# > > > > Native6506#sh conf > > Using 8789 out of 391160 bytes > > ! > > version 12.1 > > service timestamps debug uptime > > service timestamps log uptime > > no service password-encryption > > ! > > hostname Native6506 > > ! > > boot system flash slot0:c6sup12-js-mz.121-13.E.bin > > boot bootldr bootflash:c6msfc2-boot-mz.121-4.E1 > > no logging console > > enable password cisco > > ! > > ip subnet-zero > > ! > > ! > > ip tcp intercept mode watch > > no ip domain-lookup > > ! > > mls flow ip destination > > mls flow ipx destination > > ! > > redundancy > > mode rpr-plus > > main-cpu > > auto-sync running-config > > auto-sync standard > > ! > > ! > > ! > > interface Port-channel1 > > no ip address > > switchport > > switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q > > ! > > interface GigabitEthernet1/1 > > no ip address > > switchport > > switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q > > switchport trunk native vlan 64 > > ! > > interface GigabitEthernet1/2 > > no ip address > > shutdown > > ! > > interface FastEthernet3/1 > > no ip address > > duplex full > > speed 100 > > switchport > > switchport access vlan 301 > > switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q > > switchport mode trunk > > ! > > interface FastEthernet3/2 > > ip address 121.1.1.2 255.255.255.0 > > duplex full > > speed 100 > > ! > > interface FastEthernet3/3 > > ip address 30.1.1.1 255.255.255.0 > > ip access-group 199 in > > duplex half > > speed 100 > > ! > > interface FastEthernet3/4 > > no ip address > > duplex half > > speed 10 > > switchport > > switchport access vlan 304 > > switchport mode access > > !interface Vlan1 > > no ip address > > shutdown > > ! > > interface Vlan64 > > ip address 172.28.64.23 255.255.255.0 > > ! > > interface Vlan302 > > ip address 79.79.79.1 255.255.255.0 > > ip access-group 199 in > > ! > > interface Vlan303 > > ip address 99.13.13.1 255.255.255.0 > > shutdown > > ! > > interface Vlan304 > > ip address 79.79.80.1 255.255.255.0 > > ! > > interface Vlan305 > > ip address 99.15.15.1 255.255.255.0 > > shutdown > > ! > > interface Vlan306 > > no ip address > > shutdown > > ! > > interface Vlan307 > > no ip address > > ! > > router eigrp 1 > > network 172.28.0.0 > > no auto-summary > > eigrp log-neighbor-changes > > ! > > router eigrp 100 > > network 99.0.0.0 > > no auto-summary > > no eigrp log-neighbor-changes > > ! > > ip classless > > no ip http server > > > > > > > > > > > -- > David Madland > CCIE# 2016 > Sr. Network Engineer > Qwest Communications > 612-664-3367 > > I would rather have a German division in front of me than a French one > behind me." > --- General George S. 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