The feature you are referring to is IOS Server Load Balancing, it's a limited subset of CSS features but fairly useful on the 6500 or a fast 7200. The Content Services Module (CSS blade) is very powerful and expensive, but if you need to balance multiple gigabits of traffic is ideal. Simon -----Original Message----- From: owner-nanog@merit.edu [mailto:owner-nanog@merit.edu]On Behalf Of Austad, Jay Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 11:51 AM To: 'Gerald'; Austad, Jay Cc: Jason Greenberg; nanog@merit.edu Subject: RE: Server Redundancy
We all hedged bets that Cisco was going to absorb the CSS and just make it a software feature on the Catalyst switches. I haven't heard of that actually happening yet though.
If they did that, how would they sell the CSS hardware? :) I would think that the closest you are going to get to that is the CSS blade for the Cat 6500's. Although, wasn't there a version of code for the 6500's that had some local director features in it awhile back? Or did you actually need a local director blade? -jay