Re: slowing down every 60 seconds due to BGP scaner

[Marshall Eubanks <tme () 21rst-century com>]

"Robert E. Seastrom" wrote:

> Marshall Eubanks <tme () multicasttech com> writes:
>
> > IOS (tm) 7200 Software (C7200-IK8S-M), Version 12.2(2)T1,  RELEASE SOFTWARE
> > (fc2)
>
> ...
>
> > BOOTFLASH: 7200 Software (C7200-BOOT-M), Version 11.1(19)CC1, EARLY
> > DEPLOYMENT RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
>
> Consider updating your bootflash to be somewhere near currrent
> (something from 12.2T would be good, identical to the current version
> your're running is best).  I've tracked down a couple of particularly
> weird problems that turned out to be triggered by cruft that was
> inherited from the initial bootflash image.  Now upgrading the
> bootflash is the first thing I do.
>
> Presuming you aren't running low on memory (show mem sum) or trying to
> push a ton of packets through it, I'd say this is likely a
> cutting-edge-code problem, not a platform problem, and a hardware
> upgrade might not do anything to help you.  I don't know anyone who
> is (admits to?)  using 12.2* in production.  You say you need MSDP and
> SSM stuff that's only in this version; I don't know about
> source-specific multicast, but MSDP is supported in 12.0S...
>
>                                         ---Rob

Thanks for the advice - we will try the bootflash upgrade and report back.


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                                 Marshall Eubanks



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