Of course I'm not saying that I *Want* to use an HD in this situation; flash
is clearly a big win.
In my experience flash is a lot _less_ reliable than HDs. Ciscos losing
flash contents aren't that uncommon.
But I don't see how using a floppy or ZIP improves
wins.
Floppy doesn't rotate until it's boot time; and in COs dust is not
a big problem.
So, for a boot device floppy is probably the best (providing it's not
an el cheapo device). An additional benefit is that it's easy for
field personnel to handle.
--vadim
Vadim Antonov <avg@quake.net> writes:
In my experience flash is a lot _less_ reliable than HDs. Ciscos losing
flash contents aren't that uncommon.
...
So, for a boot device floppy is probably the best (providing it's not
In my experience, in an equal amount of hours of running Netblazers
and Ciscos, the routers' flash has never failed me while the
Netblazers *all* eventually failed to boot from floppy. The
environment wasn't especially dusty, but it wasn't a clean room. I'd
hesitate to use any floppy-booted device intended for use out of arm's
reach.
-- Robert