Question regarding to network design

[MarcP829]

Hi all,

just have a question regarding to my network design for a new site...

Will have a stack of two coreswitches (aggregationswitch), a few access switches and a several accesspoints.

In the past, I made a network and put all devices into the same network.

Now I´m thinking of making two networks... One for the corestack, the other for all switches and accesspoints.

How do you guys do it or is there a best practice?

Thinking of updating firmwares... in the network where I have all in one, I can only update everything... It may make sense to only (or step by step) update accessswitches (first).

Thanks for your tips.

[GreenMan · Accepted solution]

One Network - and use Staged Upgrades: https://documentation.meraki.com/MS/Firmware/MS_Firmware_Upgrades#:~:text=Staged%20Upgrades%20allows%20administrators%20to,more%20flexibility%20the%20upgrade%20process.

[MarcP829]

Ah nice, didn´t notice staged updates till now. Thanks!

[MarcP829]

Hi @GreenMan ,

got a further question on this...

Nearly the same question as above, but this time there is already a network running and now another building is coming in with its own corestack, switches and accesspoints.

Existing network/building and new building are connected to each other. The new Corestack will get its uplink through the existing corestack.

Is there a best practise for this?

All in one Network or a new network for the new building?

It may be more clearer if I have to networks, but as it is at the exact same address and even connected between each other I´m not sure what the best way is.

Thanks, regards

Marc

[GreenMan]

I'd be tempted to do these as one network still. How many switches are we talking about, it total?

[MarcP829]

33 Switches (couple of stacks) , 150 Accesspoints.

But regarding to your posts, decided to put all in one network 🙂

[BlakeRichardson]

Yes one network, if you split them into multiple networks the dashboard will not be able to draw the topology and it could make viewing network clients a pain.

[MarcP829]

Hi @BlakeRichardson ,

got a further question on this...

Nearly the same question as above, but this time there is already a network running and now another building is coming in with its own corestack, switches and accesspoints.

Existing network/building and new building are connected to each other. The new Corestack will get its uplink through the existing corestack.

Is there a best practise for this?

All in one Network or a new network for the new building?

It may be more clearer if I have to networks, but as it is at the exact same address and even connected between each other I´m not sure what the best way is.

Thanks, regards

Marc