Core switches for DR site and DC site

[lovejit1313]

Hello Guys,

I am looking for a suggestion for 24 Ports 10 GB switch as a Core switch. We are a small manufacturing company not hosting anything else than web servers. Everything else local servers.  

Thanks,

[paul driver · Accepted solution]

Hello

You don’t state if you have any on-site IT staff or not but if your looking for a L3 switch with 10gb port capacity and to easy manage ,scalable and not as expensive as the new cat9ks suggest possibly look at the meraki cloud switch’s

https://meraki.cisco.com/products/switches/ms425-16

[lovejit1313]

Hello @paul driver  

We are looking for a fully Manageable switch which can also be utilized as PE in the MPLS scenario. 

Thanks

[Georg Pauwen · Accepted solution]

Hello,

the C9300-24UX would be an option, it has 24 modular Multigigabit Cisco UPOE (100M, 1G, 2.5G, 5G, or 10 Gbps) ports. Have a look at the datasheet for the Catalyst 9300 series below:

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/switches/catalyst-9300-series-switches/nb-06-cat9300-ser-data-sheet-cte-en.html

[Martin L]

I work with 3850s which have large variety of selection. mostly for distribution and access layers but check product site for core level.  

otherwise, I agree with posts above regarding Catalyst 9300  

[Leo Laohoo]

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@lovejit1313 wrote:

I am looking for a suggestion for 24 Ports 10 GB switch as a Core switch.

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Copper or fibre?

[lovejit1313]

Hello @Leo Laohoo  @Georg Pauwen  @paul driver  @Martin L  ,

It will be copper, the regular ethernet connections.  I don't see any 24 port switch with all 10 GB ports. please suggest?

[maninder.negi@intl.verizon.com]

I hope you already purchased the Switch.

For future reference you can use below URL in order to know which you need to purchase.

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/switches/switch-selector.html

[Leo Laohoo]

24-ports 10GBASE-Tx?
You're looking at a Nexus 5K with a 2K FEX.

[lovejit1313]

Hello @Leo Laohoo  , 

I am looking for both copper as well as fiber.

Thanks