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Why would I as a customer want upgrade from a catalyst 6500 to a catalyst 9000? What are the main differences? And what risks do I face by upgrading?

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Leo Laohoo
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Orianrm49@gmail.com wrote:

Why would I as a customer want upgrade from a catalyst 6500 to a catalyst 9000?


1.  The cost of the maintenance contract for 6500 has increased recently.  

2.  Support for 10-, 40- and 100 Gbps links.

3.  EoS for the chassis, supervisor card and associated line cards

4.  If you need features are only found in IOS for the 9K, then you've got no choice.  


Orianrm49@gmail.com wrote:

And what risks do I face by upgrading?


1.  Instability of the code. 

2.  Hardware bugs.  

3.  Instability of the code.