02-25-2019 12:04 AM
Hello everyone,
Our company use 3850 which three in stacks for core switch .
For the long term ,we want to upgrade the switch which means we buy a new one for core switch.
as far as I know 4506-E will be a good choice. But It seemed that Catalyst 9200 Series switches are more popular today.
How do I choose? Can anybody give me some advice ? I will appreciate for it
Thank you for any answers
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02-25-2019 12:24 AM
Hi there,
The Catalyst 9000 range of switches is definitely the preferred option and will have better longevity via software support and features than the older 4500 family of switches.
Both however are considered access layer switches, perhaps you should take a look at the 9404 which is a more suitable core switch and would provide a higher rate of forwarding (with a 1XL supervisor) than either of the other two switches.
Cheers,
Seb.
02-25-2019 12:24 AM
Hi there,
The Catalyst 9000 range of switches is definitely the preferred option and will have better longevity via software support and features than the older 4500 family of switches.
Both however are considered access layer switches, perhaps you should take a look at the 9404 which is a more suitable core switch and would provide a higher rate of forwarding (with a 1XL supervisor) than either of the other two switches.
Cheers,
Seb.
02-25-2019 12:30 AM
https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/switches/switch-selector.html
M.
02-25-2019 07:46 AM
02-25-2019 05:26 PM
02-25-2019 06:36 PM
02-26-2019 05:19 AM
02-25-2019 11:25 AM
All depends on the price and time you are willing to spend with 4500, 6500, or 9500. 4500/6500 is and will be eventually fazed out with the new 9500. We still currently have several 4500/6509 in use and replacing them slowly with 9500.
02-25-2019 05:01 PM
02-25-2019 11:34 AM
Hi,
Right replacement for C3850 1G copper switch would be C9300 if your design still insist Traditional Stacking, if its more than 4 switch stack, you could even consider C9400 with Single sup or dual Sup for better redundancy. C9K offer lot more other benefits like ETA, Macsec-256, Application Hosting, 25G Uplink options, Trustworthy systems AVC/NBAR Capabilities etc
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