WS-C2960S-24TS-L/WS-C2960G-24TC-L Compatiblity

[hhumble01]

Can you configure the models WS-C2960S-24TS-L & WS-C2960G-24TC-L with the exact same configuration?

[Leo Laohoo]

Yes as long as the management IP addresses are not the same.

[hhumble01]

@Leo Laohoo, when I was asking if you could use the same configuration, I should have been more specific to my question. Can you swap one for the other using the same configuration, simply as a spare? Because it is being used as a spare, it would have to have the same management IP address.

[Leo Laohoo]

Yes, it can be done but the interface labels would be different.  Otherwise, no problem at all.

[Iulian Vaideanu]

I can't find any WS-C2960S-24TC-L here:

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/switches/catalyst-2960-s-series-switches/data_sheet_c78-726680.html

[hhumble01]

@lulian Vaideanu, You are certainly correct, I have corrected the model numbers in the question and title. Thank you.

[Iulian Vaideanu]

There is no WS-C2960G-24TS-L either :)...

[hhumble01]

@lulian Vaideanu, Thank you for your help and patience. Hopefully third time is a charm.

[Iulian Vaideanu · Accepted solution]

Well, as long as the higher ports are carefully (un)used (the C2960S has 24 x RJ-45 + 4 x SFP, while the C2960G has 20 x RJ-45 + 4 x combo / dual-purpose), I can't spot any reason why they couldn't be configured identically (except maybe for the maximum MTU sizes, but I don't think those are part of the running-config anyway):

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/switches/catalyst-2960-series-switches/product_data_sheet0900aecd80322c0c.html

Of course, if the C2960S is part of a FlexStack, there's no point in thinking about this :)...

[later_edit] Now that I mentioned stacking, I don't think an identical configuration is possible - the 2960-S has, for example, interface gigabitethernet1/0/12, while the 2960G has gigabitethernet0/12, so you'd still have to do some tweaking before applying one's config to the other.

[hhumble01]

Thank you very much for your help.

[Iulian Vaideanu]

Please be sure to check the edit to my last post, it kind of invalidates the "no reason" statement (sorry for not thinking about it earlier)...

[hhumble01]

@lulian Vaideanu, Thank you for your update