Oh, I almost forgot one more caveat with option 1 The new switch will get a different Loopback IP as well it may have an impact on firewall policies.For the /31s though... fair point, that's probably not worth losing sleep over .

Hello @Andrii Oliinyk  Thx for the quick reply !Thanks, that makes sense.Based on your response I basically have 2 options :1) my proposed approach. It works, but it comes with two caveats: it requires spare ports on the BN and I need to update the r...

Hello @jedolphi,  @Andrii Oliinyk Do you have any tips or best practices for this common use case?I'd like to replace an 8-port C9200CX with a 24-port C9300L while minimizing downtime as much as possible.The workflows available (RMA and Device Refres...