Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series Switches vs Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series Switches

• Offer a large concentration of high speed ports, even supporting PoE.
• Very robust switches that have a large MTBF.
• Support all of the enterprise software requirements.

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• Support of VLAN architecture that in our environment is somewhat complicated
• Interface well with Fiber backbone provided by third party
• Secure configuration and operation of network infrastructure
• Uptime has been outstanding with no outages noted

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• Software needs improvement, where features are added (Stack wise) or removed (GLBP) without solicitation from a wider audience or depreciation, respectively
• Software bugs recently in basic features like AAA
• Ability to turn off all unused services or features to reduce the attack surface
• Cisco CoPP functionality is not like it was on the Cat 6k platform - users cannot create custom policies for use at the control-plane interface

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• The annual support can be a killer for some organizations; buying a hot spare can be more feasible
• BOM for units should be clearer for the procurement teams
• Firmware upgrades could be simplified for mid-level techs

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• Don't need to buy services - lifetime warranty
• Stability - even 10 year old devices are still running and doing the job
• Sometimes lines of products are on the market for a very short time (eg. 6800 instant access) - it is hard to buy equipment to make the network bigger.

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• The switch is very reliable and for that reason, the operation of a business is very stable and without interruptions.
• Because it is relatively easy to use, the organization doesn't need very highly qualified engineers.
• Because of is high price, it is not so good ROI.

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