Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Switches vs NETGEAR ProSafe Managed Switches

• Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Switches are capable of 10g/40g with a great selection of ports for these speeds.
• The Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Switch is a very capable piece of kit, supporting a lot of Cisco's new feature sets.
• Cisco IOS is the gold standard for switch operating systems.

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• The switches met the data transfer needs of a small business with about 30 users and 4 servers.
• The web interface was adequate for a business that didn't have the need to dive into a device with a CLI.
• These were wall mounted. Not the best network design, but small businesses cut corners. The mounting holes helped with this "solution".

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• The 9500C does not have dedicated stackwise, in order to stack these switches you must consume some of the available ports on the switch itself.
• Virtual Stackwise is a little cumbersome to configure and get running properly
• The newest iteration of Catalyst switches REQUIRE the DNA licensing platform, even though it will not be used.

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• Both switches were the same model number, same firmware. One switch needed to be rebooted about every 5 weeks. This problem was never resolved.

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• These switches did require a purchase of the DNA license on top of standard switch licensing, even if the functions are no needed in the environment.
• The increased SFP & QSFP connectivity enabled for faster processing within our compute environment. While the system is too new to quantify the value added in this, it undeniably will help with its ROI.

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• The NetGear switches made a positive impact as entry level switches for a startup company.

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