Extreme Networks Wired Access - Switches Reviews and Ratings

Rating: 9 out of 10

Score

9 out of 10

Reviews

6 Reviews

Great Core and Edge switches

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

January 7, 2025

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We are using Extreme Networks Wired Access - Switches for Core Routing as well as for Edge devices. These switches are 1GB switches as well as 10GB fibre switches. we are also using Extreme Networks Wired Access - Switches for WIFI 6 as well.

Pros

Core Routing
Edge Devices
VOIP integration
Cloud IQ monitoring

Cons

Cloud IQ integration is limited on some switches

Likelihood to Recommend

Core routing is great. It is very resilient, stable and robust. Things are largely set it and forget it. There are very few instances where we are required to touch the back bone unless we need to make specific network changes. We are very happy with the solution.

Tim Slater

Manager, Corporate Services and Information Systems in Information Technology at Forest Practices Board (51-200 employees)

Vetted Review

15 years of experience

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High performance switches with an easy to use web management interface

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

June 7, 2021

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Extreme Ethernet Switches for our access switch infrastructure, which provides connectivity to our wireless access points, VoIP phones, workstations, etc. It provides reliable, fast, and an easy to manage ethernet switch solution. It especially allows our access points to have the power and speed required, thanks to 802.11at PoE and gigabit ports.

Pros

Cloud management
SFP+ uplinks
Stacking capability
Robust CLI

Cons

Cloud management is limited in features.
Requires firmware update via serial cable to connect to cloud.
Improved port configuration.

Likelihood to Recommend

It works very well in environments where you need to stack multiple switches together for additional ports, while providing a single management IP to configure vs configuring numerous switches independently. Their vast portfolio has products that would be well suited for access switches, core switches, and distribution switches. For core/distribution, I would not use their cloud management platform however due to its limitations in options.

Geoff Johnson

Network System Administrator in Information Technology at Merrimack School District (501-1000 employees)

Vetted Review

6 years of experience

Makes you think Extreme created the networking standards!

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

May 18, 2021

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Extreme [Ethernet Switches] are used in all campus buildings for the entire organization. Edge switches are located in each IDF room and then all home run to an Extreme core switch in the main datacenter. The edge switches are in a stack which gives us redundancy. We also power the wireless access points via PoE. Extreme's network policy management allows us to control security access down to the individual port. The switches allow us different configuration options for how we want to implement network security.

Pros

The core switch performance is top notch.
The hardware is long-lasting. You can expect to get at least 7 years life with minimal hardware issues.
Extreme has long history and is the bleeding edge of technology advances.

Cons

They are working on it, but a single console to manage the policies across all switches.
For those with a Cisco background, the CLI commands are different with Extreme so you have to get used to that. Nothing necessarily wrong though.
If you want a chassis core switch/router then those are becoming less available and won't find many options with Extreme.

Likelihood to Recommend

If you have a big environment with a lot of edge switch needs and department groups, then Extreme's fabric connect can save a lot of management time. If your environment is small then you may want to stick with the traditional model since fabric connect costs more. Also if you make lots of configuration changes all the time then fabric connect will be helpful. Otherwise, making an occasional change you don't need fabric connect.

Verified User

Director in Information Technology (51-200 employees)

Vetted Review

12 years of experience

Extreme Networks - The 'Omega Male' of ethernet switching

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

April 28, 2021

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We're using it in multiple roles, Core Datacenter Network Switching; Office Distribution (LAN) Switching and Database Switching.

It is managed by 1 Team, but used across the whole org.

It solves the problems of solid ROI, scalability & redundancy. Also solved is the top notch support and interoperability with differing vendors.

Pros

Ease of configuration by intermediate staff.
VRRP/Redundancy.
Support's depth of knowledge and follow through to resolution.

Cons

Improved Extreme Management Console UI.
More robust CLI auditing/logging.
Easier log harvesting for adverse events.

Likelihood to Recommend

Situations that call for a networking switch that doesn't have (or need) all the bells and whistles. Excellent for core networking from layer 3 up. Good for straightforward vlanning, vlan tagging, QoS/CoS, and trunking. VRRP implementation is robust and reliable, although it does not always play nice with open-sourced implementations (like CARP) especially when competing for a shared channel.

Verified User

Professional in Information Technology (501-1000 employees)

Vetted Review

8 years of experience

Extreme Switches - Purple & Reliable

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

February 24, 2020

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

The Extreme Ethernet Switches are being leveraged by the entire company. We use them in our core and our edge locations. This setup is advantageous since they leverage the same firmware, you don't need to know different commands to perform the work that you need. The firmware is true to its Linux roots and I love the fact that I can write scripts to be run within the firmware and it is supported.

Pros

Hardware reliability.
MLAG connections for redundancy.

Cons

Patch notifications.

Likelihood to Recommend

The Extreme Switch lineup is robust and capable. The hardware reliability is really high (with around 50 switches in the environment, I've only had 2 PSU's fail in 3 years and that was due to a lightning strike on the building). The support is capable and skilled and ready to work with you to make sure everything is fixed. We have our switches in the data center as well as remote ATMs in non-HVAC controlled environments and everything works great.

Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology (201-500 employees)

Vetted Review

3 years of experience

Extreme

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

April 16, 2018

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Four years ago, we upgraded our entire network to Extreme switches, Access Points, and controllers. It replaced an older outdated mixed network. We have been very satisfied with the uptime and performance

Pros

Uptime has been fantastic. We have had no issues with our switches shutting down or crashing
Policy, We have the ability to enforce Policy at the port

Cons

Tech Support
Their support website is very difficult to navigate.

Likelihood to Recommend

I think that Extreme would fit in any environment

Darren Tingey

Technology Director in Information Technology at Fremont Re-2 (201-500 employees)

Vetted Review

4 years of experience

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