Rock solid performance at a rock-bottom price for your Enterprise
April 15, 2021
Rock solid performance at a rock-bottom price for your Enterprise
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches
- Catalyst 9200 Series
We use our Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches as an inexpensive way to provide layer 2 connectivity at our DMZ and outside edge.
- Easy to set up
- Rock-solid reliability
- Cost-conscious for Enterprise
- Licensing setup in 16.12.x code is unnecessarily complex
- Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches forces you to purchase Essentials or Advantage licensing for initial order
- High ROI given the cost is low to purchase and minimal recurring costs, especially if you don't need or renew the Essentials or other license and stick with perpetual term licensing
We have not taken advantage of the DNA functionality that enables the ability for more automation, scale, virtualization, analytics, etc. Perhaps for an organization where there is a lot of need for such scale or functionality, it could be useful, but for our relatively small IT organization and few projects, it's not necessary.
We use the management interface for management purposes, but not anything fancier than that. We just needed a stable, reliable, cost-effective layer 2 switch and that's exactly what the Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches provides. PoE options are helpful. The non-L series has the flexibility of different types of SFP modules, which is a nice perk. The highly available power supply capability (2 power supplies) is great as well, given it was missing in previous models.
Cisco Nexus copper switches vs. Cisco Catalyst Series Switches is often a tough call. Typically, a datacenter deployment would dictate Nexus to provide all the features and functionality, as well as stability that datacenters require; however, the cost-effective nature of the Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches means more bang for your buck and will probably be all you need unless you plan to go heavy into DNA or ACI world.
Do you think Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches's feature set?
Yes
Did Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches again?
Yes