We like 9500s
June 18, 2020

We like 9500s

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
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Verified User

Modules Used

  • Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Switches

Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Catalyst Switches

  • Catalyst 9500 Series
We use them as our new edge-core devices where we can do routing and it gives us the flexibility to have high speed interconnects to our edge closets. This solves the problems of not worrying to have a big chassis to implement and configure, and it has the opportunity to have a virtual chassis.

Pros

  • Virtual chassis
  • Ease of configuration
  • Integration into DNA

Cons

  • Licensing needs to get fixed, too many options.
  • Make software updates easier.
  • Make the virtual chassis bigger.
  • Support third party optics without having to get traceback errors.
  • It was the next product in line since the switches we used to use were EoL.
  • We are still seeing the ROI of this project.
  • New features and cheaper to get higher speeds.
We have started to utilized the automation properties of Cisco DNA, and these switches can be deployed through DNA in the fabric. The first pair we used, we set up manually, and look to implement our future switches this way to make it easier for the future. We are still waiting for the benefits to appear.
To get a high-speed switch with layer 3 routing, this is the switch for you. It is easy to set up and implement quickly. You can use the right to use licensing for the most part to get the features you need to get up and running. The drawbacks are getting the licensing and the lead time is out there aways.

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