Cisco Catalyst Center Goods and Bads from the field
February 13, 2025

Cisco Catalyst Center Goods and Bads from the field

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Reseller

Modules Used

  • Analytics Assurance
  • Automation

Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Catalyst Center

SDA is deployed to run the Campus LAN for 5000 users. Wired and Wireless across multiple buildings within Belgium. We use Cisco Catalyst Center to organize the LAN security and the LAN operations. Cisco Catalyst Center is used with AIOps to optimize the WiFi RF profiles. Provisioning of virtual networks and subnets is done via DNA center.

Pros

  • RF Profiles
  • Assurance Reports
  • ISE Integration

Cons

  • Bugs in inventory or provisioning to devices
  • LAN automation often needs manual input
  • Profile Management
  • Pre-upgrade tests
  • Planning of maintenance (scheduled deployment)
  • Context for troubleshooting
Because the deployment is based on Cisco Catalyst 9000 in an SDA context, it was a natural choice.

Do you think Cisco Catalyst Center delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Cisco Catalyst Center's feature set?

Yes

Did Cisco Catalyst Center live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Cisco Catalyst Center go as expected?

No

Would you buy Cisco Catalyst Center again?

Yes

For assurance and SDA deployments it performs very well. However, LAN automation often gets stuck and requires manual intervention.
There are also multiple ways to do the same thing (like onboarding new AP's) which is confusing.
Altering subnets is also not easy because overlaps are not permitted

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