Extreme Switches - Purple & Reliable
February 24, 2020
Extreme Switches - Purple & Reliable

Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Extreme Ethernet Switches
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.
- Lower initial cost.
- Lower failure rate.
Cisco switches and routers are good, but there is the "Cisco Tax" that you have to pay, along with the use of any non-Cisco branded SFPs blocking any tech support options until the non-Cisco device is removed. Extreme does not play that game. The switches also allow for two true power supplies (hot swappable and easy to swap) instead of the DC backup supply in Cisco. We had a single HPE switch stack in our environment and I found the commands to be clunky but the firmware was quite out of date.
Do you think Extreme Networks Wired Access - Switches delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Extreme Networks Wired Access - Switches's feature set?
Yes
Did Extreme Networks Wired Access - Switches live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of Extreme Networks Wired Access - Switches go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Extreme Networks Wired Access - Switches again?
Yes
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