I totally agree and we usually find it's faster and more efficient to keep spares around in case of a failure, but considering what Marko brought up in a previous post swapping switches may not be that easy with new IOS licensing?
I have also been told that LAN Base IOS does not enable StackPower features, so you have to start with a minimum of IP Base. I'm all for the "lifetime" warranty! Steve Di Bias Network Engineer - Information Systems Valley Health System - Las Vegas Office - 702- 369-7594 Cell - 702-241-1801 [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Mills, Derek [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2010 5:53 AM To: Marko Milivojevic; Di Bias, Steve Cc: [email protected] Subject: RE: [OSL | CCIE_RS] OT: Cisco Catalyst 3750-X series?? We are evaling several of these now. One of the biggest consideration for us is the "lifetime" warranty. It is not quite up to par as HPs warranty but it is much better. If you can stomach missing out on free TAC access you can go without SmartNet on the "x" switch and save yourself a ton of money. We found we could just about buy the 10/100/1000 3750x without SmartNet and with the "lite" version of IOS for the price of the 10/100 3750v2 with SmartNet. It is a sweet little switch and a step in the right direction to shore up HP's market gain in that product area. Derek Mills -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Marko Milivojevic Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 6:41 PM To: Di Bias, Steve Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [OSL | CCIE_RS] OT: Cisco Catalyst 3750-X series?? Watch out for IOS licensing. I believe they come with the similar feature licensing like IOS 15, so using spares may be a little bit more difficult than it used to be. -- Marko Milivojevic - CCIE #18427 Senior Technical Instructor - IPexpert YES! We include 400 hours of REAL rack time with our Blended Learning Solution! Mailto: [email protected] Telephone: +1.810.326.1444 Fax: +1.810.454.0130 Web: http://www.ipexpert.com/ On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 20:46, Di Bias, Steve <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey everyone, > > > > I was considering replacing some of our 3750 stacks with 4506-E's but > our Cisco rep suggested we take a look at the *new* 3750-X series > instead. I'm really interested in the new StackPower capabilities > which gives you power redundancy within the stack. Also the power > supplies are modular with two slots on each chassis. The uplink > modules are also modular allowing for 2 10gbE or 4 10GbE uplink ports. > > > > Has anyone seen these things in action yet? Any recommendations as to > staying with the 3750-X series or moving to a single 4506 chassis for > IDF's that have 3 or more switches in the stack? Thanks in advance! > > > > Thank you, > > > > Steve Di Bias > > Network Engineer > > > > > UHS Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any > attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may > contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized > review, use, disclosure or distribution of this information is > prohibited, and may be punishable by law. If this was sent to you in > error, please notify the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. > _______________________________________________ > For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, > please visit www.ipexpert.com > > _______________________________________________ For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, please visit www.ipexpert.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Anheuser-Busch InBev Email Disclaimer www.ab-inbev.com UHS Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient (s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution of this information is prohibited. If this was sent to you in error, please notify the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. _______________________________________________ For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, please visit www.ipexpert.com
