Why Migrate to the Cisco Catalyst 2960-X/XR?

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Cisco Catalyst 2960-X/XR , these stackable Gigabit Ethernet Layer 2 and Layer 3 access switches give you enterprise-class features at a great price.

Designed for simplicity, they are easy to deploy, manage, and troubleshoot and offer automated software installation and port configuration. Improvements over previous generations include:

• Better customer and employee experiences through higher performance and improved support for mobility

• Advanced security to handle increasing threats

• Reduced cost and complexity through support for software defined networking (SDN) and innovations in energy efficiency

Without the right switching solutions—the applications, services, and devices you deploy cannot live up to their potential. Digital transformation makes having the right foundation to stay competitive more important than ever before. See the benefits you could be receiving now by comparing the Cisco Catalyst 2960-X and 2960 XR Series to older switches (see table below).

Trends

Features

Previous Access Switches

Latest Access Switches

Benefits

2950 (EOL)

2960G (EOL)

2960 (EOL)

2960-S

2960-X

2960-XR

Scale/ Performance

Switching capacity

13.6 Gbps

32 Gbps

17.6 Gbps

176 Gbps

216 Gbps

216 Gbps

Support gigabit access growth for wired and wireless/802.11ac

Full line rate for all 48 ports

N/A

N/A

√

√

√

√

Gigabit downlinks

N/A

√

N/A

√

√

√

1G/10G uplinks

2x1G

4x1G

2x1G or 4x1G

2x10G or 4x1G

2x10G or 4x1G

2x10G or 4x1G

Stacking bandwidth

N/A

N/A

N/A

40 Gbps 4 members

80 Gbps 8 members

80 Gbps 8 members

PoE/PoE+

N/A

N/A

PoE up to 370W

PoE/PoE+, up to 740W

PoE/PoE+, up to 740W

PoE/PoE+, up to 740W

Easy and rapid deployment of more IP endpoints, supported on all ports

Layer 3 dynamic routing (RIP1 , OSPF2 )

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

√

Convenience with Layer 2 and Layer 3 in a single switch

IPv6 ready

N/A

N/A

N/A

√

√

√

Support more traffic through IP address scalability

BYOD/Mobility

NetFlow Lite

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

√

√

Superior user experience through application visibility and control

Advanced Security

Cisco TrustSec with SXP3

N/A

N/A

N/A

√

√

√

Orchestrate role based access to corporate resources

Flexible 802.1x authentication

N/A

N/A

N/A

√

√

√

Enable port-based network access control

MACsec4(hardware ready)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

√

√

For encryption compliance

IPv6 First Hop Security

N/A

N/A

N/A

√

√

√

Protect against IPv6 address theft and malicious attacks

Simplicity and SDN

Smart Install

N/A

N/A

√

√

√

√

Zero-touch configuration and Cisco IOS Software updates when deploying new switches

Auto SmartPorts and Auto QoS

N/A

√

√

√

√

√

Automatically configures interfaces based on the type of device connected

Cross-stack QoS

N/A

N/A

N/A

√

√

√

Simplify operations by propagating QoS settings consistently across the stack

SDN/programmability • Cisco onePK ready

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

√

√

Simplicity and business agility

Energy Efficiency

Green features • Switch hibernation • Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

√

√

Rapid ROI – saved over 50% in annual energy operating costs compared to the industry Average (Source: Miercom report)5

¹RIP – Routing Information Protocol

² OSPF – Open Shortest Path First Protocol

³ SXP – Security Group Tag Exchange Protocol

⁴ MACsec – IEEE Media Access Control Security Standard

⁵http://miercom.com/pdf/reports/20131112.pdf

Box Contents-Cisco Catalyst 2960-X/XR

1	Catalyst 2960-X switch1 or Catalyst 2960-XR switch (power supply modules not shown)	9	Four number-10 Phillips pan-head screws (48-0627-01)
2	AC power cord	10	Four number-8 Phillips flat-head screws (48-2927-01) for Catalyst 2960-X switches Eight number-8 Phillips flat-head screws (48-2927-01) for Catalyst 2960-XR switches
3	Four rubber mounting feet	11	Two number-4 pan-head screws (48-0482-01)3
4	Documentation	12	One black Phillips machine screw (48-0654-01)
5	Two 19-inch mounting brackets	13	(Optional)2 Console cable or USB cable
6	Connector3 cover for redundant power system	14	(Optional)2 Cisco FlexStack-Plus module 4
7	Cable guide	15	(Optional)2 4Cisco FlexStack cable
8	Four number-12 Phillips pan-head screws (48-0523-01)	16	(Optional) 2Power cord retainer (PWR-CLP)

¹ Catalyst 2960X-48FPD-L switch is shown for example. Your switch model might look different.

² Item is orderable.

³ Item is only available for models that have an RPS port.

⁴ Item is available only for switches with a FlexStack-Plus port.

From http://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en/us/products/collateral/switches/catalyst-2960-x-series-switches/feature-comparison-c83-731053.pdf

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Service providers have told us that APIs are no longer enough. Security services integration is too costly, and the efficacy is inadequate.

Until now, service providers’ only viable security approach has been the deployment of scalable point solutions. This approach limits integration, leaving gaps in threat visibility and correlation. Furthermore, disparate security appliances hinder the dynamic protection of workloads and data flows as they traverse physical, virtual, and cloud topologies.

Cisco reimagines service provider security by integrating its own security services and those of its partners. With intelligent service stitching, the capability helps optimize both threat defense and network performance. This approach supports the full realization of open and programmable networks. Security policies consistently follow data flows and workloads across the network fabric.

Security is central to the Cisco Evolved Programmable Network architecture for service providers (Figure1). The architecture protects data and availability for service providers and their customers.

As well, Cisco’s rapid provisioning makes new security services practical to deploy. Security thus becomes a value-added strategic business differentiator.

Figure1.The Cisco Service Provider Architecture

Our unique threat-focused approach is available with the Cisco Firepower 9300 Security Appliance and the Cisco Firepower 4100 Series high-performance carrier-class platforms. Both platforms can deliver multiple Cisco security services, including the Cisco ASA firewall, Cisco Firepower next-generation firewall, Cisco next-generation IPS (NGIPS), and Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP). The platforms can support the Cisco Firepower Threat Defense or the ASA software image and the Radware DefensePro distributed-denial-of-service mitigation capability.

Transforming Best-in-Class Solutions

Deploying point solutions has been critical to fulfilling service-level agreements. However, this approach relies on manual and inefficient processes (Figure2).

Figure2. Previous Approach with Point Solutions

Our Unique Approach

Figure3. Tight Integration and Intelligent Service Stitching

Cisco’s threat-centric security approach tightly integrates security services beyond APIs across physical, virtual, and cloud topologies (Figure4).

Figure4. Integration Protection Across the Network Fabric

With Cisco’s approach, costs are lowered and the operations of service providers and their customers are protected with scalable, dynamic, and threat-centric security.

Cisco Firepower 9300 is a carrier-class platform that scales with security modules to meet business needs. It provides:

• Performance that is 600 percent higher and a port density 30 percent greater than the Cisco ASA 5585-X Adaptive Security Appliance

• Terabit backplane and high power efficiency

• Low latency and high efficiency through intelligent service stitching of multiservice and multivendor (Cisco and third-party) security applications

• Swappable application-blade architecture for flexible configuration and easy performance scaling

• 10, 40, or 100 Gigabit Ethernet

Cisco Firepower 4100 Series carrier-class platforms deliver:

• Performance that is 200 percent higher and a port density 30 percent greater than the Cisco ASA 5585-X Adaptive Security Appliance

• High efficiency through intelligent service stitching of multiservice and multivendor (Cisco and third-party) security applications

• 10 or 40 Gigabit Ethernet (GE) I/O Next Steps

Reference from https://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en/us/products/collateral/security/firepower-9300-security-appliance/at-a-glance-c45-734810.pdf

More info

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What is the Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD)?

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FTD, the Firepower Threat Defense software, is unified software that provides next-generation firewall services, including the following:

• Stateful firewall capabilities
• Static and dynamic routing
• Next-generation intrusion prevention systems (NGIPS)
• Application visibility and control (AVC)
• URL filtering
• Advanced Malware Protection (AMP)

In the Cisco ASA, you can use FTD in single context mode and in routed or transparent mode. Multiple context mode is not supported at this writing.

The following are the Cisco ASA 5500-X models that support a reimage to run the FTD software:

• ASA 5506-X
• ASA 5506W-X
• ASA 5506H-X
• ASA 5508-X
• ASA 5512-X
• ASA 5515-X
• ASA 5516-X
• ASA 5525-X
• ASA 5545-X
• ASA 5555-X

To reimage one of the aforementioned Cisco ASA models, you must meet the following prerequisites:

• You must have a Cisco Smart Account. You can create one at Cisco Software Central (https://software.cisco.com).
• You need to review the FTD software version release notes to become familiar of the supported features, as Cisco continues to add features very regularly.
• Add at least a base FTD license to your Smart Account (for example, L-ASA5516T-BASE=).
• You must have access to an FMC (virtual or physical).
• You must have access to the console port of the Cisco 5500-X appliance on which FTD software will be installed, either directly from the computer being used for installing FTD software or through a terminal server.
• It is a best practice to back up your existing configuration.
• Understand that when you reimage and install FTD software on your Cisco ASA, all previous files and configurations saved on the ASA are lost.
• You need to have the required minimum free space (3 GB plus the size of the boot software) available on the flash (disk0).
• You must have an SSD in your Cisco ASA.
• You must have access to a TFTP server to host the FTD images.

Reference from http://www.ciscopress.com/articles/article.asp?p=2730336&seqNum=13

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Get a Look at Cisco Nexus 9000

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Cisco Nexus 9000 Series is so popular that can be selected by customers of any size.

Why Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches? Nexus 9000 Series are ideal for small-to-midsize data centers, offering five key benefits: price, performance, port-density, programmability, and power efficiency.

The Cisco Nexus 9000 Series operate in Cisco NX-OS Software mode or Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) mode.

The 9000 Series offers modular 9500 switches and fixed 9300 and 9200 switches with 1/10/25/50/40/100 Gigabit Ethernet switch configurations.

Cisco Nexus 9000 Product Line

1. Nexus 9200 switches are optimized for high performance and density in NX-OS mode operations.
2. The 9500 and 9300 are optimized to deliver increased operation flexibility in:

• NX-OS mode for traditional architectures and consistency across Nexus switches, or
• ACI mode to take advantage of ACI's policy-driven services and infrastructure automation features

    Architectural Flexibility

• Can be deployed in an energy-efficient three-tier or leaf-spine architecture
• Provides flexible and scalable virtual extensible LAN (VXLAN) multi-tenancy
• Provides a foundation for ACI, automating application deployment and delivering simplicity, agility, and flexibility
• Supports Nexus Fabric Manager to automate fabric configuration and management

    Programmability

• Offers an open-object API-programmable model for provisioning Layer 2 and 3 features
• Provides extensibility through a Route Processor Module application package, Linux containers, and Broadcom and Linux shell access
• Uses the Cisco NX-OS API for easy-to-use, web-based programmatic access
• Simplifies infrastructure management through integration with DevOps automation tools

     Real-Time Visibility and Telemetry

• Cisco Tetration Analytics support with built-in hardware sensors for rich traffic flow telemetry and line-rate data collection
• Cisco Nexus Data Broker support for network traffic monitoring and analysis
• Real-time buffer utilization per port and per queue, for monitoring traffic micro-bursts and application traffic patterns

     Scalability

• Provides up to 60 Tbps of nonblocking performance with less than 5-microsecond latency
• Features line rate, high density 10/25/40/50/100 Gbps Layer 2 and Layer 3 Ethernet ports
• Offers wire-speed gateway, bridging, routing, and Cisco Border Gateway Protocol Control Plane for VXLAN (BGP EVPN VXLAN)
• Includes segment routing for increased network scalability and virtualization

     High Availability

• In-Service Software Upgrade (ISSU) and patching without operation interruption (Nexus 9500 and 9300)
• Fully redundant and hot-swappable components
• Improves reliability and performance with a mix of third-party and Cisco ASICs performance

     Investment Protection

• Allows for reuse of an existing 10-GE cabling plant for 40 GE with a 40-Gbps bidirectional transceiver
• Supports Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders in both NX-OS and ACI modes (9300 and 9500 Series)
• Facilitates migration from NX-OS mode to ACI mode
• FCoE support provides fabric convergence for LAN and SAN, lowering overall data center TCO

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Cisco launched the star Catalyst Switches-Cisco Catalyst 9000 Series Switches.

The new Cisco Catalyst 9000 Family of switches consists of the best stackable access switch, Catalyst 9300; the only modular chassis that supports In-Service Software Upgrade (ISSU) in the campus space, Catalyst 9400; and the first 40G aggregation switch in the enterprise space, Catalyst 9500.

The Catalyst 9000 Family solves some persistent challenges of enterprise networks by utilizing platform innovations built around four key areas: security, Internet of Things (IoT) convergence, mobility and cloud readiness.

Catalyst 9000 series is a “beautiful” switch. And there are some of the design choices that make the 

Catalyst 9000 the industry’s most aesthetic switches.

• Rounded frame without sharp corners – “yes” you can keep touching!
• Ergonomic pullout handles on the Catalyst 9400 enable better weight distribution – you will not break your back lifting these switches!
• Innovative slide-out ejectors with latch on the uplink modules of Catalyst 9500 – no more screwdrivers!
• Molded plastic covers ejectors, screws and handles on field replaceable units – no gloves required!
• Industry standard icons now advertise the capabilities of the switch – a truly universal switch!

The Catalyst 9000 series of switches redefines convenience and usability – it is time to make the switch.

Design Change we can make in the Cisco Catalyst 9000 switches

Catalyst 9400 Switch

The fan tray design on the Catalyst 9400 switch

Historically, front accessibility of all FRUable components has been an ante requirement for enterprise modular platforms.

This is to accommodate for space constrained closet environments where the switch had to be placed flush against the wall. Front accessibility of the fan-tray came with the caveat that all the cables need to be routed to the opposite side of fan-tray to enable serviceability in case of a failure. Cable management gets tricky when you have to route 48 twisted pair Ethernet cables to the same side of the chassis and in many cases customers need special cable guides to make this work.

The Catalyst 9400 chassis introduces user-configurable dual serviceable fan-tray design to overcome this specific challenge. This innovative design allows users to service the same fan-tray from the front and rear of the chassis. Cable management compromises are no more.

On the topic of fans, these generate all the acoustic noise emitted by the switches.

In environments where the closets do not have acoustic isolation, the noise can be disruptive and this is exactly what we attempted to minimize on the Catalyst 9000 switches. Historically, sensors measure ambient temperature and dynamically modulate the speed of fans as a mechanism to reduce noise. The Catalyst 9000 switches takes this a step further by deploying sensors to measure the barometric pressure that allows the fans to run at reduced RPMs to minimize acoustic noise at lower altitudes. Furthermore, an intricate network of sensors continuously monitors the Catalyst 9400 platform’s thermal health and increases the speed of selective fans within the fan-tray when alerted, minimizing the overall system generated noise. The same closed loop mechanism is also used to get N+1 redundancy for fans within the fan-tray where neighboring fans can compensate for a failed fan by increasing their RPM.

Design choices on the Catalyst 9000 switches also aid day-today operations. Asset management enabled by RFID comes with added overhead of programming the RFID and tagging it to the component that requires tracking. Not anymore! Catalyst 9000 switches come with pre-programmed RFID tags with optional customizable fields making inventory management more convenient than ever before. While RFID tags are included at the switch level on the Catalyst 9300/9500; the Catalyst 9400 sports the RFID tag on all field replaceable units (FRU)-supervisors, line-cards, fan-trays and power supplies.

As a network operator, imagine sending a highly trained employee out ever time you had to touch a switch - be it to connect debug cables or service a failed FRU. The Catalyst 9000 series now includes blue beacons on all switches and FRUs. Anyone with access to the switch can do trivial tasks like replacing a failed power supply. The savings for remote sites maintenance can be significant – just pick up the phone and you can literally ask anyone to service the switch.

Reference from https://communities.cisco.com/community/technology/enterprise_networks/enterprise_switching/blog/2017/06

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Cisco delivers a comprehensive portfolio of switching solutions for Enterprise Networks, data centers, and smaller businesses. These solutions are optimized for a wide range of industries, including service providers, financial services, and the public sector.

Cisco’s switching solutions are so cool. It has never stopped learning, never stopped learning adapting, and never stopped protecting. These comprehensive portfolio of switching solutions are provided for Enterprise Networks, data centers, and smaller businesses, and optimized for a wide range of industries, including service providers, financial services, and the public sector.

In your data center, core, or edge.

This is the new era in networking. The Network. Intuitive.

What are benefits you will get when you choose the Cisco switches?

Cisco switches for networks of all sizes

From the innovations, agility and security, Cisco switches are compared to others, HPE Aruba, Huawei and Juniper. What are the details? Read the following comparison table to learn more.

	Cisco	HPE Aruba	Huawei	Juniper
Innovations
Investment protection with custom silicon Unique and powerful UADP ASIC offers unmatched features and functionality.	✔ Cisco custom silicon helps ensure enterprise feature robustness, platform longevity, and investment protection.	Limited Multiple vendor acquisition history makes the product lines inconsistent, with short life spans. A majority of switching platforms are merchant silicon-based with limited flexibility.	Limited Huawei ENP lags in terms of capability when compared with the Cisco UADP. Huawei is missing high-speed stacking interface, lacks performance and flexibility, lacks packet-processing flexibility, and is short on full visibility of data flows.	✘ Switching platforms are based on merchant silicon, limiting flexibility and functionality.
Digital Network Architecture (DNA) Cisco DNA provides a superior customer experience and simplifies business operations.	✔ Cisco DNA is an open and extensible software-based architecture that accelerates and optimizes enterprise network operations.	✘	✘	✘
Multigigabit technology Give customers switches for 802.11ac and beyond.	✔ Cisco Catalyst Multigigabit Technology can prepare customers’ access networks for future innovations by delivering speeds of 1G, 2.5G, and 5G on existing Category 5e/6 cables.	Limited HPE offers equivalent multigigabit technology, with SmartRate limited to a couple of product platforms and a limited number of ports.	Limited Huawei S5720-14X-PWH-SI-AC claims multigigabit speeds, but only up to 2.5G.	✘
Application Visibility and Control (AVC) Recognize and service more than 1400 applications. Differentiate between nonencrypted and encrypted apps to help ensure appropriate treatment of business-critical traffic.	✔  Cisco access switches can inspect traffic and application flows to enforce network access policy and protect against attacks with Cisco Flexible NetFlow, DNS-AS, NBAR, and Cisco Prime Infrastructure.	Limited HPE switching platforms are limited to simple, basic traffic classifications and policy enforcement with ACL. These platforms are also limited by their lack of memory capacity in access switching.	Limited  Limited SLA monitoring with Huawei iPCA.	✘
Converged infrastructure: Consistent automation across WAN, WLAN, and wired networks. Deploy a new branch online, or roll out a new application policy within minutes using a single pane of control and true network convergence.	✔ Use Cisco Prime Infrastructure to centrally provision WAN path selection with IWAN and security, encryption, app visibility, and control with APIC-EM and Cisco TrustSec.	Limited HPE uses SDN controllers and AirWave for automated deployment of infrastructure of Aruba switches only. For a single pane of glass, HPE uses IMC for the original HPE switches but does not support AirWave.	Limited Huawei’s SVF does not provide true network convergence.	✘
Monitoring by endpoint type Monitor and classify behaviors of devices and data that are critical to identifying problems.	✔ Cisco can use analytics to monitor behavior with Stealthwatch and NetFlow, and classify traffic on the edge and inside the network with TrustSec.	Limited Aruba offers very limited functionality. Tunneled Node is offered as a catch-all solution that cannot scale.	Limited  iPCA is offered as an option but provides limited platform support and visibility.	✘
Support new capabilities without major upgrades Avoid major upgrades by leveraging existing access points, controllers, and switches without performance impact.	✔ Through the integration of custom ASICs, UADP, and access point modularity, Cisco offers support for new innovations.	Limited No support for modular APs. Switching platforms use a custom ASIC with limited extensibility.	✘ No current support for modular APs or switches.	No wireless platforms, and switching platforms are ​based on merchant silicon. ✘
Agility
Improve experience for Apple users Promote a better user experience for business-relevant applications on all Apple devices.	✔ Cisco and Apple have joined efforts to provide better user experiences for Apple device users connected to a Cisco network.	Limited Functionality can only be supported through manual QoS prioritization and Wi-Fi standards.	Limited Functionality can be supported only through manual QoS prioritization	✘
High availability Support redundancy for business resiliency.	✔ Cisco switches offer innovative ISSU features and hot-standby N+1 redundancy in stacks.​	✘	Limited Huawei claims ISSU on some of its switches.	✘
Consistent application performance across the network Help ensure voice and video experience across a network automatically, without IT intervention.	✔ Through best practices, the EasyQoS application provides customers with a simplified method of delivering end-to-end QoS.	✘	✘	✘
Detect and set features to new devices When IP phones, cameras, access points, or other devices connect, configurations such as QoS, VLAN, and security are automatically applied.	✔ Through Cisco Auto Smartports, devices are dynamically detected and ports configured based on the device type detected on the port.	Limited HPE can detect and set characteristics on an AP attaching to an HPE switch, but cannot detect other types of devices.	✘	✘
Power resiliency for IoT and other devices Get an always-on environment for IoT and other devices that are powered via PoE, even when the switch reboots.	✔ Cisco offers Persistent PoE and Fast PoE and Universal PoEwhile providing multiple-level redundancy through StackPower.	Limited HPE offers basic Poe/PoE+ (30W) support, and supplies 1:1 power redundancy via dual power supplies supported in a limited number of switches.	Limited Huawei supports PoE and PoE+ PoH (95W) on a single S5700 platform. Power redundancy is 1:1 PoH (power over HDMI) (95W) on a single S5700 platform.	✘
Security
Integrated security Be consistently ahead of the game to secure the network.	✔  Cisco switches offer advanced security features like Cisco TrustSec, Network as a Service (NaaS), Network as an Enforcer (NaaE), mDNS gateway, and 256-bit MACsec.	✘	✘	✘
Threat detection Rapidly eliminate threats across the entire network (wired and wireless) from a single place.	✔ Eliminate threats across the network with Cisco's effective security solutions. Products include Stealthwatch, TrustSec, Identity Services Engine, and Rapid Threat Containment.	Limited  HPE offers sFlow, ClearPass, and Tunneled Node to support security across wired and wireless.	✘	✘
Simplified user, device, and group segmentation Allows guest or contractor access to a specific resource on your network. Allows users and devices to easily move between branches and campuses on both WLAN and wired networks.	✔  Apply context-based policy across the entire network in a click using Identity Services Engine and TrustSec.	Limited Aruba Tunneled Node is offered as a catch-all solution but cannot scale.	✘	✘

Comparison info from https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/switches/switching-competitive-comparison.html?oid=sowen000256

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If you have the Cisco ASR 9000 Series Route Switch Processor 440, please pay attention to the EoS and EoL Announcement for the ASR 9000 Series Route Switch Processor 440.

Cisco announced the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco ASR 9000 Series Route Switch Processor 440 (2^nd Generation).

The last day to order the affected product(s) is August 30, 2017.

What are the Cisco ASR 9000 Series Route Switch Processor 440 (2nd Generation) Migration Options? Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco ASR 9000 Route Switch Processor 880.

You can read the table below that tell you the Replacement Product Part Number for Cisco ASR 9000 Series Route Switch Processor 440 (2nd Generation).

The table lists the product part numbers affected by this announcement. For customers with active and paid service and support contracts, support will be available under the terms and conditions of customers' service contract.

Cisco ASR 9000 Series Route Switch Processor 440 (2nd Generation) Migration Option

End-of-Sale Product Part Number	Product Description	Replacement Product Part Number	Replacement Product Description	Additional Information
A9K-9900-RP-SE	ASR 99xx Route Processor 12GB for Service Edge	A99-RP2-SE	ASR 9900 Route Processor 2 for Service Edge	-
A9K-9900-RP-TR	ASR 99xx Route Processor 6GB for Packet Transport	A99-RP2-TR	ASR 9900 Route Processor 2 for Packet Transport	-
A9K-9922-RP-SE	ASR 9922 Route Processor 12GB for Service Edge	A99-RP2-SE	ASR 9900 Route Processor 2 for Service Edge	-
A9K-9922-RP-TR	ASR 9922 Route Processor 6GB for Packet Transport	A99-RP2-TR	ASR 9900 Route Processor 2 for Packet Transport	-
A9K-RSP440-LT	ASR9K RSP 180G/slot upgradeable to 440G/slot 8GB RAM	A9K-RSP880-RL-TR	A9K RSP880 Transport Rate Limit to 440G/Slot Fabric	-
A9K-RSP440-LT=	ASR9K RSP 180G/slot upgradeable to 440G/slot 8GB RAM, spare	A9K-RSP880-RL-TR=	A9K RSP880 Transport Rate Limit to 440G/Slot Fabric	-
A9K-RSP440-SE	ASR9K Route Switch Processor with 440G/slot Fabric and 12GB	A9K-RSP880-RL-SE	A9K RSP880 Service Edge Rate Limit to 440G/Slot Fabric	-
A9K-RSP440-SE=	ASR9K Route Switch Processor with 440G/slot Fabric and 12GB	A9K-RSP880-RL-SE=	A9K RSP880 Service Edge Rate Limit to 440G/Slot Fabric	-
A9K-RSP440-TR	ASR9K Route Switch Processor with 440G/slot Fabric and 6GB	A9K-RSP880-RL-TR	A9K RSP880 Transport Rate Limit to 440G/Slot Fabric	-
A9K-RSP440-TR=	ASR9K Route Switch Processor with 440G/slot Fabric and 6GB	A9K-RSP880-RL-TR=	A9K RSP880 Transport Rate Limit to 440G/Slot Fabric	-
ASR-9900-RP-SE	ASR 99xx Route Processor 12GB for Service Edge	A99-RP2-SE	ASR 9900 Route Processor 2 for Service Edge	-
ASR-9900-RP-SE=	ASR 99xx Route Processor 12GB for Service Edge	A99-RP2-SE=	ASR 9900 Route Processor 2 for Service Edge Spare	-
ASR-9900-RP-TR	ASR 99xx Route Processor 6GB for Packet Transport	A99-RP2-TR	ASR 9900 Route Processor 2 for Packet Transport	-
ASR-9900-RP-TR=	ASR 99xx Route Processor 6GB for Packet Transport	A99-RP2-TR=	ASR 9900 Route Processor 2 for Packet Transport Spare	-
ASR-9922-RP-SE	ASR 9922 Route Processor 12GB for Service Edge	A99-RP2-SE	ASR 9900 Route Processor 2 for Service Edge	-
ASR-9922-RP-SE=	ASR 9922 Route Processor 12GB for Service Edge	A99-RP2-SE=	ASR 9900 Route Processor 2 for Service Edge Spare	-
ASR-9922-RP-TR	ASR 9922 Route Processor 6GB for Packet Transport	A99-RP2-TR	ASR 9900 Route Processor 2 for Packet Transport	-
ASR-9922-RP-TR=	ASR 9922 Route Processor 6GB for Packet Transport	A99-RP2-TR=	ASR 9900 Route Processor 2 for Packet Transport Spare	-
RSP440-SE	Route Switch Processor 440G SE Option for ASR-9904 System	A9K-RSP880-RL-SE	A9K RSP880 Service Edge Rate Limit to 440G/Slot Fabric	-
RSP440-TR	Route Switch Processor 440G TR Option for ASR-9904 System	A9K-RSP880-RL-TR	A9K RSP880 Transport Rate Limit to 440G/Slot Fabric	-

Information about this product can be found at: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/routers/asr9000seriesaggregationservicesrouters/datasheetc78733763.html

Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) as shown in the following Table of the EoL bulletin.

End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco ASR 9000 Series Route Switch Processor 440 (2^nd Generation)

The Table describes the end-of-life milestones, definitions, and dates for the affected product(s).

Milestone	Definition	Date
End-of-Life Announcement Date	The date the document that announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life of a product is distributed to the general public.	August 30, 2016
End-of-Sale Date: HW	The last date to order the product through Cisco point-of-sale mechanisms. The product is no longer for sale after this date.	August 30, 2017
Last Ship Date: HW	The last-possible ship date that can be requested of Cisco and/or its contract manufacturers. Actual ship date is dependent on lead time.	November 29, 2017
End of SW Maintenance Releases Date: HW	The last date that Cisco Engineering may release any final software maintenance releases or bug fixes. After this date, Cisco Engineering will no longer develop, repair, maintain, or test the product software.	August 30, 2018
End of Routine Failure Analysis Date: HW	The last-possible date a routine failure analysis may be performed to determine the cause of hardware product failure or defect.	August 30, 2018
End of New Service Attachment Date: HW	For equipment and software that is not covered by a service-and-support contract, this is the last date to order a new service-and-support contract or add the equipment and/or software to an existing service-and-support contract.	August 30, 2018
End of Service Contract Renewal Date: HW	The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.	November 28, 2021
Last Date of Support: HW	The last date to receive applicable service and support for the product as entitled by active service contracts or by warranty terms and conditions. After this date, all support services for the product are unavailable, and the product becomes obsolete.	August 31, 2022

HW = Hardware    OS SW = Operating System Software  App. SW = Application Software

Please Note-“LAST SUPPORTED RELEASE FOR RSP440 and RSP440-LT is 6.4.1”

More info from https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/routers/asr-9000-series-aggregation-services-routers/eos-eol-notice-c51-737819.html

Learn more about Cisco ASR 9000 Series Route Switch Processor 440

More Cisco EoL and EoS News you can visit here: http://blog.router-switch.com/category/news/eol-eos/

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Catalyst 6807-XL, Taking Catalyst 6K Up to 880G/Slot

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Catalyst6807-XL Modular Switch, for the Next-generation Campus

Cisco Catalyst 6807-XL Switch, Optimize for 10 Gigabit Campus Services

Want enhance campus backbone services?Yes, with Cisco Catalyst 6807-XL Switches.

This Catalyst 6807-XL modular switch offers higher slot and switching capacity for the services of today and tomorrow, and includes features and operations that are consistent with Catalyst 6500 switches.

It supports existing Supervisor Engine 2T, line cards, and service modules.

The Catalyst 6807-XL is ideally suited for enterprise core and aggregation environments and offers industry-leading Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet.

The platform is also ready to support 40 Gigabit Ethernet.

The Cisco Catalyst 6807-XL is built on the Cisco Catalyst 6500 DNA and runs the same Cisco IOS Software operating system as the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switches. At FCS the switch will support all the features supported on the Cisco Catalyst 6500-E Series Switch.

At 10 rack unit, the Cisco Catalyst 6807-XL chassis is smaller than the Cisco Catalyst 6506-E chassis while providing an extra slot. This coupled with support for the Supervisor Engine 6T, Supervisor Engine 2T and its family of line cards means upgrading the campus backbone can be done with simplicity, speed, and full investment protection.

Cisco Catalyst 6807-XL Switch

• 5 module slots, 2 SUP slots 10 RU
• Slot capacity of up to 880 Gb per slot
• Switching capacity up to 11.4 Tb/s
• Supports ASA, NAM-3, and WiSM2

Features and Capabilities

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The Cisco Catalyst 6807-XL supports the following:

● Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Supervisor Engine 2T (Standard and XL)

● Current Fabric Modules (Cisco Catalyst 6700, Catalyst 6800, and Catalyst 6900 Series)

● Current Service Modules (Cisco Catalyst Network Analysis Module 3 [NAM-3], Wireless Services Module 2 [WiSM-2], and Adaptive Security Appliance Services Module [ASA-SM])

● Future Supervisor Engines

● Future Fabric Modules

● Future Service Modules

● Current (e.g. 15.1SY) Cisco IOS Software release

● Future (e.g. 16.0SY) Cisco IOS Software releases

The 6807-XL supports the 220Gbps per slot, 2Tbps Sup 2T. In addition to the 4x100G line card, sources expect a 12x40G module for the Catalyst 6807-XL, as well as a 48-port 10G line card.

Height 17.5” (10RU)

Width 16.318”

Depth 18.10”

1 x 9-Fan 4500 RPM High-Efficiency Fan-Tray =>100 CFM/Slot

4 x Viking Power Supplies @ Platinum Power Efficiency = >90%

Other Highlights:

•Supports both traditional DBUS/RBUS Bus connectors & 48 (8 per IO slot (40) + 4 Sup-Sup (8)) x 15Ghz SerDes Fabric channels.

•Supports both traditional Bus-based EOBC & new SGMII-based Switched EOBC (if legacy cards present = traditional EOBC bus).

•Supports two advanced 3.3V control logic modules, which are front-serviceable (located to left of power supplies).

•Supports two 62.5MHz system clocking modules, which are rear-serviceable (located behind back-plate).

•Supports three VTT-E voltage termination modules, which are rear-serviceable (located behind back-plate).

More Notes:

These PSUs are certified as Platinum Efficient, based on >90% efficiency rating.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/80_Plus

Such PSUs waste 20% or less electric energy (as heat) at the specified load levels, thus reducing electricity use and bills compared to less efficient PSUs.

These are Viking 3000W power supplies P/N: 341-0401-XX

Viking power supplies are communicated with via I2C.

The particular I2C is known as PMBus. This is an industry standard (see pmbus.org)

PSU Fault conditions are:

• 5V out of range

• Output stage OT

• Fan Fault

• Or-ing fault (Output voltage less than bus voltage)

• OC shutdown

• OT shutdown

• OV shutdown

• Input stage OT

•  Fault induced shutdown occurred

• Thermal sensor fault

• Vout out of range

• Boost Vbulk fault (AC power supply only)

Cisco ONE Software for Access Switching is available for the Cisco Catalyst 6807-XL Modular Switch.

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Cisco UCS S3260 Storage Server Overview, Data, Unstored

October 20, 2017, 12:52 am

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Data, unstored, the keywords for Cisco UCS S-Series Storage Servers.

The S-Series is designed for data intensive workloads such as big data, streaming media and collaboration applications, and for deploying software-defined storage, object storage, and data protection solutions. 

The Cisco S-Series S3260, which is a follow-on from the C3260. Much of the bare-bones specification remains, such as 600TB of local data storage with enterprise-class redundancy, connectivity including NFS, iSCSI, Fibre Channel (FC), FCoE, SMB and SMB Direct, scaling to petabytes with Cisco UCS Manager, and a dual-node two-socket architecture using Intel Xeon CPUs. But much else has changed, particularly the adoption of a modular design so that different components can be refreshed at different times.

The S3260 is the first product in the S-Series line-up and the main features are:

• Dual two-socket server nodes using an Intel Xeon E5-2600 v2 or v4 CPU, with up to 36 cores per server node or 72 cores per system.
• Up to 512GB of DDR3 or DDR4 memory per server node (1TB total)
• Support for high-performance Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) and flash memory
• 600TB data storage capacity that scales to petabytes with Cisco UCS Manager
• Policy-based storage management framework
• Dual-port 40Gbit/s system I/O controllers with UCS Virtual Interface Card (VIC) 1300 platform embedded chip
• Unified I/O for Ethernet or Fibre Channel to existing NAS or SAN storage environments
• Support for Cisco bi-directional (BIDI) transceivers, with 40Gbit/s connectivity over existing 10Gbit/s cabling infrastructure

This slide from Cisco summarizes the modularity. One point is that Cisco's 40Gbit/s virtual interface card (think VNIC) provides 256 virtual adapters per node plus 16Gbit/s native Fabre Channel options.

UCS S-Series Modular Design

Modular components include disk, SSD and NVMe media (caching flash with Fusion ioMemory3 PX), disk expanders, IO expanders, flash memory and Ethernet/FC/FCoE connectivity options.

They can be cache-optimized, capacity-optimized, compute-intensive and IO-intensive configurations; the latter having 160GB/sec of aggregated VIC IO, and either 8 or 16Gbit/s FC. 

Capacity can be scaled out, by adding nodes, to 86PB in a UCS domain.

Compared to Cisco's own traditional-style servers, we're told the UCS S3260:

• Reduces CapEx by 34 per cent
• Lowers ongoing management by 80 per cent
• Reduces cabling by 70 per cent
• Takes up 60 per cent less space
• Consumes 59 per cent less power

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Next-Generation Video and Voice Communications-Cisco IP Phone 8800 Series

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Nine models are available with the IP Phone 8800 Series that range in their support to address the needs of knowledge workers, managers, executives and customer care staff.

  Specialty deployments are supported for audio conference rooms and in-campus mobile workers in rigorous work environments.

  The 8800 Series includes desk phone models 8811, 8841, 8845, 8851, 8861, 8865. Specialty models include IP Conference Phone 8832 for executive offices and midsized-to-large conference rooms, and the 8821 and 8821-EX for in-campus mobile workers. The 8845 and 8865 support entry to 720p HD video.

Cisco 8800 IP Phones for a variety of needs

The 8800 Series is ideal for knowledge workers, administrative and executive staff. It works well in open workspaces, large conference rooms and executive offices and with actively mobile workers within a campus. Choice of two user experiences add flexibility.

High-quality video, voice, and mobile communications for every user

Our global, 24-hour economy calls for anytime, anywhere access by employees.

Whether you are working from a primary or shared desk in an office, are teleworking from home, are mobile within a campus, or are in a team meeting in a conference room, desktop endpoints and their capabilities remain very important business tools. With multiple investment priorities, such as migration to the cloud and adoption of collaborative team applications, businesses today need to ensure that desktop investments can not only drive cost efficiencies and faster feature delivery, but also increase user productivity with a superior experience.

That’s where the Cisco IP Phone 8800 Series comes in.

This next generation IP phone portfolio, designed for small to very large businesses, delivers advanced, cost-effective, reliable, secure, and scalable high-quality Voice over IP (VoIP) communications on all models.

It also provides on select models:

(1) affordable entry to High-Definition (HD) video communications;

(2) integration of telephony features with personal mobile devices using Cisco Intelligent Proximity technology;

(3) support for in-campus mobile workers who require more rugged and resilient communication devices due to their rigorous work roles and environments.

The breadth of the 8800 Series portfolio, their sleek and ergonomically friendly design, enhanced user experience, and superb audio performance distinguish these IP phones from any other offerings on the market today.

Feature highlights

• Superb audio: Enjoy the best audio performance of any IP phone Cisco has ever produced, with ETSI² compliance for echo cancellation and vibration isolation technology for both microphone and speaker.

• Intuitive, ergonomic design: Rounded keys increase tactile feel to reduce misdials, and wide-screen high-resolution backlit displays make for easier viewing and navigation. The phone software provides menus and notifications that are more visually appealing. End users have their choice of two experience modes for interacting with their phone.³Context-sensitive soft-label keys and a five-way navigation cluster enhance employee efficiency.

• Mobile device integration with Cisco Intelligent Proximity: Four of the 8800 Series models support Cisco Intelligent Proximity for Mobile Voice. This feature enables employees to import contacts and call history from their personal mobile devices to these select models over Bluetooth. Users can even move the audio portion of an active voice or video call from their personal mobile device to these phones for better-quality sound when at their desks. And they can keep their personal mobile devices charged, to stay connected when on the go; through a USB port on select 8800 Series models.

• Key expansion modules for scalability: Unique to the 8800 Series, the new Cisco IP Phone 8800 Key Expansion Modules (also referred to as “sidecars”) for the 8851, 8861, and 8865 phones offer 28 additional programmable line or feature keys beyond the 5 to 10 keys that come standard with these phones.⁵These new modules support both Session Line Mode (SLM) and Enhanced Line Mode (ELM) user experiences for greater deployment flexibility and user comfort. Up to three expansion modules are supported, for a total of up to 84 additional line or feature keys.⁶

• Flexible deployment options: Support your Cisco deployment model(s) of choice, whether on-premises, in the cloud with Cisco Spark, or in a hybrid configuration. Select 8800 Series models also support third-party on-premises and hosted UC-as-a-Service (UCaaS) from Cisco approved and certified providers.⁷

Cisco IP Phone 8800 Series: An overview

The Cisco IP Phone 8800 Series offers six advanced models of desk phones in your choice of charcoal or white, an audio conferencing endpoint for small to large conference rooms up to 1140 sq. ft. (106 sq. m.), and two ruggedized exterior 802.11 wireless handsets, in charcoal and yellow that are designed for in-campus mobile workers who work in more rigorous and/or hazardous settings.

The desk endpoints all provide between 5 and 10 lines⁴and support both on-premises and cloud deployments – regardless of whether workers are at a campus or work from home. All of the desk models feature 5-in. (127-mm) wide-screen, graphical displays, and most models support color display presentation. Gigabit Ethernet is standard on most phones for reduced administration. Select models deliver 720p HD video, USB and Bluetooth for support of third-party compatible headsets, telephony feature integration with personal mobile devices, and support for optional key expansion modules that provide additional programmable lines and feature keys.

The new 8832 audio conferencing endpoint combines superior HD audio performance and 360-degree coverage for small to large conference rooms and executive offices. Initial support will be up to 26 participants in a conference room, expanding up to 42 participants.⁸

It features full-duplex two-way wideband audio, an integrated dialpad, a large mute key for access from all sides of the endpoint and rounded edges for ease of handling.

The 8821 and 8821-EX wireless LAN handsets are sleek and lightweight and come with a 2.4-in. (6.1-cm) high-resolution graphical display.

They are sealed against dust and water.⁹Both handsets comply with military standard 810G for added resilience when deployed in more industrial environments. Extensible Authentication Protocol – Transport Layer Security (EAP-TLS) 1.2 and Secure Hash Algorithm 2 (SHA-2) support more secure communications and authentication, while roaming is enhanced with Fast Transition (802.11r). The EX model is also compliant with nonsparking standards, even when temporarily exposed to hazardous atmospheric environments.¹⁰

²European Telecommunications Standards Institute.

³Session Line Mode (SLM) and Enhanced Line Mode (ELM) are available on most models. Support excludes the 8831 and 8832 conference phones and ELM on the 8821 and 8821-EX WLAN handsets.

⁴Number of lines on desk endpoints depends on whether SLM or ELM user experience is selected.

⁵The number of keys (5 or 10) depends on the choice of SLM or ELM mode. The new key expansion modules for 8851/8861 phones and the module for the 8865 video phone support both modes.

⁶The number of key modules and total number of line or feature keys depends on the phone model and user experience mode selected.

⁷Contact your authorized Cisco representative for further details.

⁸Initial support up to 800 sq. ft/74 sq. m. in CYQ3 2017 for select markets. In CYQ4 2017, extends up to 1140 sq. ft/106 sq. m and up to 42 participants for select markets. Contact your Cisco representative for details on regional availability.

⁹Both models are International Protection Standard (IP67) rated for dirt and water resistance.

¹⁰ATEX Zone 1/Class 2 and CSA Zone 1/Division II compliant.

Compare Models-Specifications at a Glance

The IP Phone 8800 Series provides high-quality, secure, full-featured video and VoIP communications. See which models offer HD video and support in-campus mobile workers over wireless LAN.

	8811	8832	8841	8845	8851	8861	8865
High-def Video (720p)	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes
Integral switch	Gigabit	No	Gigabit	Gigabit	Gigabit	Gigabit	Gigabit
Programmable (line) keys	5	1	5	5	5	5	5
Bluetooth/DECT	No	DECT (mics)	No	Bluetooth	Bluetooth	Bluetooth	Bluetooth
Cisco Intelligent Proximity	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
USB (physical ports)	No	Yes (1): USB-C	No	No	Yes (1)	Yes (2)	Yes (2)
KEM	No	No	No	No	Yes (2)	Yes (3)	Yes (3)
Wi-Fi (802.11n)	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Wall-mountable	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

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UTM vs. NGFW in the Enterprise

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UTM (unified threat management) products or a next-generation firewall (NGFW)? That’s a question. You may not distinguish between UTM and NGFW. Here we’d like to share the article “UTM vs. NGFW in the enterprise” written by Kevin Beaver from techtarget.com. What’s your opinion about this topic?

UTM vs. NGFW in the enterprise

When it comes to unified threat management systems, there are three main considerations I have seen during my work in the field. First, given the form factor, the feature list of a UTM system is impressive: firewalling, intrusion prevention, VPN, email content filtering, network activity monitoring, malware protection and even data loss prevention (DLP).

In many situations, getting these important security capabilities in one package is the only way to justify implementation; purchasing standalone products for each area is just too costly. That said, enterprises are probably not going to get the absolute best technology for each of the security areas. Many vendors like to the think they're the best at everything they offer, but experience has proven otherwise.

Second, each unique security system, application and console an organization has to monitor takes away from other work. Having to learn the interfaces, reporting, etc. for each of the vendor's products can be just as much of a distraction. A single interface can be one of the greatest selling points of unified threat management systems.

Lastly, enterprises must consider whether the specific configuration will be a single point of network (and security) failure or not. If so, how will this be addressed? Hardware and software are fairly resilient these days, but there's also the human component -- someone doing something incorrectly or at the wrong time may take the system down.

That said, there a few considerations around NGFWs I see regularly in my work. First, NGFW granular application layer features can help monitor and control the most complex of applications and malware.

Additionally, presumably more mature threat intelligence is available given the prevalence of NGFWs across large enterprises and large government agencies.

The potential expense of NGFWs--in both initial capital expenditures and ongoing operational costs--is a drawback of the technology. It has been my experience that the larger the vendor, the prouder it is of its products and service.

Lastly, if an organization has a person (or team) managing its NGFW(s), then who's managing the security controls for other security needs, such as DLP, VPN, email content filtering and the like? Enterprises will likely have dedicated resources for those, which is good, as they really need them to manage such diverse systems.

In UTM marketing circles, one of the common selling points is that UTM is good for SMBs. If a company is trying to figure out whether a UTM system can handle its network demands, don't assume that it is only for small mom and pop shops with a handful, or perhaps a couple dozen, of employees. I see plenty of businesses and government agencies that fall into the SMB category, yet have relatively large networks and overall information system complexity that rely on a UTM for much of their security controls.

Unified threat management systems are plenty scalable and feature-rich for sizeable organizations.

Making the decision: UTM vs. NGFW

In the end, the decision on purchasing a UTM or NGFW should be based on risk and what your business needs most. The following questions can help:

• Which risks are you attempting to mitigate? If you cannot fully answer this, you're not ready to buy just yet. Perform your risk assessment (technical and operational) and determine what's at risk and what can be done about it.
• What are your network throughput numbers, service-level agreement requirements and unique network visibility and control needs? Prospective vendors should be able to help you map your requirements to their offerings.
• How much time do you have to dedicate to deploying, managing and troubleshooting these systems?
• What are the independent test lab reports, product reviews and people using these systems saying? You'll learn more about what's best for your organization this way than through any other means.

The answers to these questions could very well be contrary to what a vendor's sales engineer or account manager thinks is best for you. Only your organization knows its network best; you know what's at risk and what you're capable of doing about it. Get as many people involved as you can and gather all the right information so you can decide on the solution that best helps you meet your goals.

The best choice--UTM or NGFW--will emerge and be quite obvious. Just don't get caught up in the semantics or vendor/analyst hype. Remember, it's not wrong to choose a different product (or products) altogether.

From http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/tip/Finding-clarity-Unified-threat-management-systems-vs-next-gen-firewalls

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How to Recover the Catalyst 9300 Password?

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The common question: “How to recover the password on Cisco Catalyst switches, such as Catalyst 2960, 3750-X, 3650 switches, Catalyst 3850 series and the new Catalyst 9000 switches?”

Here we’d like to share an example of recovering the password on Catalyst 9300 switches. This example has been posted in Cisco’s communities

It is the same as Catalyst 3850.

Power cycle the switch. Immediately press and hold the Mode button. Hold the button till the Status LED will go amber. Then on the console you should be in Boot Loader.

Switch:

Add the following variables.

Switch: SWITCH_IGNORE_STARTUP_CFG=1

Then boot the switch.

Switch: boot

Once the switch has booted you can copy the saved config back into the running config.

Switch# copy start runn

Next set your password(s). Finally we want to remove the variables we set while in Boot Loader.

Switch# no system ignore startupconfig switch all

Save your new config.

Switch# copy runn start

Info from https://communities.cisco.com/thread/85760

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A reliable network is the foundation for any successful business. The network switch, a key cornerstone of any network, connects all the computers, printers, servers, and storage devices in your office, giving your employees access to shared resources.

A reliable network switch keeps data traffic moving efficiently, keeps unauthorized users from accessing sensitive data and allows you to add new users as your business grows.

Yes, the ideal switch will protect your small business network and give your company room to grow. 

Here’s a list of the Top 10 features to consider when purchasing a switch:

1. Easy to configure: Look for a switch that provides common configurations for all the devices you might connect it to, including PCs, printers, and IP phones. For example, Cisco Smartports technology lets you click on a port and assign a configuration for a device, such as for an IP Phone. The switch then automatically configures that port to support the phone.
2. Easy to manage: A managed switch gives you more control over the traffic traveling in and out of your network. Make sure it offers a Web-based user interface so you can easily handle setup, security, and traffic prioritization. The switch should also include an easy-to-use device discovery tool to help connect it to other devices on your network. Also look for advanced features such as remote management and online software upgrades.
3. Energy efficiency: Switches consume a surprising amount of energy because they’re always on. Make sure you find one with features that optimize power use, such as a fanless chassis. A “green” switch can help you save money by cutting back on utility bills, so it’s good for your business as well as the environment.
4. Power-over-Ethernet ports: A switch with power-over-Ethernet (PoE) ports instantly becomes another source of power in your office. PoE, also called “in-line power,” lets the switch provide electricity to networked-attached devices, such as video cameras, IP phones, wireless access points, point-of-sale devices, or security card readers. Using PoE switches gives you more placement options for devices and eliminates the need for separate power supplies, as well as the costs of running additional cable and circuits.
5. Quality-of-Service (QoS) support: QoS gives priority to certain types of network traffic, such as real-time voice data. For example, QoS gives priority to telephone traffic over e-mail traffic, ensuring that the quality of a phone call isn’t degraded when someone downloads a large file.
6. Security features: I can’t stress enough the importance of network security, and a switch with built-in security features is a must-have in order to protect a business’s vital data. A Look for a switch that includes the following:

• embedded security for encrypting network communications
• access control lists (ACLs) for restricting areas of the network from unauthorized users and guarding against network attacks
• virtual LANS (VLANs) for segmenting the network to separte work groups or grant visitors access to the Internet without giving them access toall areas of your network.

Support for IPv6: This is the newest version of the Internet Protocol (IP), which is the technology computers use to send data to each other over the Internet. Purchasing a switch that supports IPv6 now ensures that it will continue to work with next-generation networking applications, operating systems, and other devices as they become available.

Expandability: Choose a switch that can grow with your business. As your business grows and you’ll need to support more users and devices, your network needs to be able to support that growth and maintain a high level of performance.  

Interoperability: Getting locked into one vendor for all your technology needs is a concern for many small businesses. Choose switches that are built to work with other devices and are part of proven designs.  This will protect your investment long into the future.

Support for multiple native languages: Your switch should be able to be used in any location by any employee, regardless of the local language. For a switch to offer true multiple language support, the user interfaces and documentation should be translated in several languages, including English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, and simplified Chinese.

Of course, your criteria for purchasing a switch will vary, but these Top 10 features will serve as a solid baseline when researching your options.

Have you purchased or researched a switch lately? How do these features stack up against your criteria?

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SSD or HDD? Find it Out

January 30, 2018, 12:43 am

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SSD and HDD are the two storage components for the computers. When you're building or upgrading your PC, and you get to the business of storage, what should you go for? Building a PC can be hard enough before you get as far as thinking about what storage you're going to have inside it. But when you do get there, it's one of the most important parts of the build and a crucial thing to get right.

You can go for a Solid State Drive (SSD) or a more traditional Hard Disk Drive (HDD). There are merits to both, but what's going to be best for your build, and your budget?

What's the difference between the two?

In its simplest form, an SSD is flash storage and has no moving parts whatsoever. As a result, they're smaller and take up less space in a PC case, in some cases even mounting directly to the motherboard. SSD storage is much faster than its HDD equivalent.

HDD storage is made up of magnetic tape and has mechanical parts inside. They're larger than SSDs and much slower to read and write.

Why use an SSD?

If you're building a PC for any purpose, you're going to want speed. If you only have HDD storage in your machine, then speed isn't something coming your way. Windows will take longer to boot up, applications will take longer to load, files will take longer to open and save.

The beauty of an SSD is that this waiting time is dramatically reduced, even on cheaper drives, when compared to HDD. Anything you load on it will perform actions much quicker.

One of the best uses for an SSD in a PC is as a boot drive. This means installing a small-ish capacity drive on which your Windows 10 operating system will live and boot up from every day. By doing this, your PC will boot up and be ready to go in a flash. You can also put your most frequently used software on there for a similar effect.

The lifespan of an SSD isn't as lengthy as that of a HDD, but you can certainly use an SSD as your only drive in a PC. Many laptops only have SSD storage, for example. You're not looking at a short-term life, but compared to HDD storage it is reduced. SSDs don't handle being written to as well over time, but a boot drive wouldn't suffer this.

SSD prices have come down a lot in recent times, too, with the price per gigabyte much lower than it once was. Large capacity drives are still expensive, as are the highest performing ones, but generally speaking, they're more affordable than ever.

Why use a HDD?

The best case for HDD is mass storage. This type of drive is cheaper than SSD and available in some quite massive sizes. Have a lot of games or media to keep on your PC? No problem, you can get one or more drives over 1TB in size for a fraction of the cost of their SSD equivalents.

PC cases usually have space for more than one drive, meaning you can stack up as much mass storage as you can stash and your budget will allow.

Price per gigabyte is still much less than SSDs, and large capacity drives won't take all your money. 

An efficient system would have an SSD to boot Windows from and one or more HDDs for mass storage.

Our ultimate recommendation is to opt for a mixed system with HDD mass storage and an SSD boot drive for your Windows 10 install. This way you'll get a balance of price, performance, and space, and you'll have a well-rounded machine for all occasions.

Info from https://www.windowscentral.com/ssd-vs-hdd-which-should-i-have-my-pc   

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FEC/Forward Error Correction Enables 40km Reach QSFP28 100Gb Pluggable Optical Transceivers

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FEC (Forward Error Correction) is used in many forms of data communication. You’ll find it in wireless networks, space communication, undersea fiber optic networks, bar code scanners, and your CD player (if you still have one).

In this article it shows that FEC enables longer reach in a new pluggable optical transceiver. (QSFP100 “ER4-Lite”, it is a new addition to the Cisco “QSFP100” product family, as it’s in a QSFP28 form factor, and is great for data center interconnects up to 40km reach without optical amplification.)

You might also be wondering why we need a “Lite” version, when we already have a 40km IEEE standardized “100GBASE-ER4” transceiver. It turns out the laser power and receiver sensitivity required by the IEEE standard make it more expensive and requires the larger CFP form factor. In contrast, QSFP100 ER4-Lite uses components with relaxed specifications and consumes less power, so it can fit in a QSFP28 form factor. This is a much better size for high density data center applications. And it can still support 40km reach as long as the host platforms at both ends encode and decode FEC.

FEC on host platforms is not that new. It’s actually required by IEEE 100GBASE-SR4 and other non-IEEE optical interface standards such as the CWDM4 MSA and the PSM4 MSA. So all Cisco switches and routers with QSFP28 ports have it.

For those who need to link to other systems already in place, the QSFP100 ER4-Lite interoperates with CPAK ER4-Lite, IEEE 100GBASE-ER4, and IEEE 100GBASE-LR4 at reaches identified in the figure below. 

These don’t use FEC, so make sure to have it turned off at both ends.

More information on Cisco’s QSFP100 ER4-Lite transceiver module is available on the QSFP100 product family data sheet.

Info from https://blogs.cisco.com/sp/forward-error-correction-enables-40km-reach-qsfp28-100gb-pluggable-optical-transceivers

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The Nexus 7000 and Nexus 7700 use power supplies with +90% power supply efficiency, reducing power wasted as heat and reducing associated data center cooling requirements. The switches offer different types of redundancy modes. They offer visibility into the actual power consumption of the total system, as well as modules enabling accurate power consumption monitoring, for the right sizing of power supplies, UPSs, and environmental cooling. Variable-speed fans adjust dynamically to lower power consumption and optimize system cooling for true load.

• Power redundancy: Multiple system-level options for maximum data center availability.
• Fully hot-swappable: Continuous system operations; no downtime in replacing power supplies.
• Internal fault monitoring: Detects component defect and shuts down unit.
• Temperature measurement: Prevents damage due to overheating (every ASIC on the board has a temperature sensor).
• Real-time power draw: Shows real-time power consumption.
• Variable fan speed: Automatically adjusts to changing thermal characteristics; lower fan speeds use lower power.

Cisco Nexus 7000 and Nexus 7700 Series 3.0kW AC Power Supply Module

The 3.0kW AC power supply shown in Figure 1-30 is designed only for the Nexus 7004 chassis and is used across all the Nexus 7700 Series chassis. It is a single 20-ampere (A) AC input power supply. When connecting to high line nominal voltage (220 VAC) it will produce a power output of 3000W; connecting to low line nominal voltage (110 VAC) will produce a power output of 1400W.

Figure 1-30 Cisco Nexus 7000 3.0kW AC Power Supply

NOTE: Although the Nexus 7700 chassis and the Nexus 7004 use a common power supply architecture, different PIDs are used on each platform. Therefore, if you interchange the power supplies, the system will log an error complaining about the wrong power supply in the system; although technically this might work, it is not officially supported by Cisco.

Cisco Nexus 7000 and Nexus 7700 Series 3.0kW DC Power Supply Module

The 3.0kW DC power supply shown in Figure 1-31 is designed only for the Nexus 7004 chassis and is used across all the Nexus 7700 Series chassis. The Nexus 3.0kW DC power supply has two isolated input stages, each delivering up to 1500W of output power. Each stage uses a –48V DC connection. The unit will deliver 1551W when only one input is active and 3051W when two inputs are active.

Figure 1-31 Cisco Nexus 7000 3.0kW DC Power Supply

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series 6.0kW and 7.5kW AC Power Supply Modules

The 6.0kW and 7.5kW power supplies shown in Figure 1-32 are common across Nexus 7009, 7010, and 7018. They allow mixed-mode AC and DC operation, enabling migration without disruption and providing support for dual environments with unreliable AC power, with battery backup capability.

Figure 1-32 Cisco Nexus 7000 6.0kW and 7.5kW Power Supplies

Table 1-10 shows the specifications of both power supplies with different numbers of inputs and input types.

Table 1-10 Nexus 7000 and Nexus 7700 6.0kW and 7.5kW Power Supply Specifications

Power Supply Type	Number of Inputs	Input Power	Output
6.0kW	Single input	220V	3000W
		110V	1200W
	Dual input	220V	6000W
		110V	2400W
	Dual input	110 and 220V	4200W
7.5kW	Single input	220V	3750W
	Dual input	220V	7500W

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series 6.0kW DC Power Supply Module

The 6kW DC power supply shown in Figure 1-33 is common to the 7009, 7010, and 7018 systems. The 6kW has four isolated input stages, each delivering up to 1500W of power (6000W total on full load) with peak efficiency of 91% (high for a DC power supply). The power supply can be used in combination with AC units or as an all DC setup. It supports the same operational characteristics as the AC units:

• Redundancy modes (N+1 and N+N)
• Real-time power—actual power levels
• Single input mode (3000W)
• Online insertion and removal
• Integrated lock and On/Off switch (for easy removal)

Figure 1-33 Cisco Nexus 7000 6.0kW DC Power Supply

Multiple power redundancy modes can be configured by the user:

• Combined mode, where the total power available is the sum of the outputs of all the power supplies installed. (This is not redundant.)
• PSU redundancy, where the total power available is the sum of all power supplies minus one, otherwise commonly called N+1 redundancy.
• Grid redundancy, where the total power available is the sum of the power from only one input on each PSU. Each PSU has two supply inputs, allowing them to be connected to separate isolated A/C supplies. In the event of an A/C supply failure, 50% of power is secure.
• Full redundancy, which is the combination of PSU redundancy and grid redundancy. You can lose one power supply or one grid; in most cases this will be the same as grid redundancy.

Full redundancy provides the highest level of redundancy, so it is recommended. However, it is always better to choose the mode of power supply operation based on the requirements and needs.

An example of each mode is shown in Figure 1-34.

Figure 1-34 Nexus 6.0kW Power Redundancy Modes

To help with planning for the power requirements, Cisco has made a power calculator that can be used as a starting point. It is worth mentioning that the power calculator cannot be taken as a final power recommendation.

The power calculator can be found at http://www.cisco.com/go/powercalculator.

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Cisco Nexus 7000 and Nexus 7700 Series switches have two slots that are available for supervisor modules.

Redundancy is achieved by having both supervisor slots populated.

Table 1-6 describes different options and specifications of the supervisor modules.

Key Topic

Table 1-6 Nexus 7000 and Nexus 7700 Supervisor Modules Comparison

	Nexus 7700 Supervisor 2E	Nexus 7000 Supervisor 2E	Nexus 7000 Supervisor 2	Nexus 7000 Supervisor 1
CPU	Dual Quad-Core Xeon	Dual Quad-Core Xeon	Quad-Core Xeon	Dual-Core Xeon
Speed (GHz)	2.13	2.13	2.13	1.66
Memory (GB)	32	32	12	8
Flash memory	USB	USB	USB	Compact Flash
Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) on F2 module	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
CPU Share	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Virtual Device Contexts (VDC)	8+1 admin VDC	8+1 admin VDC	4+1 admin VDC	4
Cisco Fabric Extender (FEX) Support	64 FEX/3072 ports	64 FEX/3072 ports	32 FEX/1536 ports	32 FEX/1536 ports
Connectivity Management Processor (CMP)	Not supported	Not supported	Not supported	Supported

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Supervisor 1 Module

The Cisco Nexus 7000 supervisor 1 module shown in Figure 1-26 is the first-generation supervisor module for the Nexus 7000. As shown in Table 1-6, the operating system runs on a dedicated dual-core Xeon processor; dual supervisor engines run in active-standby mode with stateful switch over (SSO) and configuration synchronization between both supervisors. 

There are dual redundant Ethernet out-of-band channels (EOBC) to each I/O and fabric modules to provide resiliency for the communication between control and line card processors. An embedded packet analyzer reduces the need for a dedicated packet analyzer to provide faster resolution for control plane problems. The USB ports allow access to USB flash memory devices to software image loading and recovery.

Figure 1-26 Cisco Nexus 7000 Supervisor 1 Module

The Connectivity Management Processor (CMP) provides an independent remote system management and monitoring capability. It removes the need for separate terminal server devices for OOB management, and it offers complete visibility during the entire boot process. It has the capability to initiate a complete system restart and shutdown. Administrators must authenticate to get access to the system through CMP, and it also allows access to supervisor logs and full console control on the supervisor engine.

The Cisco Nexus 7000 supervisor 1 module incorporates highly advanced analysis and debugging capabilities. The Power-on Self Test (POST) and Cisco Generic Online Diagnostics (GOLD) provide proactive health monitoring both at startup and during system operation. This is useful in detecting hardware faults. If a fault is detected, corrective action can be taken to mitigate the fault and reduce the risk of a network outage.

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Supervisor 2 Module

The Cisco Nexus 7000 supervisor 2 module shown in Figure 1-27 is the next-generation supervisor module. As shown in Table 1-6, it has a quad-core CPU and 12G of memory compared to the supervisor 1 module, which has single-core CPU and 8G of memory. The supervisor 2E module is the enhanced version of the supervisor 2 module with two quad-core CPUs and 32G of memory.

Figure 1-27 Cisco Nexus 7000 Supervisor 2 Module

The supervisor 2 module and supervisor 2E module have more powerful CPUs, larger memory, and next-generation ASICs that together will result in improved performance, such as enhanced user experience, faster boot and switchover times, and a higher control plane scale, such as higher VDC and FEX.

Both the supervisor 2 module and supervisor 2E module support FCoE; when you are choosing the proper line card, they support CPU shares, which will enable you to carve out CPU for higher priority VDCs. Sup2E supports 8+1 VDCs. Sup2 scale is the same as Sup1; it will support 4+1 VDCs.

NOTE: You cannot mix Sup1 and Sup2 in the same chassis. Note that this will be a disruptive migration requiring removal of supervisor 1. Sup2 and Sup2E can be mixed for migration only. This will be a nondisruptive migration.

Cisco Nexus 7000 and Nexus 7700 Fabric Modules

The Nexus 7000 and Nexus 7700 fabric modules provide interconnection between line cards and provide fabric channels to the supervisor modules. The Nexus 7000 has five fabric modules, and the Nexus 7700 has six; adding fabric modules increases the available bandwidth per I/O slot because all fabric modules are connected to all slots. Figure 1-28 shows the different fabric modules for the Nexus 7000 and Nexus 7700 products.

Figure 1-28 Cisco Nexus 7000 Fabric Module

In the case of Nexus 7000, when using Fabric Module 1, which is 46 Gbps, you can deliver a maximum of 230 Gbps per slot using five fabric modules. When using Fabric Module 2, which is 110 Gbps, you can deliver a maximum of 550 Gbps per slot. In Nexus 7700, by using Fabric Module 2, which is 220 Gbps per slot, you can deliver a maximum of 1.32 Tbps per slot.

All fabric modules support load sharing, and the architecture supports lossless fabric failover. In case of a failure or removal of one of the fabric modules, the remaining fabric modules will load balance the remaining bandwidth to all the remaining line cards.

Nexus 7000 supports virtual output queuing (VOQ) and credit-based arbitration to the crossbar to increase performance. VOQ and credit-based arbitration allow fair sharing of resources when a speed mismatch exists to avoid head-of-line (HOL) blocking.

The Nexus 7000 implements a three-stage crossbar switch. Fabric stage 1 and fabric stage 3 are implemented on the line card module, and stage 2 is implemented on the fabric module. Figure 1-29 shows how these stages are connected to each other. There are four connections from each fabric module to the line cards, and each one of these connections is 55 Gbps. When populating the chassis with six fabric modules, the total number of connections from the fabric cards to each line card is 24. It provides an aggregate bandwidth of 1.32 Tbps per slot.

Figure 1-29 Cisco Nexus 7700 Crossbar Fabric

There are two connections from each fabric module to the supervisor module. These connections are also 55 Gbps. When all the fabric modules are installed, there are 12 connections from the switch fabric to the supervisor module, providing an aggregate bandwidth of 275 Gbps.

NOTE:Cisco Nexus 7000 fabric 1 modules provide two 23Gbps traces to each fabric module, providing 230 Gbps of switching capacity per I/O slot for a fully loaded chassis. Each supervisor module has a single 23Gbps trace to each fabric module.

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Nexus 7000 and Nexus 7700 support various types of I/O modules.

And there are two types of I/O modules: the M-I/O modules and the F-I/O modules.

Each has different performance metrics and features.

Table 1-8 shows the comparison between M-Series modules.

Table 1-8 Nexus 7000 and Nexus 7700 M-Series Modules Comparison

	N7KM148GS-11L	N7KM148GT-11L	N7KM108X2-12L	N7KM132XP-12L	N7KM224XP-23L	N7KM206FQ-23L	N7KM202CF-22L
Line Card Family	M1	M1	M1	M1	M2	M2	M2
Ports (Number and Type)	48, 1GE	48, 10/100/1000GE	8, 10GE	32, 10GE	24, 10GE	6, 40GE	2, 40/100GE
Interface Type	SFP	RJ-45	X2	SFP+	SFP+	QSFP+	CFP
Fabric Bandwidth (Gbps)	46	46	80	80	240	240	240
Performance (Mpps)	60	60	120	60	120	120	120
NetFlow	Full/sampled	Full/sampled	Full/sampled	Full/sampled	Full/sampled	Full/sampled	Full/sampled
FEX Support	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Virtual PC (vPC) Support	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
QinQ	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
MPLS Support	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Overlay Transport Virtualization (OTV)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Locator/ID Separation Protocol (LISP)	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
FCoE, FabricPath Support	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
IEEE 1588 PTP	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
PONG	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes

NOTE: From the table, you see that the M1 32-port I/O module is the only card that supports LISP.

Table 1-9 shows the comparison between F-Series modules.

Table 1-9 Nexus 7000 and Nexus 7700 F-Series Modules Comparison

	N7KF248XP -25	N7KF248XP -25	N7KF248XT -25E	N7KF312FQ -25	N77- F248XP -23E	N77- F348XP -23	N77- F324FQ -25	N77- F312CK -26
Line Card Family	F2	F2e	F2e	F3	F2e	F3	F3	F3
Chassis Supported	Cisco Nexus 7000	Cisco Nexus 7000	Cisco Nexus 7000	Cisco Nexus 7000	Cisco Nexus 7700	Cisco Nexus 7700	Cisco Nexus 7700	Cisco Nexus 7700
Ports (Number and Type)	48 ports, 1 and 10GE	48 ports, 1 and 10GE	48 ports, 1 and 10GE	11-port 40GE	11-port 40GE	48-port 1 and 10GE	24-port 40GE	11-port 100GE
Interface Type	SFP, SFP+	SFP, SFP+	RJ-45	QSFP+, Bi-Di	SFP, SFP+	SFP, SFP+	QSFP+, Bi-Di	Cisco CPAK
Fabric Bandwidth (Gbps)	480	480	480	480	480	480	960	1200
Performance (Mpps)	720	720	720	720	720	720	1440	1800
NetFlow	Sampled	Sampled	Sampled	Sampled	Sampled	Sampled	Sampled	Sampled
FEX Support	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
vPC Support	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
FabricPath Support	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Layer 3 Interface	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
FCoE, FabricPath Support	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
OTV, LISP, MPLS	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
M-Series Interoperability in Same VDC	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

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Cisco Nexus 6000 Series Switches have been announced end of sale and end of life since 2016. Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco Nexus 5600 platform switches. 

If you have Nexus 6000 models or are considering the Nexus 6000 Series, you can read this migration to Nexus 5600 Platform Switches.

Table: Migration to Nexus 5600 Platform Switches

End-of-Sale Product Part Number	Product Description	Replacement Product Part Number	Replacement Product Description	Additional Information
C1-N6001-64T	Cisco ONE Nexus 6001, 1RUswitch, fixed48p 10GBASE-Tand4pQSFP+	C1-N5596T-FA	Cisco ONE Nexus 5596T 2RU, 2PS/4Fans, 32x10GT/16xSFP+Fixed	-
C1-N6004-B-24Q	Cisco ONE Nexus 6004 EF, 24x40GE Ports/FCoE Bundle; 6PS, 4 FAN	C1-N5696-B-24Q	Cisco ONE Nexus 5696Q Chassis 24x40GE FCoE Bundle, 6PS, 4 FAN	-
C1-N6004EF-4FEX-1G	Cisco ONE N6004 Chassis EF with 4 x 1G FEXe with FETs	C1-N5696Q-6FEX-1G	Cisco ONE N5696Q Chassis with 6 x 1G FEXes with FETs	-
C1-N6004EF4FEX10G	Cisco One N6004 Chassis with 4 x 10G FEXes with FETs	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
C1-N6K-C6001-64P	Cisco One Nexus 6001, 1RU switch, fixed 48P 10G SFP+, 4P QSFP+	C1-N5K-C5672UP	Cisco OneNexus5672UP 1RU, 32x10G SFP+, 16pxUP SFP+, 6x40G QSFP+	-
C1A1PNEX60041K9	Cisco ONE Advanced Perpetual - Nexus 6004	C1A2PNEX56961K9	Cisco ONE Advanced Perpetual Nexus 5696	-
C1A2PNEX60001K9	Cisco ONE Advanced Perpetual Nexus 6001	C1A2PNEX56721K9	Cisco ONE Advanced Perpetual Nexus 5672	-
C1F1PNEX60041K9	Cisco ONE Foundation Perpetual - Nexus 6004	C1F2PNEX56961K9	Cisco ONE Foundation Perpetual Nexus 5696	-
C1F2PNEX60001K9	Cisco ONE Foundation Perpetual Nexus 6001	C1F2PNEX56721K9	Cisco ONE Foundation Perpetual Nexus 5672	-
DCNM-LAN-N61-K9	DCNM for LAN Advanced Edt. for Nexus 6001 switches	DCNM-LAN-N5K-K9	DCNM for LAN Advanced Edt. for Nexus 5000	License for 5000 only
DCNM-LAN-N64-K9	DCNM for LAN Advanced Edt. for Nexus 6004 switches	DCNM-LAN-N5K-K9	DCNM for LAN Advanced Edt. for Nexus 5000	License for 5000 only
DCNM-LS-N61-K9	DCNM for SAN and LAN Advanced Edt. for Nexus 6001 switches	DCNM-LAN-N5K-K9	DCNM for LAN Advanced Edt. for Nexus 5000	License for 5000 only
DCNM-SAN-N61-K9	DCNM for SAN Advanced Edt. for Nexus 6001 switches	DCNM-SAN-N5K-K9	DCNM for SAN Advanced Edt. for Nexus 5000	License for 5000 only
DCNM-SAN-N64-K9	DCNM for SAN Advanced Edt. for Nexus 6004 switches	DCNM-SAN-N5K-K9	DCNM for SAN License for Nexus 5000	License for 5000 only
N6001-16PP-SSK9	Nexus Promo 6001 Storage License, 16x10G ports or 4x40G port	N56-16P-SSK9	Nexus 5600 Series 16 Port Storage License	License for 5600 only
N6001-64P-SSK9	Nexus 6001 Storage License, 64-ports 10G or 16-ports 40G	N5672-72P-SSK9	Nexus 5672 Chassis Storage License	License for 5600 only
N6001-DFA-BUN-P1	Nexus 6001 DFA Bundle-Limited Time Promo; LAN, EL2, DCNM-LAN	N5672-DFA-BUN-P1	Nexus 5672 DFA Bundle‑Limited Time Promo; LAN, EL2, DCNM-LAN	License for 5600 only
N6001-EL2-SSK9	Nexus 6001 Enhanced Layer 2 License	N5672-EL2-P-SSK9	Limited Time Promotion-Nexus 5672 Enhanced Layer 2 License	License for 5600 only
N6001-EL2P-SSK9	Limited Time Promotion-Nexus 6001 Enhanced Layer 2 License	N5672-EL2-P-SSK9	Limited Time Promotion-Nexus 5672 Enhanced Layer 2 License	License for 5600 only
N6001-LAN1K9	Layer 3 License for Nexus 6001 Platform	N56-LAN1K9-P	Limited Time Promotion for Nexus 5600 Series LAN Enterprise	License for 5600 only
N6001-LAN1K9-P	Promo Layer 3 License for Nexus 6001 Platform	N56-LAN1K9-P	Limited Time Promotion for Nexus 5600 Series LAN Enterprise	License for 5600 only
N6001-SBUN-P1	Nexus 6001 SBUN-Promo; L3, DCNM-LAN/SAN, 64p 10G Storage, EL2	N5672-SBUN-P1	Nexus5672 SBUN-Promo; L3, DCNM-LAN/SAN, 72 Ports10G Storage, EL2	License for 5600 only
N6001P-2FEX-10G	N6001P Chassis with 2 x 10G FEXes with FETs	N5672UP-2FEX-10G	N5672UP Chassis with 2 x 10G FEXes with FETs
N6001P-4FEX-10G	N6001P Chassis with 4 x 10G FEXes with FETs	N5672UP-4FEX-10G	N5672UP Chassis with 4 x 10G FEXes with FETs	-
N6001P-4FEX-10GT	N6001P Chassis with 4 x 10GT FEXes with FETs	N5672UP-4FEX-10GT	N5672UP Chassis with 4 x 10GT FEXes with FETs	-
N6001P-4FEX-1G	N6001P Chassis with 4 x 1G FEXes with FETs	N5672UP-4FEX-1G	N5672UP Chassis with 4 x 1G FEXes with FETs	-
N6001P-6FEX-10G	N6001P Chassis with 6 x 10G FEXes with FETs	N5672UP-6FEX-10G	N5672UP Chassis with 6 x 10G FEXes with FETs	-
N6001P-6FEX-10GT	N6001P Chassis with 6 x 10GT FEXes with FETs	N5672UP-6FEX-10GT	N5672UP Chassis with 6 x 10GT FEXes with FETs	-
N6001P-6FEX-1G	N6001P Chassis with 6 x 1G FEXes with FETs	N5672UP-6FEX-1G	N5672UP Chassis with 6 x 1G FEXes with FETs	-
N6001P-8FEX-1G	N6001P Chassis with 8 x 1G FEXes with FETs	N5672UP-8FEX-1G	N5672UP Chassis with 8 x 1G FEXes with FETs	-
N6004-12Q-LIC	N6004 Platform12 x 40G ports License; For slot 3 and 4	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	Not needed for 5696Q
N6004-12Q-SSK9	Nexus 6004 Storage License, 12-ports 40G or 48-ports 10G	N56-12Q-P-SSK9	Nexus 5600 Promo Storage Lic, 12-ports 40G or 48-ports 10G	License for 5600 only
N6004-24Q-LIC-P	Promotional 24 40GE Port License on the Norcal 6004	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	Not needed for 5696Q
N6004-4Q-SSK9-P	Nexus 6004 Promo Storage License 4-ports 40G or 16-ports 10G	N56-4Q-P-SSK9	Nexus 5600 Promo Storage Lic, 4-ports 40G or 16-ports 10G	License for 5600 only
N6004-96Q-BUN	2K-6K Bundles- 6004 24 x 40GE Ports; 6PS, 4 FAN	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	Tracking PID
N6004-B-24Q	Nexus 6004 EF chassis 24x40GE Ports/FCoE Bundle; 6PS, 4 FAN	N5696-B-24Q	Nexus 5696Q chassis 24x40GE Ports/FCoE Bundle; 6PS, 4 FAN	-
N6004-DFA-BUN-P1	Nexus 6004 DFA Bundle-Limited Time Promo; LAN, EL2, DCNM-LAN	N5696-DFA-BUN-P1	Nexus 5696 DFA Bundle-Limited Time Promo; LAN, EL2	License for 5600 only
N6004-EL2-SSK9	Nexus 6004 Enhanced Layer 2 License	N5696-EL2P-SSK9	Limited Time Promotion-Nexus 5696Q Enhanced Layer 2 License	License for 5600 only
N6004-LAN1K9	Layer 3 License for Nexus 6004 Platform	N56-LAN1K9	Nexus 5600 Series LAN Enterprise License	License for 5600 only
N6004-M12Q	Nexus 6004 EF Chassis Module 12Q 40GE Ethernet/FCoE	N5696-M12Q	Nexus 5696Q Chassis Module 12Q 40GE Ethernet/FCoE	License for 5600 only
N6004-M12Q-B	Nexus 6004 EF Chassis Module 12Q 40GE for Bundle	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	Tracking PID
N6004-M12Q=	Nexus 6004 Module 12Q 40GE Ethernet/FCoE, spare	N5696-M12Q=	Nexus 5696Q Chassis Module 12Q 40GE Ethernet/FCoE	-
N6004-SBUN-P1	Nexus 6004 SBUN-Promo; LAN, DCNM-LAN/SAN, 96p 40G Storage, EL2	N5696-SBUN-P1	Nexus 5696 SBUN-Promo; LAN, 96p 40G Storage, EL2, DCNM	License for 5600 only
N6004-SBUN-P1-L	Nexus 6004 SBUN Lite-Promo; LAN, DCNM-LAN, 24p 40G Storage, EL2	N5696-SBUN-P1	Nexus 5696 SBUN-Promo; LAN, 96p 40G Storage, EL2, DCNM	License for 5600 only
N6004-SBUN-P2	Nexus 6004 Promotion SBUN; LAN, DCNM-LAN/SAN, 96ports 40G, EL2	N5696-SBUN-P1	Nexus 5696 SBUN-Promo; LAN, 96p 40G Storage, EL2, DCNM	License for 5600 only
N6004EF-12FEX-1G	N6004 Chassis EF with 12 x 1G FEXe with FETs	N5696Q-12FEX-1G	N5696Q Chassis with 12 x 1G FEXes with FETs	-
N6004EF-24Q-B-LAB	N6004 demo bundle (Requires BU Approval - Lab use only)	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N6004EF-4FEX-10G	N6004 Chassis with 4 x 10G FEXes with FETs	N5696-N2300-BUN	Nexus 5696 and Nexus 2300 FEX Bundle	-
N6004EF-4FEX-10GT	N6004 Chassis with 4 x 10GT FEXes with FETs	N5696Q-8FEX-10GT	N5696Q Chassis with 8 x 10GT FEXes with FETs	-
N6004EF-4FEX-1G	N6004 Chassis EF with 4 x 1G FEXe with FETs	N5696Q-6FEX-1G	N5696Q Chassis with 6 x 1G FEXes with FETs	-
N6004EF-6FEX-10G	N6004 Chassis with 6 x 10G FEXes with FETs	N5696-N2300-BUN	Nexus 5696 and Nexus 2300 FEX Bundle	-
N6004EF-6FEX-10GT	N6004 Chassis with 6 x 10GT FEXes with FETs	N5696Q-8FEX-10GT	N5696Q Chassis with 8 x 10GT FEXes with FETs	-
N6004EF-6FEX-1G	N6004 Chassis EF with 6 x 1G FEXe with FETs	N5696Q-6FEX-1G	N5696Q Chassis with 6 x 1G FEXes with FETs	-
N6004EF-8FEX-10G	N6004 Chassis with 8 x 10G FEXes with FETs	N5696-N2300-BUN	Nexus 5696 and Nexus 2300 FEX Bundle	-
N6004EF-8FEX-10GT	N6004 Chassis with 8 x 10GT FEXes with FETs	N5696Q-8FEX-10GT	N5696Q Chassis with 8 x 10GT FEXes with FETs	-
N6004EF-8FEX-1G	N6004 Chassis EF with 8 x 1G FEXe with FETs	N5696Q-12FEX-1G	N5696Q Chassis with 12 x 1G FEXes with FETs	-
N6004EF-96Q-BUN	2K-6K Bundles- 6004 EF 24 x 40GE Ports; 6PS, 4 FAN	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	Tracking PID
N6004X-M20UP	Nexus 6004 Unified Mod 20P 10GE Eth/FCoE OR 8/4/2G FC	N5696-M20UP	Nexus 5696Q Unified Mod 20P 10GE Eth/FCoE OR 8/4/2G FC
N6004X-M20UP=	Nexus 6004 Unified Mod 20P 10GE Eth/FCoE OR 8/4/2G FC	N5696-M20UP=	Nexus 5696Q Unified Mod 20P 10GE Eth/FCoE OR 8/4/2G FC	-
N6K-20P-SSK9	Nexus 6004 20 Port Storage License for the UP LEM	N56-20PP-SSK9	Promotion Nexus 5696Q 20 Port Storage License for the UP LEM	License for 5600 only
N6K-20PP-SSK9	Promotion Nexus 6004 20 Port Storage License for the UP LEM	N56-20PP-SSK9	Promotion Nexus 5696Q 20 Port Storage License for the UP LEM	License for 5600 only
N6K-BAS1K9	Layer 3 Base License for Nexus 6000 Platform	N56-BAS1K9	Nexus 5600 Series LAN Base License	License for 5600 only
N6K-C6001-64P	Nexus 6001, 1RU switch, fixed 48p of 10G SFP+ and 4p QSFP+	N5K-C5672UP-16G	Nexus 5672UP 1RU, 24x10G SFP+, 24pxUP SFP+, 6x40G QSFP+	-
N6K-C6001-64P-BUN	N6K-C6001-64P Chassis used in N6K-N2K Bundles	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	Tracking PID
N6K-C6001-64P-NFR	Nexus 6001 Chassis Demo bundle, not for resale	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N6K-C6001-64P=	Nexus 6001, 1RU switch, fixed 48p of 10G SFP+ and 4p QSFP+	N5K-C5672UP	Nexus 5672UP 1RU, 32x10G SFP+, 16pxUP SFP+, 6x40G QSFP+	-
N6K-C6001-64T	Nexus 6001, 1RU switch, fixed 48p of 10G BASE-T and 4p QSFP+	N5K-C5596T-FA	Nexus 5596T 2RU, 2PS/4Fans, 32x10GT/16xSFP+ Fixed Ports	9372TX could be alternative replacement
N6K-C6001-64T=	Nexus 6001, 1RU switch, fixed 48p of 10G BASE-T and 4p QSFP+	N5K-C5596T=	Nexus 5596T 2RU, No PS, No Fans, For Service Only	9372TX could be alternative replacement
N6K-C6001-ACC-KIT	Nexus 6001, 1RU Accessory Kit	N5672-ACC-KIT	Nexus 5672 Chassis Accessory Kit	-
N6K-C6001-ACC-KIT=	Nexus 6001, 1RU Accessory Kit	N5672-ACC-KIT=	Nexus 5672 Chassis Accessory Kit	-
N6K-C6001P-C	Nexus 6001P Chassis with License and SW Image for comcast	N5K-C5672UP-C	Nexus 5672UP Chassis with License and SW image for comcast	-
N6K-C6004-ACC-KIT	Nexus 6004 Chassis Accessory Kit	N5696-ACC-KIT	Nexus 5696Q Chassis Accessory Kit	-
N6K-C6004-ACC-KIT=	Nexus 6004 Chassis Accessory Kit, spare	N5696-ACC-KIT=	Nexus 5696Q Chassis Accessory Kit	-
N6K-C6004-FAN-B	Nexus 6004 Fan Module with Back to Front Airflow	N5K-C5696-FAN-B	Nexus 5696Q Fan Module with Back to Front Airflow	-
N6K-C6004-FAN-B=	Nexus 6004 Fan Module with Back to Front Airflow, spare	N5K-C5696-FAN-B=	Nexus 5696Q Fan Module with Back to Front Airflow	-
N6K-C6004-FAN-F	Nexus 6004 Fan Module with Front to Back Airflow	N5K-C5696-FAN	Nexus 5696Q Fan Module with Front to back Airflow	-
N6K-C6004-FAN-F=	Nexus 6004 Fan Module with Front to Back Airflow, spare	N5K-C5696-FAN=	Nexus 5696Q Fan Module with Front to back Airflow, Spare	-
N6K-C6004-M-BLNK	Nexus 6004 Module Blank Cover	N5K-C5696-M-BLNK	Nexus 5696Q Module Blank Cover	-
N6K-C6004-M-BLNK=	Nexus 6004 Module Blank Cover, spare	N5K-C5696-M-BLNK=	Nexus 5696Q Module Blank Cover	-
N6K-C6004=	Nexus 6004 EF Chassis Bare	N5K-C5696Q=	Nexus 5696Q Bare Chassis (No Fans/PSU)	-
N6K-C6004EF	Nexus 6004 EF Chassis 6 PSU, 4 FAN (No LEMs)	N5K-C5696Q	Nexus 5696Q Chassis 6PS, 4 FAN VxLAN	-
N6K-C6004EF-C	Nexus 6004EF Chassis with license and SW image for comcast	N5K-C5696Q-C	Nexus 5696Q Chassis with license and SW image for comcast	-
N6K-DFA-P1	Nexus DFA production support	N5K-DFA-P1	Nexus DFA production support	License for 5600 only
N6K-FNPV-SSK9	Nexus 6000 FCoE NPV License	N56-FNPV-SSK9	Nexus 5600 FNPV License	License for 5600 only
N6K-PS-BLANK	Nexus 6004 Power Supply Blank Cover	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N6K-PS-BLANK=	Nexus 6004 Power Supply Blank Cover	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
N6K-VMFEXK9	Nexus 6000 series VM-FEX license	N56-VMFEX9	Nexus 5600 VM-FEX license	License for 5600 only

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