[c-nsp] Cisco RPS for 3550 switch

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Robert Boyle wrote:

> Cisco should make at least one 1U 24 port GigE switch with real dual 
> power built into the chassis for under $1000 street price or bring 
> back a real RPS. I don't need L3 features for most applications. 
> That's where our 6500s come in. We just need a switch for customer 
> server setups in our racks. The Dell 5324s with RPS600s are working 
> great for us, but it is crazy that Cisco just isn't a player in this 
> space anymore.
> 
> -Robert

We need the 3550-48-EMI's for the L3 features they provide (OSPF/BGP) as we push 
L3 all the way out to the customer's switch port.  We've had nothing but bad 
luck with Dell switches, and not much better luck with HP ProCurve as of late 
(although the lifetime replacement warranty is nice, we've used it several 
times), so we're all Cisco for now.  It is frustrating though that they lack 
many of the features HP has, such as 10GBE uplinks (HP 2900G vs Cisco 2960G) at 
the same price-point.  We considered going to the 6500 platform, but already 
have a big investment in the 3550's and don't see enough reason to switch since 
the 3550's do everything we need them to do for now.  We are just wanting some 
additional PSU redundancy for them.

--Mike