[c-nsp] choosing a switch.... cat6500 vs cat6800

[Garrett Skjelstad]

We have 20+ 6807 w/ SUP-2Ts and have been running them for 3.5 years. The
code has gotten progressively better, admittingly though, it was garbage
the first year.

Just our experience.

On Jul 7, 2018 15:51, "Eli Kagan via cisco-nsp" <cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net>
wrote:




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Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2018 22:51:07 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: choosing a switch.... cat6500 vs cat6800
Hi everybody,


Need your opinion on choosing a switch for an upgrade. I got a bunch
of cat4507 sup7-e running right now thatneed to be replaced very soon.  I
can’tseem to pick the right platform to replace it with. Cisco is being as
confusing as always.
My requirements are pretty bland. The switch has to be highly reliable
(banking environment), mature code and hardware. Should not end up with no
more software updates in the next 5 years (PCI compliance). Should do VRFs,
MACsec, VPC or VSS (quad sup VSS is better). No 10Gig is required as of
today.
My options so far:1.       Cat6807, sup6T  -- would be my first choice but
other techies have no experience with it and are reluctant to agree.

2.       Cat6506-E.  sup2T  --  7 years old, perhaps will be EoL shortly
otherwise will do.
3.       Cat4507R+E, sup9 -- good on paper but I had too manyhardware and
software issues with the existing cat4500 for me to be comfortablewith this
option. On top of that, Cisco is “encouraging” to go to Cat9400instead
4.       Cat9400 7-slot  --  I know nothing about that thing. Does it
support quad sup VSS or similar? Is it too cutting edge for a financial
client? Is the code stable enough?


5.       Nexus 7700 6-slot   or    Nexus 9504   --  both are expensive
ashell.
Any insight would be highlyappreciated.




Thanks,

Eli














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