We performed a comparison between Aruba Instant On Switches and Cisco Nexus based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two LAN Switching solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The online monitoring tool and the configuration of the application with the tool are valuable features."
"Aruba's management solutions, like Aruba Central are valuable."
"It is a very stable solution."
"Instant On Switches' best feature is the 1930, which is stackable."
"Its customer service is good."
"It is straightforward to set up."
"We use Aruba Instant On Switches for general communication, sending files, and going to the internet."
"The initial setup is simple."
"Cisco Nexus is very safe and stable. I've been here 8 months. We have some devices that have been out for 11 years."
"The most valuable feature is that it is high-density, ten-gig."
"It's easy to use."
"This solution has saved us both time and money because we now have the ability to control all of these telephony devices that are deployed nationwide."
"It is a scalable, reliable, stable and efficient solution."
"The redundancy and the vPC are the most valuable features. We can integrate two switches together for file transfers; that is, we can operate two switches as one. This is because the network can be shared via a vPC trunk, particularly for devices that are not critical for redundancy."
"The product has a stable and strong server panel switch."
"The solution is stable."
"Tracking with instant switches needs improvement."
"In general, mostly in Instant On series, if we could have much more control on the switches, at least. We'd like a CLI access so that, when we want to do some advanced configurations we could."
"They should extend the marketing and talk about Aruba's success stories throughout the region."
"We are interested in acquiring a firewall that provides a comprehensive solution. In other words, we're seeking a firewall that encompasses multiple aspects, such as exceptional switches and active phone functionalities."
"The pricing is competitive but could be improved."
"They could provide additional uplink ports, such as eight instead of four. It will be beneficial for our use case."
"You cannot use many VLANs, like VLAN 10, VLAN 20, VLAN 30, and VLAN 100 on Aruba Instant On AP."
"Some customers have made complaints about Aruba Instant On Switches' stability."
"In terms of improvement, the stacking between the two switches in the higher availability model should be similar to Catalyst. It's better to have one interface for configuration."
"They should make it easier to update the code on it."
"The code quality for this solution has gotten worse and needs improvement."
"Currently, the switches don't behave like the 4500 switches in terms of acting as one physical chassis. So the multi-chassis PortChannel feature is not applicable in this case. Nevertheless, virtual port-channel feature covers this."
"I would like to see more automation and for it to be easier to use."
"Data center access is stable and high speed but it is not compatible with Cisco's server hardware devices. The solution can be technically improved and can have features like automation, better visibility, better functionality, and cheap pricing."
"One of the biggest challenges, which I see is that there's a constant evolution in the product. For example, our configuration is based on what is known as traditional data center implementation. Today there is the ACI deployment and to implement, to migrate from one technology to another, that's challenging both from a configuration perspective and also from a cost perspective."
"The software is not as mature as it could be and needs some integration improvements with other orchestrators."
Aruba Instant On Switches is ranked 4th in LAN Switching with 22 reviews while Cisco Nexus is ranked 6th in LAN Switching with 101 reviews. Aruba Instant On Switches is rated 8.4, while Cisco Nexus is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Aruba Instant On Switches writes "A very stable tool that needs to offer better startup speed". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Cisco Nexus writes " Offer high performance capabilities and enables efficient data transmission and processing". Aruba Instant On Switches is most compared with HPE ProCurve, Cisco Catalyst Switches and NETGEAR Switches, whereas Cisco Nexus is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, Juniper QFX Series Switches, Arista Networks Platform, Dell PowerConnect Switches and HPE ProCurve. See our Aruba Instant On Switches vs. Cisco Nexus report.
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