We performed a comparison between Cisco Catalyst Switches, Cisco Nexus, and Enterasys Campus LAN Switches based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
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"The configuration is easy."
"The solution is durable."
"There is a lot of improvement in the network segment after replacing the older switches. I have not seen any kind of issue with these switches since deployment. They are pretty much stable."
"The scalability is excellent."
"It is easy to use."
"The product offers very good routing and ranking capabilities."
"They have a robust monitoring system."
"The Cisco software ties all the hardware together better than the competition."
"The setup was very easy, but managing it in operations was very complex."
"The most valuable features of this solution are scalability and throughput."
"We have continuity with Cisco, which provides a very high-end solution."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the power."
"The biggest benefit to this solution is a high port density with high bandwidth."
"Its low latency is most valuable. Its performance is good, and it is also very stable."
"This solution streamlines how we have to configure things because we can do everything from one device, whereas if we had individual devices we would have to go to each one and configure them manually."
"The interface is as user-friendly as you can make it."
"The performance is good."
"Extreme Networks is the only one that has this kind of universal switch. It simplifies things greatly. Customers no longer have to worry about the price differences between traditional and fabric technology switches, which used to have their own pricing. This has made it easier for us as solution providers to tailor options for our customers with fewer but more suitable choices."
"Enterasys Campus LAN Switches is a trustable and powerful solution. The solution has good web management features. You can do whatever you want, like a CLI. The solution is easy to diagnose and manage. I like the Linux-based operating system. If any service crashes, you need to restart the system."
"The support team’s response and resolution time must be faster."
"I use the Cisco Catalyst Switches command-line interface(CLI) a lot out in the field, but there are some web interfaces features that are available that I haven't used very much. I'm more comfortable with the CLI, but the web interfaces are very lacking."
"Cisco should work to lower its costs. It's quite expensive right now."
"Installing and configuring these switches requires the proper training."
"The solution is expensive. They should work on their pricing model to try to make it more affordable for customers."
"Cisco should focus more on this type of product instead of on data center switches. They stopped improving the software of these switches and they are focusing on the data center. They should focus on this type of product, more than any other thing."
"Soon, we plan to migrate to the cloud infrastructure. It would be good if the Cisco switches worked quickly in the cloud, like their hardware devices. Ideally, they would be like OVS-DPDK, but they would work out-of-the-box."
"Cisco is dedicated to providing their customers with the latest technology, but it comes with a price. It's expensive when compared to competitors' products."
"One improvement needed is support for Multi-CAD scale that we were concerned about. We're not hitting any limits at this point."
"It would be great if they could make the interface a little more user-friendly, but not trade power off for simplicity."
"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."
"There is an ongoing problem with the limitation of the TCAM table, which is that it doesn't have enough memory to allow you to be really granular with your policy."
"Multi contexts would be nice to have to separate different tenants logically and securely."
"The price could be better."
"I would love to see Active/Active FEX connectivity, which is enhanced vPC, where we could also do a vPC from a server in that type of configuration."
"There's a couple of really bad incidents lately. Probably luck of the draw."
"While the support is good, it could be better, and the price could be reduced."
"Security features do exist, and they're mostly common with other switches. What makes these switches unique is the ability to see application layers on the switch, but not directly through the switch. There are tools from Extreme Networks that allow visibility of such traffic, which other switches lack. Extreme CloudIQ analytics can analyze all the traffic on Extreme Switches up to layer seven, offering full visibility. However, this tool is necessary for such detailed analytics and might not be compatible with some third-party products."
"The tool's price is high. We need a cost-effective service. It also needs to add wireless controller features like Huawei."
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