Cumulus (now NVIDIA) has just entered the access/edge market, so if you're running a 'development-enabled' team, it's a very attractive offering. They bring a pretty solid software solution, that can run on their own CX-1048, or on a variety of manufacturers switches (including Dell). self disclaimer; $dayjob affords Cisco 3650s/9300s, $sidejob(s) affords Dell+Cumulus. -GarrettS On Mon, Jun 29, 2020 at 8:42 AM Nathaniel Wingard via NANOG <nanog@nanog.org> wrote:
I’m looking to replace some access switches (Cisco Catalyst 3750 and 3560G). I really just need L2 features (stacking, PoE+, VLAN). I’ve found a 2960X that I like, but Cisco is pushing their 9200 series. The only downside I see is that the 9200s look to all have Layer 3 features. I’ve always shied away from L3 switches when I don’t need the L3 features, but I don’t have any solid reason not to just use the switches and turn off the L3 features I don’t need. I’m looking for thoughts on this approach.
Thanks,
Nathaniel