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Cisco 550X Series Stackable Managed Switches

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What is Cisco 550X Series Stackable Managed Switches?

Cisco 550X Series Stackable Managed Switches include capabilities and management options needed to support applications today and in the future, such as security, advanced QoS, comprehensive IPv6 support, and Layer 3 dynamic routing.

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Pawel Sokol
IT Administrator in Information Technology at Kontri Sp. z o.o. (51-200 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Cisco 550X series devices as core switches in our environment in native stacking mode. We have 3 switches and they are connected in ring topology.

Pros

  • Easy to create stacking
  • Easy to configure using web interface or command line
  • Similar command line to Cisco IOS

Cons

  • Missing command line options like show running-config "| include, exlude"
  • Possibility to connect to switch using usb console cable or usb dongle
  • Missing vtp protocol support, only gvrp available

Most Important Features

  • Stacking mode which allows to manage as one device
  • 10Gbit SFP+ uplinks
  • Easy configuration
  • Similar commands, like in Cisco IOS

Return on Investment

  • Money savings as they are cheaper than competative Cisco IOS switches
  • Cisco Business Switches has limited lifetime warranty
  • Good switching capacity, and reliability

Alternatives Considered

Dell EMC PowerSwitch N Series (Force10)

Other Software Used

VMware ESXi, Ubiquiti WLAN, QNAP NAS