August 2014 – Router Switch Blog

VSS on Cisco 4500/4500X Switches

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Betsy Yu | 0 Comments

The VSS–Cisco Virtual Switching System is a clustering technology that pools two Cisco Catalyst 4500-E Series Switches with Cisco Catalyst Supervisor Engine 7-E or 7-LE or two Catalyst 4500-X Series Switches into a single virtual switch. In a VSS, the…

Cisco 4500 VSS Requirement-Software, Hardware and Licensing

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Betsy Yu | 0 Comments

VSS (Virtual Switching System) is a method to combine two physical switches into one logical switch to achieve physical redundancy, Spanning-Tree blocking elimination, and increased bandwidth. VSS was first available in Cisco 6500. And now it’s also supported on 4500…

Cisco IOS XE Version and IOS Version

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Betsy Yu | 0 Comments

How much do you know about Cisco software for its hardware? There are main four types of Cisco software: IOS, XE, XR, and NX-OS. In this article, we will map the main IOS and IOS XE; you can check…

IOS XE Upgrade in Cisco Catalyst 3850 Switch

Posted on August 27, 2014 by Betsy Yu | 0 Comments

The Cisco Catalyst 3850 Switch uses Cisco IOS XE Software. Cisco IOS XE Software is delivered as a bundle that contains a set of packages. You can boot and run the Cisco IOS XE Software on the Cisco Catalyst 3850…

Cisco 2960-S Series Stacking

Posted on August 27, 2014 by Betsy Yu | 0 Comments

It’s not a complicated task to stack a Cisco 2960S or 3750 series, which didn’t require a network professional to configure the switches. All the network professional needed to do is connect the FlexStack or StackWise cables and the switches…

How to Install or Replace an AC Power Supply in a Cisco 2960-X Switch?

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Betsy Yu | 0 Comments

If you bought a Cisco 2960-X model, do you know how to install or replace an AC power supply, especially for Catalyst 2960-XR switches? What you need to pay attention to while installing the AC power supply into a Cisco…

Cisco Aironet 1600 and 2600 Series Have Been Chosen to Replace Aironet 1140 Series and Aironet 1130 AG Series

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Betsy Yu | 0 Comments

Cisco Aironet 1130 AG Series was designed for coverage in offices and similar RF environments, but it has been announced End of Life and End of Sale last year. Most of Cisco Aironet 1130 AG APs models would be End…

Cisco Catalyst 3650 Model Comparison

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Betsy Yu | 0 Comments

It is reported that Cisco Catalyst 3650 Series will be the replacement for the popular Cisco 3560-X and Cisco 3750-X. We knew that Cisco has unveiled the new Catalyst 3650 access switch designed to converge wired and wireless networking last…

Cisco Quietly Unveiled UCS 6324 for Small Businesses

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Betsy Yu | 0 Comments

Cisco never stops the technology innovations. Recently, Cisco has quietly unveiled a new fabric interconnect-Cisco UCS 6324 Fabric Interconnect for its Unified Computing System servers designed to address requirements for smaller compute domains. What’s so cool about this new Fabric…