Before buying an RPS for Cisco Catalyst Switches

There are two issues that you have to be aware of when you are evaluating RPS solutions for fixed Cisco catalyst switches. Cisco has a product named Cisco Redundant Power System 2300 (RPS 2300) for the non-modular switch series like Catalyst 3560, Catalyst 3750. This is the successor of old Cisco Redundant Power System 675 (RPS 675). You have only one bullet in your gun when you have an RPS Switch draw power from RPS after power fail You can prov...

Standalone or stackable Cisco switches do not support NetFlow

NetFlow is a must have technology suitable for mid size to enterprise companies. Nowadays, it has become an IEEE standard as IPFIX (Internet Protocol Flow Information eXport). We will be able to find NetFlow technology support on any brand in the market soon. However, which devices of Cisco itself supports NetFlow technology? All routers including the oldest (e.g. Cisco 2500 series) and smallest (e.g. Cisco 800 series) support NetFlow. Some functions...

HSRP Group IDs are limited to 16 on PFC2

On the catalyst 6500 switches, the maximum number of HSRP group IDs are limited to 16 in the Supervisor Engine 2-based systems. This limit is 256 in all other older and newer systems.If you try to create a new standby group after this limit you recieve More than 16 standby groups not supported in this platform. message.Cisco says that this is a per interface limit. So, you can use same ID in several interfaces. You can find the details on “HSRP Grou...

Cisco Learning Credits

Getting training from Cisco is possible like buying a router. The process is similar to SMARTnet. You can simply add TRN-CLC-000 ( 10 Prepaid Training Credits:Redeem W/Cisco Learning Partners ) to your kit list and you have 10 Credits for training. How can I use these credits? You can use these credits for any training you need. You just have to check the required amount of credits from cisco.com to get trained. For example, you need 29 CLCs (Cisco ...