Should I purchase the Cisco RPS 2300 for my six 3750 StackWise Switches?
Hi All,
I'd like if you could give me your pros and cons for purchasing the Cisco RPS 2300? Also, could you give me alternative solutions?
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We have 6 Cisco 3750-E switches setup in a stackwise configuration. The 3750 isn't like other Cisco equipment where you can buy a spare power supply to connect for a nominal fee. You must buy a RPS 2300 with all the cables and power supplies. If my Cisco rep is wrong, please show me comparable items My quote for this system with all proper wires and power supplies comes to roughly $3,000!
I have a single source of power, but 3 UPS battery backups. My current setup is having 2 switches connected to each UPS. I was thinking about having all the switch's main power supply connected to one UPS then each power supply on the RPS 2300 connected to the other two UPS.
People are telling me it is silly to spend the $3000 unless we have two power sources. This is our core switch stack for all end-users and we currently have NO SmartNet on these devices.
My other two options were:
1) To get 4h SmartNet on the 6 switches @ $800 each = $4800 Annually.
2) Buy an extra switch for $5,000. Add NBD SmartNet @ $400 each = $2,800 Annually.
What do you suggest?
I'd like if you could give me your pros and cons for purchasing the Cisco RPS 2300? Also, could you give me alternative solutions?
It is displayed at the link below: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/switches/ps5718/ps7148/ps7130/prod_bulletin0900aecd805bbf09.html
We have 6 Cisco 3750-E switches setup in a stackwise configuration. The 3750 isn't like other Cisco equipment where you can buy a spare power supply to connect for a nominal fee. You must buy a RPS 2300 with all the cables and power supplies. If my Cisco rep is wrong, please show me comparable items My quote for this system with all proper wires and power supplies comes to roughly $3,000!
I have a single source of power, but 3 UPS battery backups. My current setup is having 2 switches connected to each UPS. I was thinking about having all the switch's main power supply connected to one UPS then each power supply on the RPS 2300 connected to the other two UPS.
People are telling me it is silly to spend the $3000 unless we have two power sources. This is our core switch stack for all end-users and we currently have NO SmartNet on these devices.
My other two options were:
1) To get 4h SmartNet on the 6 switches @ $800 each = $4800 Annually.
2) Buy an extra switch for $5,000. Add NBD SmartNet @ $400 each = $2,800 Annually.
What do you suggest?
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mikebernhardt:
It appears I have enough ports to have two switches free. So, i'm going to move everything over to the four switches. Then i'll have two spare switches. NBD on the switches sounds good!
Considering I have 2 spare switches for 4 switches in use the RPS2300 seems to be a bit much. I can save myself $3,000. What do you think?
The problem is that having two good switches sitting around won't last for long. Given time they will end up in production for use in a DMZ or a something else. So then again i'm leaning towards the RPS 2300.
It appears I have enough ports to have two switches free. So, i'm going to move everything over to the four switches. Then i'll have two spare switches. NBD on the switches sounds good!
Considering I have 2 spare switches for 4 switches in use the RPS2300 seems to be a bit much. I can save myself $3,000. What do you think?
The problem is that having two good switches sitting around won't last for long. Given time they will end up in production for use in a DMZ or a something else. So then again i'm leaning towards the RPS 2300.
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mikebernhardt:
Thank you for your help. At times I like to bounce ideas around with other people than with management who at times knows less than I. The department here is fairly new and previously all work was done by consultants. You can say we are playing catch up with lots of things. Getting SmartNet on devices, finding out how things are configured, and finding services we pay for yet don't have implemented are just part of the fun. Thank you.
Thank you for your help. At times I like to bounce ideas around with other people than with management who at times knows less than I. The department here is fairly new and previously all work was done by consultants. You can say we are playing catch up with lots of things. Getting SmartNet on devices, finding out how things are configured, and finding services we pay for yet don't have implemented are just part of the fun. Thank you.
My suggestion would be to buy the RPS and plug each RPS power supply into a UPS. If you lose power, you will stay up for a little while, and the whole office would probably go down anyway. Individual circuit failure is extremely rare if it was wired correctly to begin with.
Also buy Smartnet NBD for all 6 switches- 2 years costs less than one switch. Do you have enough spare ports on your switches to temporarily move cabling if one switch died?