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Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series
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Q&A Contents Product Overview .................................................................................................................................................... 3 Stacking.................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Investment Protection ....................................................................................................................
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Product Overview ® ® Q. What are the notable differences between the Cisco Catalyst 2960-S and 2960-X Series Switches? A. Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series Switches are the next generation of the world’s most widely deployed access switches. They are scalable, smart, simple, and secure and at the same time provide investment protection. These switches also provide Layer 3 routing capability, application-aware intelligence, and double the scale. They are the greenest Cisco Catalyst access switc
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Q. What is the difference between the Cisco IOS Software feature sets? A. The differences between the three Cisco IOS Software feature sets are: ● LAN Lite feature set has entry-level Layer 2 features and is targeted at midmarket deployments. ● LAN Base feature set comes with advanced Layer 2 features and is typically targeted at enterprise customers. ● IP Lite feature set comes with enterprise access Layer 3 features and is typically targeted at enterprise customers. Q. How can I tell
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Q. What features does IP Lite bring to the 2960-XR switch models? A. IP Lite introduced enterprise access Layer 3 features to the 2960-XR switch models. IP Lite is subset of IP Base features. Some of the IP Lite features are: ● Routing Information Protocol (RIP) v1 ● Routing Information Protocol (RIP) v2 ● Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) v2 stub ● Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) v3 stub ● Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) stub ● Equal-cost routing ● Hot Standby Route
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Feature 2960-XR 2960-X 2960-S 2960 Management options Console RJ45, USB Console RJ45, USB Console RJ45, USB Console RJ45 console, and out of band console, and out of band console, and out of band Ethernet Ethernet Ethernet Flash 256 MB 128 MB 64 MB 32 MB DRAM 512 MB 512 MB 256 MB 64 MB Active VLANs 1K 1K 255 64 EtherChannel groups 48 24 6 6 Egress buffers 4 MB 4 MB 2 MB 2 MB Switched Port Analyzer 4 4 2 2 (SPAN) sessions * Max MAC addresses 32K 16K 8K 8K ** IPv4 unicast routes 24K
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Q. What are the FlexStack-Plus high-availability features? A. The following features enhance high availability and manageability across a stack: ● Cross-stack EtherChannel ● SPAN ● FlexLink technology ● Hitless voice calls Investment Protection Q. Is FlexStack-Plus stacking backward compatible with FlexStack? A. Yes. Unlike competing products, the FlexStack-Plus stacking is backward compatible with FlexStack to preserve customer investment. This allows mixed stacking of Cisco Catalyst
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Q. Which SDM template should be selected on the Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series with LAN Base to form a mixed stack with Cisco Catalyst 2960-S? A. If Cisco Catalyst 2960-S is running the “default” SDM template, then Cisco Catalyst 2960-X must use the “default” template. If Cisco Catalyst 2960-S is running the “lanbase-routing” template, then Cisco Catalyst 2960-X must use the same. Q. Can Cisco Catalyst 2960-S be the stack master in a mixed stack of 2960-S and 2960-X switches? A. Yes. Cisco
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Q. How do I get the Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series out of switch hibernation mode? A. The Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series provides the following wake-up triggers from switch hibernation mode: ● Wake on scheduled real-time clock alarm/trigger ● Wake on mode button trigger Q. Can Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series Switches be scheduled to switch hibernation mode using the Cisco EnergyWise management tool? A. Yes, the switch hibernation mode is integrated with Cisco EnergyWise. Cisco Catalyst 2960-X S
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● 10/100 Ethernet management port Q. Can both USB Type B console and RJ-45 console ports be used simultaneously? A. No. Only one can be used for input, but both can receive output. When the USB console is connected, “it is used for input (by default)”. This design allows the administrator to see when the USB console port is in use. This capability is useful for remote administrators. Q. Does the switch support auto-baud on the console port? A. No. This was a tradeoff between console spee
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Q. Are Cisco Catalyst 2960-XR field-replaceable power supplies hot swappable? A. Yes. Cisco Catalyst 2960-XR power supplies are hot swappable. Q. Can a non-PoE Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series Switch support PoE by replacing its power supply with a PoE- capable power supply? A. No. A non-PoE Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series Switch will not support PoE by using a PoE-capable power supply. Q. Can we increase the PoE budget of Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series Switch by replacing its power supply with a
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Q. Do the Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series Switches have feature parity with the existing Cisco Catalyst 2960 switches? A. Yes. The Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series has all the features of the Cisco Catalyst 2960-S Series. All Cisco Catalyst 2960 switches run the same Cisco IOS Software train, which provides maximum compatibility. Q. What is the switch database management (SDM) template for the Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series? A. The SDM templates supported for the Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series are a
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SDM TCAM Resources 2960-XR Default (IP Lite) 2960-XR 2960-XR VLAN (IP Lite) IPv4 (IP Lite) IPv4 QoS ACEs 500 500 500 IPv6 QoS ACEs 250 500 0 IPv4 security ACEs 1K 1K 875 IPv6 security ACEs 500 500 0 Q. Does the Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series support IPv6? A. Yes. Cisco Catalyst 2960-XSeries Switches are IPv6 certified. These switches with LAN Base software support: ● IPv6 host ● IPv6 management ● IPv6 static routing ● IPv6 MLD v1 and v2 snooping ● IPv6 port-based ACLs ● IPv6 rout
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Q. Do the Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series Switches support Cisco Generic Online Diagnostics (GOLD) for in-field hardware debugging? A. Yes. The Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series supports the following GOLD tests: ● TestPortAsicStackPortLoopback ● TestPortAsicLoopback ● TestPortAsicCam ● TestPortAsicMem ● TestInlinePwrCtlr The Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series Switches do not support the following GOLD tests: ● TestPortAsicRingLoopback ● TestMicRingLoopback Q. Do the Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series
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Q. Which version of NetFlow exporters is supported? A. Only NetFlow Version 9 is supported for NetFlow exporter using the export-protocol command option. Q. How many NetFlow-Lite flows are supported on the Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series? A. 16K NetFlow-Lite flows are supported on a stack of Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series Switches. Q. Is egress flow monitor supported on the Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series? A. No, only ingress flow monitors are supported on the Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series. Q. Ca
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Q. Can the Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series PoE switches detect Type 1 and Type 2 powered devices? A. The Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series supports both the PoE and PoE+ standards and can classify a powered device as either Type 1 or 2 with a one-event classification. A Type 2 powered device supports Class 4 in order to obtain more power than is supported by the legacy power levels (30W). A Type 1 powered device can support only up to Class 3, or 15.4W. Q. Can the Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series PoE
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Transceivers Q. What types of 10 Gigabit SFP+ modules are supported by the Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series Switches? A. For a list of the 10 Gigabit SFP+ modules, visit http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/modules/ps5455/products_device_support_tables_list.html. Q. What types of SFP modules are supported by the Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series Switches? A. For a list of the 1G SFP modules, visit http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/modules/ps5455/products_device_support_tables_list.html. Q
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Cisco Enhanced Limited Lifetime Hardware Warranty Hardware replacement Cisco or its service center will use commercially reasonable efforts to ship a Cisco Catalyst 2960-X replacement part for next-business-day delivery, where available. Otherwise, a replacement will be shipped within 10 working days after the receipt of the RMA request. Actual delivery times might vary depending on customer location. Effective date Hardware warranty commences from the date of shipment to customer (and in
