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Switches for CCNP

MAC_AddyMAC_Addy Member Posts: 1,740 ■■■■□□□□□□
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I'm looking at getting some switches for my CCNP lab. I'm currently going through the ICND topics and just looking ahead for when I pass both exams. I've been looking at the 3550 and the 3550 pwr models. Will these suffice for the exam, or would I need more L3 switches? I currently have 2 2950's and 2 2950T's.
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    networkjutsunetworkjutsu Member Posts: 275 ■■■□□□□□□□
    3550s will work on most of the topics but not all. 3560s are more ideal if you want to practice all of the technologies covered in CCNP SWITCH.
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    MAC_AddyMAC_Addy Member Posts: 1,740 ■■■■□□□□□□
    networkjutsu wrote: »
    3560s are more ideal.
    Thanks for the info, I appreciate it. That's what I thought. How many do you recommend?
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    networkjutsunetworkjutsu Member Posts: 275 ■■■□□□□□□□
    Two should be good. I did mine with 2 x 3550 but I had access to 3560s because of Cisco Network Academy and at work.
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    MAC_AddyMAC_Addy Member Posts: 1,740 ■■■■□□□□□□
    Thanks again. I'll wait until I've passed ICND2 until I make a full commitment to purchase them. Though, I am fully confident I'll pass - just don't want them to sit around doing nothing until then.
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    networkjutsunetworkjutsu Member Posts: 275 ■■■□□□□□□□
    You'll be fine with your ICND2. Yea, just wait. I bought my 3560s when it was around $600s and now they're just ~$350 - basically what I paid for my 3550s back then.
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    Jason0352Jason0352 Member Posts: 59 ■■□□□□□□□□
    What can the 3560's do that the 3550 EMI's cant do?
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    wavewave Member Posts: 342
    Has anyone used INE rack rentals for CCNP Switch? I haven't seen this discussed for a while and the other posts have been under the CCIE forum.
    ROUTE Passed 1 May 2012
    SWITCH Passed 25 September 2012
    TSHOOT Passed 23 October 2012
    Taking CCNA Security in April 2013 then studying for the CISSP
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    alan2308alan2308 Member Posts: 1,854 ■■■■■■■■□□
    Jason0352 wrote: »
    What can the 3560's do that the 3550 EMI's cant do?

    Catalyst 3560 and 3550 Comparison | INE
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    pitviperpitviper Member Posts: 1,376 ■■■■■■■□□□
    Jason0352 wrote: »
    What can the 3560's do that the 3550 EMI's cant do?

    From an exam perspective the biggest thing being private VLANs. If I didn’t already have 3560s in my voice lab I wouldn’t have spent the cash on them for CCNP studies.

    QoS (queuing) and IPv6 support is different between models – but you won’t see any of that on the SWITCH exam.
    CCNP:Collaboration, CCNP:R&S, CCNA:S, CCNA:V, CCNA, CCENT
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