An administrator of a company has concerns about upgrading the access layer switches. The users rely heavily on wireless and VoIP telephony. Which is the best recommendation to ensure a short downtime for the users during upgrading the access layer switches?
To ensure a short downtime for users relying heavily on wireless and VoIP telephony during an upgrade of the access layer switches, it is crucial to maintain Power over Ethernet (PoE) connectivity for connected devices. Installing AOS-CX 6300 or 6400 switches with always-on PoE supports this requirement by ensuring that PoE-powered devices like wireless access points and VoIP phones continue to receive power even during switch reboots, thereby minimizing the downtime and disruption for users.
Correct answer is B
Answer is B. The key is to reduce the impact. VSF or not will have same impact when the switch reboots. But if the switch support always on poe then at least the POE clients will be ready before the switch finish booting up. If you dont have always on POE, then the poe clients will reboot AFTER the switch boots up.
Answer is B
6400 for an access layer switch... go ahead
For big companies, installing modular switches on access layer is normal. We have hundreds of ports per rack. Modular switches such as Aruba 6400 or Cisco 4500 offer better and cleaner solution (less power cables, stacking cables and dual supervisor).
I think also B
Same here, the answer is B
C is the correct answer. It states that they want to insure a short downtime. They do not need to make sure PoE is always on. With this crucial detail in mind C is correct.
but why especially 6300 or 6400 switchies?
They both support always-on PoE
Mikie2825, Think your mixing VSF with VSX. VSF won't help at all and VSX is okay for your routing and fancy stuff but its not gonna help a powerd on VoiP device on the access port. So its B POE allways on keeps the device powerd on while the switch reboots. As soon as the ports are alive the Voip devices are all goed to go and do their thing.