Dell FX2 & Catalyst 4500 (10 Gbic) - Meraki Equivalent?

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Dell FX2 & Catalyst 4500 (10 Gbic) - Meraki Equivalent?

Hi all, 

 

Currently looking for the right Meraki model to replace the current method of operation (CMO). 

Anyone has successfully moved from the above setup to Meraki solution? Can I know which Meraki model being used? 

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PhilipDAth
Kind of a big deal
Kind of a big deal

Your question is too broad to answer easily.  What features are being used on the 4500?  BGP?  EIGRP?  VRF?  Or maybe just simple layer 3 or layer 2?

 

For one customer I replaced their 4500s with a stack of MS350-24X.  They needed OSPF and also wanted some 10GBaseT (as well as SFP+).

https://meraki.cisco.com/product/switches/stackable-access-switches/ms350-24x/

 

For another customer - I made a core from MS425-16s (they needed quite a few 10Gbe SFP+ ports so I went for an all 10Gbe core), and then used MS225-48LPs for their access later.

https://meraki.cisco.com/product/switches/aggregation-switches/ms425-16/

https://meraki.cisco.com/product/switches/stackable-access-switches/ms225-48/

 

Another customer needed a small number of 10Gbe ports, needed basic layer 3 but wanted redundant power supplies so I use the MS250s (lowest cost option with "proper" redundant power supplies).

https://meraki.cisco.com/product/switches/stackable-access-switches/ms250-48/

 

Another customer wanted lots of 10GBaseT ports, a small number of SFP+ ports, redundant power supplies but only need layer 2 functionality.  I used MS355-24X2.

https://meraki.cisco.com/product/switches/stackable-access-switches/ms355-24x2/

 

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PhilipDAth
Kind of a big deal
Kind of a big deal

Your question is too broad to answer easily.  What features are being used on the 4500?  BGP?  EIGRP?  VRF?  Or maybe just simple layer 3 or layer 2?

 

For one customer I replaced their 4500s with a stack of MS350-24X.  They needed OSPF and also wanted some 10GBaseT (as well as SFP+).

https://meraki.cisco.com/product/switches/stackable-access-switches/ms350-24x/

 

For another customer - I made a core from MS425-16s (they needed quite a few 10Gbe SFP+ ports so I went for an all 10Gbe core), and then used MS225-48LPs for their access later.

https://meraki.cisco.com/product/switches/aggregation-switches/ms425-16/

https://meraki.cisco.com/product/switches/stackable-access-switches/ms225-48/

 

Another customer needed a small number of 10Gbe ports, needed basic layer 3 but wanted redundant power supplies so I use the MS250s (lowest cost option with "proper" redundant power supplies).

https://meraki.cisco.com/product/switches/stackable-access-switches/ms250-48/

 

Another customer wanted lots of 10GBaseT ports, a small number of SFP+ ports, redundant power supplies but only need layer 2 functionality.  I used MS355-24X2.

https://meraki.cisco.com/product/switches/stackable-access-switches/ms355-24x2/

 

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