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© 2013 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. This document is Cisco Public Information. Page 2 of 18 Q&A Contents Product Overview .................................................................................................................................................... 3 St...
Page 3 - Product Overview; Q. W hat are the notable differences between the Cisco; Feature Sets Supported in 2960-X Series
© 2013 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. This document is Cisco Public Information. Page 3 of 18 Product Overview Q. W hat 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...
Page 5 - Q. W hat features does IP Lite bring to the 2960-XR switch models?; Comparison of Cisco Catalyst 2960 Switches
© 2013 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. This document is Cisco Public Information. Page 5 of 18 Q. W hat 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 feat...
Page 6 - redundancy is provided by second power supply.; Stacking; switches, with a throughput of 80 gigabits per second.; Comparison Between FlexStack and FlexStack-Plus; Q. W hat are the stackable models of the Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series?; Base) does not support stacking
© 2013 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. This document is Cisco Public Information. Page 6 of 18 Feature 2960-XR 2960-X 2960-S 2960 Management options Console RJ45, USB console, and out of band Ethernet Console RJ45, USB console, and out of band Ethernet Console RJ45, USB console, an...
Page 7 - Investment Protection; Q. Is FlexStack-Plus stacking backward compatible with FlexStack?; FlexStack Combinations; same 2960-X series they do not share same IOS License models.; Possible Mixed-Stack Combinations
© 2013 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. This document is Cisco Public Information. Page 7 of 18 Q. W hat are the FlexStack-Plus high-availability features? A. The following features enhance high availability and manageability across a stack: ● Cross-stack EtherChannel ● SPAN ● FlexL...
Page 8 - Energy Efficiency; the switch to save up to 90% of power during non-business hours.
© 2013 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. This document is Cisco Public Information. Page 8 of 18 Q. W hich 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 “d...
Page 9 - Switch Architecture; Q. W hat management ports are available?
© 2013 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. This document is Cisco Public Information. Page 9 of 18 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: ...
Page 10 - This capability is useful for remote administrators.; Q. W hich management port has priority?; not officially supported.
© 2013 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. This document is Cisco Public Information. Page 10 of 18 ● 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. W hen...
Page 11 - Power Supply Options for Cisco Catalyst 2960-XR Series Switches; shared mode. The power is drawn from both the power supplies.; Software Capabilities; Cisco IOS Software releases are made available.; Q. Do Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series Switches support signed images?; Software image tampering.
© 2013 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. This document is Cisco Public Information. Page 11 of 18 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 Seri...
Page 12 - SDM Templates Supported on 2960-X Series; SDM Template for 2960-X LAN Lite and LAN Base Switches
© 2013 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. This document is Cisco Public Information. Page 12 of 18 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 C...
Page 13 - Q. How can I manage the Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series Switch with IPv6?
© 2013 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. This document is Cisco Public Information. Page 13 of 18 SDM TCAM Resources 2960-XR Default (IP Lite) 2960-XR VLAN (IP Lite) 2960-XR IPv4 (IP Lite) IPv4 QoS ACEs 500 500 500 IPv6 QoS ACEs 250 500 0 IPv4 security ACEs 1K 1K 875 IPv6 security AC...
Page 14 - Intelligent Services
© 2013 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. This document is Cisco Public Information. Page 14 of 18 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 fol...
Page 15 - available in the hardware.
© 2013 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. This document is Cisco Public Information. Page 15 of 18 Q. W hich 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 ...
Page 16 - switch and provisioned in the wiring closet.; PoE Capacity of Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series Switches
© 2013 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. This document is Cisco Public Information. Page 16 of 18 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 classi...
Page 17 - Transceivers; A. For a list of the 1G SFP modules, visit; modules that operates at 1 Gigabit.; Warranty; statement shipped with your specific product before use.; Warranty Terms
© 2013 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. This document is Cisco Public Information. Page 17 of 18 Transceivers Q. W hat 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.co...