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Cisco Prime
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4.2.2 now enables users to centrally manage the pair of switches as a single virtual
chassis.
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Resiliency:
Stateful failover between the supervisors on the two chassis provides subsecond failover and
transparent failover even to delay-sensitive applications such as voice and video.
With EtherChannels extended across two physical chassis, it provides for increased resiliency. These
links are configured as MEC, minimizing traffic disruption from switch or uplink failure.
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Increased system bandwidth:
The active-active MEC extended across two physical chassis provides for dual bandwidth utilization,
increasing return on investment (ROI) and reducing additional capital expenditures (CapEx) to add
capacity.
Simplified Operations through Automation
As campus switching has grown to support increasing enterprise demands, so has the need to deploy and
manage new and evolving technologies. Simplified operations are critical in meeting these challenges and
achieving increased operational efficiency through proactive management and reduction in unplanned network
downtime.
The Cisco Catalyst Supervisor Engine 7-E offers the following rich set of capabilities for simplified operations:
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Auto-Install and AutoQoS for fast deployment
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Config rollback for improved config management
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EEM, Smart Call Home, Generic On-Line Diagnostics (GOLD), and Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR) for
simplified operations
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FNF and IP SLA for enhanced visibility
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Cisco EnergyWise technology for simplified power management
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ISSU for simplified change management
Lower Total Cost of Ownership and Ease of Use with Smart Install Director
Smart Install Director simplifies management of images and configurations for enterprise switches in campus and
branch networks. The Cisco Catalyst 4500E, now acting as Smart Install Director, provides a single management
point for images and configuration of directly or indirectly connected Cisco Catalyst 2960, 3560, 3750, and 3850
Series Switches. It provides for:
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Plug and play in switch deployment
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Zero-touch replacement of switches with the same configuration and image as the switch it is replacing
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Single point of image and configuration management, in which configuration and image management are
centralized
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On-demand image and configuration updates across all downstream switches from a single touchpoint
Smart Install Director reduces the customer’s TCO and operational expense, while providing ease of use to the
user.
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