Generally every Cisco I encountered at a customer site was setup by IT
consultants, and every single one was configured according to the
examples in Cisco whitepapers. Right down to giving ACL's the exact
same names and using outdated encryption protocols. Who uses DES with
IPSEC? Someone copying a Cisco whitepaper, that's who!
I'd bet a box of donuts that switch configuration is something trivial
and you shouldn't fret about having to re-do it.
------ Original Message ------
From: "Bill Prince" <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: 1/30/2018 11:29:15 AM
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Crisco Oil Switch question
I didn't mean to oversimplify the task. I'd look at the Cisco
configuration. If you're using fewer than a half-dozen ports, then the
main issues is whether they are configured as a flat network, or
whether there are any special VLAN rules, or aggregation. Nine times
out of ten, you might find that a vanilla smart switch will accomplish
what you need.
bp
<part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
On 1/30/2018 8:17 AM, Mark Radabaugh wrote:
While what Bill said is true enough, on a practical level you can’t
just drop the configuration syntax from one brand switch into another
brand (or even model) of switch. Command line syntax is different,
port naming convention is different, etc.
Some manufacturers make “Cisco converter” software that does the
translation for you - but all of them I have seen are imperfect at
best. They will get you close but you still need to know what to do
when the translator pukes.
https://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=KB13220 is an
example.
Mark
On Jan 30, 2018, at 10:36 AM, Bill Prince <[email protected]>
wrote:
Switches are switches and switches are relatively simple creatures.
As long as they are not configured to do something that is
exclusively "Cisco", then you could put in almost any switch.
bp
<part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
On 1/29/2018 6:55 PM, Jaime Solorza wrote:
Can I copy Cisco switch configuration and import to a Brocade or
other switch?
Jaime Solorza
