Those are legacy legacy legacy licenses. WCS is still around, but NCS is the place to be moving forward for all features and enhancements as some others mentioned.
Also, when compared to wcs plus, ncs pricing is much more attractive/cheaper for all new features you get. -Saurabh On Oct 5, 2011, at 12:29, Michael Cole <[email protected]> wrote: > The legacy license info for EOS/EOL is here: > > > > http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/wireless/ps5755/ps6301/ps6305/end_of_life_c51-556750.html > > > > From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Moore, Brandon > Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2011 3:13 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Cisco Wireless- WCS versus NCS > > > > Has anyone heard a possible time frame for the End of Sale/Support for WCS > yet? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Brandon Moore > > Network Analyst > > ITCS- Network Engineering > > East Carolina University > > <image001.png> > > mail to: [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Jaremowicz > Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2011 1:52 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Cisco Wireless- WCS versus NCS > > > > Hi, > > > > I was a beta tester for NCS. I liked it a lot. Easier navigation, more > intuitive searches, more clear alerts/events. Basic switch monitoring is > nice for tier1 help desk, but monitoring switches utilizes the same license > allocations as APs. It “feels” a lot like WCS, so you don’t have to learn a > whole new interface. > > > > For me, one of the nicest features is the soft appliance option (ESX OVA > install). Our WCS sits on a “managed” linux box. A whole other group is > responsible for the OS/hardware. Troubleshooting with TAC could be a > nightmare. With NCS running on a soft appliance, it eliminates the need for > a sysadmin – easier to work with TAC. > > > > Also, NCS uses Oracle for the DB. In beta it seemed to be more stable. > Also, the report limitations (like the >100k record error) have been lifted. > > > > We still have WCS for our production environment, but will be pricing out the > NCS upgrade shortly. > > > > Regards, > > > > David Jaremowicz > > Network Engineer > > IT Services - University of Chicago > > > > > > From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lee H Badman > Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2011 12:14 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Cisco Wireless- WCS versus NCS > > > > Have any WCS shops yet migrated to NCS? Any thoughts? > > > > Thanks- > > > > Lee > > > > Lee H. Badman > > Wireless/Network Engineer > > Information Technology and Services > > Adjunct Instructor, iSchool > > Syracuse University > > 315 443-3003 > > > > > > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > Constituent Group discussion list can be found at > http://www.educause.edu/groups/. > > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > Constituent Group discussion list can be found at > http://www.educause.edu/groups/. > > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > Constituent Group discussion list can be found at > http://www.educause.edu/groups/. > > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > Constituent Group discussion list can be found at > http://www.educause.edu/groups/. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
