Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Capacity of a Cisco 5500 series controller
Thanks for the responses guys. Eric..how many APs do you have on this controller?and.is it standalone or part of a mobility group? ...thx.J Jamie Savage | Senior Communications Technician | University Information Technology 010 Steacie Science Building | York University | 4700 Keele St. , Toronto ON M3J 1P3 Canada T: 416.736.2100 x22605 | F: 416.736.5830 | jsav...@yorku.ca | www.yorku.ca York UIT will NEVER send unsolicited requests for passwords or other personal information via email. Messages requesting such information are fraudulent and should be deleted. From: Eric T. Barnett ebarn...@astate.edu To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Date: 09/16/2013 12:06 PM Subject:Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Capacity of a Cisco 5500 series controller Sent by:The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Had 7100 users concurrent the other day at peak. Seems to be working ok. Eric Barnett Senior Network Engineer/Wireless Administrator Information and Technology Services Arkansas State University (870) 680-4243 http://wireless.astate.edu From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [ mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Jamie Savage Sent: Friday, September 13, 2013 10:42 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Capacity of a Cisco 5500 series controller Hi all, Rarely can one take the published capacity numbers of devices at face value. The Cisco 5500 series wireless controller is rated to handle 'up to' 500 APs and 7000 concurrent clients. Has anyone pushed this device to capacity? If not, what limits have you decided on? ..thanks in advance..Jamie Jamie Savage | Senior Communications Technician | University Information Technology 010 Steacie Science Building | York University | 4700 Keele St. , Toronto ON M3J 1P3 Canada T: 416.736.2100 x22605 | F: 416.736.5830 | jsav...@yorku.ca | www.yorku.ca York UIT will NEVER send unsolicited requests for passwords or other personal information via email. Messages requesting such information are fraudulent and should be deleted. ** 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/.
RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Capacity of a Cisco 5500 series controller
427 currently and while we have another 5508, I use it primarily for testing and failover. So it's effectively standalone. --Eric From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Jamie Savage Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 10:54 AM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Capacity of a Cisco 5500 series controller Thanks for the responses guys. Eric..how many APs do you have on this controller?and.is it standalone or part of a mobility group? ...thx.J Jamie Savage | Senior Communications Technician | University Information Technology 010 Steacie Science Building | York University | 4700 Keele St. , Toronto ON M3J 1P3 Canada T: 416.736.2100 x22605 | F: 416.736.5830 | jsav...@yorku.camailto:jsav...@yorku.ca | www.yorku.cahttp://www.yorku.ca/ York UIT will NEVER send unsolicited requests for passwords or other personal information via email. Messages requesting such information are fraudulent and should be deleted.http://www.yorku.ca/ From:Eric T. Barnett ebarn...@astate.edumailto:ebarn...@astate.edu To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDUmailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Date:09/16/2013 12:06 PM Subject:Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Capacity of a Cisco 5500 series controller Sent by:The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDUmailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Had 7100 users concurrent the other day at peak. Seems to be working ok. Eric Barnett Senior Network Engineer/Wireless Administrator Information and Technology Services Arkansas State University (870) 680-4243 http://wireless.astate.eduhttp://wireless.astate.edu/ From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Jamie Savage Sent: Friday, September 13, 2013 10:42 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDUmailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Capacity of a Cisco 5500 series controller Hi all, Rarely can one take the published capacity numbers of devices at face value. The Cisco 5500 series wireless controller is rated to handle 'up to' 500 APs and 7000 concurrent clients. Has anyone pushed this device to capacity? If not, what limits have you decided on? ..thanks in advance..Jamie Jamie Savage | Senior Communications Technician | University Information Technology 010 Steacie Science Building | York University | 4700 Keele St. , Toronto ON M3J 1P3 Canada T: 416.736.2100 x22605 | F: 416.736.5830 | jsav...@yorku.camailto:jsav...@yorku.ca | www.yorku.cahttp://www.yorku.ca/ York UIT will NEVER send unsolicited requests for passwords or other personal information via email. Messages requesting such information are fraudulent and should be deleted.http://www.yorku.ca/ ** 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/.
RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Capacity of a Cisco 5500 series controller
Had 7100 users concurrent the other day at peak. Seems to be working ok. Eric Barnett Senior Network Engineer/Wireless Administrator Information and Technology Services Arkansas State University (870) 680-4243 http://wireless.astate.edu From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Jamie Savage Sent: Friday, September 13, 2013 10:42 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Capacity of a Cisco 5500 series controller Hi all, Rarely can one take the published capacity numbers of devices at face value. The Cisco 5500 series wireless controller is rated to handle 'up to' 500 APs and 7000 concurrent clients. Has anyone pushed this device to capacity? If not, what limits have you decided on? ..thanks in advance..Jamie Jamie Savage | Senior Communications Technician | University Information Technology 010 Steacie Science Building | York University | 4700 Keele St. , Toronto ON M3J 1P3 Canada T: 416.736.2100 x22605 | F: 416.736.5830 | jsav...@yorku.camailto:jsav...@yorku.ca | www.yorku.cahttp://www.yorku.ca/ York UIT will NEVER send unsolicited requests for passwords or other personal information via email. Messages requesting such information are fraudulent and should be deleted.http://www.yorku.ca/ ** 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/.
RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Capacity of a Cisco 5500 series controller
agreed- this is one facet of Cisco's framework that impresses. Lee H. Badman Network Architect/Wireless TME ITS, Syracuse University 315.443.3003 From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] on behalf of Jeffrey Sessler [j...@scrippscollege.edu] Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2013 4:33 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Capacity of a Cisco 5500 series controller It will happily run that number of devices and clients day in and day out. The 10-core CPU never breaks a sweat. Jeff On Friday, September 13, 2013 at 8:41 PM, in message ofc6d594c1.e29e1f7b-on85257be6.0013cf2b-85257be6.00144...@yorku.ca, Jamie Savage jsav...@yorku.ca wrote: Hi all, Rarely can one take the published capacity numbers of devices at face value. The Cisco 5500 series wireless controller is rated to handle 'up to' 500 APs and 7000 concurrent clients. Has anyone pushed this device to capacity? If not, what limits have you decided on? ..thanks in advance..Jamie Jamie Savage | Senior Communications Technician | University Information Technology 010 Steacie Science Building | York University | 4700 Keele St. , Toronto ON M3J 1P3 Canada T: 416.736.2100 x22605 | F: 416.736.5830 | jsav...@yorku.ca | http://www.yorku.ca/ www.yorku.cahttp://www.yorku.ca/ http://helpdesk.apps01.yorku.ca/2009/11/november-20-2009-new-fraudulent-email-do-not-respond/York UIT will NEVER send unsolicited requests for passwords or other personal information via email. Messages requesting such information are fraudulent and should be deleted.http://www.yorku.ca/ ** 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/.
Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Capacity of a Cisco 5500 series controller
It will happily run that number of devices and clients day in and day out. The 10-core CPU never breaks a sweat. Jeff On Friday, September 13, 2013 at 8:41 PM, in message ofc6d594c1.e29e1f7b-on85257be6.0013cf2b-85257be6.00144...@yorku.ca, Jamie Savage jsav...@yorku.ca wrote: Hi all, Rarely can one take the published capacity numbers of devices at face value. The Cisco 5500 series wireless controller is rated to handle 'up to' 500 APs and 7000 concurrent clients. Has anyone pushed this device to capacity? If not, what limits have you decided on? ..thanks in advance..Jamie Jamie Savage | Senior Communications Technician | University Information Technology 010 Steacie Science Building | York University | 4700 Keele St. , Toronto ON M3J 1P3 Canada T: 416.736.2100 x22605 | F: 416.736.5830 | jsav...@yorku.ca | www.yorku.ca ( http://helpdesk.apps01.yorku.ca/2009/11/november-20-2009-new-fraudulent-email-do-not-respond/ )York UIT will NEVER send unsolicited requests for passwords or other personal information via email. Messages requesting such information are fraudulent and should be deleted. ( http://www.yorku.ca/ ) ** 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/.
