Meraki Replacement Plan
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@ubiquiti-user said in Meraki Replacement Plan:
Currently I have a lot of Cisco Meraki equipment with several years left on the licensing so while I can't replace it today, just doesn't make sense,
I've not read the loads of replies, but how does having the licensing still cause it to not make sense to replace? That's a sunk cost that you just have to ignore and go on with normal evaluations. It would be pretty easy for replacing it to end up cheaper than keeping it, even when it is already paid in advance. Not always, but pretty commonly.
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@scottalanmiller said in Meraki Replacement Plan:
@ubiquiti-user said in Meraki Replacement Plan:
Currently I have a lot of Cisco Meraki equipment with several years left on the licensing so while I can't replace it today, just doesn't make sense,
I've not read the loads of replies, but how does having the licensing still cause it to not make sense to replace? That's a sunk cost that you just have to ignore and go on with normal evaluations. It would be pretty easy for replacing it to end up cheaper than keeping it, even when it is already paid in advance. Not always, but pretty commonly.
Because we don't have any continued cost of licensing, unless we wanted to add AP's or hardware. So, while it was expensive, it was a one time cost for the term of the license, which still has several years left.
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Would you guys opt for an onsite controller or a hosted one on vultr for $6/month?
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Now @scottalanmiller this doesn't mean we wouldn't add new AP's of ubiquiti's in place of any AP requirements we might have.
But doing a complete gut, just doesn't make sense. (I totally understand the sunk-cost fallacy).
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@jaredbusch said in Meraki Replacement Plan:
@ubiquiti-user while I highly suspect the ERL could handle the workload, I would get the ER8 for a site with 100+ users.
And once you factor in not needing a rack mount, it's not as expensive as it might be.
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@ubiquiti-user said in Meraki Replacement Plan:
Would you guys opt for an onsite controller or a hosted one on vultr for $6/month?
If you ONLY have one site, go on site. If you have more than one, probably go with Vultr.
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@scottalanmiller said in Meraki Replacement Plan:
@ubiquiti-user said in Meraki Replacement Plan:
Would you guys opt for an onsite controller or a hosted one on vultr for $6/month?
If you ONLY have one site, go on site. If you have more than one, probably go with Vultr.
It is trivial to move later.
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@scottalanmiller said in Meraki Replacement Plan:
@ubiquiti-user said in Meraki Replacement Plan:
Would you guys opt for an onsite controller or a hosted one on vultr for $6/month?
If you ONLY have one site, go on site. If you have more than one, probably go with Vultr.
One site in one building, but there are a few walls in the way. . .
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The physical device would be the USG, correct?
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@ubiquiti-user said in Meraki Replacement Plan:
The physical device would be the USG, correct?
No, you will not have the USG. That is a piece of shit, gimped ERL.
The UniFi Controller is a VM, running Debian 9.1 preferrably.
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@jaredbusch said in Meraki Replacement Plan:
@ubiquiti-user said in Meraki Replacement Plan:
The physical device would be the USG, correct?
No, you will not have the USG. That is a piece of shit, gimped ERL.
The UniFi Controller is a VM, running Debian 9.1 preferrably.
OK, that was my question. Is there a physical Unifi Controller device, or should it be run as a VM (somewhere).
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@ubiquiti-user said in Meraki Replacement Plan:
@jaredbusch said in Meraki Replacement Plan:
@ubiquiti-user said in Meraki Replacement Plan:
The physical device would be the USG, correct?
No, you will not have the USG. That is a piece of shit, gimped ERL.
The UniFi Controller is a VM, running Debian 9.1 preferrably.
OK, that was my question. Is there a physical Unifi Controller device, or should it be run as a VM (somewhere).
They sell a stick device, but you should never use it IMO.
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If you don't have a place to run a VM locally then run it on Vultr.
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@coliver said in Meraki Replacement Plan:
If you don't have a place to run a VM locally then run it on Vultr.
We do, but it's due for a revamp as well
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@ubiquiti-user said in Meraki Replacement Plan:
@coliver said in Meraki Replacement Plan:
If you don't have a place to run a VM locally then run it on Vultr.
We do, but it's due for a revamp as well
That's fine, because the controller can be backed up and then the VM deleted. A new VM can then be built and the controller restored.
During the downtime, your AP's will continue to work just fine. You will only lose history.
