Network Switch boot times - Enterasys/Extreme/Cisco

So for a while I have been wondering what the boot time for different models of switches.  People always say that Cisco's switches are slow on bootups.  There are some differences with code versions which might make the switch boot faster but I was not worrying about those details as much.  I was looking for a general idea of how long a switch would take to boot up.

Here is the rules that I have when doing my testing.

- Fresh config
- Single switch (not stacked or VSS)
- Config only a vlan that is reachable out on the network
- Clock starts when switch is rebooted (as close as possible)
- Clock stops when the first ping reply is received

As I test more equipment I will post them here and hopefully have a link to the video.


Extreme X450       Time: 01:06.59  - Youtube Video
Enterasys B5         Time: 01:44.95  - Youtube Video
Cisco 2960            Time: 05:27.81  - Youtube Video

Install Cisco AnyConnect on Ubuntu

First, make sure you have the necessary Debian/Ubuntu support packages installed:

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install lib32z1 lib32ncurses5

Download the tar.gz file then navigate to folder

$ cd ~/Downloads
$ tar zxvf anyconnect-predeploy-linux-64-3.1.11004-k9.tar.gz
$ cd anyconnect-3.1.11004/vpn
$ sudo ./vpn_install.sh

Accept the terms and Finish


You should be able to search for Cisco AnyConnect and use the program.