What is a Lean Managed Switch ( LMS ) ?
A lean managed switch is a compromise between a managed and unmanaged switch. An LMS has certain managed switch features, such as IGMP, some diagnostics and redundancy. The idea is that users do not need all the managed switch features and the cost of an LMS is less than an SNMP managed switch. This is fine if the application is relatively simple and other SNMP features are not needed. It is better to spend the difference in cost for an SNMP managed switch and have the full compliment of features in the event that the application needs them. Down time is very expensive, much more than the difference in cost between an LMS and an SNMP managed switch.
