Release Notes for Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches, Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.x
Introduction
Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches are entry level enterprise-class access switches that extend the power of intent-based networking and Cisco Catalyst 9000 Series Switches hardware and software innovation to a broader scale of deployments. These switches focus on offering features for the mid-market and simple branchdeployments. With its family pedigree, Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches offer simplicity without compromise - it is secure, always on and provides IT simplicity.
As a foundational building block for Cisco Digital Network Architecture, this platform is built with security, mobility, cloud and IoT at its core. This gives you out of the box upgrades in security, resiliency and programmability regardless of where you are in the intent-based networking journey.
With access to Cisco’s best in class security portfolio anchored trustworthy solutions, MACsec encryption and segmentation, the platform provides advanced security features that protect the integrity of the hardware as well as the software and all data that flows through the switch and the network. These switches provide enterprise-level resiliency and keep your business up and running seamlessly with field-replaceable power supplies and fans, modular uplinks, cold patching, perpetual PoE, and the industry’s highest mean time between failures (MTBF). Combine the application visibility of full flexible NetFlow with telemetry and the open APIs of Cisco IOS XE and programmability of the UADP ASIC technology and these switches give you the best simple experience provisioning and managing your network now with investment protection on future innovations.
Whats New in Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.8
There are no new hardware or software features in this release. For the list of open and resolved caveats in this release, see Caveats.
Whats New in Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.7
There are no new hardware or software features in this release. For the list of open and resolved caveats in this release, see Caveats.
Whats New in Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.6
There are no new hardware or software features in this release. For the list of open and resolved caveats in this release, see Caveats.
Whats New in Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.5b
There are no new hardware or software features in this release. For the list of open and resolved caveats in this release, see Caveats.
Whats New in Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.5
There are no new hardware or software features in this release. For the list of open and resolved caveats in this release, see Caveats.
Whats New in Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.4
There are no new hardware or software features in this release. For the list of open and resolved caveats in this release, see Caveats.
Whats New in Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.3a
There are no new hardware or software features in this release. For the list of open and resolved caveats in this release, see Caveats.
Whats New in Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.3
There are no new hardware or software features in this release. For the list of open and resolved caveats in this release, see Caveats.
Whats New in Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.2
There are no new hardware or software features in this release. For the list of open and resolved caveats in this release, see Caveats.
Whats New in Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.1
Hardware Features in Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.1
Feature Name |
Description and Documentation Link |
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Cisco SFP Modules for Gigabit Ethernet |
For information about a module, see the Cisco SFP Modules for Gigabit Ethernet Applications Data Sheet. For information about device compatibility, see the Transceiver Module Group (TMG) Compatibility Matrix. |
Cisco 100BASE-X Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) Modules |
For information about a module, see Cisco 100BASE-X Small Form-Factor Pluggable Modules for Fast Ethernet Applications Data Sheet. For information about device compatibility, see the Transceiver Module Group (TMG) Compatibility Matrix. |
Software Features in Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.1
Feature Name |
Description, Documentation Link, and License Level Information |
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Autoconf Device Granularity to PID of Cisco Switch |
Introduces the platform type filter option for class map and parameter map configurations. Use the map platform-type command in parameter map filter configuration mode, to set the parameter map attribute and the match platform-type command in control class-map filter configuration mode, to evaluate control classes.
See Network Management → Configuring Autoconf.
(Network Essentials and Network Advantage) |
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Bluetooth Dongle |
Introduces support for external USB Bluetooth dongles. The connected dongle acts as a Bluetooth host and serves as a management port connection on the device.
See Interface and Hardware Components → Configuring an External USB Bluetooth Dongle.
(Network Essentials) |
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IPv4 and IPv6: Object Groups for access control lists (ACLs) |
Enables you to classify users, devices, or protocols into groups and apply them to ACLs, to create access control policies for these groups. With this feature, you use object groups instead of individual IP addresses, protocols, and ports, which are used in conventional ACLs. It allows multiple access control entries (ACEs), and you can use each ACE to allow or deny an entire group of users the access to a group of servers or services.
See Security → Object Groups for ACLs.
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IPv6-based Posture Validation |
IPv6 support is introduced for Posture Validation.
(Network Advantage and Network Essentials) |
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Programmability
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The following programmability features are introduced in this release:
See Programmability.
(Network Essentials and Network Advantage) |
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Software Maintenance Upgrade (SMU) |
An SMU is a package that can be installed on a system to provide a fix or a security resolution to a released image. Support for this feature is introduced on the C9200 models of the series.
See System Management → Software Maintenance Upgrade.
(DNA Advantage) |
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Simplified Factory Reset for Removable Storage |
Performing a factory reset now also erases the contents of removable storage devices such as Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA), Solid State Drive (SSD), and USB.
See System Management → Performing Factory Reset.
(Network Advantage) |
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New on the Web UI |
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Use the WebUI for:
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Important Notes
Unsupported Features
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Audio Video Bridging (including IEEE802.1AS, IEEE 802.1Qat, and IEEE 802.1Qav)
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Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) including BGP EVPN VXLAN.
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Cisco StackWise Virtual
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Cisco TrustSec Network Device Admission Control (NDAC) on Uplinks
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Converged Access for Branch Deployments
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Fabric Enabled Wireless on C9200L SKUs
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Hot patching (for SMUs)
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IPsec VPN
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MACSec Encryption
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MACsec configuration on EtherChannel
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256-bit AES MACsec (IEEE 802.1AE) host link encryption with MACsec Key Agreement (MKA)
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Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
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Non Stop Forwarding (NSF)
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Performance Monitoring (PerfMon)
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Programmability (Cisco Plug-in for OpenFlow 1.3, Third-Party Application Hosting)
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Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF)-Aware web authentication
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Web Cache Communication Protocol (WCCP)
Complete List of Supported Features
For the complete list of features supported on a platform, see the Cisco Feature Navigator at https://www.cisco.com/go/cfn.
Default Behaviour
Beginning from Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.5 and later, do not fragment bit (DF bit) in the IP packet is always set to 0 for all outgoing RADIUS packets (packets that originate from the device towards the RADIUS server).
Supported Hardware
Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches—Model Numbers
The following table lists the supported hardware models and the default license levels they are delivered with. For information about the available license levels, see section License Levels.
Switch Model |
Default License Level1 |
Description |
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Network Modules
The following table lists the optional uplink network modules with 1-GigabitEthernet and 10-GigabitEthernet slots. You should only operate the switch with either a network module or a blank module installed.
Network Module |
Description |
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C9200-NM-4G 1 |
Four 1-GigabitEthernet SFP module slots |
C9200-NM-4X 1 |
Four 10-GigabitEthernet SFP+ module slots |
Note |
These network modules are supported only on the C9200 SKUs of the Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches. |
Optics Modules
Cisco Catalyst Series Switches support a wide range of optics and the list of supported optics is updated on a regular basis. Use the Transceiver Module Group (TMG) Compatibility Matrix tool, or consult the tables at this URL for the latest transceiver module compatibility information: https://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/modules/ps5455/products_device_support_tables_list.html
Compatibility Matrix
The following table provides software compatibility information between Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches, Cisco Identity Services Engine, and Cisco Prime Infrastructure.
Catalyst 9200 |
Cisco Identity Services Engine |
Cisco Prime Infrastructure |
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Gibraltar 16.12.8 |
2.6 |
C9200 and C9200L: PI 3.9 + PI 3.9 latest maintenance release + PI 3.9 latest device pack See Cisco Prime Infrastructure 3.9 → Downloads. |
Gibraltar 16.12.7 |
2.6 |
C9200 and C9200L: PI 3.9 + PI 3.9 latest maintenance release + PI 3.9 latest device pack See Cisco Prime Infrastructure 3.9 → Downloads. |
Gibraltar 16.12.6 |
2.6 |
C9200 and C9200L: PI 3.9 + PI 3.9 latest maintenance release + PI 3.9 latest device pack See Cisco Prime Infrastructure 3.9 → Downloads. |
Gibraltar 16.12.5b |
2.6 |
C9200 and C9200L: PI 3.9 + PI 3.9 latest maintenance release + PI 3.9 latest device pack See Cisco Prime Infrastructure 3.9 → Downloads. |
Gibraltar 16.12.5 |
2.6 |
C9200 and C9200L: PI 3.9 + PI 3.9 latest maintenance release + PI 3.9 latest device pack See Cisco Prime Infrastructure 3.9 → Downloads. |
Gibraltar 16.12.4 |
2.6 |
C9200 and C9200L: PI 3.8 + PI 3.8 latest maintenance release + PI 3.8 latest device pack See Cisco Prime Infrastructure 3.8 → Downloads. |
Gibraltar 16.12.3a |
2.6 |
C9200 and C9200L: PI 3.5 + PI 3.5 latest maintenance release + PI 3.5 latest device pack See Cisco Prime Infrastructure 3.5 → Downloads. |
Gibraltar 16.12.3 |
2.6 |
C9200 and C9200L: PI 3.5 + PI 3.5 latest maintenance release + PI 3.5 latest device pack See Cisco Prime Infrastructure 3.5 → Downloads. |
Gibraltar 16.12.2 |
2.6 |
C9200 and C9200L: PI 3.5 + PI 3.5 latest maintenance release + PI 3.5 latest device pack See Cisco Prime Infrastructure 3.5 → Downloads. |
Gibraltar 16.12.1 |
2.6 |
C9200 and C9200L: PI 3.5 + PI 3.5 latest maintenance release + PI 3.5 latest device pack See Cisco Prime Infrastructure 3.5 → Downloads. |
Gibraltar 16.11.1 |
2.6 2.4 Patch 5 |
C9200 and C9200L: PI 3.4 + PI 3.4 latest maintenance release + PI 3.4 latest device pack See Cisco Prime Infrastructure 3.4 → Downloads. |
Gibraltar 16.10.1 |
2.4 |
C9200: PI 3.4 + Device Pack 9 C9200L: PI 3.4 + Device Pack 7 See Cisco Prime Infrastructure 3.4→ Downloads. |
Fuji 16.9.8 |
2.5 2.1 |
PI 3.9 + PI 3.9 latest maintenance release + PI 3.9 latest device pack See Cisco Prime Infrastructure 3.9 → Downloads. |
Fuji 16.9.7 |
2.5 2.1 |
PI 3.9 + PI 3.9 latest maintenance release + PI 3.9 latest device pack See Cisco Prime Infrastructure 3.9 → Downloads. |
Fuji 16.9.6 |
2.4 |
PI 3.4 + Device Pack 7 See Cisco Prime Infrastructure 3.4→ Downloads. |
Fuji 16.9.5 |
2.4 |
PI 3.4 + Device Pack 7 See Cisco Prime Infrastructure 3.4→ Downloads. |
Fuji 16.9.4 |
2.4 |
PI 3.4 + Device Pack 7 See Cisco Prime Infrastructure 3.4→ Downloads. |
Fuji 16.9.3 |
2.4 |
PI 3.4 + Device Pack 7 See Cisco Prime Infrastructure 3.4→ Downloads. |
Fuji 16.9.22 |
2.4 |
PI 3.4 + Device Pack 7 See Cisco Prime Infrastructure 3.4→ Downloads. |
Web UI System Requirements
The following subsections list the hardware and software required to access the Web UI:
Minimum Hardware Requirements
Processor Speed |
DRAM |
Number of Colors |
Resolution |
Font Size |
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233 MHz minimum3 |
512 MB4 |
256 |
1280 x 800 or higher |
Small |
Software Requirements
Operating Systems
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Windows 10 or later
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Mac OS X 10.9.5 or later
Browsers
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Google Chrome—Version 59 or later (On Windows and Mac)
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Microsoft Edge
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Mozilla Firefox—Version 54 or later (On Windows and Mac)
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Safari—Version 10 or later (On Mac)
Upgrading the Switch Software
This section covers the various aspects of upgrading or downgrading the device software.
Note |
You cannot use the Web UI to install, upgrade, or downgrade device software. |
Finding the Software Version
The package files for the Cisco IOS XE software are stored on the system board flash device (flash:).
You can use the show version privileged EXEC command to see the software version that is running on your switch.
Note |
Although the show version output always shows the software image running on the switch, the model name shown at the end of this display is the factory configuration and does not change if you upgrade the software license. |
You can also use the dir filesystem: privileged EXEC command to see the directory names of other software images that you might have stored in flash memory.
Software Images
Release |
Image Type |
File Name |
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Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.8 |
CAT9K_LITE_IOSXE |
cat9k_lite_iosxe.16.12.08.SPA.bin |
Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.7 |
CAT9K_LITE_IOSXE |
cat9k_lite_iosxe.16.12.07.SPA.bin |
Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.6 |
CAT9K_LITE_IOSXE |
cat9k_lite_iosxe.16.12.06.SPA.bin |
Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.5b |
CAT9K_LITE_IOSXE |
cat9k_lite_iosxe.16.12.05b.SPA.bin |
Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.5 |
CAT9K_LITE_IOSXE |
cat9k_lite_iosxe.16.12.05.SPA.bin |
Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.4 |
CAT9K_LITE_IOSXE |
cat9k_lite_iosxe.16.12.04.SPA.bin |
Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.3a |
CAT9K_LITE_IOSXE |
cat9k_lite_iosxe.16.12.03a.SPA.bin |
Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.3 |
CAT9K_LITE_IOSXE |
cat9k_lite_iosxe.16.12.03.SPA.bin |
Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.2 |
CAT9K_LITE_IOSXE |
cat9k_lite_iosxe.16.12.02.SPA.bin |
Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.1 |
CAT9K_LITE_IOSXE |
cat9k_lite_iosxe.16.12.01.SPA.bin |
Automatic Boot Loader Upgrade
When you upgrade from the existing release on your switch to a later or newer release for the first time, the boot loader may be automatically upgraded, based on the hardware version of the switch. If the boot loader is automatically upgraded, it will take effect on the next reload. If you go back to the older release after this, the boot loader is not downgraded. The updated boot loader supports all previous releases.
Caution |
Do not power cycle your switch during the upgrade. |
Scenario |
Automatic Boot Loader Response |
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If you boot Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.2 or Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.3 or Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.3a or Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.4 or Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.5 or Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.5b or Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.6 or Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.7 or Gibraltar 16.12.8 the first time |
The boot loader may be upgraded to version 16.12.1r [FC7]. For example:
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If you boot Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.1 the first time |
The boot loader may be upgraded to version 16.12.1r. For example:
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Software Installation Commands
Summary of Software Installation Commands |
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To install and activate the specified file, and to commit changes to be persistent across reloads:
To separately install, activate, commit, cancel, or remove the installation file: |
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add file tftp: filename |
Copies the install file package from a remote location to the device and performs a compatibility check for the platform and image versions. |
activate [ auto-abort-timer] |
Activates the file, and reloads the device. The auto-abort-timer keyword automatically rolls back image activation. |
commit |
Makes changes persistent over reloads. |
rollback to committed |
Rolls back the update to the last committed version. |
abort |
Cancels file activation, and rolls back to the version that was running before the current installation procedure started. |
remove |
Deletes all unused and inactive software installation files. |
Upgrading in Install Mode
Follow these instructions to upgrade from one release to another, in install mode. To perform a software image upgrade, you must be booted into IOS through boot flash:packages.conf .
Before you begin
Note that you can use this procedure for the following upgrade scenarios:
When upgrading from ... |
To... |
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Cisco IOS XE Fuji 16.9.2 and later |
Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.x |
The sample output in this section displays upgrade from Cisco IOS XE Fuji 16.9.2 to Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.1 using install commands.
Procedure
Step 1 |
Clean Up |
Step 2 |
Copy new image to flash |
Step 3 |
Set boot variable |
Step 4 |
Software install image to flash |
Step 5 |
Reload |
Downgrading in Install Mode
Follow these instructions to downgrade from one release to another, in install mode. To perform a software image downgrade, you must be booted into IOS through boot flash:packages.conf .
Before you begin
Note that you can use this procedure for the following downgrade scenarios:
When downgrading from ... |
To ... |
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Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.x |
Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.11.x or earlier releases. |
The sample output in this section shows downgrade from Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.1 to Cisco IOS XE Fuji 16.9.2, using install commands.
Important |
New switch models that are introduced in a release cannot be downgraded. The release in which a module is introduced is the minimum software version for that model. We recommend upgrading all existing hardware to the same release as the latest hardware.
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Procedure
Step 1 |
Clean Up |
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Step 2 |
Copy new image to flash |
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Step 3 |
Downgrade software image
The following example displays the installation of the Cisco IOS XE Fuji 16.9.2 software image to flash, by using the install add file activate commit command. You can point to the source image on your tftp server or in flash if you have it copied to flash.
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Step 4 |
Reload |
Licensing
This section provides information about the licensing packages for features available on Cisco Catalyst 9000 Series Switches.
License Levels
The software features available on Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches fall under these base or add-on license levels.
Base Licenses
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Network Essentials
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Network Advantage—Includes features available with the Network Essentials license and more.
Add-On Licenses
Add-On Licenses require a Network Essentials or Network Advantage as a pre-requisite. The features available with add-on license levels provide Cisco innovations on the switch, as well as on the Cisco Digital Network Architecture Center (Cisco DNA Center).
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DNA Essentials
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DNA Advantage— Includes features available with the DNA Essentials license and more.
To find information about platform support and to know which license levels a feature is available with, use Cisco Feature Navigator. To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to https://cfnng.cisco.com. An account on cisco.com is not required.
License Types
The following license types are available:
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Permanent—for a license level, and without an expiration date.
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Term—for a license level, and for a three, five, or seven year period.
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Evaluation—a license that is not registered.
License Levels - Usage Guidelines
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Base licenses (Network Essentials and Network-Advantage) are ordered and fulfilled only with a permanent license type.
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Add-on licenses (DNA Essentials and DNA Advantage) are ordered and fulfilled only with a term license type.
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An add-on license level is included when you choose a network license level. If you use DNA features, renew the license before term expiry, to continue using it, or deactivate the add-on license and then reload the switch to continue operating with the base license capabilities.
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When ordering an add-on license with a base license, note the combinations that are permitted and those that are not permitted:
Table 1. Permitted Combinations DNA Essentials
DNA Advantage
Network Essentials
Yes
No
Network Advantage
Yes5
Yes
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Evaluation licenses cannot be ordered. They are not tracked via Cisco Smart Software Manager and expire after a 90-day period. Evaluation licenses can be used only once on the switch and cannot be regenerated. Warning system messages about an evaluation license expiry are generated only 275 days after expiration and every week thereafter. An expired evaluation license cannot be reactivated after reload. This applies only to Smart Licensing. The notion of evaluation licenses does not apply to Smart Licensing Using Policy.
Cisco Smart Licensing
Cisco Smart Licensing is a flexible licensing model that provides you with an easier, faster, and more consistent way to purchase and manage software across the Cisco portfolio and across your organization. And it’s secure – you control what users can access. With Smart Licensing you get:
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Easy Activation: Smart Licensing establishes a pool of software licenses that can be used across the entire organization—no more PAKs (Product Activation Keys).
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Unified Management: My Cisco Entitlements (MCE) provides a complete view into all of your Cisco products and services in an easy-to-use portal, so you always know what you have and what you are using.
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License Flexibility: Your software is not node-locked to your hardware, so you can easily use and transfer licenses as needed.
To use Smart Licensing, you must first set up a Smart Account on Cisco Software Central (http://software.cisco.com).
Important |
Cisco Smart Licensing is the default and the only available method to manage licenses. |
For a more detailed overview on Cisco Licensing, go to cisco.com/go/licensingguide.
Deploying Smart Licensing
The following provides a process overview of a day 0 to day N deployment directly initiated from a device. Links to the configuration guide provide detailed information to help you complete each one of the smaller tasks.
Procedure
Step 1 |
Begin by establishing a connection from your network to Cisco Smart Software Manager on cisco.com. In the software configuration guide of the required release, see System Management → Configuring Smart Licensing → Connecting to CSSM |
Step 2 |
Create and activate your Smart Account, or login if you already have one. To create and activate Smart Account, go to Cisco Software Central → Create Smart Accounts. Only authorized users can activate the Smart Account. |
Step 3 |
Complete the Cisco Smart Software Manager set up. |
With this,
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The device is now in an authorized state and ready to use.
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The licenses that you have purchased are displayed in your Smart Account.
Using Smart Licensing on an Out-of-the-Box Device
If an out-of-the-box device has the software version factory-provisioned, all licenses on such a device remain in evaluation mode until registered in Cisco Smart Software Manager.
In the software configuration guide of the required release, see System Management → Configuring Smart Licensing → Registering the Device in CSSM
Scaling Guidelines
For information about feature scaling guidelines, see the Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches datasheet at:
Limitations and Restrictions
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Control Plane Policing (CoPP)—The show run command does not display information about classes configured under
system-cpp policy
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Hardware Limitations
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Management Port—You cannot modify the configured port speed, duplex mode and flow control and disable auto-negotiation on the Ethernet Management port (GigabitEthernet0/0). Port speed and duplex mode can only be changed from a peer port.
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Network Module — When the C9200-NM-4X network module is plugged into the C9200 SKUs of the Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches, the downlink interface remains in down state until the network module is recognized by the switch. The time taken for the switch to recognize the network module is longer in comparison to the time taken by the switch to recognize other interconnected devices.
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If the 1-meter and 1.5-meter 10-GBase-CX1 cables, which are connected on the 10-G ports of the Catalyst 9200L switches, are connected to the 10-G peer ports of the Catalyst 9200L or Catalyst 9200 switches, the peer device might go into the error-disabled state because of link flapping if the local device is restarted. As a workaround, run the shut and no shut commands on the error-disabled peer interfaces.
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QoS restrictions
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When configuring QoS queuing policy, the sum of the queuing buffer should not exceed 100%.
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Policing and marking policy on sub interfaces is supported.
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Marking policy on switched virtual interfaces (SVI) is supported.
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QoS policies are not supported for port-channel interfaces, tunnel interfaces, and other logical interfaces.
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Secure Shell (SSH)
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Use SSH Version 2. SSH Version 1 is not supported.
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When the device is running SCP and SSH cryptographic operations, expect high CPU until the SCP read process is completed. SCP supports file transfers between hosts on a network and uses SSH for the transfer.
Since SCP and SSH operations are currently not supported on the hardware crypto engine, running encryption and decryption process in software causes high CPU. The SCP and SSH processes can show as much as 40 or 50 percent CPU usage, but they do not cause the device to shutdown.
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Stacking
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Stacking is supported on Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches; A switch stack supports up to eight stack members. However, you cannot stack C9200 SKUs with C9200L SKUs
The supported stacking bandwidth on C9200L SKUs is up to 80Gbps; on C9200 SKUs, this is up to 160Gbps.
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Auto upgrade for a new member switch is supported only in the install mode.
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TACACS legacy command: Do not configure the legacy tacacs-server host command; this command is deprecated. If the software version running on your device is Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.2 or a later release, using the legacy command can cause authentication failures. Use the tacacs server command in global configuration mode.
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USB Authentication—When you connect a Cisco USB drive to the switch, the switch tries to authenticate the drive against an existing encrypted preshared key. Since the USB drive does not send a key for authentication, the following message is displayed on the console when you enter password encryption aes command:
Device(config)# password encryption aes Master key change notification called without new or old key
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VLAN Restriction—It is advisable to have well-defined segregation while defining data and voice domain during switch configuration and to maintain a data VLAN different from voice VLAN across the switch stack. If the same VLAN is configured for data and voice domains on an interface, the resulting high CPU utilization might affect the device.
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YANG data modeling limitation—A maximum of 20 simultaneous NETCONF sessions are supported.
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Embedded Event Manager—Identity event detector is not supported on Embedded Event Manager.
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The File System Check (fsck) utility is not supported in install mode.
Caveats
Caveats describe unexpected behavior in Cisco IOS-XE releases. Caveats listed as open in a prior release are carried forward to the next release as either open or resolved.
Cisco Bug Search Tool
The Cisco Bug Search Tool (BST) allows partners and customers to search for software bugs based on product, release, and keyword, and aggregates key data such as bug details, product, and version. The BST is designed to improve the effectiveness in network risk management and device troubleshooting. The tool has a provision to filter bugs based on credentials to provide external and internal bug views for the search input.
To view the details of a caveat, click on the identifier.
Open Caveats in Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.x
There are no open caveats in this release.
Resolved Caveats in Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.8
Identifier |
Description |
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Cisco IOS XE Software for Catalyst Switches MPLS Denial of Service Vulnerability |
Resolved Caveats in Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.7
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Description |
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Process install_engine consumes 100% of 1 core after upgrade via DNAC on Cat9K Switches |
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Interface with "power inline never" and "speed auto 10 100" disables autonegotiation. |
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C9200/C9200L (16.12) - Output queue overloaded due to incorrect QoS programming. |
Resolved Caveats in Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.6
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Description |
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Cat 9K & 3K: Unexpected reload caused by the FED process. |
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C9200-NM-4X Uplink Module installed in a C9200 is not recognized |
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Radius protocol generate jumbo frames for dot1x packets |
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SNMP: ifHCInOctets - snmpwalk on sub-interface octet counter does not increase |
Resolved Caveats in Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.5b
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Session not getting authenticated via MAB after shut/no shut of interface |
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Cat 9K & 3K fed crash when running 16.12.5 |
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Cisco IOx for IOS XE Software Command Injection Vulnerability |
Resolved Caveats in Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.5
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Description |
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C9200 - Some downlink ports did not link up after multiple reload |
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CLI should be auto-upgraded from "tacacs-server" cli to newer version while upgrading |
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C9200-48P-E STP block port led display unusual |
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Catalyst Switch: SISF Crash due to a memory leak |
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When "speed nonegotiate" is configured 1G link does not come up after OIR |
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C9200L: Port remains down/down after repeating connect/disconnect of the cable |
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ZTP failing with error in creating downloaded_script.py |
Resolved Caveats in Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.4
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Description |
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17.1.1 - Memory leak @ SAMsgThread. |
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Cat9k - Not able to apply Et-analytics on an interface |
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"show mac address-table" does not show remote EIDs when vlan filter used |
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Traffic forwarding stops when Session Idle time out is configured 10 sec with active traffic running |
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Critical auth failing to apply DEFAULT_CRITICAL_DATA_TEMPLATE |
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Crash Due to AutoSmart Port Macros |
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offer is dropped in data vlan with dhcp snooping using dot1x/mab |
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Unable to use VLAN range 4084-4095 for any business operations |
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Eigrp neighbor down up occurred frequently |
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Cat9200: Not able to export control-plane captures to pcap format |
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C9200L/C9200 : Interface counter/MAC learning/MAC ageing does not work/ 32 prefix stuck |
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EHSA keepalive timeout on Active and standby doesn't take over |
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connectivity issue after moving client from dot1x enable port to non dot1x port |
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Cat3k/9k Switch running 16.12.3 is not processing superior BPDUs for non-default native vlan |
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Memory utilization increasing under fman_fp_image due to WRC Stats Req |
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cat9k keep auto-neg enabled even with hard code speed and duplex causing auto-neg mismatch |
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SISF-3-INTERNAL: Internal error is seen when MAC move happens and max entry limit is reached |
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Downlink interface on C9200L may remain in looped back state after bootup |
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Crash when invalid input interrupts a role-based access-list policy installation |
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Interfaces won't come up after OIR when using the NM c9200-nm-4x |
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Switches connected to each other are not able to link up when using the same interface ID on both sides |
Resolved Caveats in Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.3a
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Description |
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C9200L/C9200 : Interface counter/MAC learning/MAC ageing does not work/ 32 prefix stuck |
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Unexpected reload (or boot loop) caused by Smart Agent (SASRcvWQWrk2) |
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Switch running 16.12.3 is not processing superior BPDUs for non-default native vlan |
Resolved Caveats in Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.3
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Description |
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DHCP snooping may drop dhcp option82 packets w/ ip dhcp snooping information option allow-untrusted |
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DNA - LAN Automation doesn't configure link between Peer Device and PnP Agent due CDP limitation |
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RX traffic get stuck on of interface phy ASIC |
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Private-vlan mapping XXX configuration under SVI is lost from run config after switch reload |
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Switches are adding Device SGT to proxy generated IGMP leave messages while keeping End host src IP |
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Cat3k/Cat9k incorrectly set more-fragment flag for double fragmentation |
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Layer 2 flooding floods IGMP queries causing network outage |
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OSPF External Type-1 Route Present in OSPF Database but not in RIB |
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"login authentication VTY_authen" is missing on "line vty 0 4" only |
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Standby crashes on multiple port flaps |
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802.1x-MultiAuth/MultiDomain: C9K - Traffic drop in egress direction for Data-Vlan on a Auth port |
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Block overrun crash due to Corrupted redzone |
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Cat9k PoE models - when configuring speed 100 and duplex full on both sides, interface won't come up |
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qos softmax setting doesn't take effect on Catalyst switch in Openflow mode |
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CTS Environmental Data download request triggered before PAC provisioned |
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Netconf incorrectly activate IPv4 address-family for IPv6 BGP peer. |
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When port security applied mac address not learned on hardware |
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Crash during authentication failure of client |
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Memory exhaustion in sessmgrd process due to EAPoL announcement |
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FED crash when premature free of SG element |
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Fed memory leak in 16.9.X related to netflow |
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On Cat9200 and Cat9200L, left PS slot shows Power Supply B |
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Cat3k/Cat9k- OBJ_DWNLD_TO_DP_FAILED after exceeding hardware capacity for adjacency table |
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In COPP policy, ARP traffic should be classified under the "system-cpp-police-forus" class |
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Traceback seen when IS-IS crosses LSP boundary and tries to add information in new LSP |
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Memory leak in fed main event qos |
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cat3k Switch with 1.6GB flash size unable to do SWIM upgrade between 16.12.x images |
Resolved Caveats in Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.2
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Description |
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Ip bootp server should be disabled by default as a device hardening best practice. |
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Re-add app-hosting move support was removed. |
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sessmgrd crash with "clear dot1x mac" command |
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Switch crashed at ./VIEW_ROOT/cisco.comp/mka/src/cli/mka_ios_util_defs.c |
Resolved Caveats in Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.1
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Description |
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Interface counters/Mac learning does not work after diagnostic test in 9200 and 9200L |
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Hardware MAC address programming issue for remote client catalyst 9300 |
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Cat9k not updating checksum after DSCP change |
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multiple CTS sessions stuck in HELD/SAP_NE |
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High CPU Due To Looped Packet and/or Unicast DHCP ACK Dropped |
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C9300, C9200, C9200L switches are unable to stack, one switch stuck in Initializing |
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Cat9300 | First packet not forwarded when (S,G) needs to be built |
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AMBER LED LIGHTS ON WORKING FAN MODULES |
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crash at sisf_show_counters after entering show device-tracking counters command |
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Interface still providing PoE after Port-Security Violation (Err-disable) |
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C9200L- LEDs on few ports not working/bright but traffic passes through fine, reload might recover |
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Sessmgr CPU is going high due to DB cursor is not disabled after switchover |
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C9200 stack member switches reset with reset reason as stack merge |
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