9200 48P OS image

[seanfnj17]

Hello,

We are starting to deploy 9200 48P switches in our environment.  Has anyone had any experience with either Dublin 17.12.4 and/or IOSXE 17.16.1?  We're trying to determine which instance we want to load.  Generally we like to use the newest image but are a little wary of IOSXE 17.16.1 status of Early Development.  We use BGP and I don't see anything relevant in either release's bug notifications, has anyone had any issues with either image or suggests one over the other?

Thanks,

Sean

[balaji.bandi]

The new release, 17.12.5, was released if you want the latest code version.

9200 with BGP? I will be more cautious about this; Cat 9300 is ok.

[Leo Laohoo]

Go with 17.12.4 or, as @balaji.bandi pointed out, 17.12.5. 

Do not go with single-release versions like 17.16.1, 17.17.1 but go with the MD versions like 17.12.X or 17.15.X.

And I would definitely not pick a 9200 to do BGP.  

[seanfnj17]

Thanks @Leo Laohoo and @balaji.bandi , the more I thought about it I think it would be better to go with an MD release like you said.  Why would you not suggest a 9200 for BGP, are there known issues with this model supporting BGP?

Thanks,

Sean

[Leo Laohoo]

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@seanfnj17 wrote:
Why would you not suggest a 9200 for BGP, are there known issues with this model supporting BGP?

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Not enough CPU and memory resources.  

We use 9500 if we want to do BGP stuff.  

[balaji.bandi]

The switch basic access layer switch, you need more power switch that can have features and is able to handle the routing tables