Upgrade IE-3300-8P2S-E

[gjoseph2140]

Can a IE-3300-8P2S-E be upgraded a IE-3300-8P2S-A

[Flavio Miranda · Accepted solution]

@gjoseph2140 

 considering the -E is Essencial license and -A is Advantage license, then, yes, you can upgrade those license.

A.  Cisco Catalyst IE3x00 Rugged support Cisco Smart Licensing. They support the following licenses:

●      Network Essentials (-E), which is available by default and is similar to LAN Base on the IE4000. This is a Layer 2 feature set. Network Essentials is perpetual, meaning it doesn’t expire.

●      Network Advantage (-A) is perpetual. This is similar to IP Services on the IE4000. This is the Layer 3 feature set that includes dynamic routing. It can be upgraded from -E or ordered directly on Cisco Commerce Workspace (CCW). To order on CCW will require details of the customer’s Smart Account.

●      Cisco DNA Essentials – This is an add-on subscription license for Cisco Catalyst Center basic management, in either 3, 5, or 7 year terms.

●      Cisco DNA Advantage – This is an add-on subscription license for Cisco Catalyst Center Software-Defined Access (SD-Access) Extended Nodes. It is also available in either 3, 5, or 7 year terms. The Network Advantage License is required on the IE switch for Cisco DNA Advantage license.

[liviu.gheorghe]

Hello @gjoseph2140 ,

the two part numbers, IE-3300-8P2S-E and IE-3300-8P2S-A, point to the same hardware - IE-3300-8P2S. The two part numbers differ by the license they are ordered with:

IE-3300-8P2S-E - comes with Network Essentials license

IE-3300-8P2S-A - comes with Network Advantage license

Both part numbers can be upgraded with the same software file, for example ie3x00-universalk9.17.12.04.SPA.bin.

Hope this helps.

[gjoseph2140]

Thanks for the help. It is greatly appreciated.