Cisco CBS 350

[craigaredpath]

craigaredpath

Community Member

‎07-28-2024 03:01 PM

I'm supporting a site with new Cisco CBS switches - Replacing a lot of old 2960's for the business switches. I use netmiko to gather port information from the switches and then display it on a web page for customer.

Noticed the new Cisco cbs350 with image Version: 3.0.0.69 doesn't show interface description with command below. Cisco cbs220 do.

Instead of Type being displayed could Description be displayed like all other Cisco Enterprise switches. Is there a command that does show the description with the link up and down status.

Example of my problem - Type instead of Description is displayed

sh interface status <example>
Flow Link Back Mdix
Port Type Duplex Speed Neg ctrl State Pressure Mode
-------- ------------ ------ ----- -------- ---- ----------- -------- -------
gi1 1G-Copper -- -- -- -- Down -- --
gi2 1G-Copper Full 1000 Enabled Off Up Disabled Off
gi3 1G-Copper Full 1000 Enabled Off Up Disabled On
gi4 1G-Copper Full 1000 Enabled Off Up Disabled Off
gi5 1G-Copper Full 1000 Enabled Off Up Disabled On

Thanks

[balaji.bandi]

CBS Switches are lower end, Community reported different model have different command syntax issue, 

Cisco cbs220 - if this model able to show and CBS 350 not showing, then time to raise cisco SMB TAC case to confirm, is this defect or expected outcome. (personally that is not expected outcome, since higher model should cover lower model features)

On the GUI have you tried adding description as below :

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/lan/csbms/CBS_250_350/Administration-Guide/cbs-350/cbs_350_chapter_08.html

[craigaredpath]

Hi balaji.bandi,

Thanks for your reply, my thoughts were next to open a TAC case to see
what the Cisco support say.

I'm just using the CLI to do all the configuration and management.

Could be some bug as the following command below also doesn't work properly.

12m1#sh int status GigabitEthernet ?
<1-28>  GigabitEthernet port number

12m1#sh int status GigabitEthernet 1-28
% Wrong number of parameters or invalid range, size or characters entered

If I do a "sh int des" from CLI I get the interface descriptions so its
displaying them correctly that way.

Thanks
Craig

[balaji.bandi]

check the syntax may be all enterprise commands may not work.

did you put the description and tested ? i have observed 220 populate description by default but not on CBS 350

[craigaredpath]

Hi balaji.bandi,

These switches don't run IOS like the Catalyst switches - The image file
is "image_cbs_ros_3.4.0.17_release_cisco_signed.bin"

All command displayed should work as these switches are not licensed for
features.

Thanks
Craig

[balaji.bandi]

check the syntax may be all enterprise commands may not work. since SMB switche have Firmware not IOS Code to clarify.

All command displayed should work as these switches are not licensed for
features.

so they are not working, so hence contacting SMB tac as wise option here.

did you put the description (on the GUI and  tested ?) i have observed 220 populate description by default but not on CBS 350