CS-MANAGER: Catalyst 6500 in VSS mode not supported????

[nicolas.delrio]

We have recently moved from CSM 3.2 to CSM 3.3.1 Service Pack 3.

We are now trying to add a Cisco Catalyst 6513 configured in VSS mode using 12.2(33)SXI5 software. When we try to add th device from network, it starts Discovering the configurations, and when it reaches the 15%, we got the message "Discovery Failed - Invalid Device: Catalyst in VSS mode is not Supported"

I´ve attached to this post the screenshot showing the error

Any idea of what can i do to manage this device on CSM??

BEst Regards,
Nicolás

[Farrukh Haroon]

Hello Nicolas

VSS is not supported even in the latest CSM release 4.1 AFAIK

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/security_management/cisco_security_manager/security_manager/4.1/compatibility/information/csmsd410.html

Check with your Cisco account team whether it is going to be added anytime soon.

Please rate if you find the input helpful.

Regards

Farrukh

[nicolas.delrio]

Hello Farrukh!

Thanks for your reply.

I've added the Cat 65K to a CSM 3.2.2, and it worked. I do not understand the reason for not supporting this device in the new versions.
Moving to CSM 4.X is not an option for us in this moment. I think that we will be using CSM 3.3 for at least a couple of month.

I will our Cisco account team whether it is going to be added anytime soon.

Thanks,
Nicolás

[Farrukh Haroon]

I think it was never supported, in earlier versions they forgot to put a warning message, then they added the message later on.

If it lets you add the VSS Device in the older versions, it does not mean it will work 100%....in fact it can behave strangely anytime because of its 'unsupported' state. I would not recommend managing those device(s) through CSM, unless you get assurance from someone at Cisco TAC.

Regards

Farrukh