3850 and CNA (Cisco Network Assistant)

[Fred Krom]

Hi,

trying to upgrade to the catalyst 3850 switches and using CNA.

The Smartports are working in CNA on the old 3560's, on the 3850 I only can select the role "none" in CNA.

I expected to see the buildin macro's?

Is there something I misunderstood?

I configure the:

macro auto global processing

terminal shell

show shell functions, is displaying the code

Versions:

CNA: 6.3.3

Cisco IOS Software [Denali], Catalyst L3 Switch Software (CAT3K_CAA-UNIVERSALK9-M), Version 16.3.6, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc3)

[Seb Rupik · Accepted solution]

Hi there,

According to the CNA 6.3.3 release notes the only IOS-XE verison offically supported is 16.1.x on the 3850. With other software versions your milage may vary.

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/net_mgmt/cisco_network_assistant/version6/relnotes/ol32368.html

cheers,

Seb.

[Fred Krom]

Thanks Sub!

Don't like to downgrade the new switches, upgrade in the future will always be hard to manage I'm afraid.

I hope on a new update in the future of CNA to fix the problem with the 3850 switch version 16.3, in the meantime i need to use the CLI i'm expecting.

Fred

[MARSCHANGPAT]

Hi,

I've got also similar issue CNA at the last release 6.3.3, and C3850 at 16.3.7 and front panel in CNA are not correct :

no animations no good configuration

[Matt Conley]

Wouldn't hold your breath.  These switches will be EOL before they get around adding them to CNA.  CNA is a free tool.  Cisco wants you to pay for PRIME etc. I simply have shortcuts to the GUI interface on each switch.  Works way better than CNA ever did or probably ever will.