4500X IPBase vs. Enterprise Services

[krueffer]

Hi,

what are the main differences between IP Base and Enterprise Services feature set for the Catalyst4500X?

Is any document ecplaining the matter? Any help appreciated.

thanks

Knut

[Ivan Shirshin]

Hi,

The  IP Base image does not support enhanced routing features such as  NSF/SSO, BGP, EIGRP, EIGRPv6, OSPF, OSPFv3, IS-IS, Internetwork Packet  Exchange (IPX), AppleTalk, VRF-lite, and Policy-Based Routing (PBR). The  IP Base image supports EIGRP-Stub for limited routing.

Cisco IOS XE Software Enterprise Services: Upgradable with a Software Activation License (SAL); supports full Layer 3 protocols and advanced features such as complete routing scalability, Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), Virtual Routing and Forwarding, Policy-Based Routing, and so on.

routing.http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/switches/ps10902/ps12332/data_sheet_c78-696791.html

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/switches/ps5718/ps4324/prod_bulletin0900aecd806306c6.html

Kind Regards,

Ivan

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edited by: Ivan Shirshin

[mdreelan]

The IP Base image supports Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) for Routed Access, Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) "limited" Stub Routing, Nonstop Forwarding/Stateful Switchover (NSF/SSO), and RIPv1/v2. The IP Base image does not support enhanced routing features such as BGP, Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System (IS-IS), Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX), AppleTalk, Virtual Routing Forwarding (VRF-lite), and policy-based routing (PBR).

Starting with Cisco IOS Release (3.3.0SG or 15.1(1)SG, support for IP SLAs and NSF have been extended from Enterprise Services to IP Base.

So the first response was a tad short of correct.  http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/lan/catalyst4500/release/note/OL_27989-01.html  

Who knows maybe something changed?