about switch ios conversion

[gthanigachalam]

hi all,

i need some clarification regarding the 3850 series switch.

already we bought one cisco 3850 switch (ws-c3850-xs-s). it's having IP base Image. now we have been planning to use for MPLS connectivity.

i think MPLS is not support in IP base image. kindly let me know, is this possible to implement MPLS in IP base image?.

if it's not possible how to move from IP base image to IP service Image in particular switch.

kindly share anyone ASAP.

[Mark Malone]

hey just to remember on 3850s dont support nat and they wont take a full bgp table due to ram restrictions and they only run vrf lite as far as i remember not full mpls

Better off getting a proper router not a catalyst switch

[sbhadrav@cisco.com]

EoMPLS—One of the Any Transport over MPLS (AToM) transport types. EoMPLS provides a tunneling mechanism for Ethernet traffic through an MPLS-enabled Layer 3 core. It encapsulates Ethernet protocol data units (PDUs) inside MPLS packets and uses label stacking to forward them across the MPLS network.
VPLS—A class of VPN that supports the connection of multiple sites in a single bridged domain over a managed IP/MPLS network. VPLS uses the provider core to join multiple attachment circuits together, to simulate a virtual bridge that connects the multiple attachment circuits together.
EIGRP MPLS VPN PE-CE SoO—Introduces the capability to filter MPLS Virtual Private Network (VPN) traffic on a per-site basis for Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) networks. SoO filtering is configured at the interface level and is used to manage MPLS VPN traffic, and to prevent transient routing loops from occurring in complex and mixed network topologies.

[Julio E. Moisa]

Hi

I'm almost sure it won't run LDP, it is not displayed on the table below, but you could be sure through the Cisco Feature Navigation tool: 

http://cfn.cloudapps.cisco.com/ITDIT/CFN/jsp/SearchBySoftware.jsp

Select Platform and IOS XE then select the options. 

Table 2.       Cisco IOS Software Feature Set Differences

Functions	LAN Base	IP Base	IP Services
Layer 2+	Enterprise access Layer 2 Wide range of Layer 2 access features for enterprise deployments supports Cisco StackPower technology	Complete Access Layer 2 Supports all Cisco Catalyst 2000 and Cisco Catalyst 3000 Layer 2 features, including hot standby protocols
Layer 3	Static IP routing support Support for SVI	Enterprise access Layer 3 RIP, EIGRP stub, OSPF for routed access, PBR, IPv4 & IPv6 EIGRP stub routing, WCCP, IPV6 uRPF, IPV6 PBR, VRRPv3, Policy Classification Engine, HSRP v6	Complete access Layer 3 OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, IS-IS VRF-lite
Multicast	IGMP	IPV4 & IPV6 PIM routing
Mobility	Supports Cisco Unified Wireless Networking mobility architecture	Supports Cisco Converged Access mobility architecture with CAPWAP termination at the access
Manageability	Basic manageability Support for a wide range of MIBs, IPSLA Responder, and RSPAN, PnP, Autoconf, Interface Templates, Secure CDP	Enterprise access Layer 3, Flexible NetFlow for wired and wireless traffic EEM, GOLD-Lite, and Smart Install Director
Security	Enterprise access security DHCP Snooping, IPSG, DAI, PACLs, Cisco Identity 4.0, NAC and 802.1x features	Complete access security Router and VLAN ACLs, private VLANs, complete identity and security; Cisco TrustSec® SXP and IEEE 802.1AE capable in hardware, Device Sensor
QoS	Enterprise access QoS Ingress policing, Trust Boundary, AutoQoS, and DSCP mapping	Complete access QoS Support for all Cisco Catalyst 2000 and Cisco Catalyst 3000 QoS features, including per-VLAN policies
Interoperability	Prime 2.1	Identity Services Engine (ISE 1.2/1.3), Mobility Services Engine (MSE 8.0), Improved WebUI