Cisco Catalyst 4900M license

[jhonny.eriksson]

Hello,

I've a quick question.

Do I need to run any special license (like IP SERVICES) on the Cisco Catalyst 4900M in order to run VRF lite?

Thanks,

Best Regards

Jhonny Eriksson

[Bilal Nawaz]

Hello Johnny, I have attached a spreadsheet listing all the featuresets/licences required and which images support this.

Most of it seems to be Enterprise services based on (multi-VRF Support) [vrf lite]

Hope this helps

Please rate useful posts and remember to mark any solved questions as answered. Thank you.

[jhonny.eriksson]

Thanks. Yeh. I do see that you at least need the correct IOS version. But what about license? On the 3750X for example you need to upgrade license as well as run Universal IOS or Enterprise Services. Is it the same on the 4900M? License + IOS?

[Bilal Nawaz]

Enterprise services IOS as stated. Not referencing the universal IOS. Please see spreadsheet as it will show you all images.

With universal IOS you need the licenses. But with the IOS - in this case its based on enterprise services IOS which has the correct feature set its not required.

Universal images naming convention: cat4500e-universalk9-mz.150-2.SG2.bin (as an example) This case you would need a license

Non universal image with feature sets: cat4500e-entservicesk9-mz.150-2.SG2.bin (as an example) You dont need a license

This is my understanding of IOS.

Hope this clarifies.

Please rate useful posts and remember to mark any solved questions as answered. Thank you.

[Steve Fuller · Accepted solution]

Hi Jhonny,

In the IOS 12.2SG and 15.0SG software release trains there are three feature set options for the Catalyst 4900M, those being LAN Base, IP Base and Enterprise Services.

If you want to run enhanced routing services you will need the Enterprise Services license. From the IOS Software Packaging section of the Release Note for Catalyst 4900M and Catalyst 4948E Switch:

The Enterprise Services image supports Cisco Catalyst 4948E Ethernet Switch and Cisco Catalyst 4900M Series software features based on Cisco IOS Software 15.0(2)SG, including enhanced routing. BGP capability is included in the Enterprises Services package.

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

The LAN Base image complements the existing IP Base and Enterprise Services images. It is focused on customer access and Layer 2 requirements and therefore many of the IP Base features are not required. The IP upgrade image is available if at a later date you require some of those features.

Regards