Does Cisco 4500x support VDC

[EZ17]

Dear Support Team,

Please help me to out this confuse.

Does 4500-X series support VDC (Virtual Device Context) function?  Our customer want to use 2 Cisco 4500-X for high availability.

- Using VSS function to group 2 physical switch to 1 logical switch.

- After that, they want to virtualization 1 logical switch to 2 logical switch.

Please help me to confirm can do this.

Thanks a lot!

[Mark Malone]

Hi

you cant use VDC feature on 4500 only Nexus switches

[EZ17]

Hi Mark Malone,

Thanks for your answer?

Does 4500 have any function support virtualization ?

[Mark Malone · Accepted solution]

Only these an VSS

Virtualization Features
VRF-Lite scalability		64
EVN scalability		32

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/switches/catalyst-4500-x-series-switches/white_paper_c11-696802.html

[EZ17]

Hi Mark,

Thanks!

[Leo Laohoo]

vDC is the exclusive function of Cisco Nexus family of switches.