Downgrade 3750X w/ IP Base to LAN Base for Stacking

[gmcvb]

I have a WS-C3750X-12S-S (IP Services) that I THINK I'd like to downgrade to LAN Base so I can stack it with a WS-C3750X-48T-L that is already LAN Base...

Can I do this?  Any reasons I shouldn't?  Small environment, isn't much routing at all going on here...Thanks!       

[Leo Laohoo]

Yes you can.

[gmcvb]

how do I do that

I don't see an image for it

[hobbe]

That is because it is not an image it is a license.

However you will loose more than just routing abilities.

so if i where you i would go the other way.

I would buy a license upgrade to upgrade the Lan base to ip base instead.

otherwise you will loose alot of functionality that you might want/need such as eem, powerstacking and so on.

to buy a license to upgrade contact your local cisco rep.

to change to a license from ip base to Lan base contact cisco licensing

Licensing@cisco.com

good luck

HTH

[Sam Sanders]

gmcvb:  How did you resolve your dilemma? When you said, "I don't see an image for it", are you referring to how, when you go to cisco's website to download a newer flash, like 150(9)SE2, the only option is IPBASE? There is the Universal - they put it there to tease you because you can't download unless you have a credential - why do they put it there if you can't download it - oh well.  Did you ever find a way to downgrade IPBASE to LANBASE and bump the flash up to 150(9)SE2? I know this post is over 4 years old and if I had posted it I would have forgotten about it by now. But any help would be most excellent and I would be extremely grateful.

Thanks,

Flux

[fitzgerald.d]

I don't think you can actually. I ran into the same problem and Cisco TAC told me that you couldn't do that with the 12S-S or 24S-S model.

[chgallup]

If you purchased an IPBASE license, but wants a LANBASE license please try the "license boot level lanbase" command to downgrade to LAN Base. Note that IOS 15 has the RTU with the license that allows downgrading.

Chris Gallup

[brettwhitaker]

THANK YOU! ran this command to downgrade my switch from IP base to LAN base and it is now in the stack!

[Sam Sanders]

I tried that too, and it worked, but after reloading the switch, when I ran "show version", now it says, License Type: Default. No valid license found.  Will it run like that and work?  I mean, I am telnetted into it right now, so it must be working. So I just wondered if the same thing happened to you and if you were able to safely ignore the "no valid license" issue.

Many thanks,

Sam S,

[d-costa]

Hello,

I also have problems adding a switch to the stack due to licensing mismatch.

The switch that I can’t add to the stack has an ipbase license and is running the following Images:

Switch Ports Model             SW Version            SW Image

------ ----- -----             ----------            ----------

*   5 18    WS-C3750X-12S      15.0(2)SE11           C3750E-IPBASEK9-M

If I run license boot level lanbase I get the following error

*Jan 2 02:16:04.992: %IOS_LICENSE_IMAGE_APPLICATION-6-LICENSE_LEVEL: Module name = c3750x Next reboot level = lanbase and License = No valid license found

As I’m trying to load a lower level license should I get this warning?

How can I overcome this issue?

Thanks,

David