Interface template on Cisco Catalyst C3850

[lnw-team]

Hello, 

I've recently deployed new Cisco Catalyst switch in my network (C3850). In order to simplify interface configuration and limit the size of the running config, instead of cofiguring each port separately, I've deciced to create interface template and attach it to all access ports. Below you can see interface configuration:

interface GigabitEthernetx/x/x
switchport access vlan xxx
switchport mode access
authentication event fail action next-method
authentication event server dead action authorize vlan xxx
authentication event server dead action authorize voice
authentication event server alive action reinitialize
authentication host-mode multi-auth
authentication order mab dot1x
authentication priority dot1x mab
authentication port-control auto
authentication periodic
authentication timer reauthenticate server
authentication timer inactivity server
authentication violation restrict
mab
snmp trap mac-notification change added
snmp trap mac-notification change removed
dot1x pae authenticator
dot1x timeout tx-period 11
spanning-tree portfast
end

Unfortunately, it has turned out that not every command can be part of interface template (concerns all lines in red). Hence my question: is it related to software limitation? Is there any way to overcome it? Will software upgrade do the trick? 

Thanks for help  

[balaji.bandi]

Hope you are using   interface range GigabitEthernetx/x/x-y/y/y and apply the config.

If any of the device taken this commands, other one not taking, then its IOS XE compatable.

in this equation you need to find whta IOS XE version in the environment and come with different Templates based on the information or make every switch to be same IOS XE, so easy to manage the environment.

post what verion of IOS XE running, ?

[Rob Ingram]

@lnw-team consider migrating to the IBNS 2.0 configuration framework for the dot1x configuration, this will allow you to simplify the interface configuration. More information.