Is there a difference between "ipbase" and "universal with ipbase license" ??

[Frank Lothar Weber]

Hi, folks.

Anybody encountered any differences in these two releases ???

Following setup:

Two Cat WS-C3560E-48PD-S:

First one:

Switch Ports Model              SW Version            SW Image

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

*    1 54    WS-C3560E-48PD     15.0(2)SE             C3560E-IPBASEK9-M   

Second one:

Switch Ports Model              SW Version            SW Image

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

*    1 54    WS-C3560E-48PD     15.0(2)SE2            C3560E-UNIVERSALK9-M

License Level: ipbase

License Type: Permanent

Next reload license Level: ipbase

I have found that the first one doesn't support parts of the "device-sensor" configuration that the second one

has:

switch1(config)#device-sensor ?

  filter-list  Sensor Protocol Filter List Configuration

  filter-spec  Sensor Protocol Filter Spec Configuration

  notify       Options for when to trigger identity update events

switch1(config)#device-sensor accounting

                                    ^

% Invalid input detected at '^' marker.          

switch2(config)#device-sensor ?

  accounting   Trigger accounting updates with sensor TLVs/Options

  filter-list  Sensor Protocol Filter List Configuration

  filter-spec  Sensor Protocol Filter Spec Configuration

  notify       Options for when to trigger identity update events

switch2(config)#device-sensor accounting

switch2(config)#

What happens with the device-sensor data on switch1 ??? Is it still sent via radius accounting to the profiling ISEs and therefore will

show up in the ISE identity database ???

Rgs

Frank

[Joseph W. Doherty]

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My understanding, in theory, both IPBase and Universal with an IPBase license should offer the same feature support.  The latter, though, is usually a bigger image as it supports additional features via license activation.

It's interesting you've found a feature that the Universal allows access to, via an IPBase license, that's not in the IPBase image.  Perhaps it's a possible license "bug"?