VSS support on cat 4500x

[pbassoli]

Hi,

when the VSS will be supported on Catalyst Supervisor Engine 7-E or 7-LE and on Catalyst 4500-X?

And does VSS will require Enterprise license ? or the IP base will be enaugh?

Tks

Paolo

[Sergey Fer]

They promise. Waiting for that in September, but who knows... About licenses I'm not sure. Hope it will be supported in basic IOS like in case of 65s. Let's wait...

[Leo Laohoo]

VSS on the Sup7E and 4500X is expected to be released around September 2012.

I do not believe Sup7LE will support VSS.

And does VSS will require Enterprise license ? or the IP base will be enaugh?

No official word but I also believe it VSS will be supported in IP Base IOS feature set.

[nielsw weel]

As stated in the following document: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/switches/ps10902/ps12332/at_a_glance_c45-696645.pdf

the Supervisor Engine 7-E and 7-LE will support vss with a IP base license.

The release date is not availible yet.

There will by a new 4500x serie switches replacement of the 4948 that will also support vss with 4 modulere slots wich can hold up to 16 10Gig sfp(+) or ethernet interfaces.

[Amit Singh]

VSS support on Cat4500 and 4500-X will come by end of this year or early next year 2013. Engineering team is working on this to bring it forward this year but realistic chance will be towards the end of this year.

There will be a VSS license for SUP7L-E but no license required on SUP7-E/4500-X.

Hope this helps.

Cheers,

-amit singh

[Leo Laohoo]

There will be a VSS license for SUP7L-E but no license required on SUP7-E/4500-X.

Interesting.  +5 Amit!

[sez sharp]

Hi,

Is there any info on the VSS license for SUP7L-E ?

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/lan/catalyst4500/release/note/OL_27990-01.html

Under Table 5 - Support by Image Type; VSS is listed as available on IP Base (SUP7E only) and a plain Yes under Enterprise Services

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/switches/ps10902/ps12332/at_a_glance_c45-696645.pdf

Under Table 1 - Minimum License for VSS; IP Base or higher (7-E) or special license (7-LE and Catalyst 4500-X)

There appears to be no option on the CCO configuration tools to add VSS license on 4500R+E chasiss bundles with for example dual SUP7L-E and IP Base

How are you meant to purchase/license VSS on 4500E Chassis + SUP7L-E ?

thanks,

Sez

[lucas.martin]

From  release note  4500x, Cisco IOS XE 3.4.x SG:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/lan/catalyst4500/release/note/OL_27989-01.html#wp2650481

The 4500X switch the feature VSS is supported on IP-Base.

This is a contradiction with the pdf that Sez has share:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/switches/ps10902/ps12332/at_a_glance_c45-696645.pdf

[Maria Bacud]

If you are going to use the 4500E with a supervisor engine 7-E (SUP7-E) the minimum license will be IP base.

If you are going to use a 4500E with SUP7L-E, the minimum license is IP Services.

If you are going to use a 4500X switch, the minimum license is IP Base.