Enterprise Switching Business Unit is happy to announce Beta release 16.9.3 for all Catalyst platforms 9500/9400/9300/9200/3850/3650.  This beta release is made available to allow users to test, evaluate and share feedback before General Availability (GA). We encourage customers and internal users to test the Beta code and share the feedback as soon as possible.    Obtaining Pre-Release Software  Please fill-up a simple request access form  The pre-release software will be made available on the week of January 14th, email notification with links will be sent soon as the image is available for download. The software is intended for lab test environments only and not recommended for Production use.  What’s New in 16.9.3? 16.9.3 is a Maintenance Release code common for all Catalyst 3k and 9k platforms, brings in several fixes and improvements.  Some of the notable improvements include.  SVL Support for ISSU upgrade with SVL Improved handling of SVL control Traffic. Additional fixes for issues around Switchover in SVL mode.  Security:  Improvements for TLS based authentication. Cisco TrustSec enhancements for Policy downloads (CoA, PACs) RADIUS authentication. Improvements.  Platform:  Hardware stability and improvements---SFPs. Better Memory management. Support for NPE images. Multicast scale related improvements, fixes for Multicast Scaling and Resource Leak  Management:  Several SNMP enhancements and fixes. Providing Feedback, Submitting Issues or have questions: Please submit initial feedback via Feedback form provided below or email us @ ecsg-beta@external.cisco.com  to help us track the feedback or questions.      Non-Disclosure Agreement:  This software and accompanied documentation is being provided to you under the non-disclosure agreement between you, your organization and Cisco. Please do not discuss this project and its features outside of the Beta related mailing lists   16.9.3 Beta Release Resolved Caveats   DDTS Headline CSCvm74245 Failing Dot1.x because of missing ID field CSCvn38590 CTS policies download fails with Missing/Incomplete ACEs error CSCvi72094 Traceback @ cpp_vbuginf_flags_error while clearing interface CSCvj77688 Shimming have some issue over selecting idb CSCvm39894 False authorizations and authentications even without radius server for dot1x/mab CSCvm59996 Invoking console-relay registry to resolve standby authorization failure issue @ C3850 stack CSCvm76483 cdp is disabled after the switchover CSCvm92998 IOSd crash in CTS COA CSCvn13735 Failure to detect the  back to back CoA requests, leading to policy deletion. CSCvn60882 CVR-QSFP-SFP10G V02 May get un-recognised or goes to error disabled state upon installation CSCvk48653 3650 "show macsec interface" hang and intermittent traffic loss. CSCvm65963 Crestron Gateway not linking up with BCM84888E PHY CSCvn19790 OCX CARD APS: SLOS alarm stuck in Ios after several RX cable pulls CSCvn46925 IPv6 multicast packet ff02::1:2 /DHCPv6 solicitation with L2 flooding impacts BFD/ISIS control pkts CSCvn60419 SDA:ICMPv6 neighbor Advertisement loop with L2 flooding feature enabled CSCvj73828 output drops counter mismatch after applied "qos queue-softmax-multiplier 1200" CSCvm36333 MAC address programming issue CSCvm87027 3850 REP fail after device rebooted CSCvm89005 Packets looped internally during VXLAN decap in SD-Access environment CSCvn08672 DHCP packets cause unknown protocol drops on 16.6.x CSCvn08705 C9300/Data Plane stuck|QOS policy install fails in hardware if unsupported performance-mon is used CSCvn09907 ACL not logging with log-input configuration CSCvn23706 no mac address-table notification mac-move can't be saved after reload device CSCvn31477 Layer 2 SSM Multicast traffic hitting the CPU when SVI is configured with PIM Spare Mode CSCvn36398 WCCP Access-list might not be removed from interface after a WCCP loss of service CSCvn36494 WCCP redirection to proxy server breaks in certain scenarios. CSCvn36900 Aging times is stuck after configuration of Authentication and Port-security config CSCvn46517 some sgacl were not installed after update a Cell in ISE CSCvn57570 Switch cat9300 has crashed itself at nfem_search_netflow_table ... View more

  Enterprise Switching Business Unit is happy to announce Beta release 16.9.3 for all Catalyst platforms 9500/9400/9300/9200/3850/3650.  This beta release is made available to allow users to test, evaluate and share feedback before General Availability (GA). We encourage customers and internal users to test the Beta code and share the feedback as soon as possible.    Obtaining Pre-Release Software  Please fill-up a simple request access form  The pre-release software will be made available on the week of January 14th, email notification with links will be sent soon as the image is available for download. The software is intended for lab test environments only and not recommended for Production use.  What’s New in 16.9.3? 16.9.3 is a Maintenance Release code common for all Catalyst 3k and 9k platforms, brings in several fixes and improvements.  Some of the notable improvements include.  SVL Support for ISSU upgrade with SVL Improved handling of SVL control Traffic. Additional fixes for issues around Switchover in SVL mode.  Security:  Improvements for TLS based authentication. Cisco TrustSec enhancements for Policy downloads (CoA, PACs) RADIUS authentication. Improvements.  Platform:  Hardware stability and improvements---SFPs. Better Memory management. Support for NPE images. Multicast scale related improvements, fixes for Multicast Scaling and Resource Leak  Management:  Several SNMP enhancements and fixes. Providing Feedback, Submitting Issues or have questions: Please submit initial feedback via Feedback form provided below or email us @ ecsg-beta@external.cisco.com  to help us track the feedback or questions.      Non-Disclosure Agreement:  This software and accompanied documentation is being provided to you under the non-disclosure agreement between you, your organization and Cisco. Please do not discuss this project and its features outside of the Beta related mailing lists   16.9.3 Beta Release Resolved Caveats   DDTS Headline CSCvm74245 Failing Dot1.x because of missing ID field CSCvn38590 CTS policies download fails with Missing/Incomplete ACEs error CSCvi72094 Traceback @ cpp_vbuginf_flags_error while clearing interface CSCvj77688 Shimming have some issue over selecting idb CSCvm39894 False authorizations and authentications even without radius server for dot1x/mab CSCvm59996 Invoking console-relay registry to resolve standby authorization failure issue @ C3850 stack CSCvm76483 cdp is disabled after the switchover CSCvm92998 IOSd crash in CTS COA CSCvn13735 Failure to detect the  back to back CoA requests, leading to policy deletion. CSCvn60882 CVR-QSFP-SFP10G V02 May get un-recognised or goes to error disabled state upon installation CSCvk48653 3650 "show macsec interface" hang and intermittent traffic loss. CSCvm65963 Crestron Gateway not linking up with BCM84888E PHY CSCvn19790 OCX CARD APS: SLOS alarm stuck in Ios after several RX cable pulls CSCvn46925 IPv6 multicast packet ff02::1:2 /DHCPv6 solicitation with L2 flooding impacts BFD/ISIS control pkts CSCvn60419 SDA:ICMPv6 neighbor Advertisement loop with L2 flooding feature enabled CSCvj73828 output drops counter mismatch after applied "qos queue-softmax-multiplier 1200" CSCvm36333 MAC address programming issue CSCvm87027 3850 REP fail after device rebooted CSCvm89005 Packets looped internally during VXLAN decap in SD-Access environment CSCvn08672 DHCP packets cause unknown protocol drops on 16.6.x CSCvn08705 C9300/Data Plane stuck|QOS policy install fails in hardware if unsupported performance-mon is used CSCvn09907 ACL not logging with log-input configuration CSCvn23706 no mac address-table notification mac-move can't be saved after reload device CSCvn31477 Layer 2 SSM Multicast traffic hitting the CPU when SVI is configured with PIM Spare Mode CSCvn36398 WCCP Access-list might not be removed from interface after a WCCP loss of service CSCvn36494 WCCP redirection to proxy server breaks in certain scenarios. CSCvn36900 Aging times is stuck after configuration of Authentication and Port-security config CSCvn46517 some sgacl were not installed after update a Cell in ISE CSCvn57570 Switch cat9300 has crashed itself at nfem_search_netflow_table ... View more

16.6.4 Beta Release for Catalyst Switches   Enterprise Switching Business Unit is happy to announce availability of Beta release of 16.6.4. This will be the second beta rebuild on 16.6.4, targeted towards Catalyst 9500/9400/9300/3850/3650 switching platforms.  We are looking for early feedback from customers before 16.6.4 software release is posted on CCO for General Availability (GA). This beta software addresses critical customer found defects are mentioned below.   Obtaining Pre-Release Software Please sign-up for the beta @ Sign-up Once above step is completed and NDA is signed, access to pre-released software will be made available to Cisco Beta Customers at the share site [NOTE: Please make sure to use Aspera Client to download files. If downloading for the first time from shares.cisco.com you will be prompted to install Aspera Client on top of Website]   Issues and questions: For any issues, questions or feedback, please send email to ecsg-beta@external.cisco.com   Non-Disclosure Agreement:  This software and accompanied documentation is being provided to you under the non-disclosure agreement between you, your organization and Cisco. Please do not discuss this project and its features outside of the Beta related mailing lists     16.6.4 Beta Release 2 Resolved Caveats   CSCvj49476 Telnet Sessions Hang/Become unavailable at execution of "show run" CSCvj15473 Linux IOSD crash with sh vtp counters cmd CSCvf73938 [ECA-SIT] 9500 broader/map server fed crash seen during monitor capture running CSCvj08408 LED status remains Amber when using "switchport mode dot1q-tunnel" under port-channel CSCvb69966 Memory leak under LLDP Protocol process CSCvb81225 FED2.0: Rework solution for CSCui78105 - DHCP packets ingress on L3 intf and unicast to client CSCuv14856 WATCHDOG timeout crash during IPSEC phase 2 CSCvf53053 Crash when issuing no dspfarm profile x stuck on DOWN_PENDING state. CSCvj13139 16.6.2// Catalyst 9K/ FMAN FP failing to create objects for some prefixes CSCvj11315 Cat9k crash after reloading member standby and active CSCvj33874 3850/3650 - Memory leak after enabling AVB due to PTP CSCvi11123 FMFP-3-OBJ_DWNLD_TO_DP_FAILED error after modifying QoS policy CSCvi75086 Rapid TDL memory leak in SMD process leads to crash of active switch in stack CSCvh87270 StackWise Virtual 3850-48XS not forwaring IGMP traffic over the standby switch. CSCvi98619 Fix ios_gd_leaks and ios_gdchunk_leaks option for memleak script CSCvi15897 Silent Reload on Cat3850 running Everest 16.6.2 CSCvi52685 Ping loss for more than 10 seconds when 3850 stack active reboot (No REP) CSCvi63876 SVL: Memory leak when IGMP group leaves or timeout CSCvj33874 3850/3650 - Memory leak after enabling AVB due to PTP CSCvj26313 Static mac addition failure due to CSCvf47917 CSCvh84345 IOS CLI "show platform software fed switch active punt cause summary" may display negative counts.   16.6.4 Beta Release 2 Open Caveats   CSCvj56627 The 9300 - 16.6.3 fail forward any packets with vxlan/lisp header CSCvj07530 Windows CE device loose connectivity is 5 minutes when connected to 3850 running Polaris CSCvj17991 [FED-PUNJECT] Punject driver without updating the write pointer but busy bit is set to FALSE CSCvj34263 PuntInject Process crash after PUNT keepalive missing. CSCvj51419 Crash after add/removing VLANs with dot1x configured CSCvi42720 FED DHCP snooping output does not list port-channel member interfaces CSCvi96502 WS-C3850-48XS-S  interface up/down delay with 48 SFP module inserted. 16.6.4 Beta Release 1 Resolved Caveats   CSCvh85482 memory utilization increasing for tams_proc CSCvh89372 Memory leak in linux_iosd-image or platfrom_mgr CSCvc47165 SFP port detect link-flap error and it's in error-disabled state on 3650 CSCvi38191 Memory leak in lman process due to "ld_license_ext.dat" build-up. CSCvh80110 HSRP vMAC may fail to get programmed after switchover CSCvg64578 Polaris 16.6.1 reflects back multicast traffic recieved from from source on the same vlan. CSCvg60743 WS-C3650-24TD crashing after configuring CTS on uplink 10G port (2x1G,2X10G) CSCvh21619 Unexpected reload @ ngwc_hash_find CSCvh73819 C3850 crash on bulk_vlan_stats_msg_stats_set_internal CSCvh28104 C3850: QSFP-H40G-CU5M 40g not showing as up on peer CSCvh48585 Cat9300 ether-channel fails on 16.6.2 when configured with native VLAN which is manually suspended CSCvh70501 Continuous CRCs seen on links using ACWXXX GLC-GE-100FX CSCvi09054 Stackwise Virtual: Routing Neighborships on Standby dont come up with MTU > 9116 CSCvh11396 Switchport Security Command triggering Bulk Sync Failure CSCvh52059 SFP-GE-T 100M full link is half duplex after reinserting SFP CSCvi15897 Silent Reload on Cat3850 running Everest 16.6.2 CSCvi48995 On mGig SKU (downlink ports) - Link down with forced speed100/full duplex on both ends CSCvi37510 LACP hotstandby port LED is green after switch boot up CSCvi39202 DHCP fails when DHCP snooping trust is enabled on uplink etherchannel CSCvi26179 Cat9k crash while accessing OBFL CSCvg77396 C3650 port went to err-disable due to link-flap detected after shutdown no shut CSCvg89940 Adjacency Objects fail to program and connectivity gets lost - %FMFP-3-OBJ_DWNLD_TO_DP_FAILED CSCvh22043 9400: QoS Buffer allocation differently based on the speed for uplink ports CSCvh83520 Seeing traffic dropping for 24 ports for Vat69 on slot 7 CSCvh87131 TRACEBACK: OID cefcModuleEntry crashes the box CSCvi19809 Memory leak on C9300 due TMS process CSCvh93622 table-manager show command not working properly CSCvi45429 HSRP Virtual IP goes unreachable after shut/no shut on the vlan SVI CSCvh87270 StackWise Virtual 3850-48XS not forwaring IGMP traffic over the standby switch. CSCvh99574 Mcast traffic loss after SWO CSCvh63868 Cat3850/Cat9x00: memory increase by fed_main_event ~500 MB is observed overnight run     16.6.4 Beta 1 Open Caveats   CSCvi84986 ETA : Use the HIGH_RATE_APP queue instead of LOGGING queue. CSCvi87568 Cat9500 / 16.6.3 - Stackwise-virtual instability- Standby member reloads spontaneously CSCvi91730 cts manual MACsec between cat9k and cat4k cause interface flaps CSCvi30020    Enhancement to add a CPU Q for OOB Traffic CSCvj08408 Seeing cpuhog when apply related command CSCvg85084 3850 mGig port autonegotiated but remain down if remote device is configured manually to 100/Full CSCvi06186 Cat3850 stack logging onboard(OBFL) config disappear after switchover CSCvi79272 switch output PLATFORM-4-ELEMENT_WARNING when reload active CSCvi83570 C3850 PWR-C3-750WAC-R show \"Power Bad\" after removing power cable CSCvi92309 C9400: QoS bandwidth egress policy doesn't work on 10/100/1000 LC CSCvi96502 WS-C3850-48XS-S  interface up/down delay with 48 SFP module inserted. CSCvj07831 Multicast flow not recognised for UDP port 2048 CSCvj16439 Catalyst 9300 is not correctly recognized by SNMP agent ... View more