VSS support on 4500 Sup 8e

Dear Experts,
I've been waiting for IOS 3.6.0Xe to enable VSS in a data center deployment.
I heard that Cisco has planned to release it in June, 2014 but till now there's no update for this.
Is there anyone who can help me to know whether Cisco is releasing this in June 2014 or I've to stay on the HSRP.
Best Regards,
Umer

Cisco has released 3.6.0 last week, can somebody please confirm if VSS is supported on Sup 8e with this long awaited release?
I need to know this urgently as my client is requiring this feature since so long.
Best Regards,
Umer

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Catalyst 4500 Sup 7 DBL Drops

Hallo Guy´s.
I have a problem with a 4510 Switch with Sup 7 and VSS. sometimes i get from my management System a error message that i have drops. When i look at the Switch i see with a show interface the following output.
GigabitEthernet1/1/20 is up, line protocol is up (connected)
Hardware is Gigabit Ethernet Port, address is fc5b.3981.00cb (bia fc5b.3981.00cb)
Description: Uplink >> DEISSW28 > 0/49
MTU 1500 bytes, BW 1000000 Kbit/sec, DLY 10 usec,
reliability 255/255, txload 1/255, rxload 1/255
Encapsulation ARPA, loopback not set
Keepalive set (10 sec)
Full-duplex, 1000Mb/s, link type is auto, media type is 1000BaseSX
input flow-control is off, output flow-control is off
ARP type: ARPA, ARP Timeout 04:00:00
Last input 00:00:03, output never, output hang never
Last clearing of "show interface" counters never
Input queue: 0/2000/0/0 (size/max/drops/flushes); Total output drops: 33588
Queueing strategy: Class-based queueing
Output queue: 0/40 (size/max)
5 minute input rate 3389000 bits/sec, 396 packets/sec
5 minute output rate 1373000 bits/sec, 375 packets/sec
259327531 packets input, 260486639929 bytes, 0 no buffer
Received 2197702 broadcasts (1237454 multicasts)
0 runts, 0 giants, 0 throttles
0 input errors, 0 CRC, 0 frame, 0 overrun, 0 ignored
0 input packets with dribble condition detected
687620273 packets output, 171964900087 bytes, 0 underruns
0 output errors, 0 collisions, 6 interface resets
0 unknown protocol drops
0 babbles, 0 late collision, 0 deferred
0 lost carrier, 0 no carrier
0 output buffer failures, 0 output buffers swapped out
When i display the counters i see that i have DBL Drops:
Port InBytes InUcastPkts InMcastPkts InBcastPkts
Gi1/1/20 260445332225 257093813 1237385 960186
Port OutBytes OutUcastPkts OutMcastPkts OutBcastPkts
Gi1/1/20 171951485588 586491305 47531837 53564908
Port InPkts 64 OutPkts 64 InPkts 65-127 OutPkts 65-127
Gi1/1/20 169938 2535840 73860043 571805902
Port InPkts 128-255 OutPkts 128-255 InPkts 256-511 OutPkts 256-511
Gi1/1/20 15065293 22890554 3761375 4726098
Port InPkts 512-1023 OutPkts 512-1023
Gi1/1/20 2832564 3570926
Port InPkts 1024-1518 OutPkts 1024-1518 InPkts 1519-1548 OutPkts 1519-1548
Gi1/1/20 2133852 7956164 161468319 74102567
Port InPkts 1549-9216 OutPkts 1549-9216
Gi1/1/20 0 0
Port Tx-Bytes-Queue-1 Tx-Bytes-Queue-2 Tx-Bytes-Queue-3 Tx-Bytes-Queue-4
Gi1/1/20 3885776852 36149774 129367770 772345869
Port Tx-Bytes-Queue-5 Tx-Bytes-Queue-6 Tx-Bytes-Queue-7 Tx-Bytes-Queue-8
Gi1/1/20 430894369 32739589 141604609 166522564649
Port Tx-Drops-Queue-1 Tx-Drops-Queue-2 Tx-Drops-Queue-3 Tx-Drops-Queue-4
Gi1/1/20 0 0 1 0
Port Tx-Drops-Queue-5 Tx-Drops-Queue-6 Tx-Drops-Queue-7 Tx-Drops-Queue-8
Gi1/1/20 0 0 0 6
Port Dbl-Drops-Queue-1 Dbl-Drops-Queue-2 Dbl-Drops-Queue-3 Dbl-Drops-Queue-4
Gi1/1/20 0 0 0 0
Port Dbl-Drops-Queue-5 Dbl-Drops-Queue-6 Dbl-Drops-Queue-7 Dbl-Drops-Queue-8
Gi1/1/20 0 0 0 16787
Port Rx-No-Pkt-Buff RxPauseFrames TxPauseFrames PauseFramesDrop
Gi1/1/20 0 0 0 0
Port UnsupOpcodePause
Gi1/1/20 0
Port CrcAlign-Err Dropped-Bad-Pkts Collisions Symbol-Err
Gi1/1/20 0 0 0 0
Port Undersize Oversize Fragments Jabbers
Gi1/1/20 0 0 0 0
Port Single-Col Multi-Col Late-Col Excess-Col
Gi1/1/20 0 0 0 0
Port Deferred-Col False-Car Carri-Sen Sequence-Err
Gi1/1/20 0 0 0 0
Port RxIslTagFrames TxIslTagFrames RxDot1qTagFrames TxDot1qTagFrames
Gi1/1/20 0 0 257135468 683431783
On the Interface is auto qos configured.
interface GigabitEthernet1/1/20
switchport trunk pruning vlan 2-1000
switchport mode trunk
auto qos trust
service-policy input AutoQos-4.0-Input-Policy
service-policy output AutoQos-4.0-Output-Policy
Comes this behavior from the qos? Where can i see wich traffic is assigned to queue 8?
Regards Stefan

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Yes, DBL is a (unique to) 4500 sup QoS feature. Likely configured in your egress service-policy.
I don't recall the sup7 QoS architecture, but switches often provide fixed egress queues that you map traffic to via either CoS or ToS markings. The QoS section of the User Guide, for your IOS version, should explain.

VSS Lic on 4500 with Sup7L-E ?

Hi,
Does anyone know the correct way to lic VSS on a 4500 SUP7L-E ?
At
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,
inferring that you need Enterprise Services lic on SUP7L-E to get VSS...?
But
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)
Can find no option on CCO / configuration tools to list a 'special' VSS license for 4500R+E chasiss with dual SUP7L-E and IP Base
How are you meant to purchase/license VSS on 4500E Chassis + SUP7L-E ?
thanks,
Sez

I have the same issue.
We are configuring VSS on Sup7L-E which has been purchased with IP Base licensing, however when we look at the licensing summary, it indicates that a feature of Enterprise Services has been configured .
Currently we have only configured VSS, so this indicates Enterprise Services is required for VSS, however I cannot find any information confirming this.
Switch#sho license sum
Index 0   Feature: entservices
          Period left: 8 weeks 4 days
          License Type: Evaluation
          License State: Active, Not in Use, EULA not accepted
          License Count: Non-Counted
          License Priority: None
Index 1   Feature: ipbase
          Period left: Life time
          License Type: Permanent
          License State: Active, In Use
          License Count: Non-Counted
          License Priority: Medium
Index 2   Feature: lanbase
          Period left: 0 seconds
Index 3   Feature: internal_service
          Period left: 0 seconds

What license neede to VSS in CAT 4500 with SUP7L-E

I have two identical chassis with identical cards and supervisors SUP7L-E. License level is ipbase. Is it possible to deploy VSS in this configuration?
I thought it is, but I've found doc http://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en/us/products/collateral/switches/catalyst-4500-x-series-switches/at_a_glance_c45-696645.pdf where:
Supported supervisors on Catalyst 4500-E Supervisor Engine 7-E or 7-LE (identical pairs)
Minimum license IP Base or higher (7-E) or special license (7-LE and Catalyst 4500-X)
What means special license?
In this guide https://supportforums.cisco.com/document/124626/virtual-switching-system-vss-configuration-cisco-4500-series-switches we have only:
3) Minimum license : VSS will work with IP BASE or ENTSERVICES license; it doesn't work with LAN BASE .For information about Software Activation Licensing please refer Cisco Catalyst 4500E Supervisor 7-E and 7L-E and Cisco Catalyst 4500-X Series Software Activation Licensing Deployment Guide.

I have the same issue.
We are configuring VSS on Sup7L-E which has been purchased with IP Base licensing, however when we look at the licensing summary, it indicates that a feature of Enterprise Services has been configured .
Currently we have only configured VSS, so this indicates Enterprise Services is required for VSS, however I cannot find any information confirming this.
Switch#sho license sum
Index 0   Feature: entservices
          Period left: 8 weeks 4 days
          License Type: Evaluation
          License State: Active, Not in Use, EULA not accepted
          License Count: Non-Counted
          License Priority: None
Index 1   Feature: ipbase
          Period left: Life time
          License Type: Permanent
          License State: Active, In Use
          License Count: Non-Counted
          License Priority: Medium
Index 2   Feature: lanbase
          Period left: 0 seconds
Index 3   Feature: internal_service
          Period left: 0 seconds

Is VSS supported in Cisco Prime Infrastructure 1.2?

Is VSS supported in Cisco Prime Infrastructure 1.2?

VSS support (converting standalone switches into a VSS) was introduced with LMS 3.0.1 if I remember well and it is still there in LMS 4.2 (Cisco Prime Infrastructure):
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/net_mgmt/ciscoworks_lan_management_solution/4.1/user/guide/configuration/configvss.html
Config Mgmt is supported, also.

JDeveloper 11 and VSS Support?

The VSS Extension (available at sourceforge.net) does not work with JDev 11 (Just JDev 10). Are there plans for VSS Support in JDev 11, or am I better off convincing my management that JDeveloper projects should use either Subversion or CVS?
Edited by: klee on Oct 22, 2008 10:26 AM

This extension is open source - so you can take on the task of upgrading it to support JDeveloper 11g :-)
As for us at Oracle we don't have plans to do development around supporting VSS - we do have support for MS Team Studio though.
I would recommend that you push your managers towards using Subversion - the fact that it is a free tool and a very popular tool in the Java community should be enough of an argument - and the fact that the support in JDeveloper is built-in can be the cherry on the cake.

VSS support

I've just started evaluting JDeveloper and like it so far. One thing I was wondering is if there are any Visual Source Safe support - something I need to have unfortunately.
I only find CVS as default and Google didn't help me out there, maybe someone here knows about it?
Best regards
Stefan

No VSS support right now.
We do have support for CVS, Clearcase, Perforce, and Serena Dimension.
(see the help->check for updates).
Support for Subversion and Windows Team Server is being developed right now.
For a simple way to integrate with third party version control tools see this one:
http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/jdev/101/howtos/extools/subversion.html

Vss quad sup support for 4500 series

Hi all
I'm looking at at 4507r+e with dual supervisor 7
I want to run vss, however does it support quad supervisors?
I hear the second one will have to be in rommon?
In a failover how would I get the 2nd supervisor working ?
Would you need to manually boot it?

Have a look at the config guide:
Quad-Supervisor (In-chassis Standby Supervisor Engine) Support
The Catalyst 4500 series switches support dual supervisors in a redundant chassis, which can be configured for SSO or RPR mode. However, when a chassis is running in VSS mode, it supports a second supervisor engine, but only in rommon mode. In-Chassis-Standby (ICS) can not participate in control, management, or forwarding plane functioning. This makes ports on the supervisor engine in rommon mode available for forwarding although it neither participates in any switchover nor provides protection against any failure. In VSS mode, an In-Chassis-Active (ICA) supervisor engine participates in VSS control/ management operation and manages ports on the supervisor engine in rommon mode.
If the second supervisor engine is inserted in a redundant chassis, the following information applies:
•It must also be manually configured for VSS mode, i.e., it must have been converted from standalone to VSS mode previously. If you insert a supervisor engine that was not configured for VSS mode, it will disrupt the operation of the ICA supervisor engine. If it was previously configured, automatic boot must be disabled (i.e., to boot only to ROM Monitor) with the confreg command in rommon.
The supervisor engine does not takeover or boot automatically when the ICA supervisor engine fails. A manual boot up is required to make it participate in VSS; it then functions as an ICA supervisor engine.
More details on rommon commands are found at this URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/lan/catalyst4500/15.1.2/XE_340/configuration/guide/rommon.html#wp1013959
•A supervisor engine's conversion from standalone to VSS occurs per engine. If two supervisor engines exist in a chassis, one should be retained in rommon or removed, before conversion occurs. You can convert the second supervisor to VSS mode while the first supervisor is removed or in rommon, with the additional step of setting it to "boot only to ROM Monitor." When both engines are converted to VSS, they can be inserted into the chassis together and re-booted.
•Booting a chassis with two supervisor engines configured for VSS causes one of the engines to become the ICA and participate in VSS. The other engine, which becomes the ICS, will continuously reload. The secondary supervisor (the ICS) must be configured to "boot only to ROM Monitor" with automatic boot disabled.
•When the ICA fails, the ICS doesn't take over because ICS support of SSO or RPR mode is unavailable. ICS (the secondary supervisor) must be booted manually to become the ICA and manage the VSS operations. For this to happen, the former active supervisor engine must remain in rommon mode.
•ISSU support requires ICA supervisor engines on both chassis. The ICS supervisor engine does not participate in upgrade or any forwarding operations.
•Because ICS supervisor engines do not communicate with ICA supervisors, VSS and other configurations must be done at conversion time on the ICS. If not done or the configurations do not match the necessary VSS parameters (like, SwitchId, Domain, and VSL configurations), it cannot form a VSS when ICA goes down and ICS is booted manually. You can, however, enter these "bootup" commands to make it join an existing VSS domain.
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/lan/catalyst4500/15.1.2/XE_340/configuration/guide/vss.html#wp1204229
HTH

Workshop && vss support

Hi,
Does anybody know whether workshop 8.1 has a vss plugin? If it has, where could
I find it?

Hi Rajasehar K,
According to the cisco doc's it is mentioned that 4500-E chassis supports vss technology and Sup-8 also Support's VSS technology.
Check out this link:
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/switches/catalyst-4500-series-switches/data_sheet_c78-728191.html
Regard's
Rahul Chhabra
Network Engineer
Spooster IT services

VSS support on cat 4500x

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

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

Twingig support in 4500 Supervisor II+10GE

Hello,
I have a doubt regarding the support of CVR-X2-SFP - aka twingig adapter - in WS-X4013+10GE (Supervisor II+10GE in a 4507R-E chassis).
This sup has 2 10GE and 4 GE interfaces and the 4 GE interfaces are all occupied. We need to connect 2 more switches that don't have 10GE ports, so the idea was to use the twingig adapter to use 2 more gigabit SFP's. The problem is I can't find it in any compatibility list, either stating it is supported or not supported.
Has anyone tried this in real life?
Thanks for any answers!
Miguel

I couldn't find that particular (older) Supervisor but it is conspicuous by its absence on this page where it specifically states:
To increase the flexibility of X2 ports on the Supervisor Engine 6-E, Supervisor Engine 6L-E and WS-X4606-X2-E, the Catalyst 4500 series switch, as well as Catalyst 4900M and Catalyst 4948E, support TwinGig Convertor modules. When you plug a TwinGig Convertor module into an X2 hole, it converts a single X2 hole (capable of holding one pluggable X2 optic) into two SFP holes (capable of holding two pluggable SFP optics). This enables you to have 10-Gigabit ports and 1-Gigabit ports on the same line card. It also allows you to use Gigabit ports, and then switch to a 10-Gigabit port, when needed.

Configuring VSS on Catalyst 4500 Supervisor 8-E

I am trying to configure VSS between two Catalyst 4510R+E chassis that are equipped with dual Supervisor 8e blades, all running enterprise services licenses. I have configured SSO and NSF on both chassis, but when I get to the step to configure the virtual switch domain, I'm unable to proceed any further. I'm only able to get the following output:
Switch(config)#switch virtual ?
% Unrecognized command
According to the VSS setup documentation, I should be able to input switch virtual domain <#> at this point to configure the virtual domain for VSS.
I'm guessing that the problem is the IOS version that the supervisor engines are running, which is 3.3.0XO. I know on the Supervisor 7-E blades, IOS version 3.4.0SG or higher is required to run VSS.
Can anyone confirm whether or not 3.3.0XO supports VSS? Cisco's data sheet states that the 8-E supports VSS, but the release notes are rather vague:
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/lan/catalyst4500/release/note/OL_29983-01.html
If 3.3.0XO does not support VSS, can anyone confirm whether or not 3.4.0SG is supported on the Supervisor 8-E?

IOS-XE 3.6.0 does support VSS on Sup8 - Please make sure to upgrade the rom before attempting to upgrade the sup.
ROM version = 15.1(1r)SG4
HTH
Luke

Cat 4500 - Sup 7L - 03.04.00.SG - WCCP

Ciao,
on a device with 2 service groups it seems that only 1 service group works at the (71 and 72) same time:
Access-list are matched.
If I change the priority I can swap between service group ...
IOS-XE Software, Catalyst 4500 L3 Switch Software (cat4500e-UNIVERSALK9-M), Version 03.04.00.SG RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc3)
cat4500e-universalk9.SPA.03.04.00.SG.151-2.SG.bin / enterprise services
Mod Ports Card Type                              Model              Serial No.
---+-----+--------------------------------------+------------------+-----------
1    18 10GE (X2), 1000BaseX (SFP)             WS-X4606-X2-E      JAE162703YY
2    12 1000BaseX (SFP)                        WS-X4612-SFP-E     JAE163707H3
3     4 Sup 7-E 10GE (SFP+), 1000BaseX (SFP)   WS-X45-SUP7-E      CAT1627L2M1
5    48 10/100/1000BaseT EEE (RJ45)            WS-X4748-RJ45-E    CAT1629L0VB
M MAC addresses                    Hw Fw           Sw               Status
--+--------------------------------+---+------------+----------------+---------
1 a493.4ca1.972a to a493.4ca1.973b 1.2                               Ok
2 6073.5c3a.3898 to 6073.5c3a.38a3 1.1                               Ok
3 30f7.0db9.2900 to 30f7.0db9.2903 2.1 15.0(1r)SG5 03.04.00.SG      Ok
5 30f7.0dac.ed50 to 30f7.0dac.ed7f 1.1                               Ok
Mod Redundancy role     Operating mode      Redundancy status
----+-------------------+-------------------+----------------------------------
3   Active Supervisor   RPR                 Active
Any clue?

Luciano,
Try adding 'ip wccp check services all' to your global config if you have multiple wccp service identifiers attached to an interface. Each service identifier will need a mutually exclusive ACL for the appropriate service identifier to trigger.
Thank You,
Dan Laden
Cisco PDI Data Center
Want to know more about how PDI can assist you?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OAJrkMfN3c
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Prime 2.1 and 4500X-VSS support?

Anyone with a Prime 2.1.2 that successfully archives configurations from a WS-C4500X-16 running VSS?
Error message after Configuration Archive:
No device package found for the specified device.
The software on the 4500X is 03.04.03SG.
Support for 4500X in PI 2.1.2:
Device Type
SYSOIDS
S/W Version
Software
Cisco Catalyst 4500X-16 SFP+ Switch
OID:1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1605
IOS
Cisco Catalyst 4500X-32 SFP+ Switch
OID:1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1606
IOS
Tanks

Yes, all device packages are installed (including 7.0) and the Pi 2.1.2 patch.
Info from "ifm_config_archive.log" when trying Archive the Configuration:
[2014-12-09 19:58:11,300] [pool-37-thread-5] [service] [ERROR] - Thread Id : [9,460] : IFM_CONFIG_ARCHIVE_ERROR_DETAILS: [Error in fetching VLAN file] : IFM_CONFIG_ARCHIVE_ERROR: [com.cisco.ifm.config.archive.service.exceptions.XDEFeatureExecutionException: No device package found for the specified device.]'
Maybe the Prime don't know where to find the vlan.dat on the 4500X-VSS ?
#dir cat4000_flash:
Directory of cat4000_flash:/
1 -rw- 2236 <no date> vlan.dat
sysObjectID (1.3.6.1.2.1.1.2) is
.iso.org.dod.internet.private.enterprises.cisco.ciscoProducts.cat4xxxVirtualSwitch
That is not the expected and supported value "4500X-16" above
Update: Error on fetching running and startup config as well:
[2014-12-09 20:24:21,818] [pool-37-thread-9] [service] [ERROR] - Thread Id : [10,013] : IFM_CONFIG_ARCHIVE_ERROR_DETAILS: [Error in fetching RUNNINGCONFIG file] : IFM_CONFIG_ARCHIVE_ERROR: [com.cisco.ifm.config.archive.service.exceptions.XDEFeatureExecutionException: No device package found for the specified device.]
[2014-12-09 20:25:31,882] [pool-37-thread-9] [service] [ERROR] - Thread Id : [10,013] : IFM_CONFIG_ARCHIVE_ERROR_DETAILS: [Error in fetching STARTUPCONFIG file] : IFM_CONFIG_ARCHIVE_ERROR: [com.cisco.ifm.config.archive.service.exceptions.XDEFeatureExecutionException: No device package found for the specified device.]

6500 IPSEC-2G or IPSEC-3G VSS Support

Hello,
We would like to install VSS Chassis with a pair of Sup720-10G Supervisors. Can we use IPSEC-2G or IPSEC-3G cards on SSC-400 with VSS. On the following links the VSS is mentioned to not to be supported but the document is for 12.2 SX IOS Release,
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/interfaces_modules/shared_port_adapters/configuration/6500series/76ovwvpn.html
IPsec VPN SPA supported with virtual switching system (VSS)
N
N
N
N
N
N
May be more recent documentation for these cards supported?
Thanks in Advance,
Best Regards,

You can use IDSM2 to analyze the traffic you can try with Promiscous mode

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