Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Administration Guide

Contents
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Software Configuration Guide—Release IOS XE 3.6.0E and IOS 15.2(2)E
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Compatibility Verification Using Cisco Feature Navigator 7-14
How to Perform the ISSU Process 7-15
Upgrading ISSU to Cisco IOS XE 3.4.0SG/15.1(2)SG from a Prior Release 7-15
Downgrading ISSU from Cisco IOS XE 3.4.0SG/15.1(2)SG to a Prior Release 7-17
Verifying the ISSU Software Installation 7-18
Verifying Redundancy Mode Before Beginning the ISSU Process 7-18
Verifying the ISSU State Before Beginning the ISSU Process 7-20
Loading New Cisco IOS XE Software on the Standby Supervisor Engine 7-20
Switching to the Standby Supervisor Engine 7-23
Stopping the ISSU Rollback Timer (Optional) 7-25
Loading New Cisco IOS XE Software on the New Standby Supervisor Engine 7-26
Using changeversion to Automate an ISSU Upgrade 7-28
Aborting a Software Upgrade During ISSU 7-33
Configuring the Rollback Timer to Safeguard Against Upgrade Issues 7-35
Displaying ISSU Compatibility Matrix Information 7-36
Cisco High Availability Features in Cisco IOS XE 3.1.0SG 7-38
Configuring Interfaces 8-1
About Interface Configuration 8-2
Using the interface Command 8-2
Configuring a Range of Interfaces 8-4
Using the Ethernet Management Port 8-6
Understanding the Ethernet Management Port 8-6
Fa1 Interface and mgmtVrf 8-7
SSO Model 8-9
ISSU Model 8-10
Supported Features on the Ethernet Management Port 8-10
Configuring the Ethernet Management Port 8-10
Defining and Using Interface-Range Macros 8-11
Deploying SFP+ in X2 Ports 8-12
Deploying 10-Gigabit Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet SFP Ports on Supervisor Engine V-10GE 8-12
Deploying 10-Gigabit Ethernet or Gigabit Ethernet Ports 8-13
Port Numbering TwinGig Convertors 8-13
Limitations on Using a TwinGig Convertor 8-14
Selecting X2/TwinGig Convertor Mode 8-14
Invoking Shared-Backplane Uplink Mode on
Supervisor Engine 6-E and Supervisor Engine 6L-E
8-16
Limitation and Restrictions on Supervisor Engine 7-E and Supervisor Engine 7L-E 8-16
Selecting Uplink Mode on a Supervisor Engine 6-E 8-16

Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Specifications

General

Series	Catalyst 4500 Series
Category	Switch
Layer Support	Layer 2, Layer 3
Form Factor	Modular chassis
Stackable	No
Chassis Slots	3, 6, 7, 10
Power Supply Options	AC, DC
Redundancy	Power supply, Supervisor engine
Network Management	Cisco IOS Software CLI, SNMP, Cisco Prime Infrastructure
Features	Security, QoS
Port Density	Up to 384 ports per chassis
Security Features	802.1X, ACLs, DHCP Snooping, Dynamic ARP Inspection, IP Source Guard
Supervisor Engine	8-E