Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Administration Guide

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Chapter 7 Configuring the Cisco IOS XE In Service Software Upgrade Process
About Performing ISSU
Changeversion Deployment Scenario
The typical issu changeversion command usage scenario is for experienced users with a large installed
base. These users typically validate a new image using a topology and configuration similar to their
production network. The validation process should be done using both the existing multi-command
process and the new issu changeversion command process. Once users certify an IOS XE software
image and want to roll it out broadly, they can use the single command process to perform an efficient
upgrade of their network.
Aborting an In-Progress Changeversion Procedure
The issu changeversion command functionality is designed to perform an ISSU software upgrade
without user intervention. However, status messages are displayed to the console as the upgrade
transitions through the various states. If any anomalies are noticed during the automatic upgrade,
perhaps with peers or other parts of the network, you can use the issu abortversion command to
manually abort the upgrade at any point in the process prior to the commitversion operation.
Guidelines for Performing ISSU
Be aware of the following guidelines while performing the ISSU process:
• Even with ISSU, it is recommended that upgrades be performed during a maintenance window.
• The new features should not be enabled (if they require change of configuration) during the ISSU
process.
Note Enabling them will cause the system to enter RPR mode because commands are only supported
on the new version.
• In a downgrade scenario, if any feature is not available in the downgrade revision of the
Cisco IOS XE software handle, that feature should be disabled prior to initiating the ISSU process.
Compatibility Matrix
ISSU requires additional information to determine compatibility between software versions. Therefore,
a compatibility matrix is defined that contains information about other IOS XE software image with
respect to the one in question.
This compatibility matrix represents the compatibility of two software versions, one running on the
active and the other on the standby supervisor engine, and to allow the system to determine the highest
operating mode it can achieve. Incompatible versions will not be able to progress to SSO operational
mode.

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