Information about Cisco Catalyst IE9300 Rugged Series Switch

This document provides release information for the following Catalyst IE switches:

  • Cisco Catalyst IE9310 GE Fiber switch

  • Cisco Catalyst IE9320 GE Fiber switch

  • Cisco Catalyst IE9320 Fiber switch with 10 GE uplinks

  • Cisco Catalyst IE9320 10 GE Copper Data switch

  • Cisco Catalyst IE9320 10 GE PoE switch

  • Cisco Catalyst IE9320 10 G mGig 4PPoE switch

  • Cisco Catalyst IE9320 GE PoE switch

Cisco Catalyst IE9300 Rugged Series Switches provide rugged and secure switching infrastructure for harsh environments. It is suitable for industrial Ethernet applications, including manufacturing, utility substations, intelligent transportation systems (ITSs), rail transportation, and other similar deployments.

The switch fulfills the need for a high-density SFP, RJ-45, and Power over Ethernet (PoE) rack-, or wall-mount switch that can function as a software-defined (SD)-Access fabric edge. It provides end-to-end architectural uniformity in the Cisco Catalyst Center for Internet of Things (IoT) connected communities and extended enterprises.

In industrial environments, the switch can be connected to any Ethernet-enabled industrial communication devices. These devices include programmable logic controllers (PLCs), human-machine interfaces (HMIs), drives, sensors, and input and output (I/O) devices.

New Features in Release 17.17.1

Feature Name

License Level

Description

Supported Platforms

Related Document

Media Redundancy Protocol on an IE9300 Stack

Network Essentials and Network Advantage

From this release, stack support for Media Redundancy Protocol (MRP) is introduced.

IE9300

Redundancy Protocol Configuration Guide

Switch Model Numbers

Cisco Catalyst IE9300 Rugged Series Switches

The following table lists the supported IE9300 series hardware models and the default license levels that they are delivered with.

Model Number

Default License Level

Stacking Support

Description

IE-9310-26S2C-A

Network Advantage

No

  • Total ports: 28

  • SFP uplinks: 4x 1 Gb SFP

    SFP downlinks: 22x 100M/1000M SFP, 2x 100M/1000M dual-media

  • Power supplies: Support for field-replaceable, redundant AC or DC power supplies

IE-9310-26S2C-E

Network Essentials

IE-9320-26S2C-A

Network Advantage

Yes

  • Total ports: 28

  • SFP uplinks: 4x 1 Gb SFP

    SFP downlinks: 22x 100M/1000M SFP, 2x 100M/1000M dual-media

  • Power supplies: Support for field-replaceable, redundant AC or DC power supplies

IE-9320-26S2C-E

Network Essentials

IE-9320-22S2C4X-A

Network Advantage

Yes

  • Total ports: 28

  • SFP uplinks: 4x 10 Gb SFP+

  • SFP downlinks:

    22x 1 Gb SFP, 2x 1-Gb Dual-media ports

  • Power supplies: Support for field-replaceable, redundant AC or DC power supplies

IE-9320-22S2C4X-E

Network Essentials

IE-9320-24T4X-A

Network Advantage

Yes

  • Total ports: 28

  • SFP uplinks: 4x 10 Gb SFP+

  • Copper downlinks: 24x 1 Gb RJ45

  • Power supplies: Support for field-replaceable, redundant AC or DC power supplies.

IE-9320-24T4X-E

Network Essentials

IE-9320-24P4X-A

Network Advantage

Yes

  • Total ports: 28

  • SFP uplinks: 4x 10 Gb SFP+

  • Copper downlinks: 24x 1 Gb RJ45 PoE+

  • Power supplies: Support for field-replaceable, redundant AC or DC power supplies

IE-9320-24P4X-E

Network Essentials

IE-9320-16P8U4X-A

Network Advantage

Yes

  • Total ports: 28

  • SFP uplinks: 4x 10 Gb SFP

  • Copper downlinks: 16 ports 1 Gb RJ45 PoE+, 8 ports 2.5 Gb RJ45 4PPoE (90W/port)

  • Power supplies: Support for field-replaceable, redundant AC or DC power supplies

IE-9320-16P8U4X-E

Network Essentials

IE-9320-24P4S-A

Network Advantage

Yes

  • Total ports: 28

  • SFP uplinks: 4x 1Gb SFP

  • Copper downlinks: 24 ports 1 Gb RJ45 PoE+

  • Power supplies: Support for field-replaceable, redundant AC or DC power supplies

IE-9320-24P4S-E

Network Essentials

All Cisco Catalyst IE9300 Rugged Series Switches have 4 GB of DRAM, four alarm inputs, and one alarm output. Other I/O include the following:

  • SD-cards socket

  • Power input

  • RJ-45 (RS-232) console

  • Micro-USB console

  • USB-A host port


Note


Documentation sometimes uses the following terms:

  • IE9310 GE Fiber switch when referring to both IE-9310-26S2C-A and IE-9310-26S2C-E switches

  • IE9320 GE Fiber switch when referring to both IE-9320-26S2C-A and IE-9320-26S2C-E switches

  • IE9320 Fiber switch with 10 GE uplinks when referring to both IE-9320-22S2C4X-A and IE-9320-22S2C4X-E switches

  • IE9320 10 GE Copper Data switch when referring to both IE-9320-24T4X-A and IE-9320-24T4X-E switches

  • IE9320 10 GE PoE switch when referring to both IE-9320-24P4X-A and IE-9320-24P4X-E

  • IE9320 10 G mGig 4PPoE switch when referring to both IE-9320-16P8U4X-A and IE-9320-16P8U4X-E

  • IE9320 GE PoE switch when referring to both IE-9320-24P4S-A and IE-9320-24P4S-E


Starting with release 17.10.1, both the Network Essentials license and the Network Advantage license are available. The features available in the two licenses follow the IE9300 series, with the exception of MACsec-256.

Network Advantage License

Description

Security

MACsec-256

Routing

Layer 3 routing support

Upgrading the Switch Software

This section covers the various aspects of upgrading or downgrading the device software.


Note


See the Cisco IOS XE Migration Guide for IIoT Switches for the latest information about upgrading and downgrading switch software.


Finding the Software Version

The package files for Cisco IOS XE software can be found on the system board's internal flash memory device (flash:) or an external USB, depending on the device configuration.

You can use the show version privileged EXEC command to see the software version that is running on your switch.


Note


Although the show version output always shows the software image running on the switch, the model name shown at the end of this display is the factory configuration and does not change if you upgrade the software license.

You can also use the dir filesystem: privileged EXEC command to see the names and versions of other software images that you might have stored in flash memory.

Software Images for Cisco IOS XE 17.17.x

The following table provides the filename for the IOS XE 17.17.x software image for Cisco Catalyst IE9300 Rugged Series Switches.

Release

Image Type

Filename

Switch Models

Cisco IOS XE.17.17.1

Universal

ie9k_iosxe.17.17.01.SPA.bin

Cisco Catalyst IE9300 Rugged Series Switches

Software Installation Options

The following table lists the options for the install command for Cisco Catalyst IE9300 Rugged Series Switches.

To install and activate the specified file, and to commit changes to be persistent across reloads, enter the following command: install add file filename [ activate commit]

Option

Description

abort

Abort the current install operation.

activate

Activate an installed package.

add

Install a package file to the system.

auto-abort-timer

Install auto-abort-timer.

autoupgrade

Initiate software auto-upgrade on all incompatible switches.

commit

Commit the changes to the load path.

deactivate

Deactivate an install package.

label

Add a label name to any installation point.

remove

Remove installed packages.

rollback

Rollback to a previous installation point.

Licensing

This section provides information about the licensing packages for features available on Cisco Catalyst IE9300 Rugged Series Switches.

License Levels

The software features available on Cisco Catalyst IE9300 Rugged Series Switches fall under these base or add-on license levels.

Base Licenses

  • Network Essentials

  • Network Advantage: Includes features available with the Network Essentials license and more.

Add-on Licenses

Add-on licenses require a Network Essentials or Network Advantage as a prerequisite. The features available with add-on license levels provide Cisco innovations on the switch, and on the Cisco Catalyst Center.

  • Catalyst Center DNA Essentials

  • Catalyst Center DNA Advantage: Includes features available with the Catalyst Center DNA Essentials license and more.

To find information about platform support and to know which license levels a feature is available with, use Cisco Feature Navigator. To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to https://cfnng.cisco.com. An account on Cisco.com is not required.

Smart Licensing Using Policy

Smart Licensing Using Policy, which is an enhanced version of Smart Licensing, is the default and the only supported method to manage licenses.

Smart Licensing using Policy provides a licensing solution that does not interrupt the operations of your network. Instead, it enables a compliance relationship to account for the hardware and software licenses you purchase and use.

With this licensing model, you do not have to complete any licensing-specific operations, such as registering or generating keys before you start using the software and the licenses that are tied to it. Only export-controlled and enforced licenses require Cisco authorization before use. License usage is recorded on your device with timestamps, and the required workflows can be completed later.

Multiple options are available for license usage reporting – this depends on the topology you implement. You can use the Cisco Smart Licensing Utility (CSLU) Windows application, or report usage information directly to Cisco Smart Software Manager (CSSM). A provision for offline reporting for air-gapped networks, where you download usage information and upload to CSSM, is also available.

Starting with this release, Smart Licensing Using Policy is automatically enabled on the device. This is also the case when you upgrade to this release.

By default, your Smart Account and Virtual Account in CSSM is enabled for Smart Licensing Using Policy.

Caveats

Caveats describe unexpected behavior in Cisco IOS XE releases.

Open Caveats in Cisco IOS XE 17.17.x

Identifier

Description

CSCwo52580

IE9320 fiber connection to IE3300

Resolved Caveats in Cisco IOS XE 17.17.1

Identifier

Description

CSCwk80517

IE9300: TC stops forwarding PTP sync/followup messages during BMCA.

CSCwm50612

IE9300/IE3100: SNMP ifOperStatus MIB incorrectly reporting port-channel interface down

CSCwm63597

IE9320: Port LED color changed to AMBER with PRP channel shutdown/no shutdown.

CSCwm64394

IE9K cisco-ie-global macro contains commands which are not compatible with the switch.

CSCwm73744

Packet priority incorrect in TC mode.

CSCwm73805

Two GM switching is not working for announce packets with 2packets/sec and 4packets/seconds.

CSCwo25497

Two GM follow_up messages is not sending properly from IE9300.

Troubleshooting

For the most up-to-date, detailed troubleshooting information, see the Cisco TAC website at this URL:

https://www.cisco.com/en/US/support/index.html

Go to Product Support and select your product from the list or enter the name of your product. Look under Troubleshoot and Alerts, to find information for the problem that you are experiencing.

Related Documentation

Information about Cisco IOS XE at this URL: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/ios-nx-os-software/ios-xe/index.html.

Information about Cisco Catalyst IE9300 Rugged Series Switches is at this URL: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/ios-nx-os-software/ios-xe/index.html

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