Release Notes for Cisco IE3500 Series Switches, Release 17.18.x
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Cisco IE3500 Series Switches, Release 17.18.x
Cisco IE3500 Series Switches, Release 17.18.x
This document provides release information for the Cisco Industrial Ethernet (IE) switches.
Cisco IE3500/IE3505 Series Switches
These are ruggedized switching platforms and provides superior bandwidth and high-PoE power with proven Cisco IOS XE Software for industrial environments. They are hardened to withstand temperatures ranging from freezing cold to extreme heat (-40°C to +75°C or –40°F to 167°F), as well as severe shock and vibration.
The IE3500 switch is designed to cater deployments where hardened products are required, including factory automation, smart cities, energy and process control, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), energy production sites, smart city programs, and mining. They bring improved scale performance, built-in security feature set, and simplified management options for the switch. For more information, refer to the Datasheet.
Cisco IE3500H/IE3505H Series Switches
These are the next-generation managed IP67 switches powered by Cisco IOS XE and are ideal for deployment in the harshest environments. They are IP67-rated for water and dust resistance and are hardened to withstand temperatures ranging from freezing cold to extreme heat (-40°C to +75°C or –40°F to 167°F), as well as severe shock and vibration.
These switches are available with up to 24 ports. Fast Ethernet is supported through Fast Ethernet PIDs, and 1G PIDs can also be configured to operate at 100M speed. For a list of supported SFPs, refer the Datasheet. These switches can be wall-mounted and deployed without a housing cabinet. They offer a power budget of 240W, and supports Power over Ethernet (PoE), PoE+, and Universal Power over Ethernet (UPOE) at 60W.
These switches are equipped with advanced network-based security, segmentation, and visibility features for the most demanding industrial environments. They extend the power of intent-based networking to the harshest Internet of Things (IoT) edge, with use cases in industries such as mining, railways, and manufacturing. The switches can be wall mounted and deployed without a housing cabinet. For more information, refer to the Datasheet.
This section provides a brief description of the new software features introduced in this release.
Table 1. New software features for Cisco IE3500 Series Switches, Release 17.18.1
| Product Impact |
Feature |
Description |
| Ease of Use |
This feature enables prioritization of critical traffic using 802.1Q frames with a VLAN ID of zero, ensuring higher processing priority without VLAN assignment. |
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| Cisco IOS XE Product Analytics collects device Systems Information for the purposes of understanding product usage, enabling product improvements and product development, and assisting in product adoption and sales support. Only summarized data of feature usage and statistical counters of configuration are collected. No personal identifiable information, such as MAC/IP addresses, usernames, custom configuration names, or user provided strings, are collected as part of Cisco IOS XE Product Analytics. Cisco processes this data following the General Terms, the Cisco Privacy Statement, and any other applicable agreement with Cisco. See Cisco Enterprise Networking Product Analytics Frequently Asked Questions. |
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| This feature allows you to simplify network management and scale easily with VXLAN overlays on your existing infrastructure. BGP EVPN as the control plane ensures efficient MAC and IP distribution. |
There are no behavior changes in 17.18.1 release.
There are no resolved issues in 17.18.1 release.
There are no open issues in 17.18.1 release.
There are no known issues in 17.18.1 release.
Table 2. Supported IE3500 SKUs
| PID |
Uplink Ports |
Downlink Ports |
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| Type |
Ports |
Interface name |
Type |
Ports |
Interface name |
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| IE-3500-8T3S |
SFP/ SFP+ |
3 |
Gigabit Ethernet |
Copper |
8 |
Gigabit Ethernet 1/4-11 |
| IE-3500-8P3S |
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| IE-3505-8T3S |
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| IE-3505-8P3S |
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| IE-3500-8U3X |
TenGigabit Ethernet |
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| IE-3500-8T3X |
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Table 3. Supported IE3500H SKUs
| System |
PIDs |
SW |
Uplinks |
Downlinks |
Data Path FPGA |
PoE |
Alternate PIDs (TAA and COO) |
| All Gig Copper |
IE-3500H-8T |
Network Essentials or Network Advantage |
4x1G Copper |
4x1G Copper |
No |
No |
none |
| IE-3500H-16T |
12x1G Copper |
none |
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| IE-3500H-24T |
20x1G Copper |
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| Mixed Gig/GE Copper |
IE-3500H-12FT4T |
12xFE Copper |
No |
No |
none |
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| IE-3500H-20FT4T |
20xFE Copper |
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| Advanced Copper |
IE-3505H-16T |
12x1G Copper |
Yes |
No |
none |
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| POE |
IE-3500H-14P2T |
2x1G Copper |
14x1G Copper |
No |
Yes |
none |
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| IE-3500H-12P2MU2X |
2x10G SFP |
12x1G POE and 2xMGig UPOE |
Supported expansion modules
Table 4. Supported expansion modules
| PID |
Downlink Ports |
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| Type |
Ports |
Interface name |
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| IEM-3500-16P |
Copper RJ45 |
16 PoE |
Gigabit Ethernet 2/1-16 |
| IEM-3500-16T |
16 |
Gigabit Ethernet 2/1-16 |
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| IEM-3500-8P |
8 PoE |
Gigabit Ethernet 2/1-8 |
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| IEM-3500-8T |
8 |
Gigabit Ethernet 2/1-8 |
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| IEM-3500-4MU |
4 PoE |
Gigabit Ethernet 2/1-4 |
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| IEM-3500-8S |
SFP/ SFP+ |
8 |
Gigabit Ethernet 2/1-8 |
| IEM-3500-14T2S |
Copper RJ45/ SFP/SFP+ |
Copper RJ45: 14 SFP: 2 |
Gigabit Ethernet 2/1-16 |
| IEM-3500-6T2S |
Copper RJ45: 6 SFP: 2 |
Gigabit Ethernet 2/1-8 |
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Web UI System Requirements
The WebUI is a web browser-based switch management tool that runs on the switch. The following subsections list the hardware and software required to access the WebUI.
Minimum hardware requirements
Table 5. Minimum hardware requirements
| Processor Speed |
DRAM |
Number of colors |
Resolution |
| 233 MHz minimum We recommend 1 GHz |
512 MB We recommend 1 GB DRAM |
256 |
1280 x 800 or higher |
Operating systems
· Windows 10 or later
· Mac OS X 10.9.5 or later
Browsers
· Google Chrome: Version 59 or later (On Windows and Mac)
· Microsoft Edge
· Mozilla Firefox: Version 54 or later (On Windows and Mac)
· Safari: Version 10 or later (On Mac)
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.
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 17.18.x
The following table provides the file names for the IOS XE 17.18.x software images for Cisco Catalyst IE3500 Series Switches.
Table 6. Software package for Cisco IE3500 Series Switches, release 17.18.x
| Release |
Image Type |
Platform |
File Name |
| Universal |
IE3500, IE3505, IE3500H and IE3505H |
ie35xx-universalk9.17.18.01.SPA.bin |
Automatic boot loader upgrade
When you upgrade from the existing release on your switch to a later or newer release for the first time, the boot loader may be automatically upgraded, based on the hardware version of the switch. If the boot loader is automatically upgraded, it will take effect on the next reload.
For subsequent Cisco IOS XE releases, if there is a new bootloader in that release, it may be automatically upgraded based on the hardware version of the switch when you boot up your switch with the new image for the first time.
Caution: Do not power cycle your switch during the upgrade.
Software installation commands
Note: For the install command to be successful, it is recommended to have a minimum of free space that is twice the size of the image in flash. If there is not enough space available in flash, you are advised to free up space in flash either by issuing the install remove inactive command or to manually clean up the flash by removing unwanted core files or any other files that occupy a large amount of space in flash.
To install and activate the specified file, and to commit changes to be persistent across reloads—install add file filename [ activate commit]
Table 7. Summary of software installation commands for install mode
| Command |
Description |
| add file tftp: filename |
Copies the install file package from a remote location to the device and performs a compatibility check for the platform and image versions. |
| activate [auto-abort-timer] |
Activates the file, and reloads the device. The auto-abort-timer keyword automatically rolls back image activation. |
| commit |
Makes changes persistent over reloads. |
| remove |
Deletes all unused and inactive software installation files. |
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