c2960 Release Notes 15.0 (2) SE5

Release Notes for the Catalyst 3750, 3560, 3560-C,
2960, 2960-S, 2960-C, and 2960-Plus Switches,

Cisco IOS Release 15.0(2)SE and Later
November 07, 2013
Cisco IOS Release 15.0(2)SE and later runs on Catalyst 3750, 3560, 3560-C, 2960, 2960-S, 2960-C, and
2960-Plus switches and on Cisco EtherSwitch service modules.
Note
Not all Catalyst 3750 and 3560 switches can run this release. These models are not supported in Cisco
IOS Release 12.2(58)SE1 and later: WS-C3560-24TS, WS-C3560-24PS. WS-C3560-48PS,
WS-C3560-48TS, WS-C3750-24PS, WS-C3750-24TS, WS-C3750-48PS, WS-C3750-48TS,
WS-3750G-24T, WS-C3750G-12S, WS-C3750G-24TS, WS-C3750G-16TD. For ongoing maintenance
rebuilds for these models, use Cisco IOS Release 12.2(55)SE and later (SE1, SE2, and so on).
The Catalyst 3750 switches and the Cisco EtherSwitch service modules support stacking through
Cisco StackWise technology. The Catalyst 3560 and 2960 switches do not support switch stacking.
Catalyst 2960-S does support stacking. Unless otherwise noted, the term switch refers to a standalone
switch and to a switch stack.
The Catalyst 3560-C switch does not support the IP services image.
These release notes include important information about Cisco IOS Release 15.0(2)SE and any
limitations, restrictions, and caveats that apply to the releases. Verify that these release notes are correct
for your switch:
If you are installing a new switch, see the Cisco IOS release label on the rear panel of your switch.
If your switch is on, use the show version privileged EXEC command. See the Finding the
Software Version and Feature Set section on page 9.
If you are upgrading to a new release, see the software upgrade filename for the software version.
See the Deciding Which Files to Use section on page 9.
You can download the switch software from this site (registered Cisco.com users with a login password):
http://www.cisco.com/cisco/web/download/index.html
Americas Headquarters:
Cisco Systems, Inc., 170 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA 95134-1706 USA
2013 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.
Contents
Contents
System Requirements, page 2
Upgrading the Switch Software, page 8
Installation Notes, page 12
New Software Features, page 12
Minimum Cisco IOS Release for Major Features, page 15
Limitations and Restrictions, page 22
Important Notes, page 38
Open Caveats, page 41
Resolved Caveats, page 43
Documentation Updates, page 56
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request, page 59
System Requirements
Supported Hardware, page 2
Device Manager System Requirements, page 7
Cluster Compatibility, page 8
CNA Compatibility, page 8
Supported Hardware
Table 1
Catalyst 3750 and Cisco EtherSwitch Service Modules Supported
Supported by Minimum Cisco IOS

Release
Switch
Description
Catalyst 3750G-24WS-S25
24 10/100/1000 PoE1 ports, 2 SFP2 module slots, and Cisco IOS Release 12.2(25)FZ or Cisco
an integrated wireless LAN controller supporting up IOS Release 12.2(35)SE
to 25 access points.
Catalyst 3750G-24WS-S50
24 10/100/1000 PoE ports, 2 SFP module slots, and Cisco IOS Release 12.2(25)FZ or Cisco
an integrated wireless LAN controller supporting up IOS Release 12.2(35)SE
to 50 access points
Catalyst 3750-24FS
24 100BASE-FX ports and 2 SFP module slots
Cisco IOS Release 12.2(25)SEB
Catalyst 3750G-24PS
24 10/100/1000 PoE ports and 4 SFP module slots
Cisco IOS Release 12.2(20)SE3
Catalyst 3750G-24TS-1U
24 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports and 4 SFP module

slots
Catalyst 3750G-48PS
Catalyst 3750G-48TS

slots
Release Notes for the Catalyst 3750, 3560, 3560-C, 2960, 2960-S, 2960-C, and 2960-Plus Switches, Cisco IOS Release 15.0(2)SE and Later
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Table 1
Catalyst 3750 and Cisco EtherSwitch Service Modules Supported (continued)
Switch
Description

Release
Catalyst 3750V2-24PS
24 10/100 PoE ports and 2 SFP module slots
Catalyst 3750V2-24TS
24 10/100 ports and 2 SFP module slots
Catalyst 3750V2-24FS
24 SFP module slots and 2 SFP module slots
Cisco IOS Release 12.2(55)EY
16 10/100 ports, 1 10/100/1000 Ethernet port, no

StackWise connector ports, single-wide
Cisco IOS Release 12.2(25)SEC
NME-16ES-1G-P4
16 10/100 PoE ports, 1 10/100/1000 Ethernet port,

no StackWise connector ports, single-wide
Cisco IOS Release 12.2(25)EZ
NME-X-23ES-1G4
23 10/100 ports, 1 10/100/1000 PoE port, no

StackWise connector ports, extended single-wide
Cisco IOS Release 12.2(25)SEC
NME-X-23ES-1G-P4
23 10/100 PoE ports, 1 10/100/1000 PoE port, no

StackWise connector ports, extended single-wide
NME-XD-24ES-1S-P4
24 10/100 PoE ports, 1 SFP module port, 2

StackWise connector ports, extended double-wide
NME-XD-48ES-2S-P4
48 10/100 PoE ports, 2 SFP module ports, no

StackWise connector ports, extended double-wide
NME-16ES-1G
1. PoE = Power over Ethernet

2. SFP = small form-factor pluggable
3. Cisco EtherSwitch service module
Table 2
Catalyst 3560 Switches Supported

Release
Switch
Description
Catalyst 3560-8PC
8 10/100 PoE ports and 1 dual-purpose port1 (one

10/100/1000BASE-T copper port and one SFP
module slot)
Cisco IOS Release 12.2(35)SE
Catalyst 3560G-24PS
Catalyst 3560G-24TS

slots
Catalyst 3560G-48PS
Catalyst 3560G-48TS

slots
Catalyst 3560-12PC
Compact Switch
12 Ethernet 10/100 ports with PoE and 1

dual-purpose 10/100/1000 or SFP uplink
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Table 2
Catalyst 3560 Switches Supported (continued)
Switch
Description

Release
Catalyst 3560V2-24TS-SD
1. Each uplink port is considered a single interface with dual front ends (RJ-45 connector and SFP module slot). The dual front ends are not redundant
interfaces, and only one port of the pair is active.
Table 3
Catalyst 2960, 2960-S and 2960-Plus Switches Supported

Release
Switch
Description
Catalyst 2960-48PST-S
48 10/100 PoE ports, 2 10/100/1000 ports, and 2 SFP Cisco IOS Release 12.2(50)SE2
module slots
Catalyst 2960-24PC-S
24 10/100 PoE ports and 2 dual-purpose ports

(2 10/100/1000BASE-T copper ports and 2 SFP
module slots)
Catalyst 2960-24LC-S
24 10/100 ports (8 of which are PoE) and

2 dual-purpose ports
(2 10/100/1000BASE-T copper ports and 2 SFP
module slots)
Catalyst 2960-8TC-S
8 10/100 ports and 1 dual-purpose port3

(1 10/100/1000BASE-T copper port and1 SFP
module slot)
Catalyst 2960-48TT-S
48 10/100 ports and 1 10/100/1000 ports
Catalyst 2960-48PST-L
48 10/100 PoE ports, 1 10/100/1000 ports and 2 SFP Cisco IOS Release 12.2(46)SE
module slots
Catalyst 2960-24-S
24 10/100 BASE-TX Ethernet ports
Catalyst 2960-24TC-S
24 10/100BASE-T Ethernet ports and 2 dual-purpose Cisco IOS Release 12.2(37)EY

ports (two 10/100/1000BASE-T copper ports and
two SFP module slots)
Catalyst 2960-48TC-S
48 10/100BASE-T Ethernet ports and 2 dual-purpose Cisco IOS Release 12.2(37)EY

ports (two 10/100/1000BASE-T copper ports and
two SFP module slots)
Catalyst 2960PD-8TT-L
8 10/100 ports and 1 10/100/1000 port that receives

power
Catalyst 2960-8TC-L
8 10/100 Ethernet ports and 1 dual-purpose port

(one 10/100/1000BASE-T copper port and one SFP
module slot)
Catalyst 2960G-8TC-L
7 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports and 1 dual-purpose

port (one 10/100/1000BASE-T copper port and one
SFP module slot)
Catalyst 2960-24LT-L
24 10/100 ports, 8 of which are PoE, and 2

10/100/1000 ports
Cisco IOS Release 12.2(37)EY
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Catalyst 2960, 2960-S and 2960-Plus Switches Supported (continued)

Release
Switch
Description
Catalyst 2960-48TC-L
48 10/100BASE-TX Ethernet ports and 2

dual-purpose ports
Cisco IOS Release 12.2(25)FX
Catalyst 2960-24TC-L
24 10/100BASE-TX Ethernet ports and 2

dual-purpose ports
Catalyst 2960-24PC-L
24 10/100 Power over Ethernet (PoE) ports and 2

dual-purpose ports (2 10/100/1000BASE-T copper
ports and 2 small form-factor pluggable [SFP]
module slots)
Catalyst 2960-24TT-L
24 10/100BASE-T Ethernet ports and 2

10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet ports
Catalyst 2960-48TT-L
48 10/100BASE-T Ethernet ports 2

10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet ports
24 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet ports, including 4

dual-purpose ports (four 10/100/1000BASE-T
copper ports and four SFP module slots)
48 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet ports, including 4

dual-purpose ports (four 10/100/1000BASE-T
copper ports and four SFP module slots)
Cisco IOS Release 12.2(25)SEE
Catalyst 2960S-48FPD-L1
48 10/100/1000 Power over Ethernet Plus (PoE+)

ports (PoE budget of 740 W) and 2 SFP+2 module
slots
Catalyst 2960S-48LPD-L1
48 10/100/1000 PoE+ ports (PoE budget of 370 W)

and 2 SFP+ module slots
Catalyst 2960S-24PD-L1

and 2 SFP+ module slots
Catalyst 2960S-48TD-L1
48 10/100/1000 ports and 2 SFP+ module slots
Catalyst 2960S-24TD-L
24 10/100/1000 ports and 2 SFP+ module slots

and 4 SFP module slots
Catalyst 2960S-48LPS-L1

Catalyst 2960S-24PS-L1

Catalyst 2960S-48TS-L1
48 10/100/1000 ports and 4 SFP module slots
24 10/100/1000 ports and 4 SFP module slots
Catalyst 2960S-48FPS-L
Catalyst 2960S-24TS-L
1
1
48 10/100 PoE+ ports (PoE budget of 740 W) and 4 Cisco IOS Release 15.0(2)SE
SFP module slots
Catalyst 2960S-F48LPS-L1
SFP module slots
Catalyst 2960S-F48TS-L1
Catalyst 2960S-F48FPS-L
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Table 3
Catalyst 2960, 2960-S and 2960-Plus Switches Supported (continued)

Release
Switch
Description
Catalyst 2960S-F24PS-L1
SFP module slots
Catalyst 2960S-F24TS-L1
Catalyst 2960S-F48TS-S
Catalyst 2960S-F24TS-S
Catalyst 2960-Plus 24PC-S
24 10/100BASE-TX PoE ports and 2 dual-purpose

ports
Catalyst 2960-Plus 24LC-S 24 10/100BASE-TX ports (8 of which are PoE) and

Catalyst 2960-Plus 48PST-S 48 10/100B SE-TX PoE ports, 2 10/100/1000 ports, Cisco IOS Release 15.0(2)SE5
Catalyst 2960-Plus 48TC-L 48 10/100BASE-TX Ethernet ports and 2
dual-purpose ports
Catalyst 2960-Plus 24TC-S 24 10/100BASE-TX Ethernet ports and 2

dual-purpose ports (no RPS port)
Catalyst 2960-Plus 48TC-S 48 10/100BASE-TX Ethernet ports and 2

dual-purpose ports (no RPS port)
Catalyst 2960-Plus 24PC-L 24 10/100BASE-TX PoE ports and 2 dual-purpose

ports
Catalyst 2960-Plus 24TC-L 24 10/100BASE-TX Ethernet ports and 2

dual-purpose ports
Catalyst 2960-Plus
48PST-L
48 10/100BASE-TX PoE ports, 2

10/100/1000BASE-T copper ports, and 2 SFP
module slots
Catalyst 2960-Plus 24LC-L 24 10/100BASE-TX ports (8 of which are PoE) and

1.Support Cisco FlexStack technology.

2.SFP+ = 10 Gigabit fiber uplink.
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Table 4
Other Supported Hardware

Release
Switch
Description
Cisco CGS 2520 Switch
Cisco 2520 Connected Grid Switch (CGS 2520) is a Cisco IOS Release 12.2(53)EX
rugged switch designed for the harsh, rugged
environments often found in the energy and utility
industries.
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/products/ps10
978/products_installation_and_configuration_guide
s_list.html
SFP modules (Catalyst 3750 1000BASE-CWDM1, -LX, SX, -T, -ZX

and 3560)
100BASE-FX MMF2

Support for eight additional DWDM SFP optical

modules. For a complete list of supported SFPs and
part numbers, see the data sheet:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/switch
es/ps5718/ps5023/product_data_sheet0900aecd803
71991.html
SFP modules (Catalyst
2960)
1000BASE-BX, -CWDM, -LX/LH, -SX, -ZX
100BASE-BX, FX, -LX

For a complete list of supported SFPs and part
numbers, see the compatibility information for SFP
modules:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/products/hw/m
odules/ps5455/products_device_support_tables_list.
html
XENPAK modules3
XENPAK-10-GB-ER, XENPAK-10-GB-LR, and

XENPAK-10-GB-SR
Redundant power systems
Cisco RPS 675 Redundant Power System
Supported on all software releases
Cisco RPS 300 Redundant Power System (supported Supported on all software releases
only on the Catalyst 2960 switch)
Cisco Redundant Power System 2300
Cisco IOS Release 12.2(35)SE and

later
1. CWDM = coarse wavelength-division multiplexer

2. MMF = multimode fiber
3. XENPAK modules are only supported on the Catalyst 3750G-16TD switches.
Device Manager System Requirements
Hardware Requirements, page 8
Software Requirements, page 8
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Hardware Requirements
Table 5
Minimum Hardware Requirements
Processor Speed
233 MHz minimum
DRAM
1
512 MB
Number of Colors
Resolution
Font Size
256
1024 x 768
Small
1. We recommend 1 GHz.
2. We recommend 1 GB DRAM.
Software Requirements
Windows 2000, XP, Vista, and Windows Server 2003.
Internet Explorer 6.0, 7.0, Firefox 1.5, 2.0 or later with JavaScript enabled.
The device manager verifies the browser version when starting a session and does not require a plug-in.
Cluster Compatibility
You cannot create and manage switch clusters through the device manager. To create and manage switch
clusters, use the command-line interface (CLI) or the Network Assistant application.
When creating a switch cluster or adding a switch to a cluster, follow these guidelines:
When you create a switch cluster, we recommend configuring the highest-end switch in your cluster
as the command switch.
If you are managing the cluster through Network Assistant, the switch with the latest software
should be the command switch.
The standby command switch must be the same type as the command switch. For example, if the
command switch is a Catalyst 3750 switch, all standby command switches must be Catalyst 3750
switches.
For additional information about clustering, see Getting Started with Cisco Network Assistant and
Release Notes for Cisco Network Assistant (not orderable but available on Cisco.com), the software
configuration guide, the command reference, and the Cisco EtherSwitch service module feature guide.
CNA Compatibility
Cisco IOS 12.2(50)SE and later is only compatible with Cisco Network Assistant (CNA) 5.0 and later.
You can download Cisco Network Assistant from this URL:
http://www.cisco.com/pcgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/NetworkAssistant
For more information about Cisco Network Assistant, see the Release Notes for Cisco Network Assistant
on Cisco.com.
Finding the Software Version and Feature Set, page 9
Deciding Which Files to Use, page 9
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Archiving Software Images, page 10
Upgrading a Switch by Using the Device Manager or Network Assistant, page 11
Upgrading a Switch by Using the CLI, page 11
Recovering from a Software Failure, page 12
Finding the Software Version and Feature Set

The Cisco IOS image is stored as a bin file in a directory that is named with the Cisco IOS release. A
subdirectory contains the files needed for web management. The image is stored on the system board
flash device (flash:).
You can use the show version privileged EXEC command to see the software version that is running on
your switch. The second line of the display shows the version.
Note
For Catalyst 3750 and 3560 switches and the Cisco EtherSwitch service modules, 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 (IP base image or IP services image) and does not change
if you upgrade the software image.
You can also use the dir filesystem: privileged EXEC command to see the directory names of other
software images that you might have stored in flash memory.
Deciding Which Files to Use

The upgrade procedures in these release notes describe how to perform the upgrade by using a combined
tar file. This file contains the Cisco IOS image file and the files needed for the embedded device
manager. You must use the combined tar file to upgrade the switch through the device manager. To
upgrade the switch through the command-line interface (CLI), use the tar file and the archive
download-sw privileged EXEC command.
Table 6
Cisco IOS Software Image Files
Filename
Description
c3750-ipbasek9-tar.150-2.SE.tar
Catalyst 3750 IP base cryptographic image and device manager files. This image
has the Kerberos, SSH1, Layer 2+, and basic Layer 3 routing features. This image
also runs on the Cisco EtherSwitch service modules.
c3750-ipservicesk9-tar.150-2.SE.tar
Catalyst 3750 IP services cryptographic image and device manager files. This
image has the Kerberos, SSH, Layer 2+, and full Layer 3 features. This image
also runs on the Cisco EtherSwitch service modules.
c3560-ipbasek9-tar.150-2.SE.tar
Catalyst 3560 IP base cryptographic image and device manager files. This image
has the Kerberos, SSH, and Layer 2+, and basic Layer 3 routing features.
c3560-ipservicesk9-tar.150-2.SE.tar
Catalyst 3560 IP services cryptographic image and device manager files. This
image has the Kerberos, SSH, Layer 2+, and full Layer 3 features.
c3560c405ex-universalk9npe-tar.150-2.SE Catalyst 3560-C image with all supported universal image features and
.tar
Web-based device manager, does not support MACsec encryption.
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Cisco IOS Software Image Files (continued)
Filename
Description
c3560c405ex-universalk9-tar.150-2.SE.tar Catalyst 3560-C image with all supported universal image features and
Web-based device manager.
c3560c405-universalk9npe-tar.150-2.SE.t
ar
Catalyst 3560 image with all supported universal image features and Web-based
device manager, does not support MACsec encryption.
c3560c405-universalk9-tar.150-2.SE.tar
Catalyst 3560-C image with all supported universal image features and
c2960-lanbasek9-tar.150-2.SE.tar
Catalyst 2960 cryptographic image file and device manager files. This image has
the Kerberos and SSH features.
c2960-lanlitek9-tar.150-2.SE.tar
Catalyst 2960 LAN Lite cryptographic image file and device manager files.
c2960s-universalk9-tar.150-2.SE.tar
LAN Base and LAN Lite crypto image with device manager
c2960c405ex-universalk9-tar.150-2.SE.tar Catalyst 2960-C image with all supported universal image features and
c2960c405-universalk9-tar.150-2.SE.tar
Catalyst 2960-C image with all supported universal image features and
c2960sm-lanbasek9-tar.150-2.SE.tar
Catalyst 2960-SM LAN Base image with Web-based device manager.
c2960-lanbasek9-tar.150-2.EZ.tar
Catalyst 2960-Plus cryptographic image file and device manager files. This
image has the Kerberos and SSH features.
c2960-lanlitek9-tar.150-2.EZ.tar
Catalyst 2960-Plus cryptographic image file and device manager files.
1. SSH = Secure Shell.
Archiving Software Images

Before upgrading your switch software, make sure that you have archived copies of the current Cisco
IOS release and the Cisco IOS release to which you are upgrading. You should keep these archived
images until you have upgraded all devices in the network to the new Cisco IOS image and until you
have verified that the new Cisco IOS image works properly in your network.
Cisco routinely removes old Cisco IOS versions from Cisco.com. See Product Bulletin 2863 for more
information:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/iosswrel/ps8802/ps6969/ps1835/
prod_bulletin0900aecd80281c0e.html
You can copy the bin software image file on the flash memory to the appropriate TFTP directory on a
host by using the copy flash: tftp: privileged EXEC command.
Note
Although you can copy any file on the flash memory to the TFTP server, it is time consuming to copy
all of the HTML files in the tar file. We recommend that you download the tar file from Cisco.com and
archive it on an internal host in your network.
You can also configure the switch as a TFTP server to copy files from one switch to another without
using an external TFTP server by using the tftp-server global configuration command. For more
information about the tftp-server command, see the Basic File Transfer Services Commands section
of the Cisco IOS Configuration Fundamentals Command Reference, Release 12.2:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/fundamentals/command/reference/cf_t1.html
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Upgrading a Switch by Using the Device Manager or Network Assistant

You can upgrade switch software by using the device manager or Network Assistant. For detailed
instructions, click Help.
Note
When using the device manager to upgrade your switch, do not use or close your browser session after
the upgrade process begins. Wait until after the upgrade process completes.
Upgrading a Switch by Using the CLI

This procedure is for copying the combined tar file to the switch. You copy the file to the switch from a
TFTP server and extract the files. You can download an image file and replace or keep the current image.
To download software, follow these steps:
Step 1
Use Table 6 on page 9 to identify the file that you want to download.
Step 2
Download the software image file:

a.
If you are a registered customer, go to this URL and log in.

http://www.cisco.com/cisco/web/download/index.html
b.
Navigate to Switches > LAN Switches - Access.
c.
Navigate to your switch model.
d.
Click IOS Software, then select the latest IOS release.
Download the image you identified in Step 1.
Caution
Step 3
If you are upgrading a Catalyst 3750 switch that is running a release earlier than Cisco IOS
Release 12.1(19)EA1c, this release includes a bootloader upgrade. The bootloader can take up to
1 minute to upgrade the first time that the new software is loaded. Do not power cycle the switch during
the bootloader upgrade.
Copy the image to the appropriate TFTP directory on the workstation, and make sure that the TFTP
server is properly configured.
For more information, see Appendix B in the software configuration guide for this release.
Step 4
Log into the switch through the console port or a Telnet session.
Step 5
(Optional) Ensure that you have IP connectivity to the TFTP server by entering this privileged EXEC
command:
Switch# ping tftp-server-address
For more information about assigning an IP address and default gateway to the switch, see the software
configuration guide for this release.
Step 6
Download the image file from the TFTP server to the switch. If you are installing the same version of
software that is currently on the switch, overwrite the current image by entering this privileged EXEC
command:
Switch# archive download-sw /overwrite /reload
tftp:[[//location]/directory]/image-name.tar
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Installation Notes
The /overwrite option overwrites the software image in flash memory with the downloaded one.
The /reload option reloads the system after downloading the image unless the configuration has been
changed and not saved.
The /allow-feature-upgrade option allows installation of an image with a different feature set (for
example, upgrade from the IP base image to the IP services image).
For //location, specify the IP address of the TFTP server.
For /directory/image-name.tar, specify the directory (optional) and the image to download. Directory
and image names are case sensitive.
This example shows how to download an image from a TFTP server at 198.30.20.19 and to overwrite
the image on the switch:
Switch# archive download-sw /overwrite
tftp://198.30.20.19/c3750-ipservices-tar.122-50.SE.tar
You can also download the image file from the TFTP server to the switch and keep the current image by
replacing the /overwrite option with the /leave-old-sw option.
Recovering from a Software Failure

For recovery procedures, see the Troubleshooting chapter in the software configuration guide for
this release.
Installation Notes
Use these methods to assign IP information to your switch:
The Express Setup program, as described in the switch getting started guide.
The CLI-based setup program, as described in the switch hardware installation guide.
The DHCP-based autoconfiguration, as described in the switch software configuration guide.
Manually assigning an IP address, as described in the switch software configuration guide.
New Software Features

New in Cisco IOS Release 15.0(2)SE5
Cisco IOS Release 15.0(2)SE5 is now available for Catalyst Switch 2960-Plus.
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IPv6 Router Advertisement (RA) Guard provides support for allowing the network administrator to
block or reject unwanted or rogue RA Guards messages arriving at the network switch platform.
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Note
This feature is available in the LAN Base feature set.
Cisco IOS Release 15.0(2)SE1 on the Catalyst 2960-S, 3750, 3560, 2960-C405, 2960-C405ex,
3560-C405, 3560-C405ex switches has been submitted for certification under FIPS 140-2 and
Common Criteria compliance with the US Government, Security Requirements for Network
Devices (pp_nd_v1.0), version 1.0, dated 10 December 2010.
Note
The images for the Cisco IOS Release 15.0(2)SE1 on the Catalyst 2960-S, 3750, 3560,
2960-C405, 2960-C405ex, 3560-C405, 3560-C405ex switches are FIPS certified. For
information about using FIPS certifies images, see the Boot Loader Upgrade and Image
Verification for the FIPS Mode of Operation section in the Assigning the Switch IP
Address and Default Gateway chapter of the software configuration guide.
FIPS 140-2 is a cryptographic-focused certification, required by many government and enterprise

customers, which ensures the compliance of the encryption and decryption operations performed by
the switch to the approved FIPS cryptographic strengths and management methods for safeguarding
these operations. For more information, see:
The security policy document at:
http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/STM/cmvp/documents/140-1/1401val2011.htm#1657
The installation notes at:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10745/prod_installation_guides_list.html
Common Criteria is an international standard (ISO/IEC 15408) for computer security certification.
This standard is a set of requirements, tests, and evaluation methods that ensures that the Target of
Evaluation complies with a specific Protection Profile or custom Security Target. For more
information, see the security target document at:
http://www.niap-ccevs.org/st/vid10488/ .
Support for Resilient Ethernet Protocol (REP). REP is a Cisco proprietary protocol that provides an
alternative to Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) to control network loops, handle link failures, and
improve convergence time in ring topologies. See the Configuring Resilient Ethernet Protocol
chapter in the software configuration guide on cisco.com. (Catalyst 3560-CG and 3560-CPD
switches)
New in Cisco IOS Release 15.0(2)SE
Supports the Universal Power over Ethernet (UPoE) feature. Sources up to 60 W of power (2X 30W)
over both signal and spare pairs of the RJ-45 Ethernet cable based on IEEE802.3at standards.
Automatically detects UPoE-compliant power devices and negotiates power up to 60 W by using
Layer 2 power negotiation protocols, such as CDP or LLDP. It also supplies 60 W power on ports
without CDP/LLDP negotiations (for devices that do not support the required UPoE TLV). (Catalyst
2960-C and 3560- C switches)
For more information on UPoE, see Chapter 15, Configuring Interface Characteristics section
Univeral Power over Ethernet on page 15- 13 of the software configuration guide on Cisco.com.
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Support for IOS IPv6 Host mode, which is compliant with the IPv6 Ready Logo Phase-2 Core
Protocols test suite. (LAN Lite image for Catalyst 2960, 2960-C and 2960-S switches; IP Base
image for Catalyst 3750, 3750v2, 3560, 3560v2 and 3650-C switches).
Option to configure a default class on Catalyst 2960-S switches by using the class class-default
policy-map configuration command. For more information, see the Configuring QoS chapter of the
software configuration guide on Cisco.com. (Catalyst 2960-S switches)
Support for OSPFv3 fast convergence. The OSPFv3 link-state advertisements (LSA) and shortest
path first (SPF) throttling feature provides a dynamic method to slow down link-state advertisement
updates in OSPFv3 during times of network instability. This feature also allows faster OSPFv3
convergence by providing LSA rate limiting in milliseconds. For more information, see the
Configuring IPv6 Unicast Routing chapter of the software configuration guide on Cisco.com.
(Catalyst 3750 and Catalyst 3560 switches)
Change in the CLI option relating to OSPFv2 LSA rate limiting. The all keyword is now removed
from the timers throttle lsa global configuration command. (Catalyst 3560-C, 3560v2, and 3750 v2
switches)
Support for OSPFv3 authentication with IPsec. You can now use the IPsec secure socket API to
authenticate OSPF for IPv6 (OSPFv3) packets to ensure that the packets are not altered and resent
to the switch. For more information, see the Configuring IPv6 Unicast Routing chapter of the
software configuration guide on Cisco.com. (Catalyst 3560, 3560-C, 3560v2, 3750, and 3750v2
switches)
Support for first hop security (FHS) in IPv6. We support the following functions: IPv6 snooping,
IPv6 FHS binding, neighbor discovery protocol (NDP) address gleaning, IPv6 data address
gleaning, IPv6 dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) address gleaning, IPv6 device tracking,
neighbor discovery (ND) Inspection, IPv6 port-based access list, IPv6 DHCP guard, IPv6 router
advertisement (RA) guard, IPv6 source guard. For more information, see the Configuring IPv6 Host
Functions chapter of the software configuration guide on Cisco.com. (Catalyst 2960-C, 2960-S and
3560-C switches)
Support for specifying the VLAN to be used for Smart Install Management. The vstack
startup-vlan command has been added. For more information, see the command reference on
Cisco.com.
Support for configurable MAC authentication bypass (MAB). You can configure how MAB
authentication is performed for client MAC address that deviate from the expected standard format
or where the RADIUS configuration requires that the user name and password to differ. For more
information, see the Configuring IEEE 802.1x Port-Based Authentication chapter in the software
configuration guide on Cisco.com.
Support for negotiating universal PoE (UPoE). For more information, see Updates to the Catalyst
3560 and 2960 Software Configuration Guides, page 56. (Catalyst 2960-C and 3560-C switches)
Support for Media Access Control Security (MACsec). The switch supports 802.1AE encryption
with MACsec Key Agreement (MKA) on downlink and uplink ports for encryption between the
switch and host devices. For more information, see the Configuring MACsec Encryption chapter in
the software configuration guide. (Catalyst 3560-C)
Support for IKEv2 and IPSecv3 protocols. (IP Base image for Catalyst 3750, 3750v2, 3560, 3560v2
switches)
Support for Port ACLs on the Layer 2 interface of a switch. (LAN Base image for Catalyst 2960-C
and 2960-S switches; IP Base image for Catalyst 3560-C switch)
Support for Router ACLs on switch virtual interfaces (SVIs). The SVIs may be Layer 3 interfaces
to VLANs, physical Layer 3 interfaces, or Layer 3 EtherChannel interfaces. (LAN Base image for
Catalyst 2960-C and 2960-S switches; IP Base image for Catalyst 3560-C switch)
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Support for configuring static IPv6 routes in the routing table so that packet data can be sent to
networks that are not directly connected to the router. (LAN Base image for Catalys t 2960, 2960-C
and 2960-S switches)
Support for Cisco TrustSec SXP version 2, syslog messages, and SNMP support is now extended to
the LAN Base license. (IP Base image for Catalyst 3560-C switch)
Support for port security on Etherchannels. For more information, see the Configuring Port-Based
Traffic Control chapter in the software configuration guide.
Support for IP Source Guard on Etherchannels. For more information, see the Configuring DHCP
and IP Source Guard chapter in the software configuration guide.
Support for Precision Time Protocol (PTP) and Temperature and Voltage Monitoring on the Cisco
CGS 2520 Switch.

Table 7 lists the minimum software release required to support the major features of the Catalyst 3750, 3560,
2960-S, and 2960 switches and the Cisco EtherSwitch service modules.
Table 7
Catalyst 3750, 3560, 3560-C, 2960, 2960-S and 2960-C Switches and Cisco EtherSwitch Service Module
Features and the Minimum Cisco IOS Release Required
Feature
Minimum Cisco
IOS Release
Required
Catalyst Switch Support
Cisco TrustSec SXP version 2, syslog messages, and SNMP support
15.0(2)SE
3560-C, 2960-S, 2960-C
Critical voice VLAN
15.0(1)SE
3750, 3560, 2960-S, 2960
NEAT enhancement to control access to the supplicant port
15.0(1)SE
3750, 3560, 2960-S, 2960
Cisco TrustSec SXP version 2, syslog messages, and SNMP support
15.0(1)SE
3750 and 3560
Auto Smartports improved device classification
15.0(1)SE
3750, 3560, 2960-S, 2960
Device Sensor
15.0(1)SE
3750, 3560
Built-in Traffic Simulator using Cisco IOS IP SLAs video operations
12.2(58)SE1
3750, 3560
Cisco Mediatrace support
12.2(58)SE1
3750, 3560
Cisco performance monitor
12.2(58)SE1
3750, 3560
EnergyWise Phase 2.5
12.2(58)SE1
3750, 3560, 2960-S, 2960
Smart logging
12.2(58)SE1
3750, 3560
Protocol storm protection
12.2(58)SE1
3750, 3560, 2960-S, 2960
VACL Logging
12.2(58)SE1
3750, 3560
Smart Install 3.0
12.2(58)SE1
3750, 3560, 2960-S, 2960
Auto Smartports enhancements to enable auto-QoS on a digital media 12.2(58)SE1

player.
3750, 3560, 2960-S, 2960
Memory consistency check routines
12.2(58)SE1
2960-S
Call Home support
12.2(58)SE1
3750, 3560, 2960-S, 2960
NTP version 4
12.2(58)SE1
3750, 3560, 2960-S, 2960
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Features and the Minimum Cisco IOS Release Required (continued)
Feature
Minimum Cisco
IOS Release
Required
DHCPv6 bulk-lease query and DHCPv6 relay source configuration
12.2(58)SE1
3750, 3560
NSF IETF mode for OSPFv2 and OSPFv3 (IP services image)
12.2(58)SE1
3750, 3560
RADIUS, TACACS+, and SSH/SCP over IPv6
12.2(58)SE1
3750, 3560, 2960-S, 2960
VRRP for IPv4
12.2(58)SE1
3750, 3560
IETF IP-MIB and IP-FORWARD-MIB(RFC4292 and RFC4293)

updates
12.2(58)SE1
3750, 3560, 2960-S, 2960
Auto-QoS enhancements
12.2(55)SE
3750, 3560,2975, 2960, 2960-S
Auto Smartport enhancements including global macros
12.2(55)SE
3750, 3560,2975, 2960, 2960-S
Smart Install enhancements and new features
12.2(55)SE
3750, 3560,2975, 2960, 2960-S
Port ACL improvements
12.2(55)SE
3750, 3560,2975, 2960, 2960-S
CDP and LLDP location enhancements
12.2(55)SE
3750, 3560,2975, 2960, 2960-S
Multi-authentication with VLAN assignment
12.2(55)SE
3750, 3560,2975, 2960, 2960-S
Cisco TrustSec
12.2(55)SE
3750 and 3560
Memory-consistency check routines
12.2(55)SE
3750, 3560, 2975, 2960
Static routing support on SVIs
12.2(55)SE
2975, 2960, and 2960-S
MAC replace to end a session when a host disconnects from a port.
12.2(55)SE
3750, 3560,2975, 2960, 2960-S
DHCP snooping and Option 82 and LLPD-MED in LAN lite image
12.2(55)SE
2960 and 2960-S
Smart Install to allow a single point of management (director) in a

network.
12.2(52)SE
3750, 3560,2975, 2960
Support for IP source guard on static hosts.
12.2(52)SE
3750, 3560,2975, 2960
AutoSmartPort enhancements (macro persistency, LLDP-based

triggers, MAC address and OUI-based triggers, remote macros).
12.2(52)SE
3750, 3560,2975, 2960
RADIUS Change of Authorization (CoA).
12.2(52)SE
3750, 3560,2975, 2960
802.1x User Distribution for deployments with multiple VLANs.
12.2(52)SE
3750, 3560,2975, 2960
Critical VLAN with multiple-host authentication.
12.2(52)SE
3750, 3560,2975, 2960
Customizable web authentication enhancement to allow the creation of 12.2(52)SE

user-defined pages.
3750, 3560,2975, 2960
Network Edge Access Topology (NEAT) to change the port host mode. 12.2(52)SE
3750, 3560,2975, 2960
VLAN-ID based MAC authentication.
12.2(52)SE
3750, 3560,2975, 2960
MAC move to allow hosts to move across ports on the same switch.
12.2(52)SE
3750, 3560,2975, 2960
3DES and AES with SNMPv3.
12.2(52)SE
3750, 3560,2975, 2960
Hostname support in the option 12 field of DHCPDISCOVER packets. 12.2(52)SE
3750, 3560,2975, 2960
DHCP Snooping enhancement for the circuit-id sub-option.
12.2(52)SE
3750, 3560,2975, 2960
Increased support for LLPD-MED
12.2(52)SE
3750, 3560,2975, 2960
LLPD-MED MIB and the CISCO-ADMISSION-POLICY-MIB.
12.2(52)SE
3750, 3560,2975, 2960
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Feature
Minimum Cisco
IOS Release
Required
IPv6 QoS trust capability.
12.2(52)SE
3750, 3560
Cisco Medianet to enable intelligent services in the network

infrastructure for video applications.
12.2(52)SE
3750, 3560
EEM 3.2 event detectors for Neighbor Discovery, Identity, and

MAC-Address-Table.
12.2(52)SE
3750, 3560
Cisco EnergyWise Phase 2 to manage EnergyWise-enabled Cisco

devices and non-Cisco end points running EnergyWise agents.
12.2(53)SE1
3750, 3560, 2960
Network Edge Access Topology (NEAT) with 802.1X switch

supplicant, host authorization with CISP, and auto enablement
12.2(50)SE
3750, 3560, 2960
802.1x with open access
12.2(50)SE
3750, 3560, 2960
802.1x authentication with downloadable ACLs and redirect URLs
12.2(50)SE
3750, 3560, 2960
Flexible-authentication sequencing
12.2(50)SE
3750, 3560, 2960
Multiple-user authentication
12.2(50)SE
3750, 3560, 2960
Cisco EnergyWise Phase 1 to manage power usage over PoE devices. 12.2(50)SE
3750, 3560, 2960
Wired location service
12.2(50)SE
3750, 3560, 2960
CPU utilization threshold trap
12.2(50)SE
3750, 3560, 2960
Cisco IOS Configuration Engine (previously the Cisco IOS CNS

agent)
12.2(50)SE
3750, 3560, 2960
LLDP-MED network-policy profile time, length, value (TLV)
12.2(50)SE
3750, 3560, 2960
RADIUS server load balancing
12.2(50)SE
3750, 3560, 2960
Auto Smartports Cisco-default and user-defined macros
12.2(50)SE
3750, 3560, 2960
SCP attribute support in the CONFIG_COPY MIB,

12.2(50)SE
CISCO-AUTH-FRAMEWORK-MIB, CISCO-MAC-AUTH-BYPASS
MIBs, LLDP MIB
3750, 3560, 2960
Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System (IS-IS) routing for

Connectionless Network Service (CLNS) networks
12.2(50)SE
3750, 3560
Support for Embedded Event Manager Version 2.4.
12.2(50)SE
3750, 3560
IPv6 features in the IP services and IP base images: ACLs; DHCPv6

for the DCHP server, client, and relay device; EIGRPv6; HSRPv6;
OSPFv3; RIP; Static routes
12.2(50)SE
3750, 3560
Stack troubleshooting enhancements
12.2(50)SE
3750
802.1x authentication with restricted VLANs
12.2(50)SE
2960
IP source guard
12.2(50)SE
2960
Dynamic ARP inspection
12.2(50)SE
2960
Generic message authentication support with SSH Protocol and

compliance with RFC 4256
12.2(46)SE
3750, 3560, 2960
Generic message authentication support
12.2(46)SE
3750, 3560, 2960
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Feature
Minimum Cisco
IOS Release
Required
Disabling MAC address learning on a VLAN
12.2(46)SE
3750, 3560, 2960
PAgP Interaction with Virtual Switches and Dual-Active Detection
12.2(46)SE
3750, 3560, 2960
DHCP server port-based address allocation
12.2(46)SE
3750, 3560, 2960
IPv6 default router preference (DRP)
12.2(46)SE
3750, 3560, 2960
Voice aware IEEE 802.1x and mac authentication bypass (MAB)

security violation
12.2(46)SE
3750, 3560
Local web authentication banner
12.2(46)SE
3750, 3560
Support for the CISCO-NAC-NAD and CISCO-PAE MIBs
12.2(46)SE
3750, 3560
Excluding a port in a VLAN from the SVI line-state calculation
12.2(46)SE
3750, 3560
EOT and IP SLAs EOT static route support
12.2(46)SE
3750, 3560
Support for HSRP Version 2 (HSRPv2)
12.2(46)SE
3750, 3560
HSRP for IPv6 (advanced IP services image)
12.2(46)SE
3750, 3560
DHCP for IPv6 relay, client, server address assignment and prefix
delegation (advanced IP services image)
12.2(46)SE
3750, 3560
Embedded event manager (EEM) (IP services image only)
12.2(46)SE
3750, 3560
Dynamic voice virtual LAN (VLAN) for multidomain authentication

(MDA) (LAN base image only)
12.2(46)SE
2960
Monitoring real-time power consumption on a per-PoE port basis
12.2(46)SE
2960
IEEE 802.1x Authentication with ACLs and the RADIUS Filter-Id

Attribute
12.2(46)SE
2960
IEEE 802.1x readiness check
12.2(44)SE
3750, 3560, 2960
DHCP-based autoconfiguration and image update
12.2(44)SE
3750, 3560, 2960
Configurable small-frame arrival threshold
12.2(44)SE
3750, 3560, 2960
HTTP and HTTP(s) support over IPV6
12.2(44)SE
3750, 3560, 2960
SNMP configuration over IPv6 transport
12.2(44)SE
3750, 3560, 2960
IPv6 stateless autoconfiguration
12.2(44)SE
3750, 3560, 2960
Flex Link Multicast Fast Convergence
12.2(44)SE
3750, 3560, 2960
Digital optical monitoring (DOM)
12.2(44)SE
3750, 3560
Source Specific Multicast (SSM) mapping
12.2(44)SE
3750, 3560
/31 bit mask support for multicast traffic
12.2(44)SE
3750, 3560
Configuration replacement and rollback
12.2(40)SE
3750, 3560, 2960
Link Layer Discovery Protocol Media Extensions (LLDP-MED)
12.2(40)SE
3750, 3560, 2960
Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) IPv6
12.2(40)SE
3750, 3560
Automatic quality of service (QoS) Voice over IP (VoIP)
12.2(40)SE
3750, 3560, 2960
Dynamic voice virtual LAN (VLAN) for MDA-enabled ports
12.2(40)SE
3750, 3560
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Feature
Minimum Cisco
IOS Release
Required
Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) helper
12.2(40)SE
3750, 3560
IP Service Level Agreements (IP SLAs)
12.2(40)SE
3750, 3560
IP SLAs EOT
12.2(40)SE
3750, 3560
Multicast virtual routing and forwarding (VRF) lite
12.2(40)SE
3750, 3560
SSM PIM protocol
12.2(40)SE
3750, 3560
VRF-aware support for HSRP, uRPF, ARP, SNMP, IP SLA, TFTP, FTP, 12.2(40)SE
syslog, traceroute, and ping
3750, 3560
MLD snooping
12.2(40)SE
2960
IPv6 host
12.2(40)SE
2960
IP phone detection enhancement
12.2(37)SE
3750, 3560, 2960
Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) and LLDP Media Endpoint

Discovery (LLDP-MED)
12.2(37)SE
3750, 3560, 2960
PIM stub routing
12.2(37)SE
3750, 3560
Port security on a PVLAN host
12.2(37)SE
3750, 3560
VLAN aware port security option
12.2(37)SE
3750, 3560, 2960
Auto rendezvous point (auto-RP) for multicast
12.2(37)SE
3750. 3560
VLAN Flex Links load balancing
12.2(37)SE
3750, 3560, 2960
Web Cache Communication Protocol (WCCP)
12.2(37)SE
3750. 3560
Multidomain authentication (MDA)
12.2(35)SE
3750, 3560
Web authentication
12.2(35)SE
3750, 3560, 2960
MAC inactivity aging
12.2(35)SE
3750, 3560, 2960
Support for IPv6 with Express Setup
12.2(35)SE
3750, 3560
Generic online diagnostics
12.2(35)SE
3560
Stack MAC persistent timer and archive download enhancements
12.2(35)SE
3750
HSRP enhanced object tracking
12.2(35)SE
3750, 3560
OSPF and EIGRP Nonstop forwarding capability (IP services image

only)
12.2(35)SE
3750
IPv6 router ACLs for inbound Layer 3 management traffic
12.2(35)SE
3750, 3560
Generic online diagnostics to test the hardware functionality of the

supervisor engine
12.2(25)SEE
3750
DHCP Option 82 configurable remote ID and circuit ID
12.2(25)SEE
3750, 3560, 2960
EIGRP stub routing in the IP base image
12.2(25)SEE
3750, 3560
/31 bit mask support for unicast traffic
12.2(25)SEE
3750, 3560
Access SDM templates
12.2(25)SED
3750, 3560
Cisco EtherSwitch service
modules
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Feature
Minimum Cisco
IOS Release
Required
IPv6 ACLs
12.2(25)SED
3750, 3560
modules
IPv6 Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) snooping
12.2(25)SED
3750, 3560
modules
QoS hierarchical policy maps on a port
12.2(25)SED
3750, 3560
modules
NAC Layer 2 IEEE 802.1x validation
12.2(25)SED
3750, 3560, 2960

modules
NAC Layer 2 IP validation
12.2(25)SED
3750, 3560
modules
IEEE 802.1x inaccessible authentication bypass.
12.2(25)SED
3750, 3560
module
12.2(25)SEE
2960
IEEE 802.1x with restricted VLAN
12.2(25)SED
3750, 3560, 2960

modules
Budgeting power for devices connected to PoE ports
12.2(25)SEC
3750, 3560
modules
Multiple spanning-tree (MST) based on the IEEE 802.1s standard
12.2(25)SEC
3750, 3560
modules|
2960
12.2(25)SED
Unique device identifier (UDI)
12.2(25)SEC
12.2(25)SED
3750, 3560
modules
2960
VRF Lite
12.2(25)SEC
3750, 3560
modules
IEEE 802.1x with wake-on-LAN
12.2(25)SEC
12.2(25)SED
3750, 3560
2960, Cisco EtherSwitch service
modules
Nonstop forwarding (NSF) awareness
12.2(25)SEC
3750, 3560
modules
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Minimum Cisco
IOS Release
Required
Configuration logging
12.2(25)SEC
12.2(25)SED
3750, 3560
modules
Secure Copy Protocol
12.2(25)SEC
12.2(25)SED
3750, 3560
modules
Cross-stack EtherChannel
12.2(25)SEC
3750
modules
Private-VLAN on interfaces configured for dynamic ARP inspection
12.2(25)SEB
3750, 3560
IP source guard on private VLANs
12.2(25)SEB
3750, 3560
IEEE 802.1x restricted VLAN
12.2(25)SED
3750, 3560, 2960
IGMP leave timer
12.2(25)SEB
12.2(25)SED
3750, 3560, 2960
IGMP snooping querier
12.2(25)SEA
12.2(25)FX
3750, 3560, 2960
Advanced IP services
12.2(25)SEA
3750, 3560
DSCP transparency
12.2(25)SE
12.2(25)FX
3750, 3560, 2960
VLAN-based QoS1 and hierarchical policy maps on SVIs2
12.2(25)SE
3750, 3560
Device manager
12.2(25)SE
12.2(25)FX
3750, 3560, 2960
IEEE 802.1Q tunneling and Layer 2 protocol tunneling
12.2(25)SE
3750, 3560
Layer 2 point-to-point tunneling and Layer 2 point-to-point tunneling 12.2(25)SE

bypass
3750, 3560
SSL version 3.0 for secure HTTP communication (cryptographic

images only)
12.2(25)SE
12.2(25)FX
3750, 3560, 2960
Private-VLAN ports on interfaces that are configured for dynamic

ARP inspection (IP services image only)
12.2(25)SE
3750, 3560
IP source guard on private VLANs (IP services image only)
12.2(25)SE
3750, 3560
Cisco intelligent power management
12.2(25)SE
3750, 3560
IEEE 802.1x accounting and MIBs (IEEE 8021-PAE-MIB and

CISCO-PAE-MIB)
12.2(20)SE
12.2(25)FX
3750, 3560, 2960
Dynamic ARP inspection
12.2(20)SE
3750, 3560
Flex Links
12.2(20)SE
12.2(25)FX
3750, 3560, 2960
Software upgrade (device manager or Network Assistant only)
12.2(20)SE
12.2(25)FX
3750, 3560, 2960
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Table 7
Feature
Minimum Cisco
IOS Release
Required
IP source guard
12.2(20)SE
3750, 3560
Private VLAN (IP services image only)
12.2(20)SE
3750, 3560
SFP module diagnostic management interface
12.2(20)SE
12.2(25)FX
3750, 3560, 2960
Switch stack offline configuration
12.2(20)SE
3750
Stack-ring activity statistics
12.2(20)SE
3750
Smartports macros
12.2(18)SE
12.2(25)FX
3750, 3560, 2960
Generic online diagnostics (GOLD)
12.2(25)SEE
3750
Flex Links Preemptive Switchover
12.2(25)SEE
3750, 3560, 2960
1. QoS = quality of service

2. SVIs = switched virtual interfaces

You should review this section before you begin working with the switch. These are known limitations
that will not be fixed, and there is not always a workaround. Some features might not work as
documented, and some features could be affected by recent changes to the switch hardware or software.
Cisco IOS Limitations, page 22
Device Manager Limitations, page 38
Cisco IOS Limitations

Unless otherwise noted, these limitations apply to the Catalyst 3750, and 3560, and 2960 switches and
the Cisco EtherSwitch service modules:
22
Configuration, page 23
Ethernet, page 26
EtherSwitch Modules, page 26
Fallback Bridging, page 27
HSRP, page 27
IP, page 27
IP Telephony, page 27
MAC Addressing, page 28
MAC Addressing, page 28
Multicasting, page 28
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QoS, page 30
Routing, page 31
Smart Install, page 31
SPAN and RSPAN, page 33
Spanning Tree Protocol, page 34
Stacking (Catalyst 3750 or Cisco EtherSwitch service module switch stack only), page 34
Trunking, page 37
VLAN, page 38
A static IP address might be removed when the previously acquired DHCP IP address lease expires.
Configuration
This problem occurs under these conditions:
When the switch is booted up without a configuration (no config.text file in flash memory).
When the switch is connected to a DHCP server that is configured to give an address to it (the
dynamic IP address is assigned to VLAN 1).

When an IP address is configured on VLAN 1 before the dynamic address lease assigned to
VLAN 1 expires.
The workaround is to reconfigure the static IP address. (CSCea71176 and CSCdz11708)
(Catalyst 3750 or 3560 switches and Cisco EtherSwitch service modules) When the show interface
privileged EXEC is entered on a port that is running IEEE 802.1Q, inconsistent statistics from ports
running IEEE 802.1Q might be reported.
The workaround is to upgrade to Cisco IOS Release 12.1(20)EA1. (CSCec35100)
(Catalyst 3750 or 3560 switches and Cisco EtherSwitch service modules) When you change a port
from a nonrouted port to a routed port or the reverse, the applied auto-QoS setting is not changed or
updated when you verify it by using the show running interface or show mls qos interface user
EXEC commands.
These are the workarounds:
1.
Disable auto-QoS on the interface.
2.
Change the routed port to a nonrouted port or the reverse.
3.
Re-enable auto-QoS on the interface. (CSCec44169)
When connected to some third-party devices that send early preambles, a switch port operating at
100 Mb/s full duplex or 100 Mb/s half duplex might bounce the line protocol up and down. The
problem is observed only when the switch is receiving frames.
The workaround is to configure the port for 10 Mb/s and half duplex or to connect a hub or a
nonaffected device to the switch. (CSCed39091)
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The DHCP snooping binding database is not written to flash memory or a remote file in any of these
situations:
(Catalyst 3750 switch and Cisco EtherSwitch service modules) When the Network Time
Protocol (NTP) is configured, but the NTP clock is not synchronized. You can check the clock
status by entering the show NTP status privileged EXEC command and verifying that the
network connection to the NTP server and the peer work correctly.
(Catalyst 3750 or 3560 switches and Cisco EtherSwitch service modules) The DHCP snooping
database file is manually removed from the file system. After enabling the DHCP snooping
database by configuring a database URL, a database file is created. If the file is manually
removed from the file system, the DHCP snooping database does not create another database
file. You need to disable the DHCP snooping database and enable it again to create the database
file.
(Catalyst 3750 or 3560 switches and Cisco EtherSwitch service modules) The URL for the
configured DHCP snooping database was replaced because the original URL was not
accessible. The new URL might not take effect after the timeout of the old URL.
No workaround is necessary; these are the designed behaviors. (CSCed50819)
(Catalyst 3750 or 3560 switches and Cisco EtherSwitch service modules) When dynamic ARP
inspection is enabled on a switch or switch stack, ARP and RARP packets greater than 2016 bytes
are dropped by the switch or switch stack. This is a hardware limitation.
However, when dynamic ARP inspection is not enabled and a jumbo MTU is configured, ARP and
RARP packets are correctly bridged in hardware. (CSCed79734)
(Catalyst 3750 switches and Cisco EtherSwitch service modules) Dynamic ARP inspection log
entries might be lost after a switch failure. Any log entries that are still in the log buffer (have not
been output as a system message) on a switch that fails are lost.
When you enter the show ip arp inspection log privileged EXEC command, the log entries from all
switches in the stack are moved to the switch on which you entered the command.
There is no workaround. (CSCed95822)
When port security is enabled on an interface in restricted mode and the switchport block unicast
interface command has been entered on that interface, MAC addresses are incorrectly forwarded
when they should be blocked
The workaround is to enter the no switchport block unicast interface configuration command on
that specific interface. (CSCee93822)
A traceback error occurs if a crypto key is generated after an SSL client session.
There is no workaround. This is a cosmetic error and does not affect the functionality of the switch.
(CSCef59331)
(Cisco EtherSwitch service modules) You cannot change the console baud rate by using the switch
CLI. The console on the Cisco EtherSwitch service modules only supports three baud rates (9600
b/s, 19200 b/s, and 38400 b/s) and must be set at the bootloader prompt. The switch rejects a CLI
command to change the baud rate.
To change the baud rate, reload the Cisco EtherSwitch service module with the bootloader prompt.
You can then change the baud rate and change the speed on the TTY line of the router connected to
the Cisco EtherSwitch Service module console.
There is no workaround. (CSCeh50152)
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The switch might display tracebacks similar to this example when an EtherChannel interface
port-channel type changes from Layer 2 to Layer 3 or the reverse:
15:50:11: %COMMON_FIB-4-FIBNULLHWIDB: Missing hwidb for fibhwidb Port-channel1
(ifindex 1632) -Traceback= A585C B881B8 B891CC 2F4F70 5550E8 564EAC 851338 84AF0C
4CEB50 859DF4 A7BF28 A98260 882658 879A58
(CSCsh12472 [Catalyst 3750 and 3560 switches])
The far-end fault optional facility is not supported on the GLC-GE-100FX SFP module.
The workaround is to configure aggressive UDLD. (CSCsh70244).
A ciscoFlashMIBTrap message appears during switch startup. This does not affect switch
functionality. (CSCsj46992)
When you enter the boot host retry timeout global configuration command to specify the amount
of time that the client should keep trying to download the configuration and you do not enter a
timeout value, the default value is zero, which should mean that the client keeps trying indefinitely.
However, the client does not keep trying to download the configuration.
The workaround is to always enter a non zero value for the timeout value when you enter the boot
host retry timeout timeout-value command. (CSCsk65142)
When the configuration file is removed from the switch and the switch is rebooted, port status for
VLAN 1 and the management port (Fast Ethernet 0) is sometimes reported as up and sometimes as
down, resulting in conflicts. This status depends on when you respond to the reboot query:
Would you like to enter the initial configuration dialog?
After a reboot if you wait until the Line Protocol status of VLAN 1 appears on the console
before responding, VLAN 1 line status is always shown as down. This is the correct state.
The problem (VLAN 1 reporting up) occurs if you respond to the query before VLAN 1 line
status appears on the console.

The workaround is to wait for approximately 1 minute after rebooting and until the VLAN 1
interface line status appears on the console before you respond to the query. (CSCsl02680) (Catalyst
3750 and 3560 switches)
A T-start error message appears after startup under these conditions:

Two-link ports on the same switch are connected with a crossover cable.
The switch is running Cisco IOS 12.2(50)SE3 or later.
The workaround is to connect the two ports with a straight-through cable. (CSCsr41271)
(Catalyst 3750V2 and Catalyst 3560V2 PoE switches and Cisco Etherswitch service modules only)
If you enter the show tech-support privileged EXEC command after you enter the remote
command {all | stack-member-number} privileged EXEC command, the complete output does not
appear.
The workaround is to use the session stack-member-number privileged EXEC command.
(CSCsz38090)
When authorization and accounting are enabled on the switch and you use the interface range
command to change the configuration on a range of interfaces, the change might cause high CPU
utilization and authentication failures.
The workaround is to disable authorization and accounting or to enter the configuration change for
one interface at a time. (CSCsg80238, CSCti76748)
Identity Services Engine (ISE) is not available on Catalyst 2000 series switches.
The device-sensor accounting global configuration command is not available on Catalyst 2000
series switches.
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Ethernet
(Cisco EtherSwitch service modules) Link connectivity might be lost between some older models
of the Intel Pro1000 NIC and the 10/100/1000 switch port interfaces. The loss of connectivity occurs
between the NIC and Gigabit Ethernet ports on the Cisco EtherSwitch service modules
Contact the NIC vendor, and get the latest driver for the card.
Configure the interface for 1000 Mb/s instead of for 10/100 Mb/s.
Connect the NIC to an interface that is not listed here. (CSCea77032)
For more information, enter CSCea77032 in the Bug Toolkit at this URL:
http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Support/Bugtool/home.pl
(Cisco EtherSwitch service modules) When a Cisco EtherSwitch service module reloads or the
internal link resets, there can be up to a 45-second delay in providing power to PoE devices,
depending on the configuration. If the internal Gigabit Ethernet interface on a Cisco EtherSwitch
service module connected to the router is configured as a switch port in access mode or in trunk
mode, the internal link is not operational until it reaches the STP forwarding state. Therefore, the
PoE that comes from the host router is also not available until the internal Gigabit Ethernet link
reaches the STP forwarding state. This is due to STP convergence time. This problem does not occur
on routed ports.
If the Cisco EtherSwitch service module is in access mode, the workaround is to enter the
spanning-tree portfast interface configuration command on the internal Gigabit Ethernet interface.
If the service module is in trunk mode, there is no workaround.
Traffic on EtherChannel ports is not perfectly load-balanced. Egress traffic on EtherChannel ports
are distributed to member ports on load balance configuration and traffic characteristics like MAC
or IP address. More than one traffic stream may map to same member ports based on hashing results
calculated by the ASIC.
If this happens, uneven traffic distribution will happen on EtherChannel ports.
Changing the load balance distribution method or changing the number of ports in the EtherChannel
can resolve this problem. Use any of these workarounds to improve EtherChannel load balancing:
for random source-ip and dest-ip traffic, configure load balance method as src-dst-ip
for incrementing source-ip traffic, configure load balance method as src-ip
for incrementing dest-ip traffic, configure load balance method as dst-ip
Configure the number of ports in the EtherChannel so that the number is equal to a power of 2
(i.e. 2, 4, or 8)
For example, with load balance configured as dst-ip with 150 distinct incrementing destination IP
addresses, and the number of ports in the EtherChannel set to either 2, 4, or 8, load distribution is
optimal.(CSCeh81991)
EtherSwitch Modules
A duplex mismatch occurs when two Fast Ethernet interfaces that are directly connected on two
EtherSwitch service modules are configured as both 100 Mb/s and full duplex and as automatic
speed and duplex settings. This is expected behavior for the PHY on the Cisco EtherSwitch service
modules.
There is no workaround. (CSCeh35595)
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Fallback Bridging
(Catalyst 3750 or 3560 switches and Cisco EtherSwitch service modules) If a bridge group contains
a VLAN to which a static MAC address is configured, all non-IP traffic in the bridge group with this
MAC address destination is sent to all ports in the bridge group.
The workaround is to remove the VLAN from the bridge group or to remove the static MAC address
from the VLAN. (CSCdw81955)
(Catalyst 3750 or 3560 switches and Cisco EtherSwitch service modules) Known unicast (secured)
addresses are flooded within a bridge group if secure addresses are learned or configured on a port
and the VLAN on this port is part of a bridge group. Non-IP traffic destined to the secure addresses
is flooded within the bridge group.
The workaround is to disable fallback bridging or to disable port security on all ports in all VLANs
participating in fallback bridging. To remove an interface from a bridge group and to remove the
bridge group, use the no bridge-group bridge-group interface configuration command. To disable
port security on all ports in all VLANs participating in fallback bridging, use the no switchport
port-security interface configuration command. (CSCdz80499)
HSRP
When the active switch fails in a switch cluster that uses HSRP redundancy, the new active switch
might not contain a full cluster member list.
The workaround is to ensure that the ports on the standby cluster members are not in the
spanning-tree blocking state. To verify that these ports are not in the blocking state, see the
Configuring STP chapter in the software configuration guide. (CSCec76893)
IP
(Catalyst 3750 or 3560 switches and Cisco EtherSwitch service modules) The switch does not create
an adjacent table entry when the ARP timeout value is 15 seconds and the ARP request times out.
The workaround is to not set an ARP timeout value lower than 120 seconds. (CSCea21674)
When the rate of received DHCP requests exceeds 2,000 packets per minute for a long time, the
response time might be slow when you are using the console.
The workaround is to use rate limiting on DHCP traffic to prevent a denial of service attack from
occurring. (CSCeb59166)
IP Telephony
After you change the access VLAN on a port that has IEEE 802.1x enabled, the IP phone address is
removed. Because learning is restricted on IEEE 802.1x-capable ports, it takes approximately 30
seconds before the address is relearned.
No workaround is necessary. (CSCea85312)
(Catalyst 3750 or 3560 PoE-capable switches and Cisco EtherSwitch service modules) The switch
uses the IEEE classification to learn the maximum power consumption of a powered device before
powering it. The switch grants power only when the maximum wattage configured on the port is less
than or equal to the IEEE class maximum. This ensures that the switch power budget is not
oversubscribed. There is no such mechanism in Cisco prestandard powered devices.
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The workaround for networks with pre-standard powered devices is to leave the maximum wattage
set at the default value (15.4 W). You can also configure the maximum wattage for the port for no
less than the value the powered device reports as the power consumption through CDP messages.
For networks with IEEE Class 0, 3, or 4 devices, do not configure the maximum wattage for the port at
less than the default 15.4 W (15,400 milliwatts). (CSCee80668)
Phone detection events that are generated by many IEEE phones connected to the switch ports can
consume a significant amount of CPU time if the switch ports cannot power the phones because the
internal link is down.
The workaround is to enter the power inline never interface configuration command on all the Fast
Ethernet ports that are not powered by but are connected to IP phones if the problem persists.
(CSCef84975, Cisco EtherSwitch service modules only)
Some access point devices are incorrectly discovered as IEEE 802.3af Class 1 devices. These access
points should be discovered as Cisco pre-standard devices. The show power inline user EXEC
command shows the access point as an IEEE Class 1 device.
The workaround is to power the access point by using an AC wall adaptor. (CSCin69533)
The Cisco 7905 IP Phone is error-disabled when the phone is connected to wall power.
The workaround is to enable PoE and to configure the switch to recover from the PoE error-disabled
state. (CSCsf32300)
MAC Addressing
(Catalyst 3750 or 3560 switches and Cisco EtherSwitch service modules) When a MAC address is
configured for filtering on the internal VLAN of a routed port, incoming packets from the MAC
address to the routed port are not dropped. (CSCeb67937)
Management
CiscoWorks is not supported on the Catalyst 3750-24FS switch.
Multicasting
(Catalyst 3750 or 3560 switches and Cisco EtherSwitch service modules) The switch does not
support tunnel interfaces for unicast routed traffic. Only Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol
(DVMRP) tunnel interfaces are supported for multicast routing.
(Catalyst 3750 or 3560 switches and Cisco EtherSwitch service modules) Nonreverse-path
forwarded (RPF) IP multicast traffic to a group that is bridged in a VLAN is leaked onto a trunk port
in the VLAN even if the port is not a member of the group in the VLAN, but it is a member of the
group in another VLAN. Because unnecessary traffic is sent on the trunk port, it reduces the
bandwidth of the port.
There is no workaround for this problem because non-RPF traffic is continuous in certain
topologies. As long as the trunk port is a member of the group in at least one VLAN, this problem
occurs for the non-RPF traffic. (CSCdu25219)
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If the number of multicast routes and Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) groups are more
than the maximum number specified by the show sdm prefer global configuration command, the
traffic received on unknown groups is flooded in the received VLAN even though the show ip igmp
snooping multicast-table privileged EXEC command output shows otherwise.
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The workaround is to reduce the number of multicast routes and IGMP snooping groups to less than
the maximum supported value. (CSCdy09008)
IGMP filtering is applied to packets that are forwarded through hardware. It is not applied to packets
that are forwarded through software. Hence, with multicast routing enabled, the first few packets are
sent from a port even when IGMP filtering is set to deny those groups on that port.
There is no workaround. (CSCdy82818)
(Catalyst 3750 or 3560 switches and Cisco EtherSwitch service modules) When you use the ip
access-group interface configuration command with a router access control list (ACL) to deny
access to a group in a VLAN, multicast data to the group that is received in the VLAN is always
flooded in the VLAN, regardless of IGMP group membership in the VLAN. This provides
reachability to directly connected clients, if any, in the VLAN.
The workaround is to not apply a router ACL set to deny access to a VLAN interface. Apply the
security through other means; for example, apply VLAN maps to the VLAN instead of using a router
ACL for the group. (CSCdz86110)
(Catalyst 3750 switch stack) If the stack master is power cycled immediately after you enter the ip
mroute global configuration command, there is a slight chance that this configuration change might
be lost after the stack master changes. This occurs because the stack master did not have time to
propagate the running configuration to all the stack members before it was powered down. This
problem might also affect other configuration commands.
There is no workaround. (CSCea71255)
(Catalyst 3750 switches and Cisco EtherSwitch service modules) When you enable IP
Protocol-Independent Multicast (PIM) on a tunnel interface, the switch incorrectly displays the
Multicast is not supported on tunnel interfaces error message. IP PIM is not supported on
tunnel interfaces.
There is no workaround. (CSCeb75366)
If an IGMP report packet has two multicast group records, the switch removes or adds interfaces
depending on the order of the records in the packet:
If the ALLOW_NEW_SOURCE record is before the BLOCK_OLD_SOURCE record, the
switch removes the port from the group.

If the BLOCK_OLD_SOURCE record is before the ALLOW_NEW_SOURCE record, the
switch adds the port to the group.

There is no workaround. (CSCec20128)
When IGMP snooping is disabled and you enter the switchport block multicast interface
configuration command, IP multicast traffic is not blocked.
The switchport block multicast interface configuration command is only applicable to non-IP
multicast traffic.
There is no workaround. (CSCee16865)
Incomplete multicast traffic can be seen under either of these conditions:

You disable IP multicast routing or re-enable it globally on an interface.
A switch mroute table temporarily runs out of resources and recovers later.
The workaround is to enter the clear ip mroute privileged EXEC command on the interface.
(CSCef42436)
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After you configure a switch to join a multicast group by entering the ip igmp join-group
group-address interface configuration command, the switch does not receive join packets from the
client, and the switch port connected to the client is removed from the IGMP snooping forwarding
table.
Use one of these workarounds:
Cancel membership in the multicast group by using the no ip igmp join-group group-address
interface configuration command on an SVI.

Disable IGMP snooping on the VLAN interface by using the no ip igmp snooping vlan vlan-id
global configuration command. (CSCeh90425)
Power
Non-PoE devices attached to a network might be erroneously detected as an IEEE 802.3afcompliant powered device and powered by the Cisco EtherSwitch service module.
There is no workaround. You should use the power inline never interface configuration command
on Cisco EtherSwitch service module ports that are not connected to PoE devices. (CSCee71979)
When you enter the show power inline privileged EXEC command, the out put shows the total
power used by all Cisco EtherSwitch service modules in the router. The remaining power shown is
available for allocation to switching ports on all Cisco EtherSwitch service modules in the router.
To display the total power used by a specific EtherSwitch service module, enter the show power
inline command on the router. This output appears:
Router# show power inline
PowerSupply
SlotNum.
Maximum
Allocated
Status
------------------------------------INT-PS
0
360.000
121.000
PS1 GOOD
Interface
Config
Device
Powered
PowerAllocated
-------------------------------------Gi4/0
auto
Unknown On
121.000 Watts
PS2 ABSENT
This is not a problem because the display correctly shows the total used power and the remaining
power available on the system. (CSCeg74337)
Entering the shutdown and the no shutdown interface configuration commands on the internal link
can disrupt the PoE operation. If a new IP phone is added while the internal link is in shutdown state,
the IP phone does not get inline power if the internal link is brought up within 5 minutes.
The workaround is to enter the shutdown and the no shutdown interface configuration commands
on the Fast Ethernet interface of a new IP phone that is attached to the service module port after the
internal link is brought up. (CSCeh45465)
QoS
Some switch queues are disabled if the buffer size or threshold level is set too low with the mls qos
queue-set output global configuration command. The ratio of buffer size to threshold level should
be greater than 10 to avoid disabling the queue.
The workaround is to choose compatible buffer sizes and threshold levels. (CSCea76893)
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When auto-QoS is enabled on the switch, priority queuing is not enabled. Instead, the switch uses
shaped round robin (SRR) as the queuing mechanism. The auto-QoS feature is designed on each
platform based on the feature set and hardware limitations, and the queuing mechanism supported
on each platform might be different. There is no workaround. (CSCee22591)
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If you configure a large number of input interface VLANs in a class map, a traceback message
similar to this might appear:
01:01:32: %BIT-4-OUTOFRANGE: bit 1321 is not in the expected range of 0 to 1024
There is no impact to switch functionality.

There is no workaround. (CSCtg32101)
RADIUS
RADIUS change of authorization (COA) reauthorization is not supported on the critical auth VLAN.
There is no workaround. (CSCta05071)
Routing
(Catalyst 3750 or 3560 switches and Cisco EtherSwitch service modules) The switch does not
support tunnel interfaces for unicast routed traffic. Only Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol
(DVMRP) tunnel interfaces are supported for multicast routing.
(Catalyst 3750 or 3560 switches and Cisco EtherSwitch service modules) A route map that has an
ACL with a Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP) clause cannot be applied to a Layer 3
interface. The switch rejects this configuration and displays a message that the route map is
unsupported.
On a Catalyst 3750 or a Cisco EtherSwitch service module switch stack with a large number of
switched virtual interfaces (SVIs), routes, or both on a fully populated nine-member switch stack,
this message might appear when you reload the switch stack or add a switch to the stack:
%SYS-2-MALLOCFAIL: Memory allocation of 4252 bytes failed from 0x179C80, alignment 0
Pool: I/O Free: 77124 Cause: Memory fragmentation
Alternate Pool: None Free: 0 Cause: No Alternate pool
This error message means there is a temporary memory shortage that normally recovers by itself.
You can verify that the switch stack has recovered by entering the show cef line user EXEC
command and verifying that the line card states are up and sync.
No workaround is required because the problem is self-correcting. (CSCea71611)
(Catalyst 3750 switches and Cisco EtherSwitch service modules) A spanning-tree loop might occur
if all of these conditions are true:
Port security is enabled with the violation mode set to protected.
The maximum number of secure addresses is less than the number of switches connected to the
port.
There is a physical loop in the network through a switch whose MAC address has not been
secured, and its BPDUs cause a secure violation.

The workaround is to change any one of the listed conditions. (CSCed53633)
Smart Install
When upgrading switches in a stack, the director cannot send the correct image and configuration
to the stack if all switches in the stack do not start at the same time. A switch in the stack could then
receive an incorrect image or configuration.
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The workaround is to use an on-demand upgrade to upgrade switches in a stack by entering the
vstack download config and vstack download image commands. (CSCta64962)
When you upgrade a Smart Install director to Cisco IOS Release 12.2(55)SE but do not upgrade the
director configuration, the director cannot upgrade client switches.
When you upgrade the director to Cisco IOS Release 12.2(55)SE, the workaround is to also modify
the configuration to include all built-in, custom, and default groups. You should also configure the
tar image name instead of the image-list file name in the stored images. (CSCte07949)
Backing up a Smart Install configuration could fail if the backup repository is a Windows server and
the backup file already exists in the server.
The workaround is to use the TFTP utility of another server instead of a Windows server or to
manually delete the existing backup file before backing up again. (CSCte53737)
In a Smart Install network, when the director is connected between the client and the DHCP server
and the server has options configured for image and configuration, then the client does not receive
the image and configuration files sent by the DHCP server during an automatic upgrade. Instead the
files are overwritten by the director and the client receives the image and configuration that the
director sends.
Use one of these workarounds:
If client needs to upgrade using an image and configuration file configured in the DHCP server
options, you should remove the client from the Smart Install network during the upgrade.
In a network using Smart Install, you should not configure options for image and configuration
in the DHCP server. For clients to upgrade using Smart Install, you should configure product-id
specific image and configuration files in the director. (CSCte99366)
In a Smart Install network with the backup feature enabled (the default), the director sends the
backup configuration file to the client during zero-touch replacement. However, when the client is
a switch in a stack, the client receives the seed file from the director instead of receiving the backup
configuration file.
The workaround, if you need to configure a switch in a stack with the backup configuration, is to
use the vstack download config privileged EXEC command so that the director performs an
on-demand upgrade on the client.
When the backup configuration is stored in a remote repository, enter the location of the
repository.
When the backup file is stored in the director flash memory, you must manually set the
permissions for the file before you enter the vstack download config command. (CSCtf18775)
If the director in the Smart Install network is located between an access point and the DHCP server,
the access point tries to use the Smart Install feature to upgrade even though access points are not
supported devices. The upgrade fails because the director does not have an image and configuration
file for the access point.
There is no workaround. (CSCtg98656)
When a Smart Install director is upgrading a client switch that is not Smart Install-capable (that is,
not running Cisco IOS Release 12.2(52)SE or later), the director must enter the password configured
on the client switch. If the client switch does not have a configured password, there are unexpected
results depending on the software release running on the client:
When you select the NONE option in the director CLI, the upgrade should be allowed and is
successful on client switches running Cisco IOS Release 12.2(25)SE through 12.2(46)SE, but
fails on clients running Cisco IOS Release 12.2(50)SE through 12.2(50)SEx.
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When you enter any password in the director CLI, the upgrade should not be allowed, but it is
successful on client switches running Cisco IOS Release 12.2(25)SE through 12.2(46)SE, but
fails on clients running Cisco IOS Release 12.2(50)SE through 12.2(50)SEx.
There is no workaround. (CSCth35152)
SPAN and RSPAN
When the RSPAN feature is configured on a switch, Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) packets
received from the RSPAN source ports are tagged with the RSPAN VLAN ID and forwarded to trunk
ports carrying the RSPAN VLAN. When this happens a switch that is more than one hop away
incorrectly lists the switch that is connected to the RSPAN source port as a CDP neighbor.
This is a hardware limitation. The workaround is to disable CDP on all interfaces carrying the
RSPAN VLAN on the device connected to the switch. (CSCeb32326)
(Cisco EtherSwitch service modules) An egress SPAN copy of routed unicast traffic might show an
incorrect destination MAC address on both local and remote SPAN sessions. This limitation does
not apply to bridged packets. The workaround for local SPAN is to use the replicate option. For a
remote SPAN session, there is no workaround.
This is a hardware limitation and only applies to Cisco EtherSwitch service modules (CSCdy72835):
(Cisco EtherSwitch service modules) Egress SPAN routed packets (both unicast and multicast) show
the incorrect source MAC address. For remote SPAN packets, the source MAC address should be
the MAC address of the egress VLAN, but instead the packet shows the MAC address of the RSPAN
VLAN. For local SPAN packets with native encapsulation on the destination port, the packet shows
the MAC address of VLAN 1. This problem does not appear with local SPAN when the
encapsulation replicate option is used. This limitation does not apply to bridged packets. The
workaround is to use the encapsulate replicate keywords in the monitor session global
configuration command. Otherwise, there is no workaround.
This is a hardware limitation and only applies to Cisco EtherSwitch service modules (CSCdy81521):
(Cisco EtherSwitch service modules) During periods of very high traffic when two RSPAN source
sessions are configured, the VLAN ID of packets in one RSPAN session might overwrite the VLAN
ID of the other RSPAN session. If this occurs, packets intended for one RSPAN VLAN are
incorrectly sent to the other RSPAN VLAN. This problem does not affect RSPAN destination
sessions. The workaround is to configure only one RSPAN source session.
This is a hardware limitation and only applies to Cisco EtherSwitch service modules (CSCea72326):
(Catalyst 3750 or 3560 switches and Cisco EtherSwitch service modules) The egress SPAN data rate
might degrade when fallback bridging or multicast routing is enabled. The amount of degradation
depends on the processor loading. Typically, the switch can egress SPAN at up to 40,000 packets per
second (64-byte packets). As long as the total traffic being monitored is below this limit, there is no
degradation. However, if the traffic being monitored exceeds the limit, only a portion of the source
stream is spanned. When this occurs, the following console message appears: Decreased egress
SPAN rate. In all cases, normal traffic is not affected; the degradation limits only how much of the
original source stream can be egress spanned. If fallback bridging and multicast routing are disabled,
egress SPAN is not degraded.
There is no workaround. If possible, disable fallback bridging and multicast routing. If possible, use
ingress SPAN to observe the same traffic. (CSCeb01216)
On Catalyst 3750 switches, Catalyst 3560 switches, or on Cisco EtherSwitch service modules, some
IGMP report and query packets with IP options might not be ingress-spanned. Packets that are
susceptible to this problem are IGMP packets containing 4 bytes of IP options (IP header length of
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24). An example of such packets would be IGMP reports and queries having the router alert IP
option. Ingress-spanning of such packets is not accurate and can vary with the traffic rate. Typically,
very few or none of these packets are spanned.
There is no workaround. (CSCeb23352)
CDP, VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP), and Port Aggregation Protocol (PAgP) packets received
from a SPAN source are not sent to the destination interfaces of a local SPAN session. The
workaround is to use the monitor session session_number destination {interface interface-id
encapsulation replicate} global configuration command for local SPAN. (CSCed24036)
Spanning Tree Protocol
CSCtl60247
When a switch or switch stack running Multiple Spanning Tree (MST) is connected to a switch
running Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP), the MST switch acts as the root bridge and runs
per-VLAN spanning tree (PVST) simulation mode on boundary ports connected to the RST switch.
If the allowed VLAN on all trunk ports connecting these switches is changed to a VLAN other than
VLAN 1 and the root port of the RSTP switch is shut down and then enabled, the boundary ports
connected to the root port move immediately to the forward state without going through the PVST+
slow transition.
There is no workaround.
Stacking (Catalyst 3750 or Cisco EtherSwitch service module switch stack only)
If the stack master is immediately reloaded after adding multiple VLANs, the new stack master
might fail. The workaround is to wait a few minutes after adding VLANs before reloading the stack
master. (CSCea26207)
If the console speed is changed on a stack, the configuration file is updated, but the baud rate is not. When
the switch is reloaded, meaningless characters might appear on the console during bootup before the
configuration file is parsed and the console speed is set to the correct value. If manual bootup is enabled
or the startup configuration is deleted after you change the console speed, you cannot access the console
after the switch reboots.
There is no workaround. (CSCec36644)
If a switch is forwarding traffic from a Gigabit ingress interface to a 100 Mb/s egress interface, the
ingress interface might drop more packets due to oversubscription if the egress interface is on a Fast
Ethernet switch than if it is on a Gigabit Ethernet switch.
If a stack member is removed from a stack and either the configuration is not saved or another switch is
added to the stack at the same time, the configuration of the first member switch might be lost.
The workaround is to save the stack configuration before removing or replacing any switch in the stack.
(CSCed15939)
When the switchport and no switchport interface configuration commands are entered more than
20,000 times on a port of a Catalyst 3750 switch or on a Cisco EtherSwitch service module, all
available memory is used, and the switch halts.
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In a private-VLAN domain, only the default private-VLAN IP gateways have sticky ARP enabled.
The intermediate Layer 2 switches that have private VLAN enabled disable sticky ARP. When a
stack master re-election occurs on one of the Catalyst 3750 or Cisco EtherSwitch service module
default IP gateways, the message IP-3-STCKYARPOVR appears on the consoles of other default IP
gateways. Because sticky ARP is not disabled, the MAC address update caused by the stack master
re-election cannot complete.
The workaround is to complete the MAC address update by entering the clear arp privileged EXEC
command. (CSCed62409)
When a Catalyst 3750 switch or Cisco EtherSwitch service module is being reloaded in a switch
stack, packet loss might occur for up to 1 minute while the Cisco Express Forwarding (CEF) table is
downloaded to the switch. This only impacts traffic that will be routed through the switch that is
being reloaded.
Inconsistent private-VLAN configuration can occur on a switch stack if a new stack master is
running the IP base image and the old stack master was running the IP services image.
Private VLAN is enabled or disabled on a switch stack, depending on whether or not the stack master
is running the IP services image or the IP base image:
If the stack master is running the IP services image, all stack members have private VLAN
enabled.
If the stack master is running the IP base image, all stack members have private VLAN disabled.
This occurs after a stack master re-election when the previous stack master was running the IP
services image and the new stack master is running the IP base image. The stack members are
configured with private VLAN, but any new switch that joins the stack will have private VLAN
disabled.
These are the workarounds. Only one of these is necessary:
Reload the stack after an IP services image to IP base image master switch change (or the
reverse).
Before an IP services image-to-IP base image master switch change, delete the private-VLAN
configuration from the existing stack master. (CSCee06802)
Port configuration information is lost when changing from switchport to no switchport modes on
Catalyst 3750 switches.
This is the expected behavior of the offline configuration (provisioning) feature. There is no
workaround. (CSCee12431)
When connected to the router through an auxiliary port in a session to a Cisco EtherSwitch service
module, the service module session fails when you enter the shutdown and the no shutdown
interface configuration commands on the service module router interface.
Reload the router.
Connect to the router through the console port, and open a session to the service module.
(CSCeh01250) (Cisco EtherSwitch service modules)
If one switch in a stack of Catalyst 3750 switches requires more time than the other switches to find
a bootable image, it might miss the stack master election window. However, even if the switch does
not participate in the stack master election, it will join the stack as a member.
The workaround is to copy the bootable image to the parent directory or first directory.
(CSCei69329)
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When the path cost to the root bridge is equal from a port on a stacked root and a port on a non stack
root, the BLK port is not chosen correctly in the stack when the designated bridge priority changes.
This problem appears on switches running in PVST, Rapid-PVST, and MST modes.
The workaround is to assign a lower path cost to the forwarding port. (CSCsd95246)
When a stack of 3750 switches is configured with a Cross-Stack EtherChannel and one of the
physical ports in the EtherChannel has a link-up or a link-down event, the stack might transmit
duplicate packets across the EtherChannel. The problem occurs during the very brief interval while
the switch stack is adjusting the EtherChannel for changing conditions and adapting the load balance
algorithm to the new set of active physical ports.
This can but does not always occur during link flaps and does not last for more than a few
milliseconds. This problem can happen for cross-stack EtherChannels with the mode set to ON or
LACP.
There is no workaround. No manual intervention is needed. The problem corrects itself within a
short interval after the link flap as all the switches in the stack synchronize with the new
load-balance configuration. (CSCse75508)
If a new member switch joins a switch stack within 30 seconds of a command to copy the switch
configuration to the running configuration of the stack master being entered, the new member might
not get the latest running configuration and might not operate properly.
The workaround is to reboot the new member switch. Use the remote command all show run
privileged EXEC command to compare the running configurations of the stack members.
(CSCsf31301)
The error message DOT1X_SWITCH-5-ERR_VLAN_NOT_FOUND might appear for a switch stack under
these conditions:
IEEE 802.1 is enabled.
A supplicant is authenticated on at least one port.
A new member joins a switch stack.
You can use one of these workarounds:

Enter the shutdown and the no shutdown interface configuration commands to reset the port.
Remove and reconfigure the VLAN. (CSCsi26444)
In a mixed stack of Catalyst 3750 switches and Catalyst 3750-E switches, when the stack reloads,
the Catalyst 3750-E might not become stack master, even it has a higher switch priority set.
The workaround is to check the flash. If it contains many files, remove the unnecessary ones. Check
the lost and found directory in flash and if there are many files, delete them. To check the number
of files use the fsck flash: command. (CSCsi69447)
A stack member switch might fail to bundle Layer 2 protocol tunnel ports into a port channel when
you have followed these steps:
1. You configure a Layer 2 protocol tunnel port on the master switch.
2. You configure a Layer 2 protocol tunnel port on the member switch.
3. You add the port channel to the Layer 2 protocol tunnel port on the master switch.
4. You add the port channel to the Layer 2 protocol tunnel port on the member switch.
After this sequence of steps, the member port might stay suspended.
The workaround is to configure the port on the member switch as a Layer 2 protocol tunnel and at
the same time also as a port channel. For example:
Switch(config)# interface fastethernet1/0/11
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Switch(config-if)# l2protocol-tunnel cdp

Switch(config-if)# channel-group 1 mode on
(CSCsk96058) (Catalyst 3750 switches)
After a stack bootup, the spanning tree state of a port that has IEEE 802.1x enabled might be
blocked, even when the port is in the authenticated state. This can occur on a voice port where the
Port Fast feature is enabled.
The workaround is to enter a shutdown interface configuration command followed by a no
shutdown command on the port in the blocked state. (CSCsl64124)
When a switch stack is running 802.1x single host mode authentication and has filter-ID or per-user
policy maps applied to an interface, these policies are removed if a master switchover occurs. Even
though the output from the show ip access-list privileged EXEC command includes these ACLs, the
policies are not applied.
The workaround it to enter a shutdown and then a no shutdown interface configuration command
on the interface. (CSCsx70643) (Catalyst 3750 switch)
When the switch stack is in the HSRP active state and a master changeover occurs, you cannot ping
the stack by using an HSRP virtual IP address.
There is no workaround.(CSCth00938) (Catalyst 3750 and 2960-S switches)
Trunking
The switch treats frames received with mixed encapsulation (IEEE 802.1Q and Inter-Switch Link
[ISL]) as frames with FCS errors, increments the error counters, and the port LED blinks amber.
This happens when an ISL-unaware device receives an ISL-encapsulated packet and forwards the
frame to an IEEE 802.1Q trunk interface.
There is no workaround. (CSCdz33708)
IP traffic with IP options set is sometimes leaked on a trunk port. For example, a trunk port is a
member of an IP multicast group in VLAN X but is not a member in VLAN Y. If VLAN Y is the
output interface for the multicast route entry assigned to the multicast group and an interface in
VLAN Y belongs to the same multicast group, the IP-option traffic received on an input VLAN
interface other than one in VLAN Y is sent on the trunk port in VLAN Y because the trunk port is
forwarding in VLAN Y, even though the port has no group membership in VLAN Y.
There is no workaround. (CSCdz42909).
If a Catalyst 3750 switch stack is connected to a designated bridge and the root port of the switch
stack is on a different switch than the alternate root port, changing the port priority of the designated
ports on the designated bridge has no effect on the root port selection for the Catalyst 3750 switch
stack.
For trunk ports or access ports configured with IEEE 802.1Q tagging, inconsistent statistics might
appear in the show interfaces counters privileged EXEC command output. Valid IEEE 802.1Q
frames of 64 to 66 bytes are correctly forwarded even though the port LED blinks amber, and the
frames are not counted on the interface statistics.
There is no workaround. (CSCec35100).
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VLAN
If the number of VLANs times the number of trunk ports exceeds the recommended limit of 13,000,
the switch can fail.
The workaround is to reduce the number of VLANs or trunks. (CSCeb31087)
(Catalyst 3750 or 3560 switches) A CPUHOG message sometimes appears when you configure a
private VLAN. Enable port security on one or more of the ports affected by the private VLAN
configuration.
(Catalyst 3750) When you apply a per-VLAN quality of service (QoS), per-port policer policy-map
to a VLAN Switched Virtual Interface (SVI), the second-level (child) policy-map in use cannot be
re-used by another policy-map.
The workaround is to define another policy-map name for the second-level policy-map with the
same configuration to be used for another policy-map. (CSCef47377)
When dynamic ARP inspection is configured on a VLAN, and the ARP traffic on a port in the VLAN
is within the configured rate limit, the port might go into an error-disabled state.
The workaround is to configure the burst interval to more than 1 second. (CSCse06827,
Catalyst 3750 switches only)
When line rate traffic is passing through a dynamic port, and you enter the switchport access vlan
dynamic interface configuration command for a range of ports, the VLANs might not be assigned
correctly. One or more VLANs with a null ID appears in the MAC address table instead.
The workaround is to enter the switchport access vlan dynamic interface configuration command
separately on each port. (CSCsi26392)
When many VLANs are configured on the switch, high CPU utilization occurs when many links are
flapping at the same time.
The workaround is to remove unnecessary VLANs to reduce CPU utilization when many links are
flapping. (CSCtl04815)
Device Manager Limitations
When you are prompted to accept the security certificate and you click No, you only see a blank
screen, and the device manager does not launch.
The workaround is to click Yes when you are prompted to accept the certificate. (CSCef45718)
Important Notes
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Catalyst 2960-S Control Plane Protection, page 39
Catalyst 2960-S Control Plane Protection, page 39
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Switch Stack Notes
Always power off a switch before adding or removing it from a switch stack.
Catalyst 3560 switches do not support switch stacking. However, the show processes privileged
EXEC command still lists stack-related processes. This occurs because these switches share
common code with other switches that do support stacking.
Catalyst 3750 switches running Cisco IOS Release 12.2(25)SEB are compatible with Cisco
EtherSwitch service modules running Cisco IOS Release 12.2(25)EZ. Catalyst 3750 switches and
Cisco EtherSwitch service modules can be in the same switch stack. In this switch stack, the
Catalyst 3750 switch or the Cisco EtherSwitch service module can be the stack master.
Catalyst 2960-S Control Plane Protection

Catalyst 2960-S switches internally support up to 16 different control plane queues. Each queue is
dedicated to handling specific protocol packets and is assigned a priority level. For example, STP, routed,
and logged packets are sent to three different control plane queues, which are prioritized in
corresponding order, with STP having the highest priority. Each queue is allocated a certain amount of
processing time based on its priority. The processing-time ratio between low-level functions and
high-level functions is allocated as 1-to-2. Therefore, the control plane logic dynamically adjusts the
CPU utilization to handle high-level management functions as well as punted traffic (up to the maximum
CPU processing capacity). Basic control plane functions, such as the CLI, are not overwhelmed by
functions such logging or forwarding of packets.
Cisco IOS Notes
If the switch requests information from the Cisco Secure Access Control Server (ACS) and the
message exchange times out because the server does not respond, a message similar to this appears:
00:02:57: %RADIUS-4-RADIUS_DEAD: RADIUS server 172.20.246.206:1645,1646 is not
responding.
If this message appears, check that there is network connectivity between the switch and the ACS.
You should also check that the switch has been properly configured as an AAA client on the ACS
If the switch has interfaces with automatic QoS for voice over IP (VoIP) configured and you upgrade
the switch software to Cisco IOS Release 12.2(40)SE (or later), when you enter the auto qos voip
cisco-phone interface configuration command on another interface, you might see this message:
AutoQoS Error: ciscophone input service policy was not properly applied
policy map AutoQoS-Police-CiscoPhone not configured
If this happens, enter the no auto qos voip cisco-phone interface command on all interface with this
configuration to delete it. Then enter the auto qos voip cisco-phone command on each of these
interfaces to reapply the configuration.
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Device Manager Notes
You cannot create and manage switch clusters through the device manager. To create and manage
switch clusters, use the CLI or Cisco Network Assistant.
When the switch is running a localized version of the device manager, the switch displays settings
and status only in English letters. Input entries on the switch can only be in English letters.
For device manager session on Internet Explorer, popup messages in Japanese or in simplified
Chinese can appear as garbled text. These messages appear properly if your operating system is in
Japanese or Chinese
The Legend on the device manager incorrectly includes the 1000BASE-BX SFP module.
We recommend this browser setting to speed up the time needed to display the device manager from
Microsoft Internet Explorer.
From Microsoft Internet Explorer:
1.
Choose Tools > Internet Options.
2.
Click Settings in the Temporary Internet files area.
3.
From the Settings window, choose Automatically.
4.
Click OK.
5.
Click OK to exit the Internet Options window.
The HTTP server interface must be enabled to display the device manager. By default, the HTTP
server is enabled on the switch. Use the show running-config privileged EXEC command to see if
the HTTP server is enabled or disabled.
If you are not using the default method of authentication (the enable password), you need to
configure the HTTP server interface with the method of authentication used on the switch
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to configure the HTTP server interface:
Command
Purpose
Step 1
configure terminal
Enter global configuration mode.
Step 2
ip http authentication {aaa | enable |

local}
Configure the HTTP server interface for the type of authentication that
you want to use.
aaaEnable the authentication, authorization, and accounting feature.

You must enter the aaa new-model interface configuration command
for the aaa keyword to appear.
enableEnable password, which is the default method of HTTP

server user authentication, is used.
localLocal user database, as defined on the Cisco router or access

server, is used.
Step 3
end
Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 4
show running-config
Verify your entries.
The device manager uses the HTTP protocol (the default is port 80) and the default method of
authentication (the enable password) to communicate with the switch through any of its Ethernet
ports and to allow switch management from a standard web browser.
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Open Caveats
If you change the HTTP port, you must include the new port number when you enter the IP address
in the browser Location or Address field (for example, http://10.1.126.45:184 where 184 is the new
HTTP port number). You should write down the port number through which you are connected. Use
care when changing the switch IP information.
If you use Internet Explorer Version 5.5 and select a URL with a nonstandard port at the end of the
address (for example, www.cisco.com:84), you must enter http:// as the URL prefix. Otherwise, you
cannot launch the device manager.
Open Caveats
Unless otherwise noted, these caveats apply to the Catalyst 3750, 3560, 2960-S, and 2960 switches and
to Cisco EtherSwitch service modules:
CSCtg35226 (Catalyst 3750 switches)

Cisco Network Assistant displays the LED ports with a light blue color for all switches in a stack
that have the Catalyst 3750G-48PS switch as part of the stack.
CSCtj97806 (Catalyst 3750 and 3560 switches)

Mediatrace does not report statistics on the initiator under these conditions:
The responder is a mixed switch stack with a Catalyst 3750 as the master switch
The ingress interface on the responder from the initiator is on a member switch.
The workaround is to ensure that the mediatrace ingress and egress connections are on the stack
master or to configure a Catalyst 3750-E or 3750-X as the stack master and then reload the switch
stack.
CSCtq35006
On a switch stack, when an IP phone connected to a member switch has its MAC address authorized
using the critical voice VLAN feature, if a master changeover occurs, the voice traffic is dropped.
Drop entries for the IP phone appear in the MAC address table management (MATM) table. This
occurs because the switch initially drops the voice traffic before reauthenticating critical voice
VLAN traffic. The dropped entries are removed when critical voice VLAN authentication occurs.
There is no workaround. The dropped entries are removed when the IP phone is reauthenticated.
CSCtr87645
ASP now uses a device classifier, which determines the type of device that is connected to the
switch. As a result, ASP has no control over the protocol type that is used to detect the device.
Therefore, the protocol detection controls are deprecated. When you enter the macro auto global
control detection command, the protocol does not show up in the running configuration; however,
the filter-spec command is shown in the output.
There is no workaround. To see the deprecated commands, enter the show running config
deprecated global and interface configuration command.
CSCtz87828 (Catalyst 2960-S, 3750, and 3750v2 switches)

When a cross-stack Etherchannel is used and one of its link is brought down or up, a MAC address
learned from this port-channel may either be prematurely cleared from the table or not aged out.
The workaround is to use a single switch Etherchannel or to clear dynamically-learned MAC
addresses after links have been added to or removed from the channel.
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CSCtz98066 (Catalyst 2960-S, 3750, and 3750v2 switches)

When a master switch in a switch stack reloads or loses power and rejoins the stack as a member
switch (Switch A), traffic from Switch A to the destination might occasionally be lost.
The workaround is to add a static ARP entry or to ping the destination from Switch A.
CSCua58659 (Catalyst 2960-S switch)

The global power inline consumption default 15400 command fails to restrict the power
consumption of a PoE+ port 15.4 W.
The workaround is to use the power inline consumption 15400 command in interface configuration
mode.
CSCua59800 (Catalyst 2960-S switch)

If Flex Link is configured on a Catalyst 2960-S switch stack and the switches in the stack are
disconnected from each other (due to a connection problem), the backup port switch sends dummy
multicast messages to its peer switches (although its MAC address is not present in the MAC
address-table).
The workaround is to reload the switch stack.
CSCub20474 (Catalyst 3560, C3560v2, C3750, and C3750v2 switches)

In a switch stack, multicast traffic can be lost for up to 60 seconds when the master switch is
reloaded. Because the platform does not support multicast non-stop-forwarding (NSF), the time
before traffic reconvergence after a switchover can vary.
CSCui89695 (Catalyst Switch 3750)

When sampled NetFlow is configured with the command ip flow monitor fm-3 in, the sampler
tables are not exported to the collector.
The workaround is to use the configuration command ip flow monitor fm-3 sampler s-1 in.
CSCui96470
While configuring VLAN load balancing using Resilient Ethernet Protocol (REP) on ether channel
interface where bundled interfaces are spread across member stack switches, the MAC address flaps
when the ether channel state changes from open to alternate.
CSCui94852 (Catalyst 3750, 3560, 3560-C, 2960 and 2960-C switches)

This issue is seen when two switches are connected to each other, one with EnergyWise enabled and
the other with EnergyWise disabled. Further, all IP addresses of IP phones connected to the switches
are in the same subnet, and the devices that are connected to the switch without EnergyWise are
registered with CallManager. In such situations, IP phones that are connected to the
EnergyWise-disabled switch are not visible as end points to the EnergyWise-enabled switch.
CSCuj16899 (Catalyst 2960 and 3750v2 switches)

System memory may get exhausted on standalone switches with 64 MB of DRAM and stackable
switches with 128 MB of DRAM when 802.1x authentication is enabled concurrently with other
features. A switch stack of Catalyst 3750v2 switches with more than five members may exhaust
system memory and become inoperable.
The workaround is to limit stacks to five members or fewer.
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The switch crashes if the shutdown and no shutdown commands are repeatedly entered for the
alternating ports in an 8-node Resilient Ethernet Protocol (REP) ring segment. The following error
message is displayed:
Debug Exception (Could be NULL pointer dereference) Exception (0x2000)
Resolved Caveats
Caveats Resolved in Cisco IOS Release 15.0(2)SE5, page 43
Caveats Resolved in Cisco IOS Release 15.0(2)SE, page 52
Caveats Resolved in Cisco IOS Release 15.0(2)SE5
CSCty66702 (Catalyst Switch 3750)

In Policy Based Routing (PBR), if the first match clause is removed, the packets are forwarded to
the next hop IP address of the second match clause. This feature, which previously showed errors,
is now functioning properly.
There is no workaround needed.
CSCua74302 (Catalyst Switches 2960 and 2960-C)

(LAN Base) ACLs applied to outbound traffic on the switch virtual interface (SVI) do not work.
CSCud17658 (Catalyst Switch 2960-S)

If a 100BaseFX-SFP module is used in the switch, data packets on this interface may drop over this
link.
The workaround is to reinsert the module into the switch.
CSCud47137 (Catalyst Switch 2960-S)

After a master switch failure, the member link within an LACP-enabled EtherChannel fails to
recover.
The workaround is to enter the shutdown command followed by the no shutdown command, which
will recover the failed links.
CSCud86438 (Catalyst Switch 3750-G)

The "HULC DOT1X Process" leaks memory on the switch stack member. Sometimes the following
log message is displayed:
%AAA-3-ACCT_LOW_MEM_UID_FAIL: AAA unable to create UID for incoming calls due to
insufficient processor memory
CSCuf82297 (Catalyst Switch 3560-C)
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The command power inline port 2x-mode was not supported on the switch. This has now been fixed.
CSCug14754 (Catalyst Switch 2960-SF)

Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) errors appear on switch with Fast Ethernet module operating at
10 Mb half-duplex mode.
CSCug26848
CPU usage goes above 90% when Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) version 3 report
packets are sent to the switch which has IGMP version 2 configured on the switch virtual interface.
The workaround is to either disable multicast fast convergence or configure IGMP version 3 on
switch virtual interface.
CSCug52714
TACACS+ single connect authentication request from a switch stack takes around 10 to 12 minutes
to failover to secondary server after the primary TACACS server is unreachable.
The workaround is to disable TACACS+ single connect configuration on the switch.
CSCui41032
Switch runs out of memory within few seconds of configuring the level <n> show spanning-tree
active/detail privilege EXEC command.
CSCui73360 (Catalyst Switch 2960)

Switches that run Cisco IOS Release 15.0(02.01.12)SE4 do not support 8k MAC addresses with
IPv6 templates.
There is no workaround. 8k MAC address are supported on the dual-ipv4-and-ipv6 VLAN template
introduced in Cisco IOS release 15.0(02.01.12)SE05.
CSCui87793
Web authentication does not work.
CSCui90464 (Catalyst Switch 3560-C)

MACsec link traffic drops periodically.
CSCuj81084
In a switch stack where EnergyWise is enabled, memory leak is observed when the show energy
wise children privileged EXEC command is entered or when the cewEntEnergyUsage object ID is
polled.
The workaround is to disable EnergyWise.
CSCug62154
When the switch is started using TACACS+ configurations, the CPU utilization increases to 100%
and the VTY device does not work.
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The workaround is to remove the TACACS+ configurations and restart the switch.
CSCuh41077
The ipAddrEntry value in the IP Address Table shows an interface index that is not exposed by the
ifEntry Object ID.
CSCuf77683
Internal VLANs are displayed when the show snmp mib ifmib ifindex command is entered or the
SNMP is queried for the ipMIB object.
The workaround is to check if the displayed VLANs are internal and then to hide them.
CSCta43825
CPU usage is high when an SNMP Walk of the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) table is
performed.
The workaround is to implement SNMP view using the following commands:
snmp-server view cutdown iso included
snmp-server view cutdown at excluded
snmp-server view cutdown ip.22 excluded
snmp-server community public view cutdown ro
snmp-server community private view cutdown rw
CSCts95370
If an ACL is configured on a router VTY line for ingress traffic, the ACL is applied for egress traffic
also. As a result, egress traffic to another router on an SSH connection is blocked.
The workaround is to permit egress traffic to the specific destination router using the permit tcp
host <destination router IP address> eq 0 any interface configuration command.
CSCub45763
The device connected to the switch crashes when a CDP data frame is processed. The
SYS-2-FREEFREE and SYS-6-MTRACE messages are displayed.
The workaround is to disable CDP using the no cdp run global configuration command. This
workaround is not applicable if the connected device relies on or supports a phone or voice network.
CSCub54295 (Catalyst 3560 and 3750 switches)

The service module fails when the TestPortAsicRingLoopback online diagnostic test is run.
CSCub85948
Memory leak is seen in the switch when it sends CDP, LLDP or DHCP traffic and when the link
flaps.
The workaround is to apply protocol filters to the device sensor output by entering the following
global configuration commands:
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no macro auto monitor

device-sensor filter-spec dhcp exclude all
device-sensor filter-spec lldp exclude all
device-sensor filter-spec cdp exclude all
If the memory leak continues in the "DHCPD Receive" process, disable the built-in DHCP server
by entering the no service dhcp global configuration command.
CSCuc10143 (Catalyst 3750, 3560, 2960, 2960-S, 2960-SF, and 2960-SM switches)
Spurious traps observed periodically on removal of power to RPS.
CSCuc40634
STP loop occurs on Flexstack connected by parallel links when a link state is changed on Flexlink
port.
The workaround is to change the switch to root bridge.
CSCuc41395 (Catalyst 3750 and 3560 switches)

Policy Based Routing (PBR) entry on the switch does not become inactive even after the PBR route's
next hop is lost. The traffic continues to take failed PBR path instead of the next available best path.
CSCud19122 (Catalyst 2960, 2960-C, 2960-SF, 2960-S, and 2960-SM switches)

Duplex status configured on 100BASE-FX SFP interface changes from full to half when shut/no
shut command is run on the interface.
The workaround is to delete the duplex full configuration and configure again.
CSCud44884
If a policy map attached to the switch interface is modified then the corresponding QoS policy works
incorrectly.
The workaround is to delete the policy map, create a new policy map and then attach it to the
interface.
CSCud76611 (Catalyst 3750 and 3560 switches)

The switch blackholes traffic redirected by Web Cache Communication Protocol (WCCP). This
issue occurs when the WCCP cache engine is shut down and the cache is not cleared.
The workaround is to use Cisco IOS Release 12.2(55) or later.
CSCud83248
When native VLAN is configured on the trunk or when switchport trunk native vlan 99 is configured
on the interface, spanning-tree instance is not created for native VLAN.
The workaround is to keep VLAN1 as a native on the trunk. In Cisco IOS Release15.0(2) SE, dot1.x
is enabled by default and causes authentication fail in the native VLAN. This results in
pm_vp_statemachine not triggering any event to spanning tree. To disable dot1x internally, run
the no macro auto monitor command. The stp instance is created for native vlan 99 after running
the show and no show command on the interface.
CSCue03558 (Catalyst 3750 switch)

When a member of 3750 stack is reloaded, the uplink trunk connected to Catalyst 4500 switch
becomes non-trunk causing STP issues on the switch. The STP reports the stack port as root port
instead of Gi2/0/1.
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When a member of 3750 stack with fiber SFP uplinks is reloaded, it results in STP issues on the
stack and the internal stack ports on the switch becomes the root port.
CSCue27509 (Catalyst 2960 and 3560 switches)

CRC errors are reportedwhen traffic is sent from the peer ports of a switch.
CSCue34250 (Catalyst 3560 and 3750 switches)

The Web Cache Communication Protocol (WCCP) traffics are not redirected after reloading the
switch.
The workaround is to remove the WCCP redirects command from the interface and then add them
back on the interface.
CSCue54767 (Catalyst 2960, 2960-G, 3750, 3750-G, 3560, and 3560-G switches)
TCP fragmented packets cannot be sent for SPAN monitor session.
The work around is to use the egress span iso of the ingress span and span the malformed TCP
packets to span destination port as there are no classification checks in the egress interface for parse
fail conditions.
CSCue86180
On the Catalyst 2960S switch stack, when the login block command is configured and the running
config is saved using the wr command on the master, it brings the master down. When the running
config is saved on the new master , the following lines are displayed on entering the show
running-config command.
ip access-list extended sl_def_acl
deny tcp any any eq telnet
deny tcp any any eq www
deny tcp any any eq 22
permit ip any any
CSCue87815
When the secret password is configured, the password is not saved. The default password is used as
the secret password.
The workaround is to use the default password to login and then change the password.
CSCue92705
The device sensor related memory leak is still visible in DHCPD Receive, CDP Protocol, and Net
Background processes even after disabling the device sensor feature by entering the no macro auto
monitor command. This symptom is observed in Cisco IOS 15.0(2)SE1 Release, 2960-S, dhcp, cdp
traffic, and link flapping.
The known workaround is to enter the no service dhcp command if the switch is not a DHCP server
and configure the device sensor as follows:
device-sensor filter-spec cdp exclude all
device-sensor filter-spec dhcp exclude all
device-sensor filter-spec lldp exclude all
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CSCtg15739
When a client fails to authenticate in the multi-auth mode, the session continues to be active
indefinitely.
The workaround is to enter the clear authentication sessions privileged EXEC command to clear
information for all authentication manager sessions.
CSCty63718
The down-when-looped interface configuration command is not supported with default speed or
with 1000BaseT advertisements on the gigabit medium independent interface (GMII interface). This
is because the down-when-looped feature and 1000BaseT advertisements both make use of the
"next page" function as defined in IEEE 802.3, clause 28 and may result in the link staying down.
CSCee32792
When using SNMP v3, the switch unexpectedly reloads when it encounters the
snmp_free_variable_element.
CSCtg39957
The Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP) feature in Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE
Software contains a DoS vulnerability.
Cisco has released free software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds
available to mitigate this vulnerability.
This advisory is available at the following link:
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20130327-rsvp
Note
The March 27, 2013, Cisco IOS Software Security Advisory bundled publication includes
seven Cisco Security Advisories. All advisories address vulnerabilities in Cisco IOS
Software. Each Cisco IOS Software Security Advisory lists the Cisco IOS Software releases
that correct the vulnerability or vulnerabilities detailed in the advisory as well as the
Cisco IOS Software releases that correct all Cisco IOS Software vulnerabilities in the March
2013 bundled publication.
Individual publication links are in Cisco Event Response: Semiannual Cisco IOS Software Security
Advisory Bundled Publication at the following link:
http://www.cisco.com/web/about/security/intelligence/Cisco_ERP_mar13.html
CSCtg47129
The Cisco IOS Software implementation of the virtual routing and forwarding (VRF) aware network
address translation (NAT) feature contains a vulnerability when translating IP packets that could
allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition.
Cisco has released free software updates that address this vulnerability. Workarounds that mitigate
this vulnerability are not available.
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http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20130327-nat
Note
The March 27, 2013, Cisco IOS Software Security Advisory bundled publication includes
seven Cisco Security Advisories. All advisories address vulnerabilities in Cisco IOS
Software. Each Cisco IOS Software Security Advisory lists the Cisco IOS Software releases
that correct the vulnerability or vulnerabilities detailed in the advisory as well as the
Cisco IOS Software releases that correct all Cisco IOS Software vulnerabilities in the March
2013 bundled publication.
Individual publication links are in Cisco Event Response: Semiannual Cisco IOS Software Security
Advisory Bundled Publication at the following link:
http://www.cisco.com/web/about/security/intelligence/Cisco_ERP_mar13.html
CSCth03648
When two traps are generated by two separate processes, the switch fails if one process is suspended
while the other process updates variables used by the first process.
The workaround is to disable all SNMP traps.
CSCth59458
If a redundant power supply (RSP) switchover occurs during a bulk configuration synchronization,
some of the line configurations might disappear.
The workaround is to reapply the line configurations.
CSCti95154 (Catalyst 2960, 2960-S, 3560, and 3750 switches)

Beginning with Cisco IOS Release 12.2(52)SE, the device tracking table could map only one IP
address to a single MAC address. This restriction has been removed, and several IP addresses can
now be mapped to a single MAC address.
CSCtl12389
The show ip dhcp pool command displays a large number of leased addresses.
The workaround is to turn off ip dhcp remember and reload the switch.
CSCtq64716
The following warning messages might be displayed during the boot process even when a RADIUS
or a TACACS server have been defined:
%RADIUS-4-NOSERVNAME:
or
%AAAA-4-NOSERVER: Warning: Server TACACS2 is not defined
CSCtq75383 (Catalyst 2960 switches running the Cisco IOS LANLite images)
The traceroute command returns the error message:
% VRF
is not accessible.
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CSCtr37757
The secure copy feature (copy: source-filename scp: destination-filename command) does not work.
CSCtw33903
This problem occurs when the Enterprise Policy Manager (EPM) for a device connected to an
interface is authorized in closed mode and no policies are configured or downloaded. If no port ACL
is configured, the auth-default access control list (ACL) is applied to the switch. If another device
is connected to this device, restricted VLAN (authentication event interface configuration
command) is enabled on the port. The Application Control Engine (ACE) is not configured to permit
traffic originating from the connected device, and IP packets are dropped.
The workaround is to configure a port ACL to allow IP traffic for the specific IP range for the
connected devices on the interface.
CSCtw89960 (Catalyst 3560-C switch)

When Catalyst 3750 switch or Catalyst 3560 is configured as a Layer 3 switch with local connected
hosts, the switches drop large IPv6 traffic loads intended for local connected hosts.
The workaround is not to globally configure IPv4 VRF.
CSCtx69656 (Catalyst 3560-C, 2960-C, and 2960-S switches)

If a Catalyst 2960 switch boots with Cisco IOS Release 12.2(50)SE5 or later, a Catalyst 3750 switch
that is connected by a trunk port to the Catalyst 2960 switch cannot receive the Generic Attribution
Registration Protocol (GARP) data packets from the Catalyst 2960 switch.
The workaround is to perform the following actions:
- Run the Catalyst 2960 switch on Cisco IOS Release 12.2(25)SEE or 12.2(53)SE2.
- Clear the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) on the connected device.
- Enter the switchport noneg command to specify that Dynamic Trunking Protocol (DTP)
negotiation packets are not sent to the Layer 2 interface.
- Ping from the Catalyst 2960 switch to the connected device.
- Use the line-proto-delay command to control Switch Virtual Interface (SVI) timing.
CSCty10239
When ipl=5, the Catalyst 2960 switch receives the malloc failure message of 20 bytes, and traceback
occurs due to interrupt level.
There is no known workaround.
CSCty81591 (Catalyst 2960-S switch)

A Platform assert failure message is displayed on the switch. Traceback occurs after deleting the
static mac-address table
The workaround is to set the dynamic mac-address table and to ensure that the return value of the
API that allocates SD is checked correctly.
CSCtz13824 (Catalyst 3750-G, 3560-G, and 2960-G switches)

Customers unable to appy Quality of Service (QoS) policy-map on interface on more than 4 ports
on different ASIC on a switch. This issue is common to Catalyst 2960G, 3560G, and 3750G switches
having more than one ASIC.
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CSCtz91389 (Catalyst 3750-G, 3560-G, and 3750-V2, 3560-V2 switches)

When the ip rsvp snooping command is enabled on a Layer 2 environment, the switch stops
forwarding the metadata packets.
CSCtz96168 (Catalyst 3750-G, 3560-G, and 3750-V2, 3560-V2 switches)

IPv6 packets are forwarded between two isolated ports in the same private VLAN.
CSCtz98066 (Catalyst 2960-S switch)

When the master switch (Switch A) is reloaded or loses power and rejoins the stack as a member
switch, any traffic stream that exits Switch A is dropped because the newly joined member is not
able to establish an Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) entry for the next hop router or switch.
Debugs confirm that Switch A does not send a GARP or ARP for the next hop, though traffic
continues to be sent to the switch.
The workaround is to add a static ARP. Ping the destination from Switch A to force the ARP to
respond.
CSCtz99447
Local web authorization and HTTP services on the switch do not respond because of a web
authorization resource limitation in the system. The resource limitation is normally caused by
incorrectly terminated HTTP or TCP sessions.
These are possible workarounds and are not guaranteed to solve the problem:
Enter the ip admission max-login-attempts privileged EXEC command to increase the number
of maximum login attempts allowed per user.

If the web authorization module is intercepting HTTP sessions from web clients in an attempt
to authorize them, try using a different browser.

Eliminate background processes that use HTTP transport.
CSCua64859
The CISCO_LAST_RESORT_AUTO_SMARTPORT macro is applied to any device for which there
is no built-in or user-defined macro, regardless of whether the device supports CDP, Link Layer
Discovery Protocol (LLDP), or DHCP. To ensure that a device is not running a discovery protocol
that matches the device to a built-in or user-defined macro, the switch waits about 120 seconds
before applying the CISCO_LAST_RESORT_AUTO_SMARTPORT macro. The macro is applied
to devices such as PCs, laptops, and printers. You do not need to configure MAC operationally
unique identifier (OUI)-based triggers and map these triggers to a macro for these devices.
CSCub55790
The Smart Install client feature in Cisco IOS Software contains a vulnerability that could allow an
unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device.
Affected devices that are configured as Smart Install clients are vulnerable.
Cisco has released free software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds
for devices that have the Smart Install client feature enabled.
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20130327-smartinst
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CSCub93357
If an interface is configured with the switchport port-security maximum 1 vlan command, the
following error message is displayed:
%PORT_SECURITY-2-PSECURE_VIOLATION: Security violation occurred, caused by MAC
address XXXX.XXXX.XXXX on port <interface>
CSCuc03555
The flash memory is corrupted when you format the flash manually.
The workaround is to reload the switch. (Note that this will erase the flash memory, and you will
need to reload the software image using TFTP, a USB drive, or a serial cable.
CSCuc04407 (Catalyst 3560 switch)

VLAN-based QoS is not available on interfaces on the WS-C3560CG switches.
CSCuc17720
If the Performance Monitor cache is displayed (using the show performance monitor cache
command) and you attempt to stop the command output display by entering the q keyword, there is
an unusually long delay before the output is stopped.
The workaround is to enter the term len 0 privileged EXEC command so that all command outputs
are displayed without any breaks.

Cisco TrustSec Media Access Control Security (MACsec) cannot be configured on uplink ports.
MACsec interface commands are not accepted on the switch except when you enter the sap pmk key
modelist no-encap command. This issue is seen on switch model WS-C3560CG for interface range
GigabitEthernet0/9 to GigabitEthernet0/10.
The workaround is to configure Cisco TrustSec MACsec the on RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet ports for
interface range GigabitEthernet0/1 to GigabitEthernet0/8. There is no workaround for Cisco
TrustSec MACsec configuration on Gigabit Ethernet optical links.

The device-sensor accounting global configuration command is not available.
Caveats Resolved in Cisco IOS Release 15.0(2)SE
CSCtk12589 (Catalyst 2960-S switch)

When a Catalyst 2960S series switch is booted up, a large number of Yeti2S88gMdioWr: Unknown
status for write operation messages may be written to the console. Although the error messages may
substantially increase bootup time, the switch is fully functional after Cisco IOS boots.
The workaround is to power cycle the switch for a quick recovery. This is a software issue and the
switch does not require replacement.
CSCtl41917 (Catalyst 2960-S switch)

When a switchover occurs in a switch stack, the host session information is lost.
The workaround is to reauthenticate all the clients.
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CSCtl48226
When the show epm session summary or show epm command is entered from an SSH or telnet
session and another command is entered from the console, the switch might unexpectedly reset and
generate crash information.
The workaround is to enter both commands from the same session, either SSH/telnet or console.
CSCtl60151
The switch might occasionally reload after experiencing a CPU overload, regardless of what process
is overloading the CPU.
CSCto09117
The switch downloads the running IOS image from the TFTP server and reboots even though the
same image is currently loaded and running.
CSCto57723
Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software contain a vulnerability that could allow an
unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. An attacker could
exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request to an affected device that has the DHCP
version 6 (DHCPv6) server feature enabled, causing a reload.
Cisco has released free software updates that address this vulnerability. This advisory is available at
the following link:
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20120926-dhcpv6
CSCtq38500 (Catalyst 2960-S switch)

When an interface is configured with the mls qos command, traffic is not matched by port-based
QoS ACLs that use the range option.
The workaround is to is to configure the switch using the single port eq keyword. Alternatively, you
can configure the trust under class-default setting for the same policy-map that uses the acl-range
option.
CSCtq51049 (Catalyst 2960-S, 2960SM, 3750, and 3750v2 switches)

In a switch stack, you cannot establish a console session with a member switch when an ACL is
applied to the VTY lines.
The workaround is to use the following procedure when you apply an ACL to line vty 0 4 and
line vty 5 15:
1.
Create the vty ACL and permit the 127 network.
2.
Append the vrf-also keyword to the configured access-class inbound.
See the following example:

ip access-list standard vty-acl
permit 127.0.0.0 0.0.0.255
line vty 0 4
access-class vty-acl in vrf-also
privilege level 15
length 0
transport input ssh
line vty 5 15
access-class vty-acl in vrf-also
privilege level 15
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CSCtq86186 (Catalyst 2960-S)

In a switch stack, the show interface command shows incorrect values for output drops.
The workaround is to use the show platform port-asic stats drops command to see the correct
values.
CSCtr07908
The archive download feature does not work if the flash contains an update directory. This
situation is likely to occur if a previous download failed or was interrupted and the update
directory is still left in the flash.
The workaround is to delete the update directory in the flash before starting the archive download.
CSCtr19734 (Catalyst 2960-S, 3750, and 3759v2 switches)

A static route that has the next hop set to null0 is removed when the master switch is changed in a
switch stack configuration. This situation occurs when the switch is stacked and the static route is
advertised by the network 0.0.0.0 command.
The workaround is to use the ip summary-address eigrp as-number ip-address mask command to
set the IP summary aggregate address for the interface through which the next hop can be found.
CSCty88456
The Catalyst 4500E series switch with Supervisor Engine 7L-E contains a denial of service (DoS)
vulnerability when processing specially crafted packets that can cause a reload of the device.
Cisco has released free software updates that address this vulnerability.
Workarounds that mitigate this vulnerability are not available.
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20120926-ecc
CSCtr32202 (Catalyst 2960-S switch)

When ports from each switch in a switch stack are bundled together to form an uplink port channel,
Multicast VLAN Registration (MVR) streams are sent only to the switch with the active member in
the port channel.
The workaround is to use Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) snooping.
CSCtr44361 (Catalyst 2960-S, 3750, and 3750v2 switches)

When a device is moved from one port to another in a switch stack, the SNMP data generated for
the move event is incorrect.
The workaround is to ensure that the uplink to the core network is configured on the master switch
(for example, a 1/0/x port).
CSCtr55645
OSPFv3 neighbors might flap because of the way the switch handles IPv6 traffic destined for
well-known IPv6 multicast addresses.
CSCts36715
Users connecting to the network through a device configured for web proxy authentication may
experience a web authentication failure.
There is no workaround. Use the clear tcp tcb command to release the HTTP Proxy Server process.
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CSCtt11621
Using the dot1x default command on a port disables access control on the port and resets the values
of the authentication host-mode and authentication timer reauthenticate commands to the
default values.
The workaround is to avoid using the dot1x default command and set various dot1x parameters
individually. You can also reconfigure the parameters that were changed after you entered the dot1x
default command.
CSCtt19547 (Catalyst 3560, 3560v2, 3750, and C3750v2)

The switch drops Layer 3 multicast traffic received from a Layer 2 port channel on a switch virtual
interface (SVI) that is associated with a VPN Routing and Forwarding (VRF) instance.
The workaround is to flap the ingress physical interface, the SVI, or the port channel.
CSCtt98094 (Catalyst 2960-S switch)

In a switch stack setup after you reload a member switch, a multilayer switching (MLS) class of
service (CoS) configuration command with a specified value such as mls qos cos 7 on the slave
switch does not function anymore. This situation impacts untagged IP and Layer 2 packets.
The workaround is to ensure that when you configure a service policy on an interface, an interface
default level CoS is also configured. You can use mls trust qos cos command in interface
configuration mode.
CSCtw98934 (Catalyst 2960-C and 2960-S switches)

Frame check sequence (FCS) errors occur when the switch receives jumbo frames (greater than 9000
bytes) on downlink ports.
CSCtx33436
When using the switchport port-security maximum 1 vlan access command, if an IP-phone with
a personal computer connected to it is connected to an access port with port security, a security
violation will occur on the interface. This type of message is displayed on the console:
%PORT_SECURITY-2-PSECURE_VIOLATION: Security violation occurred, caused by MAC address
XXXX.XXXX.XXXX on port FastEthernet0/1.
Here is a sample configuration:

interface gigabitethernet 3/0/47
switchport access vlan 2
switchport mode access
switchport voice vlan 3
switchport port-security maximum 2
switchport port-security maximum 1 vlan access
switchport port-security maximum 1 vlan voice
switchport port-security
The workaround is to remove the line switchport port-security maximum 1 vlan access.
CSCtx96491
The switch does not correctly detect a loopback when the switch port on an authenticated IP phone
is looped to a port configured and authenticated with dot1x security, even when bpduguard is
configured on the interface. This situation can result in 100 percent CPU utilization and degraded
switch performance.
The workaround is to configure the interface with the authentication open command or to
configure authentication mac-move permit on the switch.
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CSCue23882 (Catalyst Switches 3750 and 2960-S)

If a new port is added to an etherchannel on a switch using DAI or IPDT, ARP packets that ingress
the port are lost.
The workaround is to save the configuration and reload the switch. Alternatively, configure the
switch by entering the no macro auto monitor command followed by the macro auto monitor
command after the port is bundled for the first time.
Documentation Updates
Updates to the Catalyst 3560 and 2960 Software Configuration Guides
Information Added to the Configuring Interface Characteristics Chapter
In the Configuring Interface Characteristics chapter, this new section was added:
Universal Power over Ethernet Support

Cisco Universal Power over Ethernet (UPoE) is a Cisco proprietary technology that extends the
IEEE 802.3 PoE standard to provide up to 60W of power over standard Ethernet cabling infrastructure
(Class E or better). UPoE power negotiation uses Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) and Link Layer
Discovery Protocol (LLDP), to which proprietary type-length-value (TLV) elements have been
introduced. UPoE is available only when both the powered device (PD) and the power sourcing
equipment (PSE) support these additional TLVs.
The Catalyst 2960-C and 3560-C switches have both PD and PSE capabilities. These switches support
UPoE on one uplink interface at a time and negotiate power of up to 60 W from a parent PSE. On the
downlink interfaces, the switches are capable of sourcing IEEE 802.3af PoE only.
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Because CDP is enabled on the switch by default, no special configuration is required to enable
UPoE negotiation. If you want to used LLDP instead of CDP, disable CDP and enable LLP in global
configuration mode, followed by the shutdown/no shutdown command sequence on the interface
of parent switch.
In general, the switch cannot negotiate UPoE power when both uplinks are connected to a
PoE-capable PSE. The exceptions are when one of the uplinks is connected to a data-only interface
on the PSE or when the first uplink has negotiated UPoE power. When the first uplink negotiates
UPoE power, the second uplink behaves like a data-only interface.
Table 8 shows the valid configurations when the switch is connected to a UPoE-capable PSE.
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Table 8
Catalyst 2960-C and 3560-C Switch Connected to UPoE-Capable

PSE
Powered Device Uplink 1
Powered Device Uplink 2
UPOE
Data only
Data only
UPOE
Table 9 shows the amount of power available for pass-through PoE when the switch has negotiated
UPoE.
Table 9
Power Available for Pass-through PoE
Switch
Pass-through Power
Catalyst 2960-C
30.8 W
Catalyst 3560-C
22.4 W
User documentation in HTML format includes the latest documentation updates and might be more
current than the complete book PDF available on Cisco.com.
These documents provide complete information about the Catalyst 3750, 3560, 2975, 2960-S and 2960
switches and the Cisco EtherSwitch service modules and are available at Cisco.com:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps5023/tsd_products_support_series_home.html
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps5528/tsd_products_support_series_home.html
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10081/tsd_products_support_series_home.html
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6406/tsd_products_support_series_home.html
These documents provide complete information about the Catalyst 3750 switches and the Cisco
EtherSwitch service modules:
Catalyst 3750 Switch Software Configuration Guide
Catalyst 3750 Switch Command Reference
Catalyst 3750, 3560, 3550, 2975, 2970, 2960, and 2960-S Switch System Message Guide
Catalyst 3750 Switch Hardware Installation Guide
Catalyst 3750 Getting Started Guide
Catalyst 3750 Integrated Wireless LAN Controller Switch Getting Started Guide
Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for the Catalyst 3750 Switch
These documents provide complete information about the Catalyst 3750G Integrated Wireless LAN
Controller Switch and the integrated wireless LAN controller and are available at cisco.com:
Catalyst 3750 Integrated Wireless LAN Controller Switch Getting Started Guide
Release Notes for Cisco Wireless LAN Controller and Lightweight Access Point, Release 4.0.x.0
Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Guide, Release 4.0
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Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Command Reference, Release 4.0
These documents provide complete information about the Catalyst 3560 switches:
Catalyst 3560 Switch Software Configuration Guide
Catalyst 3560 Switch Command Reference
Catalyst 3560 Switch Getting Started Guide
Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for the Catalyst 3560 Switch
These documents provide complete information about the Catalyst 2960 and 2960-S switches and are
available on Cisco.com:
Catalyst 2960 and 2960-S Switch Software Configuration Guide
Catalyst 2960 and 2960-S Switch Command Reference
Catalyst 2960-S Switch Hardware Installation Guide
Catalyst 2960-S Switch Getting Started Guide
Catalyst 2960 Switch Getting Started Guide
Catalyst 2960 Switch Getting Started Guideavailable in English, simplified Chinese, French,
German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish
Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for the Catalyst 2960 and 2960-S Switch
For other information about related products, see these documents:
Smart Install Configuration Guide
Auto Smartports Configuration Guide
Cisco EnergyWise Configuration Guide
Getting Started with Cisco Network Assistant
Release Notes for Cisco Network Assistant
Cisco RPS 300 Redundant Power System Hardware Installation Guide
Cisco RPS 675 Redundant Power System Hardware Installation Guide
For more information about the Network Admission Control (NAC) features, see the Network
Admission Control Software Configuration Guide
Information about Cisco SFP, SFP+, and GBIC modules is available from this Cisco.com site:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/modules/ps5455/prod_installation_guides_list.html
SFP compatibility matrix documents are available from this Cisco.com site:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/modules/ps5455/products_device_support_tables_list
.html
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Release Notes for the Catalyst 3750, 3560, 3560-C,

2960, 2960-S, 2960-C, and 2960-Plus Switches,

2013 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.

System Requirements, page 2

Upgrading the Switch Software, page 8

Installation Notes, page 12

New Software Features, page 12

Minimum Cisco IOS Release for Major Features, page 15

Limitations and Restrictions, page 22

Important Notes, page 38

Open Caveats, page 41

Resolved Caveats, page 43

Documentation Updates, page 56

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request, page 59

Supported Hardware, page 2

Device Manager System Requirements, page 7

Cluster Compatibility, page 8

CNA Compatibility, page 8

Catalyst 3750 and Cisco EtherSwitch Service Modules Supported

Supported by Minimum Cisco IOS

24 100BASE-FX ports and 2 SFP module slots

Cisco IOS Release 12.2(25)SEB

24 10/100/1000 PoE ports and 4 SFP module slots

Cisco IOS Release 12.2(20)SE3

24 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports and 4 SFP module

Cisco IOS Release 12.2(20)SE3

48 10/100/1000 PoE ports and 4 SFP module slots

Cisco IOS Release 12.2(20)SE3

48 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports and 4 SFP module

Cisco IOS Release 12.2(20)SE3

Catalyst 3750 and Cisco EtherSwitch Service Modules Supported (continued)

Supported by Minimum Cisco IOS

24 10/100 PoE ports and 2 SFP module slots

Cisco IOS Release 12.2(50)SE1

24 10/100 ports and 2 SFP module slots

Cisco IOS Release 12.2(50)SE1

48 10/100 PoE ports and 2 SFP module slots

Cisco IOS Release 12.2(50)SE1

48 10/100 ports and 2 SFP module slots

Cisco IOS Release 12.2(50)SE1

24 SFP module slots and 2 SFP module slots

Cisco IOS Release 12.2(55)EY

16 10/100 ports, 1 10/100/1000 Ethernet port, no

Cisco IOS Release 12.2(25)SEC

16 10/100 PoE ports, 1 10/100/1000 Ethernet port,

Cisco IOS Release 12.2(25)EZ

23 10/100 ports, 1 10/100/1000 PoE port, no

Cisco IOS Release 12.2(25)SEC

23 10/100 PoE ports, 1 10/100/1000 PoE port, no

Cisco IOS Release 12.2(25)EZ

24 10/100 PoE ports, 1 SFP module port, 2

Cisco IOS Release 12.2(25)EZ

48 10/100 PoE ports, 2 SFP module ports, no

Cisco IOS Release 12.2(25)EZ

1. PoE = Power over Ethernet

Catalyst 3560 Switches Supported

Supported by Minimum Cisco IOS

8 10/100 PoE ports and 1 dual-purpose port1 (one

Cisco IOS Release 12.2(35)SE