Document ID: 10605
Contents
Introduction
Prerequisites
Requirements
Components Used
Conventions
Catalyst 2900 Platforms
Catalyst 4000 Platforms
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Introduction
The purpose of this document is to clarify the naming conventions among the various Catalyst 2900 and Catalyst 4000 switches. Provided in the tables are the product names, the platform from which the product was derived, any relevant details on the product, the command line interface (CLI) used on the product, the image name, and which software configuration and troubleshooting document can be used for a particular switch platform.
Refer to the respective product link in order to learn more technical details on a particular product in these tables.
Prerequisites
Requirements
There are no specific requirements for this document.
Components Used
This document is not restricted to specific software and hardware versions.
Conventions
Refer to Cisco Technical Tips Conventions for more information on document conventions.
Catalyst 2900 Platforms
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2900 Platforms |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Platform Name |
Derived From |
Details |
CLI Used |
Image Used |
Supported Configuration/ Troubleshooting Documents |
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WS-C2901, WS-C2902 |
Catalyst 5000 |
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Catalyst OS (CatOS) |
Uses cat5000-sup image |
All Catalyst 5000 series configuration/troubleshooting documents can be used. |
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WS-C2926T, WS-C2926F |
Catalyst 5000 |
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CatOS |
Uses cat5000-sup image |
All Catalyst 5000 series configuration/troubleshooting documents can be used. |
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WS-C2926GS, WS-C2926GL |
Catalyst 5000 |
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CatOS |
Uses cat5000-sup3 image |
All Catalyst 5000 series configuration/troubleshooting documents can be used. |
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WS-C2948G |
Catalyst 4000 |
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CatOS |
Uses cat4000 image |
All Catalyst 4000 series configuration/troubleshooting documents can be used. |
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WS-C2980G |
Catalyst 4000 |
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CatOS |
Uses cat4000 image |
All Catalyst 4000 series configuration/troubleshooting documents can be used. |
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WS-C2980G-A |
Catalyst 4000 |
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CatOS |
Uses cat4000 image |
All Catalyst 4000 series configuration/troubleshooting documents can be used. |
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WS-C2948G-L3, WS-C2948GL3-DC |
Catalyst 8540 |
|
Cisco IOS® Software |
Uses cat2948g-in-mz image |
All Catalyst 2948G-L3 and 4908G-L3 series configuration/troubleshooting documents can be used. |
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WS-C2912-XL, WS-C2924C-XL, WS-C2924-XL, WS-C2912MF-XL, WS-C2924M-XL, WS-C2924M-XL-EM-DC |
N/A |
Fixed configuration switches with various media types available (Some switches support expansion modules for additional ports.) |
Cisco IOS Software (Layer 2 only) |
Uses c2900XL image |
All Catalyst 2900 XL/3500 XL series configuration/troubleshooting documents can be used. |
|
Catalyst 2900 Long-Reach Ethernet (LRE) XL WS-C2912-LRE-XL, WS-C2924-LRE-XL |
Catalyst 2900XL |
|
Cisco IOS Software (Layer 2 only) |
Uses special c2900XL images |
All Catalyst 2900 XL/3500 XL series configuration/troubleshooting documents can be used. |
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2940-8TT-S, 2940-8TF-S |
N/A |
|
Cisco IOS Software (Layer 2 only) |
Uses c2940 images |
Catalyst 2940 documentation, most of the Catalyst 2950 documentation, and most of the Catalyst 2900 XL/3500 XL series configuration/troubleshooting documents can be used. |
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WS-C2950-12, WS-C2950-24, WS-C2950C-24, WS-C2950T-24, WS-C2950G-12-EI, WS-C2950G-24-EI, WS-C2950G-24-EI-DC, WS-C2950G-48-EI, WS-C2950SX-24, WS-C2950SX-48-SI, WS-C2950T-48-SI WS-C2955T-12, WS-C2955C-12, WS-C2955S-12 |
N/A |
12, 24 or 48 10/100 port fixed configuration switches with various media ports available, that depends on the model |
Cisco IOS Software (Layer 2 only) |
Uses c2950 or c2955 image, respectively. Catalyst 2950 switches recognize either the Enhanced Image (EI) or the Standard Image (SI), that depends on the model. Catalyst 2955 switches only run the EI. |
Catalyst 2950 documentation and most of the Catalyst 2900 XL/3500 XL series configuration/troubleshooting documents can be used. |
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WS-C2950ST-8 LRE, WS-C2950ST-24 LRE, WS-C2950ST-24 LRE 997 (DC) |
Catalyst 2950 |
|
Cisco IOS Software (Layer 2 only) |
Uses c2950lre image |
Catalyst 2950 configuration/troubleshooting documents can be used. |
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WS-C2970G-24T, WS-C2970G-24TS |
N/A |
|
Cisco IOS Software (Layer 2 only) |
Uses c2970 image |
Catalyst 2970 documentation, most Catalyst 2940/2950 documentation, and Catalyst 2900 XL/3500 XL series configuration/troubleshooting documents can be used. |
Catalyst 4000 Platforms
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4000 Platforms |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Platform Name |
Derived From |
Details |
CLI Used |
Image Used |
Supported Configuration/ Troubleshooting Documents |
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WS-C4003 3-slot Catalyst 4000 chassis |
N/A |
Supports the Supervisor Engine I (WS-X4012) only |
CatOS |
Uses cat4000 image, cat4000.x-y-z image, or cat4000-k8.x.y.z image (uses cat4000-cv for the CiscoView image) |
Almost all CatOS (Catalyst 4k/5k/6k) configuration/troubleshooting documents can be used. |
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WS-C4006 6-slot Catalyst 4000 chassis |
N/A |
Supports the Supervisor Engine II (WS-X4013) |
|
Uses CatOS images: cat4000.x-y-z or cat4000-k8.x.y.z (uses cat4000-cv for the CiscoView image) |
Almost all CatOS (Catalyst 4k/5k/6k) configuration/troubleshooting documents can be used. |
|
Supports the Supervisor Engine II-Plus (WS-4013+), Supervisor Engine III (WS-X4014), Supervisor Engine IV (WS-X4515), and Supervisor Engine V (WS-X4516) |
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Uses Cisco IOS images: cat4000-is-mz or cat4000-i9s-mz (Basic L3 feature set) or cat4000-i5s (Enhanced L3 feature set), cat4500, that depends on the software release and Supervisor Engine |
Almost all Cisco IOS (Catalyst 4k/6k) configuration/troubleshooting documents can be used. |
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WS-C4503, 3-slot Catalyst 4500 chassis |
N/A |
Supports the Supervisor Engine II (WS-X4013) |
|
Uses CatOS images: cat4000.x-y-z or cat4000-k8.x.y.z (uses cat4000-cv for the CiscoView image) |
Almost all CatOS (Catalyst 4k/5k/6k) configuration/troubleshooting documents can be used. |
|
Supports the Supervisor Engine II-Plus (WS-4013+), Supervisor Engine II-Plus-10GE (WS-X4013+10GE), Supervisor Engine II-Plus-TS (WS-X4013+TS), Supervisor Engine III (WS-X4014), Supervisor Engine IV (WS-X4515), Supervisor Engine V (WS-X4516), and Supervisor Engine V-10GE (WS-X4516-10GE) |
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Uses Cisco IOS images: cat4000-is-mz or cat4000-i9s-mz (Basic L3 feature set) or cat4000-i5s (Enhanced L3 feature set), cat4500, that depends on the software release and Supervisor Engine |
Almost all Cisco IOS (Catalyst 4k/6k) configuration/troubleshooting documents can be used. |
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WS-C4506 6-slot Catalyst 4500 chassis |
N/A |
Supports the Supervisor Engine II (WS-X4013) |
|
Uses CatOS images: cat4000.x-y-z or cat4000-k8.x.y.z (uses cat4000-cv for the CiscoView image) |
Almost all CatOS (Catalyst 4k/5k/6k) configuration/troubleshooting documents can be used. |
|
Supports the Supervisor Engine II-Plus (WS-4013+), Supervisor Engine II-Plus-10GE (WS-X4013+10GE), Supervisor Engine III (WS-X4014), Supervisor Engine IV (WS-X4515), Supervisor Engine V (WS-X4516), and Supervisor Engine V-10GE (WS-X4516-10GE) |
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Uses Cisco IOS images: cat4000-is-mz or cat4000-i9s-mz (Basic L3 feature set) or cat4000-i5s (Enhanced L3 feature set), cat4500, that depends on the software release and Supervisor Engine |
Almost all Cisco IOS (Catalyst 4k/6k) configuration/troubleshooting documents can be used. |
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WS-4507R 7-slot Catalyst 4500 chassis |
N/A |
Supports the Supervisor Engine II-Plus (WS-4013+), Supervisor Engine II-Plus-10GE (WS-X4013+10GE), Supervisor Engine IV (WS-X4515), Supervisor Engine V (WS-X4516), and Supervisor Engine V-10GE (WS-X4516-10GE) with Supervisor Engine redundancy |
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Uses Cisco IOS images: cat4000-is-mz, cat4000-i9s-mz (Basic L3 feature set) or cat4000-i5s (Enhanced L3 feature set), cat4500, that depends on the software release and Supervisor Engine |
Almost all Cisco IOS (Catalyst 4k/6k) configuration/troubleshooting documents can be used. |
|
WS-4510R 10-slot Catalyst 4500 chassis |
N/A |
Supports the Supervisor Engine V (WS-X4516), and Supervisor Engine V-10GE (WS-X4516-10GE) with Supervisor Engine redundancy |
|
Uses Cisco IOS images: cat4000-is-mz, cat4000-i9s-mz (Basic L3 feature set) or cat4000-i5s (Enhanced L3 feature set), cat4500, that depends on the software release and Supervisor Engine |
Almost all Cisco IOS (Catalyst 4k/6k) configuration/troubleshooting documents can be used. |
|
WS-C4912G |
Catalyst 4000 |
Supervisor Engine I + 12 1000BaseX GBIC switch ports |
CatOS |
Uses cat4000 image |
Almost all CatOS (Catalyst 4k/5k/6k) configuration/troubleshooting documents can be used. |
|
WS-C4908G-L3 |
Catalyst 8540 |
|
Cisco IOS Software |
Uses cat2948g-in-mz image |
All Catalyst 2948G-L3 and 4908G-L3 series configuration/troubleshooting documents can be used. |
|
WS-C4840G |
Catalyst 2948G-L3 + 6k Multilayer Switch Feature Card (MSFC) |
|
Cisco IOS Software |
Uses cat4840g-i-mz image |
All Catalyst 2948G-L3 and 4908G-L3 series configuration/troubleshooting documents can be used. |
|
WS-C4948, WS-C4948-10GE |
Catalyst 4500 |
|
Cisco IOS Software |
Uses cat4500 image |
Almost all Cisco IOS (Catalyst 4k/6k) configuration/troubleshooting documents can be used. |
|
Catalyst 4000 Layer 3 Services Module WS-X4232-L3 |
Catalyst 8540 |
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|
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The configuration is the same as all other Layer 3 modules and the troubleshooting is the same as the Catalyst 2948G-L3 switch. |
Caution: The Catalyst 4500 Series Supervisor Engines I and II can run only
Catalyst OS Software and cannot be converted to run with Cisco IOS
Software.
Caution: The Catalyst 4500 Series Supervisor Engines II+, II+10GE, II+TS, III,
IV, V, and V-10GE can run with only Cisco IOS Software and cannot be converted
to run with Catalyst OS Software.
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| Updated: Sep 25, 2006 | Document ID: 10605 |
