Q.Do the Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series Switches have feature parity with the existing Cisco Catalyst 2960 switches?

A.Yes. The Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series has all the features of the Cisco Catalyst 2960-S Series. All Cisco Catalyst 2960 switches run the same Cisco IOS Software train, which provides maximum compatibility.

Q.What is the switch database management (SDM) template for the Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series?

A.The SDM templates supported for the Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series are as shown in Table 7.

Table 7. SDM Templates Supported on 2960-X Series

Switches

2960-X LAN Lite

2960-X LAN Base

2960-XR IP Lite

SDM Description

Single default SDM template; it cannot be modified.

lanbase-default - default LAN Base template on 2960-X Series. Supports IPv4 and IPv6 static routing. default- 2960-S default template, used for mixed stack.

lanbase-routing - 2960-S routing template, used for mixed stack.

default - 2960-XR default template. Supports IPv4 and IPv6 routing. vlan - Layer 2 only template with large Layer 2 entries.

ipv4 - IPv4 only template with large routing entries.

Q.What are the differences between the different SDM templates of the Cisco Catalyst 2960-X?

A.Tables 8 and 9 compare the SDM templates on the Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series.

Table 8.

SDM Template for 2960-X LAN Lite and LAN Base Switches

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SDM TCAM Resources

2960-X

 

2960-X and 2960-XR

2960-X

 

 

LAN Lite Default

 

LAN Base Default

LAN Base Routing

 

 

 

 

 

Unicast MAC addresses

16K

16K

4K

 

 

 

 

 

IPv4 unicast direct routes

320

 

2k

0.875K

 

 

 

 

 

IPv4 unicast indirect routes

32

 

1K

80

 

 

 

 

 

IPv6 unicast direct routes

256

 

2K

0.75K

 

 

 

 

 

IPv6 unicast indirect routes

0

 

1K

32

 

 

 

 

 

IPv4 multicast routes and IGMP groups

1k

 

1K

0.375K

 

 

 

 

 

IPv6 multicast groups

1k

1K

0.25K

 

 

 

 

 

IPv4 QoS ACEs

384

 

500

0.375K

 

 

 

 

 

IPv6 QoS ACEs

256

 

500

0.125K

 

 

 

 

 

IPv4 security ACEs

256

 

625

0.375K

 

 

 

 

 

IPv6 security ACEs

256

 

625

0.25K

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table 9.

SDM Template for 2960-XR IP Lite Switches

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SDM TCAM Resources

2960-XR Default (IP Lite)

2960-XR

2960-XR

 

 

 

 

 

VLAN (IP Lite)

IPv4 (IP Lite)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unicast MAC addresses

16K

32K

16K

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IPv4 unicast direct routes

4K

250

16K

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IPv4 unicast indirect routes

1.25K

250

8K

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IPv6 unicast direct routes

4K

250

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IPv6 unicast indirect routes

1.25K

250

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IPv4 multicast routes and IGMP groups

1k

1K

1K

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IPv6 multicast groups

1k

1K

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cisco Systems WSC2960X48TSL manual SDM Templates Supported on 2960-X Series, SDM Template for 2960-XR IP Lite Switches

WSC2960XR48LPDI, WSC2960XR48FPDI, WSC2960XR24TDI, WSC2960X48TSL specifications

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