Cisco - Understanding Catalyst 2900 and Catalyst 4000 Naming Conventions

Understanding Catalyst 2900 and Catalyst 4000

Naming Conventions

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

2900 Platforms
Supported Configuration/
Derived CLI
Platform Name Details Image Used Troubleshooting
From Used
Documents

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5002 chassis
Supervisor Engine
I with
2100BaseTX
Catalyst 2900 uplinks Catalyst Uses All Catalyst 5000 series
Catalyst
OS cat5000-sup configuration/troubleshooting
WS-C2901, WS-C2902 5000 12 10/100BaseTX (CatOS) image documents can be used.
(2901) or 12
100BaseFX
multimode fiber
(MMF) (2902)
switch ports
5002 chassis
Supervisor Engine
II with 2
Catalyst 2926 100BaseTX Uses All Catalyst 5000 series
Catalyst
WS-C2926T, (2926T) or CatOS cat5000-sup configuration/troubleshooting
5000
WS-C2926F 100BaseFX MMF image documents can be used.
(2926F) uplinks
24 10/100BaseTX
switch ports
5002 chassis
Supervisor Engine
III/NetFlow
Feature Card
Catalyst 2926G (NFFC) with 2 Uses All Catalyst 5000 series
Catalyst
WS-C2926GS, fixed 1000BaseSX CatOS cat5000-sup3 configuration/troubleshooting
5000
WS-C2926GL (2926GS) or image documents can be used.
1000BaseLX/LH
(2926GL) uplinks
24 10/100BaseTX
switch ports
Supervisor Engine
I

Catalyst 2948G 48 10/100BaseTX All Catalyst 4000 series

Catalyst switch ports + 2 Uses cat4000
CatOS configuration/troubleshooting
WS-C2948G 4000 1000BaseX image
documents can be used.
Gigabit Interface
Converter (GBIC)
switch ports
Supervisor Engine
I
Catalyst 2980G All Catalyst 4000 series
Catalyst 80 10/100BaseTX Uses cat4000
CatOS configuration/troubleshooting
WS-C2980G 4000 switch ports + 2 image
documents can be used.
1000BaseX GBIC
switch ports

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Supervisor Engine
I (with
cost-reduced
application-specific
Catalyst 2980G-A integrated circuits All Catalyst 4000 series
Catalyst Uses cat4000
[ASICs]) CatOS configuration/troubleshooting
WS-C2980G-A 4000 image
documents can be used.
80 10/100BaseTX
switch ports + 2
1000BaseX GBIC
switch ports
48 10/100BaseTX
Ethernet processor
Catalyst 2948G-L3 interface (EPIF) + All Catalyst 2948G-L3 and
Cisco Uses
Catalyst 2 1000BaseX 4908G-L3 series
WS-C2948G-L3, IOS cat2948g-in-mz
8540 GBIC Gigabit configuration/troubleshooting
WS-C2948GL3-DC Software image
processor interface documents can be used.
(XPIF) Layer 3
switched interfaces
Catalyst 2900 XL
Fixed configuration
WS-C2912-XL, Cisco
switches with various All Catalyst 2900 XL/3500
WS-C2924C-XL, IOS
media types available Uses c2900XL XL series
WS-C2924-XL, N/A Software
(Some switches support image configuration/troubleshooting
WS-C2912MF-XL, (Layer 2
expansion modules for documents can be used.
WS-C2924M-XL, only)
additional ports.)
WS-C2924M-XL-EM-DC
Catalyst 2900
Cisco
Long-Reach Ethernet 4 fixed autosensing IOS All Catalyst 2900 XL/3500
Uses special
(LRE) XL Catalyst 10/100 ports XL series
Software c2900XL
2900XL configuration/troubleshooting
WS-C2912-LRE-XL, 12 or 24 LRE ports (Layer 2 images documents can be used.
only)
WS-C2924-LRE-XL
8 10/100 port fixed
configuration Catalyst 2940
switches documentation, most of the
Cisco
Catalyst 2950
Catalyst 2940 1 10/100/1000 port IOS Uses c2940 documentation, and most of
N/A (TT-S) or 1 Software
2940-8TT-S, 2940-8TF-S images the Catalyst 2900 XL/3500
100Base-FX port (Layer 2
XL series
and 1 small form only)
configuration/troubleshooting
factor pluggable documents can be used.
(SFP) port (TF-S)
Catalyst 2950
Uses c2950 or
WS-C2950-12,
c2955 image,
WS-C2950-24,
respectively.
WS-C2950C-24,
WS-C2950T-24, Catalyst 2950
WS-C2950G-12-EI, 12, 24 or 48 10/100 port switches
WS-C2950G-24-EI, Cisco recognize Catalyst 2950 documentation
fixed configuration
WS-C2950G-24-EI-DC, IOS either the and most of the Catalyst
switches with various
WS-C2950G-48-EI, N/A Software Enhanced 2900 XL/3500 XL series
media ports available,
WS-C2950SX-24, (Layer 2 Image (EI) or configuration/troubleshooting
that depends on the
WS-C2950SX-48-SI, only) the Standard documents can be used.
model
WS-C2950T-48-SI Image (SI), that
depends on the
Catalyst 2955

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WS-C2955T-12, model. Catalyst

WS-C2955C-12, 2955 switches
WS-C2955S-12 only run the EI.

8 or 24 LRE ports Cisco

WS-C2950ST-8 LRE,
IOS Catalyst 2950
WS-C2950ST-24 LRE, Catalyst 2 10/100/1000 Uses c2950lre
Software configuration/troubleshooting
WS-C2950ST-24 LRE 2950 ports and 2 SFP image
(Layer 2 documents can be used.
997 (DC) module slots only)
Catalyst 2970
24 10/100/1000 Cisco documentation, most Catalyst
Catalyst 2970 ports (24-T) IOS 2940/2950 documentation,
Uses c2970
WS-C2970G-24T, N/A 24 10/100/1000 Software and Catalyst 2900 XL/3500
image
WS-C2970G-24TS port with 4 SFP (Layer 2 XL series
(24-TS) only) configuration/troubleshooting
documents can be used.

Catalyst 4000 Platforms

4000 Platforms
Supported Configuration/
Derived
Platform Name Details CLI Used Image Used Troubleshooting
From
Documents
Uses cat4000 image,
Catalyst 4000 cat4000.x-y-z
Almost all CatOS (Catalyst
image, or
WS-C4003 3-slot N/A Supports the Supervisor 4k/5k/6k)
CatOS cat4000-k8.x.y.z
Catalyst 4000 Engine I (WS-X4012) only configuration/troubleshooting
image (uses
chassis documents can be used.
cat4000-cv for the
CiscoView image)
Uses CatOS images:
CatOS only cat4000.x-y-z or Almost all CatOS (Catalyst
Supports the Supervisor on the cat4000-k8.x.y.z 4k/5k/6k)
Engine II (WS-X4013) Supervisor (uses cat4000-cv for configuration/troubleshooting
Engine II the CiscoView documents can be used.
image)
Catalyst 4000 Uses Cisco IOS
images:
WS-C4006 6-slot N/A Supports the Supervisor
Cisco IOS cat4000-is-mz or
Catalyst 4000 Engine II-Plus
Software only cat4000-i9s-mz
chassis (WS-4013+), Supervisor Almost all Cisco IOS
on the (Basic L3 feature
Engine III (WS-X4014), (Catalyst 4k/6k)
Supervisor set) or cat4000-i5s
Supervisor Engine IV configuration/troubleshooting
Engine (Enhanced L3
(WS-X4515), and documents can be used.
II-Plus, III, feature set), cat4500,
Supervisor Engine V
IV, and V that depends on the
(WS-X4516)
software release and
Supervisor Engine
Uses CatOS images:
CatOS only cat4000.x-y-z or Almost all CatOS (Catalyst
Supports the Supervisor on the cat4000-k8.x.y.z 4k/5k/6k)
Engine II (WS-X4013) Supervisor (uses cat4000-cv for configuration/troubleshooting
Engine II the CiscoView documents can be used.
image)

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Catalyst 4500 Supports the Supervisor

Engine II-Plus
WS-C4503, N/A (WS-4013+), Supervisor Uses Cisco IOS
3-slot Catalyst Cisco IOS
Engine II-Plus-10GE images:
4500 chassis Software only
(WS-X4013+10GE), cat4000-is-mz or
on the
Supervisor Engine cat4000-i9s-mz
Supervisor Almost all Cisco IOS
II-Plus-TS (Basic L3 feature
Engine (Catalyst 4k/6k)
(WS-X4013+TS), set) or cat4000-i5s
II-Plus, configuration/troubleshooting
Supervisor Engine III (Enhanced L3
II-Plus-10GE, documents can be used.
(WS-X4014), Supervisor feature set), cat4500,
II-Plus-TS,
Engine IV (WS-X4515), that depends on the
III, IV, V,
Supervisor Engine V software release and
and V-10GE
(WS-X4516), and Supervisor Engine
Supervisor Engine V-10GE
(WS-X4516-10GE)
Uses CatOS images:
CatOS only cat4000.x-y-z or Almost all CatOS (Catalyst
Supports the Supervisor on the cat4000-k8.x.y.z 4k/5k/6k)
Engine II (WS-X4013) Supervisor (uses cat4000-cv for configuration/troubleshooting
Engine II the CiscoView documents can be used.
image)

Catalyst 4500 Supports the Supervisor

Uses Cisco IOS
Engine II-Plus
Cisco IOS images:
WS-C4506 6-slot N/A (WS-4013+), Supervisor
Software only cat4000-is-mz or
Catalyst 4500 Engine II-Plus-10GE
on the cat4000-i9s-mz
chassis (WS-X4013+10GE), Almost all Cisco IOS
Supervisor (Basic L3 feature
Supervisor Engine III (Catalyst 4k/6k)
Engine set) or cat4000-i5s
(WS-X4014), Supervisor configuration/troubleshooting
II-Plus, (Enhanced L3
Engine IV (WS-X4515), documents can be used.
II-Plus-10GE, feature set), cat4500,
Supervisor Engine V
III, IV, V, that depends on the
(WS-X4516), and
and V-10GE software release and
Supervisor Engine V-10GE
Supervisor Engine
(WS-X4516-10GE)
Supports the Supervisor
Engine II-Plus Uses Cisco IOS
(WS-4013+), Supervisor Cisco IOS images:
Engine II-Plus-10GE Software only cat4000-is-mz,
Catalyst 4500 (WS-X4013+10GE), on the cat4000-i9s-mz
Almost all Cisco IOS
Supervisor Engine IV Supervisor (Basic L3 feature
WS-4507R 7-slot N/A (Catalyst 4k/6k)
(WS-X4515), Supervisor Engine set) or cat4000-i5s
Catalyst 4500 configuration/troubleshooting
Engine V (WS-X4516), II-Plus, (Enhanced L3
chassis documents can be used.
and Supervisor Engine II-Plus-10GE, feature set), cat4500,
V-10GE IV, V, and that depends on the
(WS-X4516-10GE) with V-10GE software release and
Supervisor Engine Supervisor Engine
redundancy
Uses Cisco IOS
images:
Supports the Supervisor cat4000-is-mz,
Cisco IOS
Catalyst 4500 Engine V (WS-X4516), cat4000-i9s-mz
Software only Almost all Cisco IOS
and Supervisor Engine (Basic L3 feature
WS-4510R on the (Catalyst 4k/6k)
N/A V-10GE set) or cat4000-i5s
10-slot Catalyst Supervisor configuration/troubleshooting
(WS-X4516-10GE) with (Enhanced L3
4500 chassis Engine V, documents can be used.
Supervisor Engine feature set), cat4500,
and V-10GE
redundancy that depends on the
software release and
Supervisor Engine

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Almost all CatOS (Catalyst

Catalyst 4912G Supervisor Engine I + 12
Catalyst 4k/5k/6k)
1000BaseX GBIC switch CatOS Uses cat4000 image
WS-C4912G 4000 configuration/troubleshooting
ports
documents can be used.
Catalyst All Catalyst 2948G-L3 and
8 1000BaseX GBIC Uses
4908G-L3 Catalyst 4908G-L3 series
(XPIF) Layer 3 Cisco IOS Software cat2948g-in-mz
8540 configuration/troubleshooting
WS-C4908G-L3 switched interfaces image
documents can be used.
Catalyst
2948G-L3 40 10/100BaseTX +
+ 6k 2 1000BaseX GBIC All Catalyst 2948G-L3 and
Catalyst 4840G Multilayer Layer 3 switched Uses cat4840g-i-mz 4908G-L3 series
Cisco IOS Software
WS-C4840G Switch interfaces for server image configuration/troubleshooting
Feature load-balancing documents can be used.
Card (SLB)
(MSFC)
48
10/100/1000BASE-T
with 4 alternative
Catalyst 4900 1000BASE-X SFP Almost all Cisco IOS
Catalyst optics (Catalyst 4k/6k)
WS-C4948, Cisco IOS Software Uses cat4500 image
4500 configuration/troubleshooting
WS-C4948-10GE 48 documents can be used.
10/100/1000BASE-T
with 2 10 Gigabit
Ethernet (X2 optics).
Switch fabric is same
as Catalyst
2948G-L3/4908G-L3
2 internal
1000BaseSX Gigabit Cisco IOS
Ethernet (XPIF) Software (4
Catalyst 4000 Layer 3 switched Gigabit Uses The configuration is the same
Layer 3 Services interfaces connected interfaces) cat4232-in-mz as all other Layer 3 modules
Catalyst to 2 internal image
Module CatOS (2 and the troubleshooting is the
8540 1000BaseSX Layer 2
switch ports internal Uses cat4000 same as the Catalyst
WS-X4232-L3 1000BaseX image 2948G-L3 switch.
2 external ports + 32
1000BaseX GBIC 10/100 ports)
(XPIF) Layer 3
switched interfaces
32 10/100BaseTX
switch ports

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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