Release Notes

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Release Notes for the Catalyst 4500E Series Switch, Cisco IOS XE Release 3.3.xSG
OL-26675-02
Cisco Classic IOS Release Strategy
Cisco Classic IOS Release Strategy
Note These recommendations are up to date at the time of release note publications. For the latest
recommendations, please consult the release notes for the most recent software version supporting this
hardware.
Customers with Catalyst 4500 Series Switches who need the latest hardware and software features
should migrate to Cisco IOS Release XE 3.3.0SG.
Customers using Supervisor Engine 7-E with Catalyst 4500 Series Switches, who require a maintenance
train, should migrate to Cisco IOS Software Release 3.2.xSG, which is an extended maintenance release.
Note There is currently no maintenance train for Sup7L-E.
Figure 1 displays the one active train, 3.2.0SG.
C4500E-LIC-PAK Base product ID for paper delivered
software licenses for spare Supervisor
Engine 7-E
NA
C4500E-IP-ES-S IP BASE to Enterprise Services upgrade
license for spare Supervisor
Engine7-E(paper delivery)
NA
C4500E-IPB-S IP BASE software license for spare
Supervisor Engine 7-E (paper delivery)
NA
L-C4500-LIC= Base product ID for electronically
delivered software licenses
NA
L-C4500E-LB-IP LAN BASE to IP BASE upgrade license
(electronically delivered)
NA
L-C4500E-IP-ES IP BASE to Enterprise Services upgrade
license (electronically delivered)
NA
L-C4500E-LB-ES LAN BASE to Enterprise Services
upgrade license (electronically
delivered)
NA
Table 2 Cisco IOS Software Release 3.3.0SG Product Numbers and Images for the Catalyst
4500E Series Switch
Product Number Description Image