Cisco Catalyst 3560-24PS, Catalyst 3560-24TS, Catalyst 3560-48PS, Catalyst 3560-48TS, Catalyst 3560 Series Product Support Bulletin

PRODUCT BULLETIN NO. 2781

NEW CISCO IOS SOFTWARE RELEASE 12.2(20)EX FOR
CISCO CATALYST 3560 SERIES SWITCHES

OVERVIEW

Cisco Systems® announces Cisco IOS® Software updates for the Cisco® Catalyst® 3560 Series intelligent Ethernet switches. This new release furthers
Cisco leadership in providing secure, reliable, and easily managed LAN switching solutions.

This product bulletin describes the content and delivery information concerning Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(20)EX. For more information
about the Cisco IOS Software release process, see Product Bulletin 537.

The Cisco Catalyst 3560 SFP Interconnect Cable provides for a low-cost, point-to-point, Gigabit Ethernet connection between Catalyst 3560 Series
switches. The 50-centimeter (cm) cable is an alternative to using Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) transceivers when interconnecting Catalyst
3560 Series switches through their SFP ports over a short distance. All Cisco Catalyst 3560 Series switches support the SFP Interconnect Cable.

NEW FEATURES IN CISCO IOS SOFTWARE RELEASE 12.2(20)EX

Table 1 shows the features included in Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(20)EX.

Table 1. Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(20)EX New Features

Feature Cisco Catalyst 3560 EMI Cisco Catalyst 3560 SMI

SFP Interconnect Cable

SMI—Standard Multilayer Image EMI—Enhanced Multilayer Image

Table 2 lists the fixed-configuration Cisco Catalyst switches supported with this software release.

Table 2. Supported Cisco Catalyst Switches

Cisco Catalyst 3560 Series EMI Models Cisco Catalyst 3560 Series SMI Models

Catalyst 3560-48PS Catalyst 3560-48PS

Catalyst 3560-24PS Catalyst 3560-24PS

Catalyst 3560-48TS Catalyst 3560G-48TS

Catalyst 3560-24TS Catalyst 3560G-24TS

X X

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Software Download Available Now

Cisco Catalyst 3560 Series software download is available at http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/cat3560.

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Because of export restrictions on strong cryptography software, a separate image is required for the cryptographic features (Secure Shell [SSH]
Protocol, Simple Network Management Protocol Version 3 [SNMPv3], and Kerberos Protocol). These software images can be downloaded from
the corresponding Triple Data Encryption Standard (3DES) area of the preceding links.

Additional product information is available at the following Websites:

Cisco Catalyst 3560 Series product information

http://www.cisco.com/go/catalyst3560

Cisco Catalyst 3560 Series release notes

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/lan/cat3560/index.htm

Support

Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(20)EX follows the standard Cisco support policy as indicated at

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_end-of-life_policy.html.

Software Image Migration Guide

Figure 1 displays Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(20)EX functions relative to the 12.2S and 12.2SE releases. This diagram identifies the
recommended migration path. For more information about the Cisco IOS Software release process, please see Product Bulletin 537.

Figure 1. Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2 Release Train

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