📣Latest Update: Cloud Management for Catalyst Switches

[ShawnHu]

With the release of Cloud Native IOS-XE 17.15.3, we are beginning an exciting transition from a container-based architecture to one based on native IOS XE with support for Meraki cloud management. Cloud Management for Catalyst switches offers flexibility of choosing the configuration source: Cloud or Device.

we are excited to announce that both Cloud and Device configuration options are now demo-ready on Meraki Launchpad🚀 demo platform.

We've upgraded all supported switches in the Sao Paulo - Cloud Campus Fabric network, enabling you to showcase these latest Cisco innovations live.

🖥️Configuration source: Device (formerly known as hybrid operating mode)

As of the time of this post, device configuration for Cisco Catalyst 9200 and 9300 series switches is in public beta.  This mode replaces Cloud Monitoring for Catalyst as the Meraki Dashboard-based solution for connecting Catalyst switches, offering key enhancements such as :

• A seamless, native switch onboarding experience through the Dashboard.
• An interactive Cloud CLI that provides full CLI console allowing configuration changes directly from the Dashboard.

Click 👉Cloud Management with Device Configuration Source👈‌ to walk through the streamlined onboarding experience and the Cloud CLI in configuration mode.

 

☁️Configuration source: Cloud

In this mode, configurations are managed via the dashboard and delivered entirely from the cloud. This capability also offers a read-only Cloud CLI terminal you can use to view the entire running-configuration or perform advanced troubleshooting using IOS XE show commands.

 

📚More Resources:

Catalyst Cloud-Managed Switches Overview

🖥Happy Demoing!

[PhilipDAth]

dCloud is such a good resource.

[ShawnHu]

--UPDATE--

We have upgraded C9500s to this Hybrid Operating Mode in the Launchpad. 

[gregpalmer2]

Any update on when the C9400 and C9600 will be supported?

[In_oc]

Any update when C9500 is official supported with Hybrid Operating Mode?
Because the documentation says only C9200 and C9300 are supported right now: https://documentation.meraki.com/MS/Cloud-Native_IOS_XE/Hybrid_Operating_Mode_for_Catalyst_Cloud-Man...

Also, what feature set is usable with C9500 in Hybrid Mode? Stackwise Virutal, VRFs, .... everything usable?

[ShawnHu]

@In_oc Hybrid mode for Catalyst Switches will be GA in July and this includes official support on C9500s. For other features, you will be hearing more in the next couple of weeks.

[ShawnHu]

The way Cisco describes Cloud Management capabilities is evolving.

Instead of using 'operating mode', Cisco will now use 'configuration source' when describing where the configuration of a cloud-managed switch comes from.

Additionally, rather than using terms like 'hybrid' or 'cloud' to label management options, we're moving toward more objective descriptions that clearly state the source of the device configuration.

[gregpalmer2]

Thanks for the update @ShawnHu. I also understand that the Meraki Dashboard is also now referred to the Cloud Networking Dashboard. Is there a community post on the latest updates?