Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series Switches
Layer 2 Configuration Guide , Cisco IOS XE 17.18.x ( Catalyst 9600 Switches) 08/Aug/2025 Multiprotocol Label Switching Configuration Guide , Cisco IOS XE 17.18.x ( Catalyst 9600 Switches) 31/Jul/2025
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Cisco IOS XE 17
Layer 2 Configuration Guide , Cisco IOS XE 17 .13.x ( Catalyst 9300 Switches) Multiprotocol Label Switching Configuration Guide , Cisco IOS XE 17 .13.x ( Catalyst 9600 Switches)
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Useful Notes on Layer 2 Configuration Guide Cisco Ios Xe 17 18 X Catalyst 9600
Administrative Guide : Cisco Catalyst 9300/9300L/9400/9500/ 9600 Series Switches 17 .12 Administrative Guide : Software Configuration Guide , Cisco IOS XE Dublin 17 .12.x ( Catalyst 9400 Switches)
Cisco Catalyst BGP EVPN Configuration Guide Scale and Performance Chapter Layer 2 802.1Q | VPLS Layer 3
EVPN on Cisco IOSXE
Use software release 17 .16.01a or later. It looks like you can configure EVPN-with-VXLAN on Cisco IOS / XE virtual machines in some prior releases, but it doesn't work (well?). Cisco IOS / XE running on physical hardware seems to be more reliable. I was able to make EVPN with VXLAN work on Catalyst 8000v, Cisco IOL, and Cisco IOL layer-2 image.
Cisco Catalyst C9200CX-12P-2X2G Switch running IOS - XE 17 .12.4 If you are using Catalyst 9300 or 9400 as access switches, most of this configuration still applies, but there might be some differences.
Cloud Management with IOS XE Overview
NEW! Experience the power of IOS XE 17 . 18 .3 (General Available) for Cloud Management with cloud configuration . In IOS XE 17 . 18 .1 we introduced support for features like BGP, VRF, In-Service Software Upgrades, and expanded support for the entire Catalyst 9200,9300, and C9500 High Performance families. Now with IOS XE 17 . 18 . 2 , we are introducing brand new cloud EVPN fabric capabilities, Virtual ...
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