Catalyst Switching

ThousandEyes supports installing Enterprise Agents on Cisco Catalyst switches using Cisco application hosting. This article outlines the prerequisites, requirements, and supported Cisco Catalyst switches.

The agent can also be installed using the Cisco Catalyst Center.

Application Hosting Overview

To support application hosting capabilities on Cisco Catalyst switches, the switch provides hardware resources where applications can reside and execute. Cisco IOS XE reserves dedicated memory and CPU resources for application hosting to provide a separate execution space for user applications, without compromising the integrity and performance of the switch.

For more information on Cisco application hosting, see Application Hosting.

Entitlements

Cisco customers are entitled to 22 units per DNA license. For more information, see About Usage Units.

Supported Devices and System Requirements

Catalyst 9300 Series Switches

Cisco Catalyst Switch	Supported Test Types	OS Requirements	Additional Requirements
Catalyst 9300	All test types	All Tests: IOS-XE 17.6.1 or later. Non-Browser Synthetics Tests Only: IOS-XE 17.3.3 or later.	Licence Requirements: DNA Advantage license. Management Requirements: Cisco Catalyst Center (previously DNA Center) 2.2.2.3 or later. Browser Synthetics Tests: An SSD must be installed in the back port/slot for browser synthetics tests. For more information, see Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series Switches Hardware Installation Guide.
Catalyst 9300L	All test types	IOS-XE 17.6.1 or later.	Licence Requirements: DNA Advantage license. Management Requirements: Cisco Catalyst Center (previously DNA Center) 2.2.2.3 or later. Browser Synthetics Tests: An SSD must be installed in the back port/slot for browser synthetics tests. For more information, see Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series Switches Hardware Installation Guide.

Catalyst 9400 Series Switches

Cisco Catalyst Switch	Supported Test Types	OS Requirements	Additional Requirements
Catalyst 9400	All test types	All Tests: IOS-XE 17.6.1 or later. Non-Browser Synthetics Tests Only: IOS-XE 17.5.1 or later.	Licence Requirements: DNA Advantage license. Management Requirements: Cisco Catalyst Center (previously DNA Center) 2.2.2.3 or later. Browser Synthetics Tests: An SSD must be installed in the back port/slot for browser synthetics tests. For more information, see Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series Switches Hardware Installation Guide.

Cisco Catalyst 9410 switches require additional setup steps to enable the AppGigabitEthernet port. For more information on the required steps, see the “Application Hosting on Cisco Catalyst 9410 Series Switches” section of Cisco's Programmability Configuration Guide.

Installation Instructions

The following installation methods are supported for Cisco Catalyst switches:

• Installing Enterprise Agents on Cisco Catalyst Switches.