WS-C4500X-24X-IPB Cisco Catalyst 4500-X Switch

Keep the twenty-four-port IP Base identity intact

Cisco identifies WS-C4500X-24X-IPB as a twenty-four-port 10-Gigabit Catalyst 4500-X order with IP Base software, front-to-back cooling and no power supplies. The IPB suffix matters: this is not the twenty-four-port Enterprise Services ordering line, even though the two orders share a platform name.

Match the software tier to the actual routing requirement

The documented IP Base tier includes Layer 2 features and basic Layer 3 functions. Cisco describes Enterprise Services as a separate software activation upgrade. Establish the intended feature list and validate the offered entitlement before relying on advanced routing capabilities; do not substitute a different software tier in the product description.

Make the quotation resolve the physical inventory

Request an itemized configuration for the twenty-four-port order, including installed network modules, supported optical transceivers, power modules and their airflow. The exact base ordering row excludes power supplies. Platform support for dual power is an installation option, not proof that two supplies or optics accompany a particular unit.

Plan procurement after the published support endpoint

The exact WS-C4500X-24X-IPB PID appears in the 4500-X retirement notice. Sale ended October 30, 2020 and the final support date was October 31, 2025. Since that date has passed, compare the legacy requirement with a migration design and confirm any independent service arrangement without representing it as manufacturer coverage.

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