Upgrade your Catalyst Center
Learn more about the recommended release, upgrading best practices, and key resources to assist in your Catalyst Center upgrade.
Enhanced connectivity and streamlined operations Catalyst Center version 2.3.7.9 (now a recommended release) 
Unlock key new features and functionality introduced in the latest release
- Catalyst Center offers compliance visibility and seamless management of unified licenses, with robust support for new access point models, such as 9176D1, 9176I, and 9178I for Wi-Fi 7 configuration.
- Parallel Redundancy Protocol enables industrial ethernet devices to connect to two parallel networks and send packets simultaneously, minimizing downtime.
- With ISSU support, you can upgrade software without interrupting network service for Catalyst 9400 switch as Fabric node and Catalyst 9800 wireless controllers.
- Discover brownfield infrastructure, learn the configuration, and simplify network automation tasks.
- Developers have greater flexibility with over 260 new APIs and updated libraries for Ansible, Terraform, and Python. The Ansible collection now offers 31 workflows, including wireless design, network profiles, and assurance issues.
- With mixed three-node clusters, there's support for both DN2 and DN3 Catalyst Center appliances to build high availability.
- Client Health Dashboard now supports Wi-Fi 7 clients, providing insights into their performance and potential issues.
- Multiple Link Operational clients can connect across 2.4GHz, 5GHz, and 6GHz bands with improved reliability and performance.
Prepare for your upgrade to Catalyst Center version 2.3.7.9
Review these key best practices to prepare for your Catalyst Center upgrade. These steps should be taken 5-7 days before your upgrade.
How much time does it take to upgrade?
Plan your upgrade with these time estimates based on your current version.
Resources
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Explore some of the new features of Catalyst Center version 2.3.7.x and access key resources to plan and execute your upgrade.