topic Re: Firmware Upgrade Questions in Cloud Networking Platform

Firmware Upgrade Questions

shawnkst — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 08:26:07 GMT

Hi All

while trying to schedule a firmware upgrade for my switches in my network zone. I realized it detected Switch-CS （Catalyst） in my network zone. I am pretty sure that I do not have any Catalyst switches in my environment as well as a Security appliance with a MX18.211.2 firmware. Am I missing out something?

Thank you all for your time!

Re: Firmware Upgrade Questions

aleabrahao — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 10:37:08 GMT

Do you have any combined networks?

If you use combined templates or auto‑firmware scheduling, the Dashboard will list firmware tracks for all device families in that network type including Catalyst CS firmware.

Re: Firmware Upgrade Questions

dunky — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:14:30 GMT

It lists both for me to and I don't have and Catalyst switches either.

I've learnt to just ignore the CS line 😀

Re: Firmware Upgrade Questions

Philip D'Ath — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 17:32:32 GMT

This is expected behaviour.

You could add a CS switch in the future, so it needs some concept of which firmware version to use.

Re: Firmware Upgrade Questions

shawnkst — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 04:40:32 GMT

Hi There

No combined templates or auto-firmware schedule.

Re: Firmware Upgrade Questions

shawnkst — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 04:41:58 GMT

Hi Philip

What about the security appliance that doesnt exist in my network zone but the firmware update is asking to upgrade it firmware version?

Re: Firmware Upgrade Questions

aleabrahao — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 10:09:22 GMT

Are you sure you don't have any networks created in the combined type?

Re: Firmware Upgrade Questions

Philip D'Ath — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 18:08:14 GMT

That is expected behaviour if it is a combined network, or the network has had a security appliance in it, or was cloned from a network that contained a security appliance.

Re: Firmware Upgrade Questions

shawnkst — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 02:16:33 GMT

Hi Bro

You are right, when I check under Organization- Overview, it display that network zone was created as a combined network type.

Re: Firmware Upgrade Questions

khalidbochajra — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 20:47:31 GMT

The Meraki dashboard still shows those devices just to tell you "Hey! I'm supporting these devices." but that doesn't mean they exist physically. I mean after all we can manage a device even before adding it physically, so why would that be any different?

Re: Firmware Upgrade Questions

khalidbochajra — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 19:36:29 GMT

Sorry, my bad! I mean before we add the device physically we add it to Inventory first.. But you got the idea of how combined networks work and how they can combine the MX,MS and MR networks into one for ease of management even though those devices don't exist.