topic Re: upgrading switch stack using dna center in Cisco Catalyst Center

upgrading switch stack using dna center

lopezdiegodepolo23613 — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 20:27:22 GMT

Hello

How is the procces to upgrade swithces in stack?

I didn´t find information about this.

Re: upgrading switch stack using dna center

balaji.bandi — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 20:41:02 GMT

Look at the SWIM :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEU-PwIFAL8

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/solutions/CVD/Campus/dnac-swim-deployment-guide.html

Re: upgrading switch stack using dna center

densto — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 21:51:59 GMT

HI,

Check out links provided by balaji.

In our environment I use DNA to upgrade 9300 stacks and 9500 VSS without any issues.

Define your golden image, then select the stack and distribute new image and upgrade it. Distribution and Upgrade can be schedule for different time. If you planing on upgrading a site with multiple devices make sure you plan it so that device you are upgrading is staying connected to DNA. otherwise it will fail upgrade. I tried to upgrade my entire site at the same time and multiple devices behind the router failed because router rebooted first.

Hope this helps

Re: upgrading switch stack using dna center

ROBERT T — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 19:42:22 GMT

I upgrade switch stacks the exact same way I upgrade individual switches.

I have upgraded hundreds of switches through DNAC successfully, stack or stand alone switches.

Re: upgrading switch stack using dna center

coleman.noc — Tue, 22 Nov 2022 02:13:47 GMT

Do you use a custom template to add switch stacks?

Re: upgrading switch stack using dna center

muhammad-nouman — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 01:29:52 GMT

Is there any difference to upgrade between standalone and stacks switches through DNAC?

Re: upgrading switch stack using dna center

balaji.bandi — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 06:31:21 GMT

There is no different if you upgrading from DNAC (aka catalyst Center)