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How to upgrade MSE 3355 v8.0.130 to CMX 10.2

Koevi Vong — Mon, 05 Jul 2021 12:04:50 GMT

Hi,

I need to upgrade an MSE 3355 running version 8.0.130 to CMX 10.2. I can't seem to find any documentation for the upgrade procedure, has anyone done this upgrade before?

Cisco software to download for the MSE 3355 is the CISCO_CMX-10.2.0-213-3355.iso but there are no upgrade instructions for this that I can find. I am assuming since it is an ISO, I will need to burn this onto a DVD and load it on the MSE 3355 DVD Drive and boot from DVD?

Any help would be appreciated 😃

Thanks,

There is no upgrade path for

Rasika Nayanajith — Thu, 19 May 2016 03:51:21 GMT

There is no upgrade path for this.

You have to do clean 10.2 install. In 10.2 there are two separate flavors called "Presence" & "Location". Given appliance (or VM) you cannot run both of them. Also go through release notes of 10.2 as there are certain limitations compare to 8.x

Here is some of my notes during 10.2 (Presense) installation

https://mrncciew.com/2015/10/23/cisco-cmx-10-2-part-1/

Regards

Rasika

Hi Rasika,

Koevi Vong — Thu, 19 May 2016 04:21:14 GMT

Hi Rasika,

I have downloaded the CMX ISO file for the MSE 3355 platform, is it basically just burning it onto a DVD and loading from Disc on the MSE 3355?

Thanks,

Yes, that should work.

Rasika Nayanajith — Thu, 19 May 2016 06:24:41 GMT

Yes, that should work.

Thanks Rasika

Koevi Vong — Thu, 19 May 2016 06:32:28 GMT

Thanks Rasika

Boot from Disc doesn't seem

Koevi Vong — Mon, 23 May 2016 02:59:34 GMT

Boot from Disc doesn't seem to work, it just sits there with no response at all.

Which version did you use ? I

Rasika Nayanajith — Mon, 23 May 2016 03:10:40 GMT

Which version did you use ? I used below image few months back & that worked for me

CISCO_CMX-10.2.0-213-3355.iso

HTH

Rasika

I am using the exact same

Koevi Vong — Mon, 23 May 2016 03:31:39 GMT

I am using the exact same version.

I actually got a response from it now and received the following error: (see image)

Any ideas?

Hi Rasika,

Pranav Gade — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 09:02:38 GMT

Hi Rasika,

We are facing same issue, currently we are having pre-build mse running with 8.x and we need to install cmx 10.2 in it but when we are trying to installed with KVM console its showing us CPU not responding error.

Can you help us, how we can do fresh installation of CMX 10.2 in cisco MSE 3365 physical appliance.

Thanks in advance

Hi Pranav,

Koevi Vong — Wed, 15 Jun 2016 04:55:55 GMT

Hi Pranav,

I have RMA'd my MSE 3355 and had it replaced with a new one from Cisco as my hardware was fautly.

I've just installed 10.2 CMX on the new MSE 3355 successfully. If you are receiving any hardware errors, it's best you raise a case with Cisco and have it looked into.

Steps I used to install CMX 10.2 on Cisco MSE 3355:

1. Download the ISO CMX 10.2 file from Cisco website (CISCO_CMX-10.2.0-213-3355.iso)

2. Burn the ISO file to a DVD as an ISO (I used NERO)

3. Insert the DVD into the Cisco MSE 3355 DVD drive and reboot the MSE. You must have a monitor and keyboard plugged into the MSE 3355. (Console will not work)

4. When you see a Cisco logo on the screen with an option to press F12, press F12 to select boot option. Choose CD/DVD ROM.

5. The install will begin and take 10-15 minutes, this should now all be straight forward as you will just go through a few setup pages.

Hope this helps.

Hi Rasika,

Gertjan Scharloo — Fri, 27 Jan 2017 15:28:43 GMT

Hi Rasika,

I am just trying to install 10.2.3 CMX on my existing MSE 3365 and i need some help:

UPDATE

Current version

8.0.140.0

BIOS-version : 220M4.2.0.8b.0.080620151546 ->C220M4.2.0.10m.0.1216161703

Firmware 2.0(8d)- >2.0(10h)

update CIMC and BIOS does not help! -> same problem

Steps I tried :

1. Download the ISO CMX 10.2.3 file from Cisco website (CISCO_CMX-10.2.3-34-3365.iso

2. Burn the ISO file to a USB as an ISO (I used Etcher) select Boot (F6 -USB) or

3. Mount(local ISO) directly from my laptop by the pop-up menu

(The.iso image can be loaded on a USB stick or mounted as a virtual drive using the Cisco Integrated Management Controller (CIMC).)

Booting from DVD-ISO is working until this message : "Running anaconda 13.21.229, the CentOS system installer - pleas wait. "

Do you have any suggestions ?

And is there a minimum CIMC firmware version required to upgrade from 8.x to 10.x ?

For more information, see the “ Installing the CIMC Firmware Update Utility ” chapter in the Cisco CIMC Firmware Update Utility User Guide.

Many thanks!

Gertjan Scharloo

If you have access to CIMC,

Rasika Nayanajith — Fri, 27 Jan 2017 20:38:27 GMT

If you have access to CIMC, you can try that option. Go to KVM console and setup virtual media

Once reload, you can go to setup menu (F6) and select boot from the new iso image.

You may need to SSH using CIMC IP to hit "enter" in order to initiate upgrade process (release note should state it)

HTH

Rasika

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Thanks!!! SSH using CIMC IP

Gertjan Scharloo — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 12:57:15 GMT

Thanks!!! SSH using CIMC IP to hit "enter" in order to initiate upgrade process (and enable Serial over LAN) is 'the answer' !!!

The best way is to get the

Scott Fella — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 15:39:56 GMT

The best way is to get the ISO from TAC and use the CIMC interface to install the ISO. I have done this process to go from 10.x to 8.x and vice versa. You basically would have the image on your laptop and while connected to the CIMC interface, you would just upload it to the appliance.

-Scott

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Good to see that helps

Rasika Nayanajith — Thu, 02 Feb 2017 02:46:32 GMT

Good to see it helped you.

Hi Rasika Nayanajith how are

Hector Raudel Angel Gutierrez Moreno — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 18:11:04 GMT

Hi Rasika Nayanajith how are you?

Do you have or know some procedure that you can share me to migrate existing licenses from a MSE 8.0.110.0 to a new CMX 10.2.2.-340?

Best regards.

This is the important steps.

likuanming — Mon, 10 Apr 2017 01:38:43 GMT

This is the important steps. SSH in to CIMC IP, if the SOL is disabled, after typing connect host, it shows Cisco Serial over LAN (SOL) is disabled. Have to go to the steps 3 in below steps to enable it.

Step 1 SSH ip-address-of-cimc-l admin

Step 2 Login using the credentials of CIMC

Step 3 Once you are connected to CIMC through ssh, enter the following commands:

# scope sol
Server /sol #set enabled yes
Server /sol *# set baud-rate 115200
Server /sol *# commit
Server /sol # show

Enabled Baud Rate(bps)
------- ---------------
yes 115200

Now you should be able to connect to SOL. You must perform the above steps only once.

Step 4 To connect to the serial console, enter the following command:

Server# connect host

Now you are on the serial console of the Cisco MSE 3365.

It's the same symptom as me

Thu, 27 Jul 2017 04:19:03 GMT

It's the same symptom as me.
How did you solve this problem

Re: Hi Rasika,

Ricardo Issac Vadir Martinez — Thu, 24 Aug 2017 19:16:56 GMT

Hello everybody:

I've had some issues when installing 10.3.x versions on MSE 3365. I've upgraded to the latest version 3.0(3a) and this solved the problem.

Re: There is no upgrade path for

Tony Suarez — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 19:26:01 GMT

I have a customer with a 3355 appliance which is EOS and they would like to upgrade to the virtual CMX. The question is, how do I quote this. From what I understand the upgrade is free with a valid maintenance contract on the existing MSE software. They have 369 base licenses and 25 w/IPS. Can I just go to the PUT and download CMX 10.x? Will the AP license migrate over as part of the process? Is there anything that has to be purchased?