9200L upgrade failed due to space

[royce.varughese.1984]

Upgrade attempt failing due to space. 17.9.5 > 17.12.5

Can i remove .pkg files of current firmware and attempt upgrade again.?

56699 -rw- 44267403 Jul 9 2024 11:56:16 +08:00 cat9k_lite-rpboot.17.09.05.SPA.pkg
56698 -rw- 14876672 Jul 9 2024 11:54:35 +08:00 cat9k_lite-webui.17.09.05.SPA.pkg
56696 -rw- 5980160 Jul 9 2024 11:54:34 +08:00 cat9k_lite-srdriver.17.09.05.SPA.pkg
56695 -rw- 409178112 Jul 9 2024 11:54:34 +08:00 cat9k_lite-rpbase.17.09.05.SPA.pkg

switch#install add file bootflash:cat9k_lite_iosxe.17.12.05.SPA.bin activate commit
install_add_activate_commit: START Mon Jul 07 18:01:46 AWST 2025
install_add: Adding IMG
[1] Switch 1 FAILED: /mnt/sd3/user requires 459784 KB of free space, but only 375128 KB is available
FAILED: add_activate_commit /mnt/sd3/user/cat9k_lite_iosxe.17.12.05.SPA.bin Mon Jul 07 18:01:47 AWST 2025

Reloaded switch once and tried again still same.

[Leo Laohoo]

Try this:  

conf t
 iox
end
guestshell enable
guestshell destroy

 If this works, then this is due to CSCwa71156 & CSCwo59318.

[royce.varughese.1984]

no such command in config mode.. 

[M02@rt37]

Hello @royce.varughese.1984 

guestshell enable
guestshell destroy

these 2 commands under privilege EXEC command prompt => meaning # prompt ! not in config mode (config) !

[royce.varughese.1984]

Switch#guestshell enable
^
% Invalid input detected at '^' marker.

switch#guestshell destroy
^
% Invalid input detected at '^' marker.

[M02@rt37]

Mmmm it is Ok on C9300.... not on your C9200.

I'm gonna check that.

[Leo Laohoo]

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@royce.varughese.1984 wrote:

Switch#guestshell enable
^
% Invalid input detected at '^' marker.

switch#guestshell destroy
^
% Invalid input detected at '^' marker.

---

Hold on. 

Was IOX enabled before going into guestshell?

[royce.varughese.1984]

switch#conf t
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
switch(config)#iox
^
% Invalid input detected at '^' marker.

switch(config)#end
switch#iox
switch#iox?
% Unrecognized command
switch#iox   conf t
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
switch(config)#io?
% Unrecognized command

[royce.varughese.1984]

SO this is what i did now. Converted switch to Bundle mode.
and then to install mode. 

Now switch is upgraded to 17.12.5. Still wondering all that space error and why it was coming. if this has to be approach always then going to be pain for support team with future upgrades.

[MHM Cisco World]

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/switches/catalyst-9300-series-switches/217607-troubleshoot-and-recover-catalyst-9000-s.html#toc-hId-1900090559

Chevk 5his 

MHM

[royce.varughese.1984]

install remove inactive
was done but didn't make much of difference as each time it deleted my .bin file as well.