Cisco Software and Licensing

can not launch Cisco Catalyst 8000V router on AWS

Hello,Has anyone outside the U.S. successfully launched the Cisco Catalyst 8000V SD-WAN & Router - PAYG - DNA Advantage instance on AWS?Here is the market place link: I got error "This product is not available in your current region. Contact the se...

'show interfaces description' not supported in packet tracer?

I am currently studying for my ccna and I am using packet tracer to do some labs. One thing I noticed is that 'show interfaces description' does not work on any device. I would like to be able to use commands properly the way they would work on a rea...

ISR1100 support for INSTALL mode upgrades

Hi,has anyone been able to upgrade ISR1100 using the install mode? i tried to upgrade couple of devices and get the below error on all, was able to upgrade as bundle mode oksame file and verified the mdf5 is correct too. install_add_activate_commit: ...

Smart Software Manager On-Prem 10 frontend failed

Hello everyone,Last week I updated from version 10-202606 to 10-202608. Since then, the frontend container won't start:"ssm_patch[37997]: Waiting for frontend container..."Restoring a backup also has the same problem.I also found this in the journal:...

CSC-ERR-9999 after login cisco portal

Hello Team,i have created a new account on Cisco but when i try to login to https://software.cisco.com I get this error:Action already taken:-I will try using a different browser-I will try using incognito mode-I will try using a different device-I w...

collector not updating discovered data

My collector works fine to discover the routers in the field. However, if anything changes on those routers the collector never picks up the update!! For example, if I upgrade the IOS version!Anyone seen that [email protected]

Nexus OSv9300/9500 10.6.1 EVPN ESI Support

Hey Everyone,According to the new Nexus OSv 10.6(1)F. "EVPN ESI Multi-Homing" should now be available.https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/dcn/nx-os/nexus9000/106x/release-notes/cisco-nexus-9000-nxos-release-notes-1061F.htmlBooting up the new 10.6.1...

Unable to get licenses issued

I have a client developing fusion reactor technology. They are well-funded, growing rapidly, and investing heavily in their IT infrastructure. I recommended Meraki as the strategic platform for their networking, both on-premises and for their HPC env...

Packet Tracer 9.0 cannot open completed PKA files

Hoping someone can help me. I re-installed packet tracer 9.0 and now I cannot open completed PKA files.When I try and open them, packet tracer asks me for the User Profile (Name and E-Mail). None of the completed network shows up. It seems that pack...

Documentation on Cisco OS Upgrades

I cannot find any documentation indicating whether a direct upgrade is possible from C9300 version 17.6.6a to 17.15.6, and from C9407R version 17.09.04a to 17.15.6.

Resolved! Cisco License On-Prem 10 - missing timezone?

Hello,we recently upgraded our cssm-9 to CLP 10-202608 (lab/test environment).It seems that in Admin > Settings > Time we are missing some timezone (e.g. UTC+2 since we are in Europe, Italy). - see screenshot in attachment.How can we set the correct ...

Cisco Interconnect UCS-FI-6454 image reload

I have an interconnect 6454 that we had an M.2 drive on the inside we had to replace. I used the contents of this bundle: ucs-6400-k9-bundle-infra.6.0.2b.A.bin to boot from a usb and install the files. However after running though the setup and assig...

Cisco IOS XE Software Security Hardening Release: August 2026

Hi, I'm trying to figure out if we need to go to the fixed version of IOS XE We use ASR920 and IR1101 routersI say we need to go to a fixed version but I'm challenged saying no.What would be the reason we would not need to fo to a fixed version. Tha...

Transceiver speed does not match the speed configured on the port

- I have a cisco Nexus9000 C92300YC Chassis with two supported 10G optics for it.- When inserting a 10G optic in one of the ports, it keeps showing the "Transceiver speed does not match the speed configured on the port" error message.- But the same o...

IE3200 Upgrade Path from IOS 17.6.3 to 17.15.5

What is the upgrade path from IOS 17.6.3 to 17.15.5 for the IE3200 switch?Is it direct or are there recommended interim IOS versions one must upgrade to reach the final goal?