02-10-2020 07:06 AM
hello everyone,
Please can somebody help with the general rule for choosing the best IOS to upgrade to? I can find out what the latest ones are for my devices, but how do you know which is the preferred one to upgrade to and how often should you upgrade.
Please let me know.
Thank you
02-10-2020 07:18 AM
they will show you option of suggested versus the latest one; but you can choose which one you want. log in and go to downloading page , example
https://software.cisco.com/download/home/286309062/type/280805680/release/15.2.7E1
02-10-2020 07:19 AM
02-10-2020 01:36 PM
1. Read the Release Notes carefully.
2. Look at the Release Date of the firmware. Do not use any firmware that are >6 months old.
3. Look at the version number:
Look at the last digit - For "classic" IOS, last digit is "10" and for IOS-XE, the last digit is "9". Use firmware versions with a very high "last digit". Rule of thumb: Last digit is "4" and higher.
4. If the last digit is a number and followed by a letter, example, 16.12.1b, AVOID.
02-10-2020 11:31 PM
02-10-2020 11:59 PM
02-11-2020 01:32 AM
So the BIN file can be classed as the software?
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