Need advice for Cisco devices - Software currency

[krisvamcee]

Hi all,

I was involved in software currency and have to make sure all the Cisco devices (Routers/Switches) which are running IOS or IOS-XE software should be upgraded to latest software versions.

Is there any way I can verify if a software version is correct to upgrade an IOS for a switch or a router other than involving Cisco support team?

Regards

Kris

[Leo Laohoo]

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@krisvamcee wrote:

Is there any way I can verify if a software version is correct to upgrade an IOS for a switch or a router other than involving Cisco support team? 

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Read the Release Notes. 

Release Notes will details what model can support the IOS file.

[krisvamcee]

Thanks Leo

[Marvin Rhoads]

You can also run the free Cisco Network Assistant tool to help you inventory your Cisco hardware and software to check for outdated releases.

[krisvamcee]

Thanks Marvin

[Rahul Govindan]

Try a combination Cisco Active Advisor (https://ciscoactiveadvisor.com) and Cisco IOS software checker (https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/softwarechecker.x). First tool should be able to inventory your devices and versions. Second tool should be able to tell you which version you can go to for a particular platform which has most of the vulnerabilities fixed. But take both results with a pinch of salt. As @Leo Laohoo mentioned, release notes should give you a complete picture of what version you can upgrade to from your current release. 

[krisvamcee]

Thanks Rahul