upgrading the ws-5505

n.titchener · ‎09-14-2004

I'm about to upgrade a 5505 switch with various modules attached. I'm looking for some general tips on doing this. In particular Cisco specifies RAM sizes which do not appear to match the actual file size. For example I'm running 6.4(3) which requires 64M and I'm running it on 32M. The actual file size in RAM is 19M as indicated by the show ver command while the website shows it to be 4M.

Any tips welcome

Cheers

Prashanth Krishnappa · ‎09-14-2004

Can you paste the output of "sh ver"?

n.titchener · ‎09-14-2004

The show ver is as follows:

(enable) sh ver

WS-C5505 Software, Version McpSW: 6.4(3) NmpSW: 6.4(3)

NMP S/W compiled on Apr 10 2003, 17:58:53

MCP S/W compiled on Apr 10 2003, 17:45:07

System Bootstrap Version: 5.1(1)

Hardware Version: 1.0 Model: WS-C5505 Serial #: 066577309

Mod Port Model Serial # Versions

--- ---- ---------- --------- ----------------------------------------

1 2 WS-X5550 024977308 Hw : 1.2

Fw : 5.1(1)

Fw1: 5.2(1)

Sw : 6.4(3)

3 24 WS-X5225R 013510491 Hw : 3.3

Fw : 4.3(1)

Sw : 6.4(3)

4 48 WS-X5012A 010511680 Hw : 1.0

Fw : 4.2(1)

Sw : 6.4(3)

5 48 WS-X5012A 027746607 Hw : 1.1

Fw : 4.2(1)

Sw : 6.4(3)

15 1 WS-F5541 021602367 Hw : 1.0

Fw : 12.1(19),

Sw : 12.1(19),

DRAM FLASH NVRAM

Module Total Used Free Total Used Free Total Used Free

------ ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ----- ----- -----

1 32768K 19368K 13400K 8192K 3997K 4195K 512K 203K 309K

I've used Cisco's software advisor which recommends 5.5(19) for this setup. Just wondering if there are any expected problems/hitches I may encounter.

What is the commend to view the CATOS file, it's not the normal show flash!

Cheers

Prashanth Krishnappa · ‎09-15-2004

You have a Sup3G which needs only 32M DRAM for it to run 6.x

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/lan/cat5000/c5krn/sw_rns/78_11304.htm#wp53565

If you are upgrading 6.4(12) should be good

glen.grant · ‎09-14-2004

Ram is where the catos runs , 6.X train does require 64 meg to run correctly for a loaded box , 5.x train was the last train to run on 32 meg .Unless you need some feature that 6.X provides and you don't plan on upgrading then I would run 5.5.20 version . The actual file size of the catos file isn't very big like 4-6 meg like you say . Because the 6.X train provides added functionality that you may or may not use it needs 64 meg to run right . If you only have 32 meg of DRAM run 5.5.20 .