Cisco 867VAE Router IOS Upgrade

Shaun Okeefe · ‎09-07-2019

Hi All,

I've got myself into a bit of a problem, I've purchased a Cisco 867VAE (I'm already using these around the company) and unfortunately it came with image c860vae-ipbasek9-mz.152-4.M1.bin

This image doesnt support VPN isakmp I need the advanced security ios.

I downloaded c860vae-advsecurityk9-mz.154-3.M4.bin and flashed it to the FLASH booted up and now I get:

System Bootstrap, Version 15.1(4r)M2, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport
Copyright (c) 2011 by cisco Systems, Inc.

C860VAE ipbase platform with 256 MB of main memory

Booting flash:c860vae-advsecurityk9-mz.154-3.M4.bin
boot: Launch entrypt: 0x80800000
Self decompressing the image : ################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################ [OK]

Wrong IOS image on IPBASE Router

I can goto ROMmon and boot back into the old image but how do properly upgrade this router to the new firmware I downloaded?

Another idential model router on another site is running:
System image file is "flash:c860vae2-advseck9-mz.SPA.156-3.M3a.bin"

This is why I downloaded the image I did to try and re-flash from the standard ipbase ios

Many thanks,
Shaun

Georg Pauwen · ‎09-07-2019

Hello,

I think your model can only run IP Base images. You need the 867VAE-K9 model.

The Cisco 860VAE ISRs come in three functional types:

The base router—offers entry-level features and basic connectivity:

Default image: Cisco 866VAE and 867VAE c860vae-ipbasek9-mz IPBase 15.2(2)T or 15.1(4)M2

The secure router–offers advanced security and QoS options in addition to the basic features,

Default image: Cisco 866VAE-K9 and 867VAE-K9 c860vae-advsecurityk9-mz c860vae-advsecurityk9_npe-mz Advanced Security 15.2(2)T or 15.1(4)M2

A secure wireless router adds wireless LAN connectivity and FlexVPN including site-to-site VPN.

Default image: C866VAE-W and C867VAE-W c860vaew-advsecurityk9-mz

Shaun Okeefe · ‎09-07-2019

Not sure if this would help, I've pasted both my Show Versions from the existing working router...and the new one i've purchased.

Existing Show Ver

Cisco IOS Software, C860 Software (C860VAE2-ADVSECK9-M), Version 15.6(3)M3a, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc2)
Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport
Copyright (c) 1986-2017 by Cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Tue 19-Sep-17 00:39 by prod_rel_team

ROM: System Bootstrap, Version 12.4(20160812:080043) [pallavik-v153_3r_m_throttle-rommon 112], RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)

RTR-01 uptime is 1 week, 1 hour, 31 minutes
System returned to ROM by power-on
System image file is "flash:c860vae2-advseck9-mz.SPA.156-3.M3a.bin"
Last reload type: Normal Reload
Last reload reason: power-on

New Router

Cisco IOS Software, C860 Software (C860VAE-IPBASEK9-M), Version 15.2(4)M1, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport
Copyright (c) 1986-2012 by Cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Fri 27-Jul-12 02:47 by prod_rel_team

ROM: System Bootstrap, Version 15.1(4r)M2, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)

RTR-02 uptime is 2 minutes
System returned to ROM by reload at 11:45:04 BST Sat Sep 7 2019
System image file is "flash:c860vae-ipbasek9-mz.152-4.M1.bin"
Last reload type: Normal Reload
Last reload reason: Reload Command

Cheers,
Shaun

Georg Pauwen · ‎09-07-2019

Hello,

your new router is the IP Base model. You cannot run an advanced image on that router. For that,you need to purchase the secure model (option 2 in my previous post)...