Upgrade switch 9300 ios

[Leftz]

Hi we have switch/stacked switch 9300. The version is 17.3.3. In the below screenshot, there are many choices. I would like to know which one is best one for our switches and which one we can use? Thank you

[balaji.bandi]

i go with cat9k_iosxe.17.03.03.SPA.bin  (until your organization required No Payload Encryption (NPE))

[Leo Laohoo]

I am currently testing 17.3.4.  Too early to tell to provide any feedback. 

[interfacedy]

Hi Thank you very much for your reply. I would like to know ios Amsterdan in switch 9300 can be upgraded to Bangaluru? 

[Leo Laohoo]

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@interfacedy wrote:

Hi Thank you very much for your reply. I would like to know ios Amsterdan in switch 9300 can be upgraded to Bangaluru? 

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Yes, direct upgrade to 17.3.X is do-able.  
1.  Make sure to read the Release Notes. 

2.  Upgrading to 17.3.X may require an automatic ROMMON upgrade.  This upgrade will add the outage time to around 15 minutes.  

[interfacedy]

Thank you Leo! Can we say Amsterdan and Bangaluru are nick name for different ios? When ios is big upgraded, cisco will give a different nick name? so that we can say the same nick name have more similar feature? Thank you

[Leo Laohoo]

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@interfacedy wrote:

Can we say Amsterdan and Bangaluru are nick name for different ios?

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Just like the "gold star", the IOS-XE names are just "marketing" gimmick.  

NOTE:  "gold star" is not the same as "Safe Harbor".

[interfacedy]

If I say different name specificlly cover different stage during ios version increase, do you agree? If so, based on what new feature Cisco give a new name? Thank you!