4500 XMODEM

[Vincenzo Santoro]

Hi guys,

Does xmodem work for a 4506?

If not, any other method to upgred the firmare through the console port?

Thanks,

Vin

[Ivan Shirshin]

Hi Vincenzo,

It does not support xmodem but you could use the following step-by-step instruction to upload the image from TFTP server:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps663/products_configuration_example09186a0080094ecf.shtml#image

Kind Regards,
Ivan

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[Vincenzo Santoro]

Ok, thanks Ivan.

The problem is that I don't have anyone on site to connect the management port on the Supervisor to the network...so I was really looking for a method in order to upgrade the firmware just with the console port.

Any other solution?

Best,

Vin

[Vincenzo Santoro]

Basically I'd like to understand if I can use the following command directly from the rommon mode without connecting the management port...

copy xmodem: flash:filename

Of course any other similar method is more then welcome?

Thanks,

VIn

[Ivan Shirshin · Accepted solution]

Hi Vincenzo,

This switch does not have Xmodem or Ymodem functionality in ROMMON, as the document by the link above says:

"These Supervisor Engines also provide an Ethernet  Management port (10/100 Base T), which is available only from ROMmon  mode and can be configured to download a new valid image through TFTP  from a TFTP process. There is no option for Xmodem or Ymodem which  allows you to copy an image through the console port."

So you cannot load image through console port and you would need connection via one of ethernet interfaces to TFTP. E.g. you could connect a laptop to management port with TFTP server software on it.

Kind Regards,
Ivan

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