A few questions from a new tech...

[bryan.a.stith]

It is based on the conversion process of a Cisco 6500 Series switch (WS-Sup720-3B release) w/MSFC3 from a hybrid mode (CatOS/IOS) over to a native mode. I've found a few conversion processes online however, I do not know which process is the best to use (as some of them seem outdated) and detailed enough:

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/switches/catalyst-6500-series-switches/12031-catos-ios-conversion-6500k.html

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/switches/catalyst-6500-series-switches/70273-70273.html

http://www.ciscopress.com/articles/article.asp?p=102093&seqNum=5

Also, another question that I have is about the correct, most up-to-date software. Whenever I use the Cisco software download navigator to search for an applicable image, I see different images based on various network requirements. Are these images applicable to this process? 

https://software.cisco.com/download/release.html?mdfid=280829702&flowid=20135&softwareid=280805680&release=15.1.2-SY4a&relind=AVAILABLE&rellifecycle=ED&reltype=latest

Any help would be very much appreciated.

[Jon Marshall]

It depends on how complicated your configuration is.

When I did this a long time ago I just did it by hand ie. I didn't use a conversion tool I just created a new configuration in a text editor and then copied in the new configuration.

A lot of the commands in a configuration are defaults and you don't necessarily need to replicate them because you will get a new set of defaults when you convert.

If you have a lot of extra configuration eg. QOS then it may be worth using one. It really depends on how well you know what your switch is currently doing.

In terms of IOS image key things are -

1) feature set ie. you need a feature set that supports all the things you are currently doing

2) memory on your supervisor and whether you have enough

3) module support ie. you need to check the release notes for each release because they may not support all your existing modules

Jon