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can i assign Multiple boot system images on Cisco 2960XR stacked switch?

vikram4
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I would like to know if is it possible to have two boot system images in cisco 2960XR stacked switch, one primary and another secondary as we can do in routers.

Also no info related to boot image appears on running nor startup-config after command insertion and info shown only in 'show boot' output.

And in the "show boot" output, we can only see the image path that was last configured with "boot system" command. It seems like IOS replaces the image path that was configured first by the one that was last configured:

Do you guys know if this platform supports multiple boot system images or not?

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Jaderson Pessoa
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Dear,
If your switches are in stackwise model, you cant run them with diferent ios image.
Jaderson Pessoa
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I don't want to run different ios images but rather i want to know if i can define 2 or more ios using 'boot system flash' command. So if 1st ios does not work for some reason, device will then check  2nd ios image & try to boot it. This happen with router but this doesn't seem to be happening with 2960XR stacked switch. So wanted some clarification

Yes, it you can without problem.

SW-01(config)#boot system switch all ?
WORD pathlist of boot file(s) ... file1;file2;...   list files ios for  boot here.

Jaderson Pessoa
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Hello! Jardenson

 

It is ok?

switch# sh boot
BOOT path-list : flash:/c2960x-universalk9-mz.152-7.E1.bin;/c2960x-universalk9-mz.150-2.EX5.bin

 

Thanks for you support!

 

 

Leo Laohoo
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No, multiple boot variable statements won't be allowed/supported.
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