Cisco 6509 IOS Upgrade where to start ??

[patelvc7601]

we have cisco 6509-E with IOS 12.2(18)SXF8 & trying to Introduce this as Service Layer.

I wanted to upgrade the IOS code to 12.2(33)SXI6 OR SXI7 . I do not see any upgrade guide that points to me what are the caveats associated with this.

I found following documents:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps708/products_configuration_example09186a0080116ff0.shtml#sup720

I can see that I have minimum DRAM 512 for 12;2(33)SXI7 . we may need to order another flash card ( only 128M right now).

1 When I tried to dowload the New IOS Sotware I saw more options( IOS Field Programmle Devices) , IOS Boot images etc..

Is there any certain sequence this need  to happen or some options are because of legacy reason.

2 When I tried to download the software ios I have the two option. I am not sure what this Main diffrence between following IOS :

ADVANCED ENTERPRISE SERVICES SSH s72033-adventerprisek9_wan-mz.122-33.SXI7.bin

ADVANCED ENT SERVICES SSH (MODULAR) s72033-adventerprisek9_wan-vz.122-33.SXI7.bin

3 According to

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps708/products_configuration_example09186a0080116ff0.shtml#sup720

when I tried to use boot system command I do not get the option for disk0: or is this normal ?

test(config)#boot system ?

  WORD   TFTP filename or URL

  flash  Boot from flash memory

  ftp    Boot from a server via ftp

  mop    Boot from a Decnet MOP server

  rcp    Boot from a server via rcp

  tftp   Boot from a tftp server

Sincerely,

Viral

[Julio Garcia · Accepted solution]

Viral

If you do a dir

you will see its called sup-bootdisk

6500-PE1#dir
Directory of sup-bootdisk:/

    1  -rw-    75345892   May 9 2007 13:44:10 +00:00  s72033-ipservicesk9_wan-mz.122-18.SXE6b.bin
    2  -rw-   126531876  Jun 20 2011 10:47:24 +00:00  s72033-ipservices_wan-mz.122-33.SXJ.bin
    3  -rw-    33554432  Jun 21 2011 02:35:24 +00:00  sea_log.dat
    4  -rw-    33554432  Jun 21 2011 02:36:02 +00:00  sea_console.dat

to actually do the boot system

boot system flash sup-bootdisk:s72033-ipservices_wan-mz.122-33.SXJ.bin

do a #sh bootvar to check

p.s i did a similar upgrade from Version 12.2(18)SXE6b

[patelvc7601]

Thank you Rob, that did the trick.

my curiosity about modular image ended ended up with some nice information & I am lucky that I am not in the production yet.

I am using single binary image rather than installed file ( which basically creates file system & load appropriate code when needed ). Now, I am curious to move to installed file image but command install file does not work as described in the follwoing link. I hope somebody have answer for it.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/switches/ps5718/ps708/prod_white_paper0900aecd80313e09.html

http://www.xpresslearn.com/cisco/switching/upgrade-to-a-modular-ios-image

host#sh ver

Cisco IOS Software, s72033_rp Software (s72033_rp-ADVENTERPRISE_WAN-VM), Version 12.2(33)SXI7, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)

Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport

Copyright (c) 1986-2011 by Cisco Systems, Inc.

Compiled Mon 18-Jul-11 07:28 by prod_rel_team

ROM: System Bootstrap, Version 12.2(17r)S4, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)

host uptime is 1 hour, 19 minutes

Uptime for this control processor is 1 hour, 17 minutes

Time since Dist2 switched to active is 1 hour, 17 minutes

System returned to ROM by reload at 09:38:14 EDT Thu Oct 20 2011 (SP by reload)

System image file is "sup-bootdisk:s72033-adventerprise_wan-vz.122-33.SXI7.bin"

Last reload reason: reload

cisco WS-C6509-E (R7000) processor (revision 1.4) with 516096K/8192K bytes of memory.

Processor board ID SMG1316NHGX

SR71000 CPU at 600Mhz, Implementation 1284, Rev 1.2, 512KB L2 Cache

Last reset from s/w reset

35 Virtual Ethernet interfaces

2 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces

21 Ten Gigabit Ethernet interfaces

1917K bytes of non-volatile configuration memory.

65536K bytes of Flash internal SIMM (Sector size 512K).

Configuration register is 0x2102

host#show inst

host#show install ?

% Unrecognized command         

host#ins?