Cisco Catalyst 9K Schedule Upgrade using CLI Commands

[darren-mcleish]

How do I schedule a Catalyst 9K upgrade using CLI Commands.

I clicked y below at the switch restarted.

POC-SWITCH#install activate
install_activate: START Tue May 27 12:34:05 AEST 2025
install_activate: Activating IMG
Following packages shall be activated:
/flash/cat9k-cc_srdriver.17.12.05.SPA.pkg
/flash/cat9k-espbase.17.12.05.SPA.pkg
/flash/cat9k-guestshell.17.12.05.SPA.pkg
/flash/cat9k-lni.17.12.05.SPA.pkg
/flash/cat9k-rpbase.17.12.05.SPA.pkg
/flash/cat9k-sipbase.17.12.05.SPA.pkg
/flash/cat9k-sipspa.17.12.05.SPA.pkg
/flash/cat9k-srdriver.17.12.05.SPA.pkg
/flash/cat9k-webui.17.12.05.SPA.pkg
/flash/cat9k-wlc.17.12.05.SPA.pkg
/flash/cat9k-rpboot.17.12.05.SPA.pkg

This operation may require a reload of the system. Do you want to proceed? [y/n]y

--- Starting Activate ---
Performing Activate on all members
[1] Activate package(s) on Switch 1
[1] Finished Activate on Switch 1
Checking status of Activate on [1]
Activate: Passed on [1]
Finished Activate

SUCCESS: install_activate Tue May 27 12:43:23 AEST 2025

[Leo Laohoo]

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@darren-mcleish wrote:
This operation may require a reload of the system. Do you want to proceed? [y/n]y

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What is the model of the switch?  If the switch is a 3650, 3850 or a 9300/9300L/9300X, then read this:  Cisco 3850: IOS-XE/Firmware Upgrade

For 9200/9200L, 9400, 9500/9500X or 9600, WLC 9800, ISR 1000, Catalyst 8k, ASR 1000 read at this:  One-Hit-Wonder NSFW

Let me know if there are questions.

[pieterh]

As I recall you cannot schedule the installation itself, only the reload.

Mind you activate  does not make it the running image, but is modifying boot parameters for the next reload.