Download Cisco iOS cat3k_caa-universalk9.16.09.06.SPA.bin

[Vinnfier93]

Hi all,

I facing issue with a customer that want to upgrade iOS for Catalyst 3850-48T-L Switch.

Current version: 03.06.06E

upgrade version: 16.09.06.SPA.bin.

Actually I'm curious about downloading iOS without getting service contract.

So is it safe to download cat3k_caa-universalk9.16.09.06.SPA.bin and install in switch just like that

even you dont have contract associated with current switch?

because I afraid it will pop-up some error. It actually happened to me years ago, but I forgot already how I solved this issue

[Damien Miller]

As of 16.9.2+, Cisco smart licensing is mandatory. If you wish to avoid smart licensing, then you need to remain on nothing newer than the 16.6.x software level. 

[Leo Laohoo]

You can upgrade the firmware without a Service Contract -- If you have the firmware file already.

[Vinnfier93]

Hi Leo,

I got a customer take firmware from the other switches but suddenly like I said this issue arise again.

Booting...
Interface GE 0 link down***ERROR: PHY link is down
The "IP_ADDR" environment variable is not set.

Getting rest of image
Reading full image into memory...Check base package header ...: done = 16384
Getting rest of image
Reading full image into memory....done
Reading full base package into memory...: done = 30417560
Bundle Image
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Kernel Address    : 0x537783bc
Kernel Size       : 0x3664b3/3564723
Initramfs Address : 0x53ade86f
Initramfs Size    : 0x1943229/26489385
Compression Format: mzip

Bootable image at @ ram:0x537783bc
Bootable image segment 0 address range [0x81100000, 0x81bffab0] is in range [0x80180000, 0x90000000].
@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@boot_system: 623
Loading Linux kernel with entry point 0x816e1140 ...
Bootloader: Done loading app on core_mask: 0xf

### Launching Linux Kernel (flags = 0x5)

%IOSXEBOOT-5c8e9d6656e9d89a8dedeae457871084-new_cksum: (rp/0): 4
%IOSXEBOOT-5c8e9d6656e9d89a8dedeae457871084-saved_cksum: (rp/0): 4
Mainboard hardware authentication failed. Abort init ...

Mainboard hardware authentication failed. Abort init ...

Mainboard hardware authentication failed. Abort init ...

Mainboard hardware authentication failed. Abort init ...

I don't think this is mainboard hardware issue.

[Vinnfier93]

In the rommon

switch: dir flash:
Directory of flash:/

 23233  drwx  4096       .
     2  drwx  4096       ..
 23241  -rwx  2097152    nvram_config
 23235  -rw-  407458043  cat3k_caa-universalk9.16.06.08.SPA.bin
 23236  -rw-  1237       packages.conf.00-
 23238  drwx  4096       .installer
 23245  -rw-  19167872   cat3k_caa-guestshell.16.06.08.SPA.pkg
 23246  -rw-  30417560   cat3k_caa-rpbase.16.06.08.SPA.pkg
 23247  -rw-  336503416  cat3k_caa-rpcore.16.06.08.SPA.pkg
 23248  -rw-  5091968    cat3k_caa-srdriver.16.06.08.SPA.pkg
 23237  -rw-  4742       packages.conf
 23234  -rwx  1764       vlan.dat
 69697  drwx  4096       mnt
 23239  -rw-  592        bootloader_evt_handle.log
 38724  -rw-  83293932   cat3k_caa-base.SPA.03.06.06E.pkg
 38725  -rw-  3982012    cat3k_caa-drivers.SPA.03.06.06E.pkg
 38726  -rw-  33788908   cat3k_caa-infra.SPA.03.06.06E.pkg
 38727  -rw-  43074880   cat3k_caa-iosd-universalk9.SPA.152-2.E6.pkg
 38728  -rw-  28394380   cat3k_caa-platform.SPA.03.06.06E.pkg
 38729  -rw-  111233856  cat3k_caa-wcm.SPA.10.2.160.0.pkg
 54209  drwx  4096       dc_profile_dir
 23249  -rw-  16271996   cat3k_caa-webui.16.06.08.SPA.pkg
 23240  drwx  4096       core
 61953  drwx  4096       .prst_sync
 77442  drwx  4096       .rollback_timer
 85196  drwx  4096       gs_script
 23242  -rw-  76         boothelper.log
 23243  -rw-  128103     memleak.tcl

452747264 bytes available (1195147264 bytes used)

[Leo Laohoo · Accepted solution]

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@Vinnfier93 wrote:

Mainboard hardware authentication failed.

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Contact Cisco TAC and organize for an RMA.  This is a very well-known issue:  CSCvn16574

[sohuil73q]

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