How to upgrade IOS for WS-C4506-E switch

[vinayak2010]

Hi,

We are having Cisco WS-C4506-E switch running on old IOS. we need to upgrade IOS of this switch.

Can anyone please tell me how to upgrade Cisco 4500 series switches ?

Show module information as below -

Chassis Type : WS-C4506-E

Power consumed by backplane : 0 Watts

Mod Ports Card Type                              Model              Serial No.
---+-----+--------------------------------------+------------------+-----------
 1     6  Sup 7L-E 10GE (SFP+), 1000BaseX (SFP)  WS-X45-SUP7L-E    
 2    48  10/100/1000BaseT UPOE E Series         WS-X4748-UPOE+E   
 3    48  10/100/1000BaseT UPOE E Series         WS-X4748-UPOE+E   
 4    48  10/100/1000BaseT UPOE E Series         WS-X4748-UPOE+E   
 5    48  10/100/1000BaseT UPOE E Series         WS-X4748-UPOE+E   
 6    48  10/100/1000BaseT UPOE E Series         WS-X4748-UPOE+E   

 M MAC addresses                    Hw  Fw           Sw               Status
--+--------------------------------+---+------------+----------------+---------
 1 0006.f609.4d40 to 0006.f609.4d45 1.1 15.0(1r)SG3  03.03.00.SG      Ok
 2 0006.f6da.7c50 to 0006.f6da.7c7f 1.1                               Ok
 3 4403.a78f.f94c to 4403.a78f.f97b 1.1                               Ok
 4 0006.f671.13d0 to 0006.f671.13ff 1.1                               Ok
 5 b0fa.ebca.7d70 to b0fa.ebca.7d9f 1.1                               Ok
 6 0006.f699.ad84 to 0006.f699.adb3 1.1                               Ok

We want to upgrade to 03.04.00.SG .

[Bilal Nawaz · Accepted solution]

Hello, Please see Cisco documentation: Upgrading Software Images on Catalyst 4000/4500 Series Switches

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/switches/catalyst-4000-series-switches/27848-179.html

hth.

Edited: Please be aware that several recent releases of the 4500 code ignores the startup config and goes to ROMMON once you have upgraded, fix this by sorting the configreg.

[nkarthikeyan]

Its just like the regular IOS upgrade.

run tftp server in your machine with IOS in a folder and mapped to it.

If you have that switch in live network.... then just try the regular commands

copy tftp: flash:

ip address < machine ?

ios name

ios name

then boot parameters

save and check sh bootvar

if reqd change the conf register value

reload... once done...

Regards

Karthik

[Bilal Nawaz]

Hello Karthik,

It's not quite like regular IOS upgrade - it actually depends. Its more like the 6500 upgrades. Here we are dealing with a SUP7, so I think it will be bootflash: not flash:

[nkarthikeyan]

yeah... it can be bootflash... or disk or sup-bootflash whichever is available flash system in the switch..... i was just mentioning about a generic way.....

Regards

Karthik