07-02-2021 03:04 AM
Hello,
we would like to do a IOS update on a Cisco Catalyst 9200 stack.
We would like to use the "tar" file (with Web management); currently the switch runs on a "bin" firmware without web interface.
I have read some articles which are telling the update has to be done twice, once for each stack member.
As a destination flash1: and flash2: should be used.
When I try to have a look at these filesystems I get back this error message:
C9200-STACK#show flash1:
^
% Invalid input detected at '^' marker.
C9200-STACK#show flash2:
^
% Invalid input detected at '^' marker.
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Currently installed is: 17.03.03 CAT9K_LITE_IOSXE
Could you help me out?
Regards
07-02-2021 03:38 AM
With "classic" IOS all it takes is ONE (1) command and it does everything. One command unpacks the BIN file from the TAR file, does a verification check, writes the boot variable string and erases the old IOS. One command.
New IOS-XE requires a minimum of two commands and a lot of steps, these are:
1. Clean up the flash using the command "install remove inactive"
2. Copy the IOS-XE file into the switch master using the command "copy tftp://filename.bin flash:"
WARNING: The next step will automatically reboot the entire stack
3. Initiate Install Mode using the command "install add file flash:filename.bin activate commit"
4. Stack will reboot by itself.
5. After the stack has finished the reboot, clean up the flash again: install remove inactive
07-02-2021 03:49 AM
Hi
Thanks for your reply.
At step 2 you use filename.bin, shouldn't it be filename.tar ?
Regards
07-02-2021 04:06 AM - edited 07-02-2021 04:50 AM
@VCUGmbH66693 wrote:
shouldn't it be filename.tar ?
The question leads me to believe no one bothered to read the Release Notes. Am I correct?
TAR filename extension no longer "exist" for IOS-XE. Release Notes provide (more) detailed instructions on how to upgrade the firmware.
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