Edit: I was able to figure this one out thanks to another forum post.
The solution is to use the request platform software package install command
Hello everyone,
I'm working with a new stack of 3650s and I wanted to install a newer IOSXE 16.x on the master and then enable auto-upgrade so the other members can get the same IOSXE. Upon trying to install the newer image to the master, the system didn't have enough flash space to install it. I deleted the existing IOS and perhaps in the process deleted some necessary files I shouldn't have (not sure). Eventually I pointed the boot variable to the new .bin file and it worked, but it changed back to Bundle Mode.
Now I am trying to convert back to install mode with the command (exec mode) software expand running to flash
Unfortunately I no longer have the software command available to me.
Is there another way to access the convert method, or have I inadvertently deleted a file that enables the software command?
Just looking for any help at this point to get back on track. Thank you all.
Here are the current contents of flash:
Switch#show flash:
-#- --length-- ---------date/time--------- path
2 2097152 Jan 31 2022 19:45:07.0000000000 +00:00 nvram_config
3 480018036 Jan 13 2022 19:23:42.0000000000 +00:00 cat3k_caa-universalk9.16.12.05b.SPA.bin
4 4096 Feb 01 2022 13:01:44.0000000000 +00:00 .installer
5 50 Jan 31 2022 19:40:12.0000000000 +00:00 .installer/last_pkgconf_shasum
6 4096 Jan 31 2022 19:40:35.0000000000 +00:00 .installer/issu_crash
7 4096 Jan 31 2022 19:42:58.0000000000 +00:00 core
8 4096 Jan 31 2022 19:40:25.0000000000 +00:00 core/modules
9 1 Feb 01 2022 13:13:09.0000000000 +00:00 core/.callhome
10 4096 Jan 31 2022 19:43:02.0000000000 +00:00 onep
11 4096 Jan 31 2022 19:43:02.0000000000 +00:00 onep/apps-cli
12 20095616 Jan 31 2022 19:04:01.0000000000 +00:00 cat3k_caa-guestshell.16.12.05b.SPA.pkg
13 32798679 Jan 31 2022 19:04:02.0000000000 +00:00 cat3k_caa-rpbase.16.12.05b.SPA.pkg
14 400747128 Jan 31 2022 19:04:22.0000000000 +00:00 cat3k_caa-rpcore.16.12.05b.SPA.pkg
15 37 Jan 31 2022 19:40:17.0000000000 +00:00 bootloader_evt_handle.log
16 4096 Jan 31 2022 19:40:31.0000000000 +00:00 dc_profile_dir
17 241602 Jan 31 2022 19:40:31.0000000000 +00:00 dc_profile_dir/dc_default_profiles.txt
18 183714 Jan 31 2022 19:00:13.0000000000 +00:00 dc_profile_dir/dc_default_profiles.txt.bkp
19 337525 Jan 31 2022 19:40:31.0000000000 +00:00 dc_profile_dir/dc_embedded_profiles.txt
20 337525 Jan 31 2022 19:40:31.0000000000 +00:00 dc_profile_dir/dc_embedded_profiles.txt.bkp
21 3359360 Jan 31 2022 19:04:22.0000000000 +00:00 cat3k_caa-srdriver.16.12.05b.SPA.pkg
22 23011964 Jan 31 2022 19:04:25.0000000000 +00:00 cat3k_caa-webui.16.12.05b.SPA.pkg
23 4096 Jan 31 2022 19:40:31.0000000000 +00:00 .prst_sync
24 331 Jan 31 2022 19:40:31.0000000000 +00:00 .prst_sync/log
25 37 Jan 31 2022 19:43:00.0000000000 +00:00 .prst_sync/reload_history
26 4096 Jan 31 2022 19:40:27.0000000000 +00:00 .rollback_timer
27 4096 Jan 31 2022 19:40:31.0000000000 +00:00 gs_script
28 4096 Jan 31 2022 19:40:31.0000000000 +00:00 tech_support
29 15305 Jan 31 2022 19:40:31.0000000000 +00:00 tech_support/igmp-snooping.tcl
30 1612 Jan 31 2022 19:40:31.0000000000 +00:00 tech_support/igmpsn_dump.tcl
31 13515 Jan 31 2022 19:40:31.0000000000 +00:00 tech_support/mld-snooping.tcl
32 1612 Jan 31 2022 19:40:31.0000000000 +00:00 tech_support/mldsn_dump.tcl
33 15241 Jan 31 2022 19:40:31.0000000000 +00:00 tech_support/multicast.tcl
34 6284 Jan 31 2022 19:40:31.0000000000 +00:00 tech_support/multicast_dump.tcl
35 6718 Jan 31 2022 19:40:31.0000000000 +00:00 tech_support/multicast_ipv6.tcl
36 1365 Jan 31 2022 19:40:31.0000000000 +00:00 tech_support/platform-fabric-iid-ethernet.tcl
37 2107 Jan 31 2022 19:40:31.0000000000 +00:00 tech_support/platform-fabric-iid-ipv4.tcl
38 2109 Jan 31 2022 19:40:31.0000000000 +00:00 tech_support/platform-fabric-iid-ipv6.tcl
39 2729 Jan 31 2022 19:40:31.0000000000 +00:00 tech_support/platform-fabric-vrf-ipv4.tcl
40 2757 Jan 31 2022 19:40:31.0000000000 +00:00 tech_support/platform-fabric-vrf-ipv6.tcl
41 52402 Jan 31 2022 19:40:31.0000000000 +00:00 tech_support/platform-fabric-vrf-source.tcl
42 612 Jan 31 2022 19:40:31.0000000000 +00:00 tech_support/platform-fabric.tcl
43 1548 Jan 31 2022 19:40:31.0000000000 +00:00 tech_support/platform_evpn_vxlan.tcl
44 21852 Jan 31 2022 19:40:31.0000000000 +00:00 tech_support/port.tcl
45 3270 Jan 31 2022 19:40:31.0000000000 +00:00 tech_support/port_dump.tcl
46 7317 Jan 31 2022 19:40:31.0000000000 +00:00 tech_support/port_utils.tcl
47 15655 Jan 31 2022 19:40:31.0000000000 +00:00 tech_support/stack.tcl
48 4938 Jan 31 2022 19:40:31.0000000000 +00:00 tech_support/stackwise-virtual.tcl
49 38541 Jan 31 2022 19:40:31.0000000000 +00:00 tech_support/unicast.tcl
50 12653 Jan 31 2022 19:40:31.0000000000 +00:00 tech_support/unicast_dump.tcl
51 5162 Jan 31 2022 19:40:31.0000000000 +00:00 tech_support/unicast_ipv6.tcl
52 2864 Jan 31 2022 19:40:31.0000000000 +00:00 tech_support/unicast_ipv6_dump.tcl
53 336 Jan 31 2022 19:40:31.0000000000 +00:00 tech_support/utils.tcl
54 132108 Jan 31 2022 19:40:53.0000000000 +00:00 memleak.tcl
55 66 Jan 31 2022 19:40:52.0000000000 +00:00 boothelper.log
56 4096 Jan 31 2022 19:45:08.0000000000 +00:00 .dbpersist
57 4096 Jan 31 2022 19:45:08.0000000000 +00:00 .dbpersist/DMI_STATE_DB
58 14942 Jan 31 2022 19:45:08.0000000000 +00:00 .dbpersist/DMI_STATE_DB/DMI_STATE_DB
59 86 Jan 31 2022 19:45:08.0000000000 +00:00 .dbpersist/DMI_STATE_DB/DMI_STATE_DB.meta
60 110 Jan 31 2022 19:45:08.0000000000 +00:00 .dbpersist/stats
61 0 Jan 31 2022 19:42:41.0000000000 +00:00 rdope_out.txt
62 43021636 Sep 21 2018 14:38:12.0000000000 +00:00 cat3k_caa-iosd-universalk9.SPA.152-2.E4.pkg
63 545 Jan 31 2022 19:42:53.0000000000 +00:00 rdope.log
64 2097152 Jan 31 2022 19:45:07.0000000000 +00:00 nvram_config_bkup
65 111180608 Sep 21 2018 14:38:12.0000000000 +00:00 cat3k_caa-wcm.SPA.10.2.140.0.pkg
417918976 bytes available (1123684352 bytes used)
