SSH not Supported

[ayodejibayo]

Dear Professionals,

I have a 4506-E with the following inform . I tried to activate ssh on but not possible. it has a known ip domain and hostname.

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software.

License Information for 'WS-X45-SUP7L-E'
License Level: ipbase Type: Permanent
Next reboot license Level: ipbase

BOOT variable = bootflash:cat4500e-universalk9.SPA.03.04.04.SG.151-2.SG4.bin

Please I like to know what is wrong.

[Reza Sharifi]

Hi,

What is the error message you are getting?

Also, can you post the output of "sh ver"?

HTH

[ayodejibayo]

hostname(config)#ip ssh
^
% Invalid input detected at '^' marker.

hostname(config)#sh ip ssh
hostname(config)#^Z
hostname#sh ip ssh
^
% Invalid input detected at '^' marker.

*************************************************************

hostname#sh ver
Cisco IOS Software, IOS-XE Software, Catalyst 4500 L3 Switch Software (cat4500e-UNIVERSAL-M), Version 03.04.02.SG RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport
Copyright (c) 1986-2013 by Cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Thu 05-Sep-13 20:34 by prod_rel_team

Cisco IOS-XE software, Copyright (c) 2005-2010, 2012 by cisco Systems, Inc.
All rights reserved. Certain components of Cisco IOS-XE software are
licensed under the GNU General Public License ("GPL") Version 2.0. The
software code licensed under GPL Version 2.0 is free software that comes
with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. You can redistribute and/or modify such
GPL code under the terms of GPL Version 2.0. For more details, see the
documentation or "License Notice" file accompanying the IOS-XE software,
or the applicable URL provided on the flyer accompanying the IOS-XE
software.

ROM: 15.0(1r)SG10
hostname uptime is 2 weeks, 2 days, 21 hours, 46 minutes
System returned to ROM by power-on

System restarted at 12:55:58 NIG Wed Jul 27 2016
Running default software
Jawa Revision 7, Winter Revision 0x0.0x41

Last reload reason: Reload command

License Information for 'WS-X45-SUP7L-E'
License Level: ipbase Type: Permanent
Next reboot license Level: ipbase

cisco WS-C4506-E (MPC8572) processor (revision 6) with 2097152K/20480K bytes of memory.
Processor board ID FXS1749Q5HX
MPC8572 CPU at 1.5GHz, Supervisor 7L-E
Last reset from PowerUp
5 Virtual Ethernet interfaces
76 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces
2 Ten Gigabit Ethernet interfaces
511K bytes of non-volatile configuration memory.

Configuration register is 0x2102
********************************************************************************

hostname#sh bootvar
BOOT variable = bootflash:cat4500e-universalk9.SPA.03.04.04.SG.151-2.SG4.bin,12;
CONFIG_FILE variable does not exist
BOOTLDR variable does not exist
Configuration register is 0x2102
**************************************************************************************
hostname1#dir bootflash:
Directory of bootflash:/

43682 -rw- 121703744 Jan 7 2014 21:58:41 +01:00 cat4500e-universal.SPA.03.04.02.SG.151-2.SG2.bin
43683 -rw- 121703744 Jul 4 2014 00:49:28 +01:00 cat4500e-universal.SPA.03.04.02.SG.151-2.SG2_1.bin
43684 -rw- 7341568 Jul 27 2016 12:27:04 +01:00 cat4500e-universalk9.SPA.03.04.04.SG.151-2.SG4.bin

820875264 bytes total (569737216 bytes free)

I can only see that the boot variable is not the same as Cisco IOS Software, IOS-XE Software, Catalyst 4500 L3 Switch Software (cat4500e-UNIVERSAL-M), Version 03.04.02.SG RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1).

Thanks

[ahmedshoaib · Accepted solution]

Hi;

Your switch is not booting via cat4500e-universalk9.SPA.03.04.04.SG.151-2.SG4.bin, its boot with normal IOS (without K9 crypto image).

If you see the below message:

I can only see that the boot variable is not the same as Cisco IOS Software, IOS-XE Software, Catalyst 4500 L3 Switch Software (cat4500e-UNIVERSAL-M), Version 03.04.02.SG RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)

This is due to the new image you upload don't match the md5 value or during upload the image become corrupted. 

Thanks & Best regards;

[ayodejibayo]

Hi Ahmedshoaib,

Thanks for your response. My concern is that same image cat4500e-universalk9.SPA.03.04.04.SG.151-2.SG4.bin is working with the second switch on same network.

(1) what is the right image to use ?

(2) I noticed the output of the bootvar below that / is missing. could it be the cause ?

BOOT variable = bootflash:cat4500e-universalk9.SPA.03.04.04.SG.151-2.SG4.bin,12;

Anyway I will try and correct that. I think it should be something like:

BOOT variable = bootflash:/cat4500e-universalk9.SPA.03.04.04.SG.151-2.SG4.bin,12;

if it works , I will give a feedback.

Regards.

[ahmedshoaib]

Hi;

With reference to right image, always go with Cisco recommended/suggested IOS which is cat4500e-universalk9.SPA.03.06.05.E.152-2.E5.bin in your case.

Please also verify the md5 value of your IOS via verify /md5 filesystem:filename command. 

Thanks & Best regards;

[ayodejibayo]

hostname#verify /md5 bootflash:cat4500e-universalk9.SPA.03.04.04.SG.151-2.SG4.bin
.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Done!
verify /md5 (bootflash:cat4500e-universalk9.SPA.03.04.04.SG.151-2.SG4.bin) = 64a311c6851b95d2e72cf8b77f3b0306

hostname#

hostname#verify /md5 bootflash:cat4500e-universal.SPA.03.04.02.SG.151-2.SG2.bin..........................This has a very long dots but later come to ................................................................................................................Done!
verify /md5 (bootflash:cat4500e-universal.SPA.03.04.02.SG.151-2.SG2.bin) = 30fe3b363aecf5face4f3f542aea53b5

Regards,

Ayodeji

[ahmedshoaib]

Hi;

The IOS image you upload on your Cisco 4500 cat4500e-universalk9.SPA.03.04.04.SG.151-2.SG4.bin does not matching md5 value. Meas it's not upload properly. 

Please download the fresh copy and upload on your switch, again verify the md5 value and reboot switch with new IOS.

Please find the below link to download the IOS & md5 value.

https://software.cisco.com/download/release.html?mdfid=283904596&softwareid=282046477&release=3.6.5E&relind=AVAILABLE&rellifecycle=MD&reltype=latest 

Thanks & Best regards;