09-18-2013 08:37 AM - edited 03-07-2019 03:33 PM
Hello,
I need the crypto version of IOS for a VSS pair of 4500x-32 port switches.
I tried what I thought was the usual upgrade process.
tftp image to bootflash: and slavebootflash: and config to boot system flash blah.bin
wr mem
reloaded both switches.
on Bootup the cli simply says using 1st file on flash.
I followed the process which wanted to change the config-register to 0x2102 for some reason? and a redundancy peer reload, this simply put my swithes into rommon mode.
Whatever process I try the switches will not load the same version k9 crypto file, its simply ignored. Are we back to the old days of having to order the image on the bootflash?
Please help if anyone knows how to upgrade these switches, they are not production yet in pre-stagng so uptime is not important yet.
My current version is -
System image file is "bootflash:/cat4500e-universal.SPA.03.04.00.SG.151-2.SG.bin"
I want to load
cat4500e-universalk9.SPA.03.04.02.SG.151-2.SG2.bin
Which exists on the bootflash and slavebootflash
Thanks
Chris
09-18-2013 08:42 AM
Can you post the output of the show command to display the boot variables and the output of show flash? Perhaps there is some syntax issue?
Also can you post all of the console output during an attempt to boot? Perhaps there is some issue in the boot process or with validity of the file in flash?
HTH
Rick
09-23-2013 12:13 PM
Hello,
I am confused as to what the config-register should be, I can't find it documented.
I configured the boot string
Boot system flash:cat4500-universal.spa.03.04.00.sg.151-2.sg.bin
I reboot the switch and it goes into rommon mode.
It says invalid filename.... It must begin with a device name.
Please help.
It boots ok from Rommon if I manually type it.
Chris
04-26-2015 03:52 AM
I think the correct syntax is "boot system flash bootflash:xxx" and not "boot system flash:xxx"
so in your case it would be:
4500x(config)#boot system flash bootflash:cat4500-universal.spa.03.04.00.sg.151-2.sg.bin2.SG5.bin
other options are:
4500x(config)#no boot system ?
flash Boot from flash memory
ftp Boot from a server via ftp
mop Boot from a Decnet MOP server
rcp Boot from a server via rcp
tftp Boot from a tftp server
<cr>
4500x)config)#boot system flash ?
WORD System image filename
<cr>
04-26-2015 07:00 AM
Yes - just as I posted earlier in this thread - 2 years ago. :)
09-18-2013 11:33 AM
09-22-2013 02:28 PM
Cheers, a long document for a simple process, I just want to upgrade the damm things lol
09-23-2013 06:13 PM
Hi Chris,
Were you able to get this resolved? let me know if you still need assistance, I can help.
Luke
09-23-2013 11:55 PM
Not resolved yet but I have a TAC case open.
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12-02-2013 04:05 AM
Hello guys,
Just upgraded my cisco 4500x.
In fact the proccess is simple, you just have to upload the new IOS and then delete the old one from bootflash.
Then add the correct bootflash line in your configuration.
C.
12-09-2013 01:47 AM
I am having the same issue. What was the correct bootflash line? Was it boot system flash:imagename ? It will not let me specify bootflash:
BTW ISSU will not work when going from non K9 version to K9. It will fail.
12-09-2013 06:49 AM
Where is the current image located? That's what you would use if it's not in bootflash: . Cisco likes to change names and confuse people like bootflash, bootdisk, etc...
12-09-2013 06:57 AM
boot system flash bootflash:cat4500e-universalk9.SPA.03.04.00.SG.151-2.SG.bin
That's what I used successfully on a production 4500X VSS cluster. I upgraded the units separately during staging prior to building them into a VSS.
Configuration register is 0x2102. That tells the switch rommon to boot the image specified in the startup configuration file.
12-10-2013 02:02 AM
Hello, resolved.
You cant cant upgrade via the ISSU process when changing from no crypto to crypto image. SSH requires crypto. What you have to do is upgrade in the old style, reboot, the two boxes moan, you break VSS. Then upgrade the second box manually then bring the VSS up again.
12-10-2013 02:17 AM
VSS-ROUTER(config)#boot system flash bootflash:cat4500e-universalk9.SPA.03.04.02.SG.151-2.SG2.bin
VSS-ROUTER(config)#do wr
Building configuration...
Compressed configuration from 22592 bytes to 9330 bytes[OK]
VSS-ROUTER(config)#do sh bootv
BOOT variable = bootflash:cat4500e-universalk9.SPA.03.04.02.SG.151-2.SG2.bin,1;
CONFIG_FILE variable does not exist
BOOTLDR variable does not exist
Configuration register is 0x2102
Standby BOOT variable = bootflash:cat4500e-universalk9.SPA.03.04.02.SG.151-2.SG2.bin,1;
Standby CONFIG_FILE variable does not exist
Standby BOOTLDR variable does not exist
Standby Configuration register is 0x2102
VSS-ROUTER#redundancy reload peer
Reload peer [confirm]
VSS-ROUTER#
Preparing to reload peer
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