can run iox-service on xe 16.3.x ?

[Aldo.zavala@gmail.com]

Hi all, I am reading in the Programmability Configuration Guide, in the New and Changed Feature Information section that Guest Shell started to be supported on Cisco IOS XE Everest 16.5.1a, I am running xe 16.3.9 because I am running converged access in my house-lab, why in the flash: there is a cat3k_caa-guestshell.16.03.09.SPA.pkg file? does that means that somehow is possible to enable guestshell on 16.3.9 ???

C3850#dir
Directory of flash:/

61962  -rwx          2097152  Jan 17 2022 14:49:14 -08:00  nvram_config
61955  -rw-               76  Jan 17 2022 14:20:31 -08:00  boothelper.log
15498  -rw-         19167872  Jan 16 2022 12:47:56 -08:00  cat3k_caa-guestshell.16.06.08.SPA.pkg
15502  -rw-         30417560  Jan 16 2022 12:47:59 -08:00  cat3k_caa-rpbase.16.06.08.SPA.pkg
15499  -rw-        336503416  Jan 16 2022 12:47:58 -08:00  cat3k_caa-rpcore.16.06.08.SPA.pkg
15500  -rw-         16271996  Jan 16 2022 12:47:59 -08:00  cat3k_caa-webui.16.06.08.SPA.pkg
61964  -rw-             4725  Jan 16 2022 16:00:40 -08:00  packages.conf
61954  -rw-              676  Jan 17 2022 14:23:35 -08:00  vlan.dat
61963  -rwx              213   May 8 2015 03:14:17 -07:00  express_setup.debug
61960  -rw-             4742  Jan 16 2022 16:00:40 -08:00  packages.conf.00-
 7745  drwx             4096  Jan 16 2022 14:22:20 -08:00  .installer
15501  -rw-          5091968  Jan 16 2022 12:47:59 -08:00  cat3k_caa-srdriver.16.06.08.SPA.pkg
61966  -rw-         15938176  Jan 16 2022 15:59:16 -08:00  cat3k_caa-guestshell.16.03.09.SPA.pkg
61972  -rw-         24008561  Jan 16 2022 15:59:26 -08:00  cat3k_caa-rpbase.16.03.09.SPA.pkg
61967  -rw-        264671864  Jan 16 2022 15:59:20 -08:00  cat3k_caa-rpcore.16.03.09.SPA.pkg
61969  -rw-          9673344  Jan 16 2022 15:59:20 -08:00  cat3k_caa-srdriver.16.03.09.SPA.pkg
61961  -rw-             1332  Jan 17 2022 14:20:16 -08:00  bootloader_evt_handle.log
15489  drwx             4096  Jan 17 2022 14:18:13 -08:00  core
23233  drwx             4096  Jan 17 2022 14:23:07 -08:00  .prst_sync
38723  drwx             4096  Jan 13 2022 13:45:05 -08:00  .rollback_timer
23236  drwx             4096  Jan 13 2022 13:45:09 -08:00  gs_script
46466  drwx             4096  Jan 13 2022 13:45:09 -08:00  tech_support
46492  drwx             4096  Jan 17 2022 14:20:30 -08:00  dc_profile_dir
61971  -rw-            65568  Jan 17 2022 14:20:47 -08:00  memleak.tcl
61956  -rw-               76  Jan 14 2022 10:59:55 -08:00  boothelper.old
 7746  drwx             4096  Jan 13 2022 13:57:05 -08:00  .dbpersist
61974  -rw-                0  Jan 14 2022 13:18:37 -08:00  rdope_out.txt
61975  -rw-               68  Jan 14 2022 13:18:49 -08:00  rdope.log
61976  -rw-          2097152  Jan 17 2022 14:49:14 -08:00  nvram_config_bkup
 7747  drwx             4096  Jan 13 2022 13:54:53 -08:00  onep
61965  -rw-             4725  Jan 16 2022 16:00:09 -08:00  cat3k_caa-universalk9.16.03.09.SPA.conf
61970  -rw-        209599092  Jan 16 2022 15:59:25 -08:00  cat3k_caa-wcm.16.03.09.SPA.pkg
61968  -rw-         13441660  Jan 16 2022 15:59:20 -08:00  cat3k_caa-webui.16.03.09.SPA.pkg

1621966848 bytes total (583340032 bytes free)

C3850#guestshell enable 
Error, feature is not supported

Thanks again everybody!!!

[balaji.bandi]

You need to have current IOS XE running 16.5.1a to get guest shell support for the model you mentioned.

show version give you what version of code running, if you running 16.5.1 the fearure works, Look you running 16.3.X version only, so try to upgade to required version and test it.

[Aldo.zavala@gmail.com]

Thanks, but do you know what this package is for?

cat3k_caa-guestshell.16.03.09.SPA.pkg

(Its for the 16.3.9 clearly).

[balaji.bandi]

not sure why that is there - may be added pre-relase for testing - i can not comment on that, by the way what version you running ?

POST :

show version

[Rich R · Accepted solution]

Sometimes Cisco may release features for early field trial but they are not generally supported and only customers they're working with on the EFT will be able to use the feature.

- It might only work on certain hardware models.

- It might need a license or activation key from TAC or BU to enable it or undocumented config commands.

[Aldo.zavala@gmail.com]

made  sense

thanks!

[Aldo.zavala@gmail.com]

In the begging I mentioned that I have 16.3.9 running