Upgrading Software in Catalyst 2900XL and 3500XL S

ContentsIntroductionPrerequisitesRequirementsComponentsUsedConventionsImportantNotesXLModels,Memory,andSupportedImagesMeaningofFlashFilesSoftwareImageNamingHowtoDeterminetheAmountofMemoryontheSwitchUsingCommandLineInterfaceTFTPUpgradeCommonTFTPProcedureXmodemUpgradeExamplesTFTPUpgradeUsingCombined.tarFileTFTPUpgradeof.binandhtmlFilesSeparatelyXmodemDownloadof.binFileCommonProblemsPortmovesto-errdisablestateGettingerrorloadingflashErrorMessagesGettingaddressrangeErrorMessageandBootupFailingGettingnosuchfileordirectoryErrorMessageDuringtheBootupFailedSoftwareUpgrade,SwitchIsResettingContinuouslyAftertheUpgrade,theSwitchStillBootswiththeOldImageSwitchNotBootingAutomatically,NeedsaManualBootattheROMMON(switch:Prompt)AccesstheSwitchWiththeUseofConsolePortHowtoGetBasicIPConnectivitytotheSwitchRelatedInformationIntroductionThisisastep-by-stepguidetothesoftwareupgradeprocessfortheCatalystfixedconfigurationswitches2900XLand3500XLthatusetheCommandLineInterface(CLI).ThisdocumentexplainstheTrivialFileTransferProtocol(TFTP)upgradeandXmodemdownloadprocedurefortheCatalystfixedconfigurationswitches2900XLand3500XLonly.SeetheXLModels,Memory,andSupportedImagessectionforacompletelistofswitches.ThisdocumentalsolistsCommonProblems/Errormessagesandtheirsolutions.Thisdocumentdoesnotcovertheupgradeprocedurethatusesthewebinterface,CiscoVisualSwitchManager[VSM]orClusterManager.RefertotheManagingYourSwitchessectionoftheCiscoIOS®DesktopSwitchingSoftwareConfigurationGuidefor4MBDRAMCatalyst2900XLswitches.RefertotheUpgradingSwitchSoftwarebyUsingVSMsectionofReleaseNotesfortheCatalyst2900SeriesXLand3500SeriesXLCiscoIOSRelease12.0(5)XUfor8MBDRAMCatalyst2900XLswitchesandCatalyst3500SeriesXLswitches.PrerequisitesRequirementsTherearenospecificrequirementsforthisdocument.ComponentsUsedSeetheXLModels,Memory,andSupportedImagessectionofthisdocumentforadetailedlistofnecessarycomponents.Theinformationinthisdocumentwascreatedfromthedevicesinaspecificlabenvironment.Allofthedevicesusedinthisdocumentstartedwithacleared(default)configuration.Ifyournetworkislive,makesurethatyouunderstandthepotentialimpactofanycommand.ConventionsRefertoCiscoTechnicalTipsConventionsformoreinformationondocumentconventions.ImportantNotesBeforeyouperformthesoftwareupgradeontheXLswitches,thefirstandmostimportantthingistodeterminethecorrectsoftwareimagerequiredforyourswitch.ThisisdependentonthememoryconfigurationoftheXLswitch.Ifyouupgradea2900XLswitch,thentherearetwopossiblememoryconfigurations:4MBDRAMswitchwith2MBofFlash8MBDRAMswitchwith4MBofFlashThereisonlyonememoryconfigurationfora3500XL,whichis8MBDRAMswitcheswith4MBofFlash.Inthisdocument,theXLModels,Memory,andSupportedImagessectionshowshowtofindtheamountofmemoryontheswitchandthenlookforthecorrectsoftwareversion.Ingeneral,whenspeakingabout2900XLswitches,theyarecalled4MBand8MBswitches.ThisreferstotheamountofDynamicRandomAccessMemory(DRAM).presentontheswitchesasshowninashowversioncommand.TheactualdifferencesintheseswitchesarenotonlyDRAMandFlash.ThephysicalchipsetfortheEthernetPHYhasbeenchangedbetweentheseswitchesinordertoallowformorefunctionality,whichincludesVLANtrunking,inthe8MBswitches.Noamountofsoftwareupgradesnormemoryupgradesallowtheolder4MBswitchestoachievethenewerfunctionality.MemoryontheXLsisnotupgradable.Withthatinmind,abriefhistoryofupgradesonthe2900XLsisinorder.CiscoIOS®SoftwareRelease11.2(8)SAxwascreatedforthe2900XLwiththefirstshipmentofthe4MBswitches.ImprovementsweremadeontheoriginalCiscoIOSSoftwareRelease11.2(8)SAinCiscoIOSSoftwareReleases11.2(8)SA1,11.2(8)SA2,and11.2(8)SA3.NotethatadditionalfeatureswereincludedinanEnterpriseversioninadditiontothefeaturesfoundwiththeStandardversion.AlloftheseimageswereonlydevelopedfortheXLswitcheswith4MBDRAM.Withtheintroductionof8MBXLswitches,CiscoIOSSoftwareRelease11.2(8)SA4wasreleasedinordertosupportthesenewswitches,andtosupportnewmodulesthathadbeenmadeforthe2900XL(WS-X2922-XL-V,WS-X2914-XL-V)whicharetrunkingcapable.CiscoIOSSoftwareRelease11.2(8)SA4cameintwoversionsagain,StandardandEnterprise.Bothversionsranonbothtypesofswitches.InCiscoIOSSoftwareRelease11.2(8)SA5,abreakwasmade.Softwarewasaddedtotakefulladvantageofthefeaturesmadeavailablebythehardwarechangesinthe8MBswitches.Now,itwasnolongerpossibletorunallversionsofsoftwareonallswitches.TheOriginalversionofSA5ranonthe4MBswitches.TheStandardandEnterpriseversionsranonthe8MBswitches,onceagain,withminorfeatureadditionsintheEnterpriseversion.CiscoIOSSoftwareRelease11.2(8)SA6continuedthisbehavioraswell.ItisimportanttonotethatCiscoIOSSoftwareRelease11.2(8)SA6isthefinalversionofsoftwareforthe4MBswitches.The8MBswitchescangouptoCiscoIOSSoftwareRelease12.0(5)WC8orlateratthepresenttime.Thistablesummarizestheinformationpreviouslyexplained:Platform/MemoryConfigurationCiscoIOSSoftwareReleases:11.2(8)SA111.2(8)SA211.2(8)SA3CiscoIOSSoftwareRelease11.2(8)SA4CiscoIOSSoftwareRelease11.2(8)SA5CiscoIOSSoftwareRelease11.2(8)SA6CiscoIOSSoftwareRelease12.0(5)XPAllotherreleasesofCiscoIOSSoftware12.0(5)Catalyst2900XL/4MBDRAMStandardimageEnterpriseim