Table Of Contents
Catalyst 2900 Series XL Enterprise Edition Software Upgrades
Catalyst 2900 Series XL Command Switch Upgrades
Catalyst 3500 Series XL Enterprise Edition Software Upgrades
Installing the Cisco TFTP Server
Upgrading Catalyst 2900 Series XL Switches
Upgrading Catalyst 3500 Series XL Switches
About This Guide
This booklet explains how to use the following upgrade kits to upgrade software for the Catalyst 2900 series XL and the 3500 series XL switches:
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The Catalyst 2900 Series XL Enterprise Edition Software, Cisco IOS Release 11.2(8)SA6 (single switch and ten-pack), adds Enterprise Edition Software features to 2900 XL switches running standard edition software.
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Catalyst 2900 Series XL Enterprise Edition Software Upgrades
Use the Catalyst 2900 Series XL Enterprise Edition Software upgrade kit (single switch and ten-pack) to make the following changes to switch software:
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Table 1 shows the upgrade path. It lists the current image in Flash memory and the directory and filename of the new image on the upgrade CD.
Catalyst 2900 Series XL Command Switch Upgrades
Use the Catalyst 2900 Series XL Command Switch Software upgrade kit to make the following changes to switch software:
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Table 2 shows the upgrade path. It lists the current image in Flash memory and the directory and filename of the new image on the upgrade CD.
Catalyst 3500 Series XL Enterprise Edition Software Upgrades
Use the Catalyst 3500 Series XL Enterprise Edition Software upgrade kit (single switch and ten-pack) to make the following change to switch software:
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Table 3 shows the upgrade path. It lists the current image in Flash memory and the directory and filename of the new image on the upgrade CD.
Related Documentation
For additional information about the 2900 XL and 3500 XL switches and the features included in IOS Release 11.2(8) SA6, refer to the following documents:
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Installation Procedures
You install upgrade software by using a TFTP server to download the new image from the upgrade CD to the switch. The procedures that follow explain how to install the Cisco TFTP server and use it to download the software image. The upgrade CD contains the Cisco TFTP server for your convenience.
For these procedures, you must have IP connectivity between the TFTP server and the switch. You must also have a management station (such as a PC) with a CD-ROM drive.
Installing the Cisco TFTP Server
The Cisco TFTP server is located on the CD with the upgrade images. You can use this server on Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT 4.0. To prepare for using the TFTP server, follow these steps:
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Copy the self-extracting executable file to your desktop, click it, and follow the installation instructions.
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Double-click the server icon on the desktop, or from the Start menu, select Programs>Cisco TFTP Server.
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If you purchased the ten-pack upgrade kit and you already have clustering configured on your switches, you can use Cluster Management software to perform a group upgrade from the command switch. However, your TFTP server must be capable of handling multiple requests and sessions at the same time.
The Cisco TFTP server application can handle multiple requests and sessions, but you must first disable the Show File Transfer Progress and the Enable Logging options to avoid TFTP server failures.
To disable these options, select View>Options from the Cisco TFTP server menu bar to display the Options window. Then deselect these options and click OK.
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From the TFTP server menu bar, select View>Options. In the TFTP Server Root Directory field, click Browse. The Browse for TFTP Server Root Directory window appears. Select a root directory, and click OK. When the Options window appears, click OK.
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Click Help on the menu bar if you need more information.
Upgrading Catalyst 2900 Series XL Switches
Use this procedure with the Catalyst 2900 Series XL Enterprise Edition Software upgrade kit or the Catalyst 2900 Series XL Command Switch Software upgrade kit. The procedure adds the features described page 2 or page 4 to 2900 XL switches with 8 MB of DRAM.
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The upgrade procedure comprises four general steps:
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If you purchased the ten-pack upgrade kit and you already have clustering configured on your switches, you can use the Cluster Management software to perform a group upgrade from the command switch. For more information, click Help in Cluster Manager.
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Follow these steps to upgrade the 2900 XL switch image:
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See Table 1 page 3 and Table 2 page 5 for the name of the image file for the upgrade that you want to perform.
For instructions on how to define the root directory of the TFTP server, see the "Installing the Cisco TFTP Server" section.
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For information about POST, see the Catalyst 2900 Series XL Installation Guide.
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If an IP address is assigned to the switch and the switch is configured for Telnet (for configuration instructions, see the Cisco IOS Desktop Switching Software Configuration Guide), start a Telnet session to access the CLI.
To start the session on your PC or workstation, enter the following command:
server% telnet switch_ip_addressEnter the password if prompted to do so.
If the switch is not configured for Telnet, connect to the console port using the RS-232 connector. For more information, see the Catalyst 2900 Series XL Installation Guide.
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switch> enable Password: switch#6
In the following example, DRAM size (shown in bold) is 8192K.
switch# show versionCopyright (c) 1986-1999 by cisco Systems, Inc.Compiled Wed 07-Apr-99 11:46 by jbadminImage text-base: 0x00003000, data-base: 0x00258164ROM: Bootstrap program is C2900XL boot loaderSwitch202 uptime is 19 hours, 23 minutesSystem restarted by power-onSystem image file is "flash:boot", booted via -cisco WS-C2912-XL (PowerPC403GA) processor (revision 0x11) with 8192K/1024K bytes of memory.
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The following example shows the location (in italics) of the image filename:
switch# show boot BOOT path-list: flash:current_image Config file: flash:config.text Enable Break: 1Manual Boot: noHelper path-list:NVRAM/Config filebuffer size: 32748If no file is defined in the BOOT path-list, enter dir flash: to display the contents of Flash memory. The displayed filename looks similar to this: c2900XL-h-mz_current_version.
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Renaming the current image does not affect the operation of the switch.
Use the name of the tar file that you copied in Step 2 to rename the current image. See Table 1 page 3 and Table 2 page 5 for the filename of the specific upgrade you want to perform.
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switch# rename flash:current_image flash:new_image.bin Source filename [current_image]? Destination filename [new_image]?9
switch# dir flash: Directory of flash: -rwx 910426 Mar 06 1993 23:47:28 new_image.bin-rwx 80971 Sep 14 1998 03:10:38 c2900XL-diag-mz-112.0.0.11-SA4 -rwx 4800 Mar 01 1993 00:04:14 html -rwx 159 Jan 01 1970 00:00:34 env_vars -rwx 1121 Mar 01 1993 18:46:01 config.text10
switch# configure terminal Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.switch(config)#11
switch(config)# no IP http server12
If you previously entered the BOOT path-list command to specify an image filename to the boot loader, enter this command to change the current boot filename to the new name.
switch(config)# boot system flash:new_image.bin
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switch(config)# end switch#14
switch# delete flash:html/*Press Enter to confirm the deletion of each file. Do not press any other keys during this process.
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switch# delete flash:html/Snmp/*
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Press Enter to confirm the deletion of each file. Do not press any other keys during this process.
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See Table 1 page 3 and Table 2 page 5 for the filename of the specific upgrade you want to perform.
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switch# tar /x tftp://server_ip_address//path/filename.tar flash: Loading /path/filename.tar from server_ip_address (via VLAN1):!) extracting info (110 bytes)extracting c2900XL-c3h2s-mz-112.8-SA6.bin (1271095 bytes)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!html/ (directory)extracting html/Detective.html.gz (1134 bytes)!extracting html/ieGraph.html.gz (553 bytes)extracting html/DrawGraph.html.gz (760 bytes)!. . .17
switch# configure terminal Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z. switch(config)#18
switch(config)# IP http server19
switch(config)# endswitch#20
switch# reload System configuration has been modified. Save? [yes/no]:y Proceed with reload? [confirm]21
Your Telnet session ends when the switch resets.
Upgrading Catalyst 3500 Series XL Switches
Use this procedure with the Catalyst 3500 Series XL Enterprise Edition Software upgrade kit. The procedure upgrades 3500 XL switches from standard edition software to Enterprise Edition Software.
The upgrade procedure comprises four general steps:
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If you purchased the ten-pack upgrade kit and you already have clustering configured on your switches, you can use the Cluster Management software to perform a group upgrade from the command switch. For more information, click Help in Cluster Manager.
Follow these steps to upgrade the 3500 XL switch image:
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See Table 3 page 6 for the name of the image file for the upgrade that you want to perform.
For instructions on how to define the root directory of the TFTP server, see the "Installing the Cisco TFTP Server" section.
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For information about POST, see the Catalyst 3500 Series XL Installation Guide.
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If an IP address is assigned to the switch and the switch is configured for Telnet (for configuration instructions, see the Cisco IOS Desktop Switching Software Configuration Guide), start a Telnet session to access the CLI.
To start the session on your PC or workstation, enter the following command:
server% telnet switch_ip_addressEnter the password if prompted to do so.
If the switch is not configured for Telnet, connect to the console port using the RS-232 connector. For more information, see the Catalyst 3500 Series XL Installation Guide.
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switch> enable Password: switch#6
The following example shows the location (in italics) of the image filename:
switch# show version BOOT path-list: flash:current_image Config file: flash:config.text Enable Break: 1Manual Boot: noHelper path-list:NVRAM/Config filebuffer size: 32748If no file is defined in the BOOT path-list, enter dir flash: to display the contents of Flash memory. The displayed filename looks similar to this: c3500XL-c3h2-mz_current_version.
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Renaming the current image does not affect the operation of the switch.
See Table 3 page 6 for the filename of the specific upgrade you want to perform.
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switch# rename flash:current_image flash:new_image.bin Source filename [current_image]? Destination filename [new_image]?8
switch# dir flash: Directory of flash: -rwx 910426 Mar 06 1993 23:47:28 new_image.bin-rwx 80971 Sep 14 1998 03:10:38 c3500XL-diag-mz-112.0.0.11-SA6 -rwx 4800 Mar 01 1993 00:04:14 html -rwx 159 Jan 01 1970 00:00:34 env_vars -rwx 1121 Mar 01 1993 18:46:01 config.text9
switch# configure terminal Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z. switch(config)#10
switch(config)# no IP http server11
If you previously entered the BOOT path-list command to specify the image filename to the boot loader, enter this command to change it to the new name.
switch(config)# boot system flash:new_image.bin
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switch(config)# end switch#13
switch# delete flash:html/*Press Enter to confirm the deletion of each file. Do not press any other keys during this process.
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switch# delete flash:html/Snmp/*
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Press Enter to confirm the deletion of each file. Do not press any other keys during this process.
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See Table 3 page 6 for the filename of the specific upgrade you want to perform.
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switch# tar /x tftp://server_ip_address//path/filename.tar flash: Loading /path/filename.tar from server_ip_address (via VLAN1):!) extracting info (110 bytes)extracting c3500XL-c3h2s-mz-112.8-SA6.bin (1271095 bytes)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!html/ (directory)extracting html/Detective.html.gz (1134 bytes)!extracting html/ieGraph.html.gz (553 bytes)extracting html/DrawGraph.html.gz (760 bytes)extracting html/GraphFrame.html.gz (774 bytes)!. . .16
switch# configure terminal Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z. switch(config)#17
switch(config)# IP http server18
switch(config)# endswitch#19
switch# reload System configuration has been modified. Save? [yes/no]:y Proceed with reload? [confirm]20
Your Telnet session ends when the switch resets.
Troubleshooting
The Cisco IOS Desktop Switching Software Configuration Guide contains procedures for recovering from corrupted software and forgotten passwords. For your convenience, the upgrade CD contains a copy of this guide in PDF format. You can also access this guide online as described in the "Cisco Connection Online" section.
Each image directory on the upgrade CD (such as /c2900XL_Standard_Command) contains a /Recovery directory. The /Recovery directory contains the new image in .bin format. If necessary, you can download the .bin file to replace a corrupted image. For recovery instructions, see the Cisco IOS Desktop Switching Software Configuration Guide.
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