Table 1 Features Introduced After the First Release and the Minimum Cisco IOS Release Required
Feature
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New or Revised Commands for the Release
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Cisco IOS Release 12.2(53)SE
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Tailored configuration file automatically created by director.
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Imagelist file automatically created by the director when the default image is stored in the director flash memory.
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Support for the flash: keyword instead of tftp:// when the director is the TFTP server for storing the default image and a seed configuration file.
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Cisco IOS Release 12.2(55)SE
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Support for routers as Smart Install directors. See Appendix A.
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You can configure the Smart Install network for clients to join only if they are on the on-hold list and it is during the configured join window.
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vstack attach
vstack backup
vstack backup file-server
vstack join-window close
vstack join-window mode
vstack on-hold clients install
vstack on-hold clients remove
vstack tar
vstack untar
vstack untar/table
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Support for two backup files per client.
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When backup is enabled, zero-touch replacement is supported for Smart Install clients (with some restrictions for stack replacement). The replacement configuration file is a seed configuration file with only the basic features.
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All imagelist file generation automatically done by the director.
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Configuration synchronization and directory structure for the director.
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Configurable file repository for images and configuration in the Smart Install network.
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Support for hostname changes on Smart Install clients if none is configured.
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Ability of the director to transparently connect to any Smart Install client.
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You no longer need to specify the director port for zero-touch upgrades of non-Smart Install switches as 4787.
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No need to specify the imaglist name for on-demand downloads. You can use the image name instead, for example, flash://image.tar.
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In addition to tftp/flash/flash1 for image and seed configuration file storage, the usb keyword is supported.
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Changes in the output of the show vstack config and show vstack status privileged EXEC commands.
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Cisco IOS Release 12.2(58)SE, 15.1(1)SY, 15.0(2)SE, 15.1(2)SG, and 3.2(0)SE
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Change the client health state from denied to the allowed or held state for the join window
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vstack join-window-status index client-id {allowed | held}
vstack download-image tar image_URL {ip_address | index name} remote_switch_password [override] reload [in time] (index name keywords)
clear vstack {director-db [entry index-number]
[no] vstack (global configuration)
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Simultaneous on-demand upgrades of mutliple clients.
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Option to remove selected clients from director database.
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Better monitoring with more information in show vstack status command output to show client device status, health statue, and upgrade status.
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New predefined homogenous stack group.
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Command to disable and reenable Smart Install on client or director devices.
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Cisco IOS Release 15.0(2)SE, 15.1(2)SG, XE 3.4SG, and 15.1(1)SY
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You can use the vstack startup-vlan global configuration command to specify another VLAN that should be used for Smart Install management. Supports non-VLAN1 management and provides the ability to discover the client switches available on non-VLAN1.
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vstack startup-vlan
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