RE: Cisco 3550,Problem upgrading from IOS 12.1 to 12.2

From: Akaradeth.N@datacraft-asia.com
Date: Thu Apr 27 2006 - 14:04:30 GMT-3


Hi Shamin,

 

After you have configured "boot system flash:/directory/file.bin", also you
have to "write mem" first, then "show boot" again. The boot var should be
change to new file, if you don't write mem, it won't be changed, after then
reload the switch.

 

Another way you can format flash: and load the image (.bin) to the flash, it
should be the first file on flash and should boot up normally (if file don't
crash) :-)

 

Akaradeth

 

  _____

From: Shamin [mailto:ccie.xpert@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006 10:53 PM
To: Akaradeth N@MS@DCTH-BKK
Cc: malcolm.price@lanbase.com; ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: Re: Cisco 3550,Problem upgrading from IOS 12.1 to 12.2

 

Hi Akaradeth,

With the given flash details, my 12.1Ios is loading. But the problem is when
i try to upgrade it to IOS 12.2.
The boot flash command is still the same pointing to the 12.2 IOS as shown
in the output i copied here. This was done when I had a 12.2 IOS installed.
But inspite of giving the boot command pointing to the IOS 12.2 , it did not
load the IOS. It said " Error loading IOS...". And it reverted to the
12.1IOS which is also there in the flash.

regards
shamin

On 4/27/06, Akaradeth.N@datacraft-asia.com
<mailto:Akaradeth.N@datacraft-asia.com> <
<mailto:Akaradeth.N@datacraft-asia.com> Akaradeth.N@datacraft-asia.com>
wrote:

Hi,

 

I have some suggestions,

 

I can see that the boot var is not pointed to the correct file (normally
file name should not has [1]), after you configure "boot system flash"
already you have to write mem, and check the "boot var" before reload.

    5 drwx 128 Mar 01 1993 00:17:34 c3550-i5q3l2-mz.121-13.EA1a

 

It is directory, therefore the correct path should be

"boot sytem
flash:/c3550-i5q3l2-mz.121-13.EA1a/c3550-i5q3l2-mz.121-13.EA1a.bin"

 

Akaradeth

 

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Subject: RE: Cisco 3550,Problem upgrading from IOS 12.1 to 12.2

 

Hi,

 

Jose is correct, use the .tar archive and upload via tftp (make sure it

fits into flash though) - can't go wrong really :-).

 

Have a look at the below URL, that explains it all.

 

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps646/products_configuration
<http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps646/products_configuratio
n>

_example09186a0080169623.shtml

 

To replace the whole filesystem use the below command,

archive download-sw /overwrite tftp://tftp_server_ip/file_name

 

The /overwrite will effectivly replace the existing structure.

 

HTH,

Malcolm

CCIE#10607

 

Original Message:

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From: Shamin ccie.xpert@gmail.com <mailto:ccie.xpert@gmail.com>

Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 15:04:46 +0400

To: ccielab@groupstudy.com <mailto:ccielab@groupstudy.com>

Subject: Cisco 3550,Problem upgrading from IOS 12.1 to 12.2

 

 

Hi,

 

I am having a Cisco 3550 SMI switch which was upgraded to EMI with IOS 12.1.

I am presently trying to ugrade the 12.1 IOS to 12.2 IOS and was

unsuccessful.

The name of the 12.2 Ios file is c3550-i5q3l2-mz[1].122-25.SEA .

Can any one help me in this regard.

 

I am adding my current switch details below,if it would be of any help...

 

***********************************X************************X***************

*

**************

 

Switch#sh ver

Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software

IOS (tm) C3550 Software (C3550-I5Q3L2-M), Version 12.1(13)EA1a, RELEASE

SOFTWARE

 (fc1)

Copyright (c) 1986-2003 by cisco Systems, Inc.

Compiled Tue 25-Mar-03 23:42 by yenanh

Image text-base: 0x00003000, data-base: 0x007C34B0

 

ROM: Bootstrap program is C3550 boot loader

 

Switch uptime is 34 minutes

System returned to ROM by power-on

System image file is "flash:c3550-i5q3l2-mz.121-13.EA1a.bin"

 

cisco WS-C3550-24 (PowerPC) processor (revision L0) with 65526K/8192K bytes

of m

emory.

Processor board ID CAT0812N3HU

Last reset from warm-reset

Bridging software.

Running Layer2/3 Switching Image

 

Ethernet-controller 1 has 12 Fast Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 interfaces

 

Ethernet-controller 2 has 12 Fast Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 interfaces

 

Ethernet-controller 3 has 1 Gigabit Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 interface

 

Ethernet-controller 4 has 1 Gigabit Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 interface

 

24 FastEthernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s)

2 Gigabit Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s)

 

The password-recovery mechanism is enabled.

384K bytes of flash-simulated non-volatile configuration memory.

Base ethernet MAC Address: 00:0F:8F:FE:73:00

Motherboard assembly number: 73-5700-11

Power supply part number: 34-0966-04

Motherboard serial number: CAT08120BTL

Power supply serial number: DTH08103BAS

Model revision number: L0

Motherboard revision number: A0

Model number: WS-C3550-24-SMI

System serial number: CAT0812N3HU

Configuration register is 0x10F

 

 

*******************************X***********************X********************

*

********

 

Switch#dir flash:

Directory of flash:/

 

    2 -rwx 1582 Mar 01 1993 00:18:40 config.text

    3 -rwx 0 Jan 01 1970 00:10:54 env_vars

    4 -rwx 318 Jan 01 1970 00:10:54 system_env_vars

    5 drwx 128 Mar 01 1993 00:17:34 c3550-i5q3l2-mz.121-13.EA1a

    8 -rwx 2484 Mar 01 1993 00:05:14 vlan.dat

   10 -rwx 5 Mar 01 1993 00:18:40 private-config.text

   11 -rwx 3993344 Jan 01 1970 04:11:38

c3550-i5q3l2-mz.121-13.EA1a.bin

 

15998976 bytes total (9991168 bytes free)

 

 

**********************************X**********************************X******

*

*************************

 

Switch#sh boot

BOOT path-list: flash:c3550-i5q3l2-mz[1].122-25.SEA.bin

Config file: flash:/config.text

Private Config file: flash:/private-config.text

Enable Break: no

Manual Boot: no

HELPER path-list:

NVRAM/Config file

      buffer size: 393216

 

In the above output the path -list shows my 12.2 IOS . I cjanged it with the

boot command . Later I deleted the 12.2 IOS as it wasnt working. I tried to

delete all the IOS and upload the 12.2 IOS using Xmodem, I still didnt work.

I am not sure if I am doin something wrong. This is my second day with this

problem Any help would be much appreciated.

 

Regards

 

Shamin

 



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