Cisco 3550 EMI image upgrade...

I've been journaling but not on my blog, which I know seems to defeat the purpose of a blog. However, I don't see a need to always rehash what is already abundantly spread across the www. I have read the first three chapters of CCIE Routing and Switching Exam Certification Guide (3rd Edition) and watched episodes and have finished the first 4 videos from CBT Nuggets. I am going to lab up this Narbik lab tonight (err, this morning): CCIE Foundation - Switching. Going through the nuggets last night I realized that I hadn't upgraded all of my Cisco 3550s with an EMI image. Hence, the point of this post.

Enjoy.

1) My PC is my tftp server, so I connected my 3550 to my Linksys router.

2) Configure the switch port as a router port, add an IP address, set speed 10 and duplex half.

en
conf t
!
ip routing
!
!
interface FastEthernet0/1
no switchport
ip address 192.168.5.25 255.255.255.0
duplex half
speed 10
end

3) Verify amount of free memory.

dir flash:

4) Issue the delete command in order to remove the old Cisco IOS Software Release.

delete flash:

ex: delete flash: c3550-ipservicesk9-mz.122-25.SEE4.bin

5) In order to delete an image directory and all the subdirectories and files in the image directory, issue the delete /force /recursive command.

delete /force /recursive flash:

ex: delete /force /recursive flash:c3550-i9q3l2-mz.121-13.EA1a

6) Issue the copy tftp flash: command, tftp location, and destination file name.


7) When the image has uploaded, check the directory to see the new image
then verify its checksum.

dir flash:
verify flash:c3550-ipservicesk9-mz.122-44.SE6.bin

8) Set a boot system statement so that the new image boots on the next reload.

boot system flash:c3550-ipservicesk9-mz.122-44.SE6.bin

9) Verify the boot path list.

show boot

10) Write memory and reload.

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Here it is in action:

SW3>en
SW3#conf t
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
SW3(config)#!
SW3(config)#ip routing
SW3(config)#!
SW3(config)#!
SW3(config)#interface FastEthernet0/1
SW3(config-if)# no switchport
SW3(config-if)# ip address 192.168.5.25 255.255.255.0
SW3(config-if)# duplex half
SW3(config-if)# speed 10
SW3(config-if)#end
SW3#
00:02:20: %SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console by console
00:02:21: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface FastEthernet0/1, changed
state to down
SW3#
00:02:22: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface FastEthernet0/1, changed state to down
SW3#
00:02:24: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface FastEthernet0/1, changed state to up
00:02:25: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface FastEthernet0/1, changed
state to up
SW3#
SW3#
SW3#
SW3#! view amount of free memory
SW3#
SW3#dir flash:
Directory of flash:/

2 -rwx 344 Mar 01 1993 01:44:56 +00:00 system_env_vars
3 -rwx 556 Mar 01 1993 00:01:02 +00:00 vlan.dat
5 -rwx 3614 Mar 01 1993 00:47:17 +00:00 config.text
6 -rwx 5 Mar 01 1993 00:47:17 +00:00 private-config.text
8 drwx 192 Mar 01 1993 00:04:24 +00:00 c3550-i9q3l2-mz.121-19.EA1c
88 drwx 192 Mar 01 1993 01:44:56 +00:00 c3550-i9q3l2-mz.121-22.EA1a
174 -rwx 0 Mar 01 1993 01:44:56 +00:00 env_vars

15998976 bytes total (2581504 bytes free)
SW3#delete flash:c3550-i9q3l2-mz.121-19.EA1c
Delete filename [c3550-i9q3l2-mz.121-19.EA1c]?
Delete flash:c3550-i9q3l2-mz.121-19.EA1c? [confirm]
%Error deleting flash:c3550-i9q3l2-mz.121-19.EA1c (Is a directory)
SW3#
SW3#
SW3#!Issue the delete /force /recursive
SW3#
SW3#
SW3#delete /force /recursive flash:c3550-i9q3l2-mz.121-19.EA1c
Delete filename [c3550-i9q3l2-mz.121-19.EA1c]?
SW3#delete /force /recursive flash:c3550-i9q3l2-mz.121-22.EA1a
Delete filename [c3550-i9q3l2-mz.121-22.EA1a]?
SW3#
SW3#
SW3#
SW3#! Issue the copy tftp flash: command
SW3#
SW3#copy tftp flash:
Address or name of remote host []? 192.168.5.101
Source filename []? c3550-ipservicesk9-mz.122-44.SE6.bin
Destination filename [c3550-ipservicesk9-mz.122-44.SE6.bin]?
Accessing tftp://192.168.5.101/c3550-ipservicesk9-mz.122-44.SE6.bin...
Loading c3550-ipservicesk9-mz.122-44.SE6.bin from 192.168.5.101 (via FastEthernet0/1):

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! {output abbreviated}
[OK - 9707290 bytes]

9707290 bytes copied in 198.404 secs (48927 bytes/sec)
SW3#
SW3#
SW3#! check directory
SW3#dir flash:
Directory of flash:/

2 -rwx 344 Mar 01 1993 01:44:56 +00:00 system_env_vars
3 -rwx 556 Mar 01 1993 00:01:02 +00:00 vlan.dat
4 -rwx 9707290 Mar 01 1993 00:12:08 +00:00 c3550-ipservicesk9-mz.122-

44.SE6.bin
5 -rwx 3614 Mar 01 1993 00:47:17 +00:00 config.text
6 -rwx 5 Mar 01 1993 00:47:17 +00:00 private-config.text
174 -rwx 0 Mar 01 1993 01:44:56 +00:00 env_vars

15998976 bytes total (6284288 bytes free)
SW3#
SW3#! Issue the verify command to verify that the
SW3#! image checksum is correct:
SW3#
SW3#verify flash:c3550-ipservicesk9-mz.122-44.SE6.bin
Verified flash:c3550-ipservicesk9-mz.122-44.SE6.bin
SW3#
SW3#
SW3#! Set a boot system statement so that the new
SW3#! image boots on the next reload.
SW3#
SW3#conf t
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
SW3(config)#boot system flash:c3550-ipservicesk9-mz.122-44.SE6.bin
SW3(config)#^Z
SW3#
00:14:17: %SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console by console
SW3#
SW3#! Issue show boot
SW3#
SW3#show boot
BOOT path-list: flash:c3550-ipservicesk9-mz.122-44.SE6.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
SW3#
SW3# ! Write mem and reload
SW3#
SW3#write memory
Building configuration...
[OK]
SW3#reload
Proceed with reload? [confirm]

00:14:44: %SYS-5-RELOAD: Reload requested


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Citation:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps646/products_configuration_example09186a0080169623.shtml#concept9

IOS location:


IOS download page: reqiures login
http://tools.cisco.com/support/downloads/go/ImageList.x?relVer=12.2.44-SE6&mdfid=275935237&sftType=IOS+Software&optPlat=&nodecount=2&edesignator=ED&modelName=Cisco+Catalyst+3550+48+EMI+Switch&treeMdfId=268438038&treeName=Switches&modifmdfid=null&imname=&hybrid=Y&imst=N&lr=Y


IP SERVICES
c3550-ipservicesk9-mz.122-44.SE6.bin
Release Date: 17/Mar/2009
Size: 9479.78 KB (9707290 bytes)
Minimum Memory: DRAM:64 MB Flash:16 MB