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This booklet provides the requirements and instructions for upgrading the standard edition software on your Catalyst 2900 series XL switch to the Catalyst 2900 series XL Enterprise Edition Software.
For additional information about the Catalyst 2900 series XL and its Enterprise Edition Software, refer to the following documents:
Any Catalyst 2900 series XL switch can be upgraded to the Enterprise Edition Software, but some models do not support all features. See Chapter 1, "Introduction," of the Catalyst 2900 Series XL Installation and Configuration Guide for a complete list of the Catalyst 2900 series XL switches, modules, and their capabilities.
The procedures for installing the Enterprise Edition Software account for the following conditions:
This following sections provide the requirements and procedures for downloading the Enterprise Edition Software from
The Cisco TFTP Server is on the CD with the switch software files. You can run this server on Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT 4.0.
To install the Cisco TFTP Server, copy the self-extracting executable file to your desktop, click it, and follow the installation instructions.
To start the Cisco TFTP Server, click the server icon on the desktop or select Programs>Cisco TFTP Server from the Start menu.
To use the server to upgrade the switch software, you need to create a root directory. Start the TFTP server and select View>Options. Enter a path in the TFTP server root directory field, and click OK. Click Help if you need more information.
To download the image file from a TFTP server to the switch, there must be IP connectivity between the server and the switch. The following procedure is for all releases of Catalyst 2900 series XL software.
To perform the steps in this section, you must have a TFTP server and a management station (such as a PC) with a CD-ROM drive.
Follow these steps to copy the software from a TFTP server:
1. Insert the Cisco Catalyst 2900 Series XL Enterprise Edition Software CD into the CD-ROM drive of the management station.
2. Copy the image file and the HTML file from the CD to the root directory of the TFTP server. See "Installing the Cisco TFTP Server" section for instructions on how to define the root directory of the TFTP server.
3. Power up the switch and allow it to execute the power-on self-test (POST). For information about POST, refer to the Catalyst 2900 Series XL Installation and Configuration Guide.
4. Display the switch command-line interface (CLI) by using one of these methods:
To start a Telnet session on your PC or workstation, enter the following command:
server% telnet switch_ip_address
Enter the password if prompted to do so.
5. At the command prompt, enter privileged EXEC mode:
switch> enable
switch#
6. Display the name of the current (default) image file. The following example shows the current name in italic:
switch# show boot
BOOT path-list: flash:current_image
Config file: flash:config.text
Enable Break: 1
Manual Boot: no
7. If there is no file defined in the BOOT path-list, enter dir flash: to display the contents of Flash memory. The file named c2900XL-h-mz_current_version is your current image file.
8. Rename the current image file to the name of the new image. This does not affect the operation of the switch.
switch# rename flash:current_image flash:new_image
Source filename [current_image]?
Destination filename [new_image]?
9. Display the contents of Flash memory to verify the renaming of the file:
switch# dir flash:
Directory of flash:
-rwx 910426 Mar 06 1993 23:47:28 new_image
-rwx 80971 Sep 14 1998 03:10:38 c2900XL-diag-mz-112.0.0.11-SA2
-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.text
10. If you are upgrading models WS-C2908-XL, WS-C2924-XL, WS-C2924C-XL, or WS-C2916M-XL, you need to delete the diagnostics file to make room for the new image.
The diagnostics file has a name in the following format: c2900XL-diag-mz-version_name. The string version_name depends on the switch and software you are running.
Display the diagnostics file:
switch# dir flash:c2900XL-diag-mz*
Directory of flash:
-rwx 80971 Sep 14 1998 03:10:38
c2900XL-diag-mz-112.0.0.11-SA2
Delete the diagnostics file:
switch# del flash:c2900XL-diag-mz-112.0.0.11-SA2
Delete filename [c2900XL-diag-mz-112.0.0.11-SA2]?
Delete flash:c2900XL-diag-mz-112.0.0.11-SA2? [confirm]
Switch#
11. Enter terminal configuration mode:
switch# configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
12. Disable access to the switch HTML pages:
switch(config)# no IP http server
13. Change the name of the default image file:
switch(config)# boot system flash:new_image
14. Return to privileged EXEC mode:
switch(config)# end
15. Verify that the name of the default image file is correct:
switch# show boot
BOOT path-list: flash:new_image
Config file: flash:config.text
Enable Break: 1
Manual Boot: no
HELPER path-list:
NVRAM/Config file
buffer size: 32768
16. Use the name of the new image file when you copy it from the TFTP server to Flash memory:
switch# copy tftp://server_ip_address//path/new_image flash:new_image
Source IP address or hostname [server_ip_address]?
Source filename [path/filename]?
Destination filename [flash:new_image]?
Loading /path/filename.bin from server_ip_address (via!)
[OK - 843975 bytes]
17. Remove the manager software HTML files:
switch# del flash:html/*.*
Press Enter to confirm the deletion of each file. Do not press any other keys during this process.
18. If you are running Cisco IOS Release 11.2(8)SA3 or later, remove the files in the Snmp directory:
switch# del flash:html/Snmp/*.*
Press Enter to confirm the deletion of each file. Do not press any other keys during this process.
19. If you are running Cisco IOS Release 11.2(8)SA2 or earlier, create a directory on the switch Flash memory to be used for the HTML files:
switch# mkdir flash:html/Snmp
Make sure the "S" in "Snmp" is uppercase.
20. Enter the following command to copy the HTML file from the TFTP server to the switch Flash memory:
switch# tar /x tftp://server_ip_address//path/filename.tar flash:html
Loading /path/filename.tar from server_ip_address (via!)
extracting advanced.gif (2648 bytes)
extracting amber.gif (530 bytes)!
extracting bar.gif (4156 bytes)!
extracting cool.gif (530 bytes)
extracting daytona.gif (1470 bytes)
extracting duplgnd.gif (639 bytes)!
. . .
Depending on the TFTP server being used, you might need to enter only one slash (/) after the server_ip_address in the tar command.
21. Enter terminal configuration mode:
switch# configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
22. Reenable access to the switch HTTP pages:
switch(config)# IP http server
23. Return to privileged EXEC mode:
switch(config)# end
24. Reload the new software with the following command:
switch# reload
System configuration has been modified. Save? [yes/no]:y
Proceed with reload? [confirm]
25. Press Return to confirm the reload.
Your Telnet session ends when the switch resets.
You can download the Enterprise Edition Software from a management station to the switch via the XMODEM protocol. To avoid interrupts from the system during this procedure, you enter the xmodem command from the system boot loader. The switch software is not running when you enter commands from the boot loader.
The procedure for downloading the software via XMODEM is largely dependent on the modem software you are using, and it does not include upgrading the HTML file. You can upgrade the HTML file with Visual Switch Manager after you have upgraded the switch software. The Catalyst 2900 Series XL Installation and Configuration Guide describes how to upgrade the HTML file by using Visual Switch Manager.
To perform the steps in this section, you must have the following items:
Follow these steps to download the software via the XMODEM protocol:
1. Insert the Cisco Catalyst 2900 Series XL Enterprise Edition Software CD into the CD-ROM drive of the management station.
2. Copy the image file from the CD to a temporary area on the management station.
3. Power up the switch and allow it to execute the power-on self-test (POST). For information about POST, refer to the installation and configuration guide that shipped with your switch.
4. Connect the switch console port to the management station as described in the "Connecting the Switch to a Management Station or Modem" section.
5. Start your emulation program, and display the command-line interface (CLI). At the command prompt, enter privileged EXEC mode:
switch> enable
switch#
6. Display the name of the current (default) image file. The following example shows the current name in italic:
switch# show boot
BOOT path-list: flash:current_image
Config file: flash:config.text
Enable Break: 1
Manual Boot: no
7. If there is no file defined in the BOOT path-list, enter dir flash: to display the contents of Flash memory. The file named c2900XL-h-mz_current_version is your current image file.
8. Rename the current image file to the name of the new image. This does not affect the operation of the switch.
switch# rename flash:current_image flash:new_image
Source filename [current_image]?
Destination filename [new_image]?
9. Display the contents of Flash memory to verify the renaming of the file:
switch# dir flash:
Directory of flash:
-rwx 910426 Mar 06 1993 23:47:28 new_image
-rwx 80971 Sep 14 1998 03:10:38 c2900XL-diag-mz-112.0.0.11-SA2
-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.text
10. If you are upgrading models WS-C2908-XL, WS-C2924-XL, WS-C2924C-XL, or WS-C2916M-XL, you need to delete the diagnostics file to make room for the new image.
The diagnostics file has a name in the following format: c2900XL-diag-mz-version_name. The string version_name depends on the switch and software you are running.
Display the diagnostics file:
switch# dir flash:c2900XL-diag-mz*
Directory of flash:
-rwx 80971 Sep 14 1998 03:10:38 c2900XL-diag-mz-112.0.0.11-SA2
Delete the diagnostics file:
switch# del flash:c2900XL-diag-mz-112.0.0.11-SA2
Delete filename [c2900XL-diag-mz-112.0.0.11-SA2]?
Delete flash:c2900XL-diag-mz-112.0.0.11-SA2? [confirm]
Switch#
11. Enter terminal configuration mode:
switch# configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
12. Configure the switch to wait for a manual command before reloading the software. You can then enter commands from the boot loader.
switch(conf)# boot manual
13. Return to privileged EXEC mode:
switch(conf)# end
14. Save the change to the configuration file:
switch# copy running-config startup-config
15. Reload the switch software, and press Enter to confirm the reload:
switch(conf)# reload
Proceed with reload? [confirm]
16. Some text displays, and the following message appears:
The system is not configured to boot automatically. The following command will finish loading the operating system software:
boot
switch:
17. Enter the command to start the XMODEM upgrade:
switch: copy xmodem: flash:new_image
18. Return to your emulation program, such as ProComm Plus or HyperTerminal, and start the dialog to send the file. The upgrade can take as long as 25 minutes.
19. After the transfer is complete, manually reboot the system:
switch: boot
20. When the software has finished loading, return to privileged EXEC mode, and then enter global configuration mode:
switch: enable
password:
switch# configure terminal
switch(conf)#
21. Configure the switch to reload the switch software automatically:
switch(conf)# no boot manual
22. Save the running configuration to be used when switch restarts:
switch(conf)# end
switch# copy running-config start-up config
23. Use the Visual Switch Manager web interface to upgrade the switch with the latest HTML files.
The Catalyst 2900 Series XL Installation and Configuration Guide that shipped with your switch contains procedures for recovering from corrupted software and forgotten passwords. You can always access that manual online as described in the "Cisco Connection Online" section.
To connect the switch to a management station or dial-up modem, follow these steps:
1. Configure the baud rate and character format of the management station or modem and the console port on the switch so that they match. The following are the default physical characteristics of the console port on the switch: 9600 baud, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity.
2. Insert one end of the supplied rollover cable into the console port on the rear panel of the switch.
3. Attach one of the following supplied adapters to a management station or modem:
4. Insert the other end of the supplied rollover cable into the adapter.
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