Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Cisco WS-X4013+TS ROMMON Upgrade

I recommissioned a Cisco 4503 switch today with a SUP II+TS and whenever I get the chance to wipe a switch or device and start fresh I like to upgrade the IOS and ROMMON if applicable. This procedure was slightly different from a Router ROMMON upgrade:
   
   ! Copy the ROMMON image to the bootflash:
   Switch#copy ftp://192.168.1.1/cat4500-ios-promupgrade-122_31r_SGA4 bootflash:cat4500-ios-promupgrade-122_31r_SGA4

   ! Once copied, reload the switch
   Switch#reload

   ! Press Crtl-C to enter ROMMON during bootup and run the following command
   rommon 1 > boot bootflash:cat4500-ios-promupgrade-122_31r_SGA4

After the ROMMON upgrade has completed, the switch wil reload automatically and boot into IOS. You can perform a show version to verify that the ROMMON has been upgraded.

More detailed instruction can be found in the Release Notes of the ROMMON image.

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