Notes to Myself

############ SUMMARY ############

To check firmware, boot and Config register:

show version ==> Configuration register 0xF (for 2960x)

show boot ==> boot control

show switch ==> stack status.

dir flash: ==> flash disk firmware and free space control.

Upgrade firmware and web management:

archive download-sw /overwrite scp://<username>:<password>@10.10.10.100/c2960x-universalk9-tar.152-7.E6.tar

or

archive download-sw /overwrite tftp://10.10.10.100/c2960x-universalk9-tar.152-7.E6.tar

After upgrade check installed firmware:

dir flash:

hash control:

verify /md5 flash:c2960x-universalk9-mz.152-7.E6/c2960x-universalk9-mz.152-7.E6.bin

Boot control:

show boot

Reload switch stack. 3 unit stack reload takes 10-15 minutes.

Check loaded firmware:

show version

############ PRE FIRMWARE UPGRADE ############

S5#show switch

Switch/Stack Mac Address : c472.xxxx.aaaa

                                           H/W   Current

Switch#  Role   Mac Address     Priority Version  State 

———————————————————-

*1       Master c472.xxxx.aaaa     15     4       Ready               

 2       Member c472.xxxx.bbbb     10     4       Ready               

 3       Member 689c.xxxx.cccc     1      4       Ready    

Stack Port Status             Neighbors     

Switch#  Port 1     Port 2           Port 1   Port 2 

——————————————————–

  1        Ok         Ok                2        3 

  2        Ok         Ok                3        1 

  3        Ok         Ok                1        2