Switch#request platform software package install switch all file flash:cat3k_caa-universalk9.16.06.01.SPA.bin new a uto-copy Switch# software install file flash:cat3k_caa-universalk9.16.06.01.SPA.bin new force If the switch is currently using release 3 of IOS XE the commands for Install mode are different than Denali, IOS XE release 16.The following list are helpful tips when managing IOS XE images in Install mode. This output shows the switch running in BUNDLE mode. This output shows the switch running in INSTALL mode. To verify the mode of operation, use the show version command in enabled mode. Auto-upgrade feature is disabled by default and is not available in the Bundle mode.This mode will use more RAM memory than the Install mode since the packages are extracted from the bundle and copied to RAM during bootup. The Bundle mode uses the monolithic Cisco IOS images to boot a switch. Booting from a USB driver or TFTP in Install mode is not supported.In addition, Install mode has the following restriction: To use Install mode in a switch stack, all switches in the stack must have the same license as the active switch. Install mode requirements and restrictions

This can be especially useful when managing a large number of switches. This can be performed using an option during the upgrade procedure. With Install mode you no longer need to manually copy the IOS XE to each switch. pkg files in the flash as shown in the output below. This mode uses a package-provisioning file named nf in order to boot the switch. Install mode is the default mode for the switch. However, there are differences between the two modes and one must be careful when upgrading a switch stack and that all the switches in the stack are running the same mode to avoid incompatibility issues.

You just download the image and set the boot variable to the new image and reboot the switch. This is what Cisco refers to as Bundle mode. This is the traditional way of setting the IOS boot image. If you never paid attention during an IOS XE upgrade on a switch you may have just copy the IOS XE image to flash and set the system boot variable to boot from the new IOS using the command below:īoot system flash:/ cat3k_caa-universalk9.16.03.08.SPA.bin

New switches, by default, are shipped with install mode. IOS XE supported switches such as the 38 support two modes, Bundle mode and Install mode.

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