IOS upgrade on 6509

mohammedrafiq · ‎05-28-2009

Hi,

We have to upgrade software on our pair of 6509 running native software with Sup2.

Please can someone recomend the suitable new latest cat and IOS version.

See the details attached.

Regards,

Giuseppe Larosa · ‎05-31-2009

Hello Mohammed,

your C6500 is currently running in Hybrid mode

sup2 with CatOS 7.2(2)

msfc2 with 12.1(8b)E11.

if you want to upgrade to a suitable native mode IOS using feature navigator

search by platform using 7600 sup2/MSFC2

for example could be

Image Name c6sup22-jsv-mz.121-27b.E4.bin

DRAM / Min Flash 128 / 32

I worry about the ATM module that I don't know if it is supported in native IOS.

By the way, is it still used and for what ?

the procedure for conversion for sup2/msfc2 is here

otherwise you can upgrade catOS up to 8.3.4 and the msfc to

Image Name c6msfc2-jsv-mz.121-27b.E4.bin

DRAM / Min Flash 128 / 16

notice the different naming convention between native and hybrid (sup22 vs. msfc2)

Hope to help

Giuseppe

mohammedrafiq · ‎06-02-2009

Thanks Giuseppe,

ATM cards are not in use any more.

as you said

"search by platform using 7600 sup2/MSFC2"

Is this will be compatible with 6509.

Regards.

Giuseppe Larosa · ‎06-02-2009

Hello Mohammed,

if ATM linecards are not a concern you can move to Native IOS following the procedure I have linked in my first post.

If you look at the ios image name for C7600 sup2/msfc2 native ios it is :

c6sup22-jsv-mz.121-27b.E4.bin

Now, with more modern HW and IOS images C7600 is separated from C6500 but with sup2/MSFC2 they are the same.

At the beginning moving from Hybrid mode to Native IOS made a C6500 to become a C7600.

You should be fine with it

Hope to help

Giuseppe