I need help on steps for upgrading image on Cisco 7206 VXR router

[m-abooali]

Hi guys,

I need to upgrade a Cisco 7206 VXR with a new image but I have not done thi sbefore and I don't know if the process is any doifferent from other samller routers. I appreciate if someone could point me to th esteps reqquired to do this upgrade. Also, i have DS3 card on this router currently functioning and I don't know if I need to upgrade the Microcode for this DS3 as well or not.

the imgae i.e. the IOS for the router is 6 years old and it goes the same for the DS3 card.

here is the current show version:

Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software

IOS (tm) 7200 Software (C7200-JS-M), Version 12.1(6), RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)

Copyright (c) 1986-2000 by cisco Systems, Inc.

Compiled Wed 27-Dec-00 11:14 by kellythw

Image text-base: 0x60008950, data-base: 0x61A14000

ROM: System Bootstrap, Version 12.1(20000914:181332) [bwhatley-npe200 102], DEVE

LOPMENT SOFTWARE

BOOTFLASH: 7200 Software (C7200-BOOT-M), Version 12.0(10)S, EARLY DEPLOYMENT REL

EASE SOFTWARE (fc1)

csvartr01 uptime is 1 year, 41 weeks, 2 days, 5 hours, 42 minutes

System returned to ROM by power-on

System image file is "slot0:c7200-js-mz.121-6.bin"

cisco 7206VXR (NPE200) processor (revision B) with 114688K/16384K bytes of memor

y.

Processor board ID 20403669

R5000 CPU at 200Mhz, Implementation 35, Rev 2.1, 512KB L2 Cache

6 slot VXR midplane, Version 2.0

Last reset from power-on

Bridging software.

Last reset from power-on

Bridging software.

X.25 software, Version 3.0.0.

SuperLAT software (copyright 1990 by Meridian Technology Corp).

TN3270 Emulation software.

Primary Rate ISDN software, Version 1.1.

1 FastEthernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s)

4 Serial network interface(s)

8 Channelized T1/PRI port(s)

125K bytes of non-volatile configuration memory.

4096K bytes of packet SRAM memory.

20480K bytes of Flash PCMCIA card at slot 0 (Sector size 128K).

4096K bytes of Flash internal SIMM (Sector size 256K).

Configuration register is 0x2102

sh flash:

csvartr01#sh flash

-#- ED --type-- --crc--- -seek-- nlen -length- -----date/time------ name

1 .D unknown FFBFD838 685080 21 6705152 Jan 16 1917 23:20:57 c7200-js-mz.

121-6.bin

2 .. image 4FB18F20 109F28C 21 10592652 Jan 16 1917 23:32:56 c7200-js-mz.

121-6.bin

3 .. config 8A1CA895 10A0BF4 14 6375 Jun 29 1918 02:07:56 startup-conf

ig

3273740 bytes available (17304564 bytes used)

I really apprecite anyhelp you guys can extend.

Regards,

Mike

[vaisharm]

Mike, I see that your router has been stable for about 2yrs now. Are you upgrading the IOS for any new features? Have you identified the IOS to upgrade to? If not, let us know your requriements.

The procedure is similar to other platforms. You wont have to upgrade the DS3 card code as its pulled from the IOS itself.

Steps to upgrde:

1. First ensure you have enough space on the flash for the new IOS. You have a 20MB PCMCIA in slot0 which you'll probably have to empty to copy a newer IOS. (You can not copy an IOS larger then 20megs at present)

router#format flash:

OR

router#erase flash:

1. copy the file on the tftp server and ensure connectivity between the tftp server and the router.

2. copy the file from the tftp server to the router

router#copy tftp slot0:

(While specifying the filename make sure you include the .bin extention if its there on the file. Its case sensitive as well.)

3. Specify the correct boot statement:

router(config)#boot system flash slot:

router(config)#exit

router#wr mem

router#reload

HTH,

Vaibhav

[m-abooali]

Hi Vaibhav,

There is no particular reason except that we will be having a downtime for a total network upgrade and my boss has asked me to have this upgraded in case we want to do BGP and also SSh is not currently supported on it.

I have downloaded c7200-ik9s-mz.123-22a.bin to use for this upgrade and its size is 20MB. i wasn't sure if I have enough room on thsi router, I guess i have about 30MB of free space?

I have attached a text file showing sh version and sh flash for your attention.

as far as the steps, I wasn't sure about the copy tftp slot0, so I was not sure about the slot0 part of it and appreciate if you could provide me with an understanding of why slot0? is this the same as disk0?

Please advise.

Mike

[Danilo Dy]

Hi,

c7200-ik9s-mz.123-22a.bin needs minimum 128MB DRAM and 48MB FLASH. You have 128MB DRAM but your FLASH size is only 20MB. You may need to upgrade the BOOT IMAGE as well.

If the image file size is 20MB, it will not fit in a 20MB FLASH.

Regards,

Dandy

[m-abooali]

can i spueez/compress the flash?

what is my next IOS alternative to give me at least the ssh without upgrading the flas?

Thx,

Mike

[vaisharm · Accepted solution]

Mike,

The best that you can get with your current processor is SSH version 1. NPE-200 is not supported beyond 12.2(15)T. Check the following url:

Addendum To EoS/EoL Notice For NPE-200 And Cisco 7206 Router Chassis

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/routers/ps341/prod_eol_notice09186a008032d592.html

12.2(15)T16

Feature Set: ENTERPRISE IPSEC 3DES

Image Name: c7200-jk9s-mz.122-15.T16.bin

DRAM / Min Flash : 128 / 20

Do rate if this helps!

-Vaibhav

[Danilo Dy]

Hi,

Check this link http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/130/sw_upgrade_highendrouters_23233.html

Regards,

Dandy