no vlan commands on 2900XL switch

rakem

i just got a 2900XL Catalyst switch and im trying to configure some vlans, i know on a 2900 switch you use the vlan database command from the privlidged exec mode, however nothing is working... the IOS version is 11.2 here is the commands i have typed in.


Switch#
Switch#vlan database
^
% Invalid input detected at '^' marker.

Switch#vlan 2 name ****
^
% Invalid input detected at '^' marker.

Switch#conf t
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
Switch(config)#vlan database
^
% Invalid input detected at '^' marker.

Switch(config)#vlan 2 name ****
^
% Invalid input detected at '^' marker.

Switch(config)#exit
Switch# sh ver

IOS (tm) C2900XL Software (C2900XL-H-M), Version 11.2(SA4, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fmeout is 2 seconds:
c1)
!
Copyright (c) 1986-1998 by cisco Systems, Inc.und-trip min/avg/max = 32/34/40 ms
Switch uptime is 19 minutes
System restarted by power-on
Running default software

so yea as you can see i have tried alot of different commands.. i can do show vlan brief and show vlan id commands and get an output but cant configure any... am i missing something or do i need to ipdate the IOS or what?

thanks

darwinism

very possible you might need an upgrade.

IOS (tm) C2900XL Software (C2900XL-C3H2S-M), Version 12.0(5)WC13

This is my version. I can use the vlan command under EXEC mode or the switchport command via conf t

Danman32

You could try tracing out what commands are valid by typing V[tab].

Manipulating the database directly though appears to be becoming obsolete

I believe the test is based on 12.2.

rakem

so can i just download a new version of the IOS from the cisco website?

lwwarner

rakem wrote:

so can i just download a new version of the IOS from the cisco website?

Sure. Right after you pay the relicensing fee and buy a SMARTnet contract. That would be the only legal way to upgrade your IOS. However, since the 2900 XL's are in EOS/EOL status you may not be able to buy a SMARTnet contract at any price...

Which model number, exactly, is this anyway? The standard edition of 11.2(SA4 does not support all 2900xl models. Can you post the complete sh version output?

rakem

ok here is the output from the sh version command.......

Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software 2048ello for 0 neighbor(s)l
IOS (tm) C2900XL Software (C2900XL-H-M), Version 11.2(SA4, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)p9
Copyright (c) 1986-1998 by cisco Systems, Inc.
Destination Address Addr
Compiled Mon 23-Nov-98 20:54 by paulines
Ethernet0 is up, line protocol
Image text-base: 0x00003000, data-base: 0x001D4294
Switch uptime is 1 hour, 49 minutes
System restarted by power-on
Running default software


cisco WS-C2912-XL (PowerPC403GA) processor (revision 0x11) with 8192K/1024K byte
s of memory.
Processor board ID 0x0D, with hardware revision 0x01
Last reset from power-on

Processor is running Standard Edition Software
12 Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s)

32K bytes of flash-simulated non-volatile configuration memory.
Base ethernet MAC Address: 00:50:80:6A:24:00
Motherboard assembly number: 73-3397-04
Power supply part number: 34-0834-01
Motherboard serial number: FAA030599HX
Model revision number: A0
Model number: WS-C2912-XL-A
System serial number: FAA0306G0P3
Configuration register is 0xF

TheShadow

Buried deep in the bowels of cisco.com

"... The multi-VLAN port functionality is currently not supported by Cisco IOS Release
11.2(SA4 on the following devices: Catalyst 2924-XL-A; Catalyst 2924-XL-EN"

The only difference is that you only have a 12 port model but the IOS is identical.

I also noticed that you are running the standard edition and not the enterprise edition. I wondered what was wrong in your original message because the very first command should have changed the prompt to

Switch#
Switch#vlan database
Switch(vlan)#

When it did not there was no point in going further.

rakem

so to upgrade to a newer IOS and enterprise edition i need to pay cisco?

any idea of the costs?

TheShadow

Now you are in a gray area. Cisco dropped support for your model May 30 2005 which was five years after the last one shipped. While you could load enterprise IOS on the 1900 series switches and stretch the life, on the 2950 switches they put in a hardware lock to keep the plain models from loading an enhanced image. I did not know that when I bought my first 2950 which originally alerted me to be very careful after that. Whether you can put enterprise on a WS-C2912-XL-A is unknown to me. Until someone says that they have done it I am sceptical. Whether a 12.x standard image will solve your problem is also unknown without more digging on Cisco's site.

My 2924's are model "WS-C2924C-XL-EN", notice the A versus EN. That is the model number that replaced the A series. If your employer has an account you can probably download an image that way or find a Cisco partner and see what your options are since this is for study and not for production.

If you want a comparison here is a show version

Switch2924XL1>show ver
Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software
IOS (tm) C2900XL Software (C2900XL-C3H2S-M), Version 12.0(5)XU, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
Copyright (c) 1986-2000 by cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Mon 03-Apr-00 16:37 by swati
Image text-base: 0x00003000, data-base: 0x00301398

ROM: Bootstrap program is C2900XL boot loader

Switch2924XL1 uptime is 2 hours, 18 minutes
System returned to ROM by power-on
System image file is "flash:c2900XL-c3h2s-mz-120.5-XU.bin"


cisco WS-C2924C-XL (PowerPC403GA) processor (revision 0x11) with 8192K/1024K bytes of memory.
Processor board ID 0x0F, with hardware revision 0x01
Last reset from power-on

Processor is running Enterprise Edition Software
Cluster command switch capable
Cluster member switch capable
24 FastEthernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s)

32K bytes of flash-simulated non-volatile configuration memory.
Base ethernet MAC Address: 00:02:FD:68:A0:00
Motherboard assembly number: 73-3381-08
Power supply part number: 34-0834-01
Motherboard serial number: FAB0431503U
Power supply serial number: DAB042022MR
Model revision number: A0
Motherboard revision number: B0
Model number: WS-C2924C-XL-EN
System serial number: FAB0431T1MK
Configuration register is 0xF

Switch2924XL1>

david_r

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps607/products_tech_note09186a00800946e5.shtml

an A is an EN AFA cisco is concerned WRT images. Great, I just drove up the price of 29xxXL-A switches on ebay

TheShadow

But only an A with 8 Meg which his show ver says his is. You will have to ask the seller on ebay which one it is since a 4 Meg switch can not have memory upgraded you would be restricted to standard IOS only. So according to that link if he can find the image that should solve his problem.

Cisco sometimes makes information very hard to find and facts buried in minutia.

david_r

I believe all A's are 8 meg. That's how I read that document.

Speaking of Cisco burying info. I found that document while trying to find if I could upgrade a 4mb to 8mb.

TheShadow

You are right, I misread it. Release 12.0(5)XU and higher consolidates all 8meg model switches. So people just need to make sure that they don't buy a 4meg model or they are stuck at 11.2(SA6 with no upgrade path. Nice of them to let anyone download that version but the 12.0 versions require a Smartnet login.