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Cat2948g

boostinbadgerboostinbadger Member Posts: 256
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Picked one up for $10. I believe it to have CatOS on it because I don't recognize the cli when I boot it up.

What would the procedure be to upgrade to IOS?

Is this the right/latest IOS? c2940-i6k2l2q4-mz.121-22.EA13.bin
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    tierstentiersten Member Posts: 4,505
    boostinbadger wrote: »
    Picked one up for $10. I believe it to have CatOS on it because I don't recognize the cli when I boot it up.
    It is CatOS.
    boostinbadger wrote: »
    What would the procedure be to upgrade to IOS?
    You can't.
    boostinbadger wrote: »
    Is this the right/latest IOS? c2940-i6k2l2q4-mz.121-22.EA13.bin
    No. That is for a Catalyst 2940 which is a completely different switch.
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    ColbyGColbyG Member Posts: 1,264
    You're lucky you only paid $10, lol. As explained above, it is a CatOS switch and it won't run IOS.
    http://blog.alwaysthenetwork.com
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    tierstentiersten Member Posts: 4,505
    Some of the larger chassis based CatOS switches can be upgraded to native IOS or a hybris IOS/CatOS combination that runs on the various processors. The fixed configuration ones like this 2948G you can't.

    Its still a pretty decent switch. It just isn't useful for certifications.
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    boostinbadgerboostinbadger Member Posts: 256
    Crap. Duh, I knew that thing wasn't a 2940. I have one of those.

    Are there any switches that can be upgraded from catOS? Why was under the impression that you could?
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    tierstentiersten Member Posts: 4,505
    boostinbadger wrote: »
    Are there any switches that can be upgraded from catOS? Why was under the impression that you could?
    Read this...
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    boostinbadgerboostinbadger Member Posts: 256
    The link opens up this thread
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    ColbyGColbyG Member Posts: 1,264
    boostinbadger wrote: »
    The link opens up this thread

    Pretty sure that's the idea. He's pointing out his earlier post about chassis switches being hybrid, and the ability to upgrade them to native.

    We have some hybrid gear in our network. It's the devil.
    http://blog.alwaysthenetwork.com
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    alan2308alan2308 Member Posts: 1,854 ■■■■■■■■□□
    How prevalent is CatOS out there? Is it worth learning at this point?
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    ColbyGColbyG Member Posts: 1,264
    alan2308 wrote: »
    How prevalent is CatOS out there? Is it worth learning at this point?

    Speaking from experience, don't learn it until you have to. I'd never touched it before my current position. I'd never seen it at all. I don't think it is all that common in the real world outside of large enterprises who don't update their code/gear as they should.
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    stuh84stuh84 Member Posts: 503
    Yeah, the only CatOS gear I touch is the ones in storage, none of it is in our production network.

    Our storage/test room is like a Cisco museum, so much old rubbish that I wouldn't dream of working with.
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