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Cat2948g
boostinbadger
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
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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Optionstiersten Member Posts: 4,505boostinbadger 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.boostinbadger wrote: »What would the procedure be to upgrade to IOS?boostinbadger wrote: »Is this the right/latest IOS? c2940-i6k2l2q4-mz.121-22.EA13.bin
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OptionsColbyG Member Posts: 1,264You're lucky you only paid $10, lol. As explained above, it is a CatOS switch and it won't run IOS.
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Optionstiersten Member Posts: 4,505Some 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. -
Optionsboostinbadger Member Posts: 256Crap. 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? -
Optionstiersten Member Posts: 4,505boostinbadger wrote: »Are there any switches that can be upgraded from catOS? Why was under the impression that you could?
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OptionsColbyG Member Posts: 1,264boostinbadger 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. -
Optionsalan2308 Member Posts: 1,854 ■■■■■■■■□□How prevalent is CatOS out there? Is it worth learning at this point?
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OptionsColbyG Member Posts: 1,264How 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. -
Optionsstuh84 Member Posts: 503Yeah, the only CatOS gear I touch is the ones in storage, none of it is in our production network.
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