Document Change History

The document change history outlines the updates and modifications made to this document for a release train.

Document Change History

Date

Release

Sections Updated

December 03, 2024

17.15.2

August 14, 2024

17.15.1

Introduction

Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches are entry level enterprise-class access switches that extend the power of intent-based networking and Cisco Catalyst 9000 Series Switches hardware and software innovation to a broader scale of deployments. These switches focus on offering features for the mid-market and simple branchdeployments. With its family pedigree, Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches offer simplicity without compromise - it is secure, always on and provides IT simplicity.

As a foundational building block for Cisco Digital Network Architecture, this platform is built with security, mobility, cloud and IoT at its core. This gives you out of the box upgrades in security, resiliency and programmability regardless of where you are in the intent-based networking journey.

With access to Cisco’s best in class security portfolio anchored trustworthy solutions, MACsec encryption and segmentation, the platform provides advanced security features that protect the integrity of the hardware as well as the software and all data that flows through the switch and the network. These switches provide enterprise-level resiliency and keep your business up and running seamlessly with field-replaceable power supplies and fans, modular uplinks, cold patching, perpetual PoE, and the industry’s highest mean time between failures (MTBF). Combine the application visibility of full flexible NetFlow with telemetry and the open APIs of Cisco IOS XE and programmability of the UADP ASIC technology and these switches give you the best simple experience provisioning and managing your network now with investment protection on future innovations.

Supported Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches Model Numbers

The following table lists the supported hardware models and the default license levels they are delivered with. For information about the available license levels, see section License Levels.

Switch Model

Default License Level1

Description

Introductory Release

C9200-24T-A

Network Advantage

Stackable 24x1G ports; 4x1G and 4x10G fixed uplink ports; 2 power supply slots; 2 field-replaceable fans; supports StackWise-160.

Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.10.1

C9200-24T-E

Network Essentials

Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.10.1

C9200-24P-A

Network Advantage

Stackable 24x1G PoE+ ports; 4x1G and 4x10G fixed uplink ports; 2 power supply slots; 2 field-replaceable fans; supports StackWise-160.

Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.10.1

C9200-24P-E

Network Essentials

Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.10.1

C9200-24PB-A

Network Advantage

Stackable 24x1G PoE+ ports; 4x1G and 4x10G fixed uplink ports; 2 power supply slots; 2 field-replaceable fans; supports StackWise-160.

Cisco IOS XE Amsterdam 17.2.1

C9200-48T-A

Network Advantage

Stackable 48x1G ports; 4x1G and 4x10G fixed uplink ports; 2 power supply slots; 2 field-replaceable fans; supports StackWise-160.

Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.10.1

C9200-48T-E

Network Essentials

Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.10.1

C9200-48P-A

Network Advantage

Stackable 48x1G PoE+ ports; 4x1G and 4x10G fixed uplink ports; 2 power supply slots; 2 field-replaceable fans; supports StackWise-160.

Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.10.1

C9200-48P-E

Network Essentials

Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.10.1

C9200-48PL-A

Network Advantage

Stackable 48x1G PoE+ ports with partial PoE support; 4x1G and 4x10G network modules for uplink ports; 2 power supply slots; 2 field-replaceable fans; supports StackWise-160.

Cisco IOS XE Amsterdam 17.3.1

C9200-48PL-E

Network Essentials

Cisco IOS XE Amsterdam 17.3.1

C9200-48PB-A

Network Advantage

Stackable 48x1G PoE+ ports; 4x1G and 4x10G fixed uplink ports; 2 power supply slots; 2 field-replaceable fans; supports StackWise-160.

Cisco IOS XE Amsterdam 17.2.1

C9200-24PXG-E

Network Essentials

Stackable 8 Multigigabit Ethernet and 16x1G PoE+ ports; supports 4x10G, 2x25G and 2x40G network modules for uplink ports; 2 power supply slots; 2 field-replaceable fans; supports StackWise-160.

Cisco IOS XE Amsterdam 17.1.1

C9200-24PXG-A

Network Advantage

Cisco IOS XE Amsterdam 17.1.1

C9200-48PXG-E

Network Essentials

Stackable 8 Multigigabit Ethernet and 40x1G PoE+ ports; supports 4x10G, 2x25G and 2x40G network modules for uplink ports; 2 power supply slots; 2 field-replaceable fans; supports StackWise-160.

Cisco IOS XE Amsterdam 17.1.1

C9200-48PXG-A

Network Advantage

Cisco IOS XE Amsterdam 17.1.1

C9200L-24P-4G-A

Network Advantage

Stackable 24x1G PoE+ ports; 4x1G fixed uplink ports; 2 power supply slots; 2 fixed fans; supports StackWise-80.

Cisco IOS XE Fuji 16.9.1

C9200L-24P-4G-E

Network Essentials

Cisco IOS XE Fuji 16.9.1

C9200L-24P-4X-A

Network Advantage

Stackable 24x1G PoE+ ports; 4x10G fixed uplink ports; 2 power supply slots; 2 fixed fans; supports StackWise-80.

Cisco IOS XE Fuji 16.9.1

C9200L-24P-4X-E

Network Essentials

Cisco IOS XE Fuji 16.9.1

C9200L-24T-4G-A

Network Advantage

Stackable 24x1G ports; 4x1G fixed uplink ports; 2 power supply slots; 2 fixed fans; supports StackWise-80.

Cisco IOS XE Fuji 16.9.1

C9200L-24T-4G-E

Network Essentials

Cisco IOS XE Fuji 16.9.1

C9200L-24T-4X-A

Network Advantage

Stackable 24x1G ports; 4x10G fixed uplink ports; 2 power supply slots; 2 fixed fans; supports StackWise-80.

Cisco IOS XE Fuji 16.9.1

C9200L-24T-4X-E

Network Essentials

Cisco IOS XE Fuji 16.9.1

C9200L-48P-4G-A

Network Advantage

Stackable 48x1G PoE+ ports; 4x1G fixed uplink ports; 2 power supply slots; 2 fixed fans; supports StackWise-80.

Cisco IOS XE Fuji 16.9.1

C9200L-48P-4G-E

Network Essentials

Cisco IOS XE Fuji 16.9.1

C9200L-48P-4X-A

Network Advantage

Stackable 48x1G PoE+ ports; 4x10G fixed uplink ports; 2 power supply slots; 2 fixed fans; supports StackWise-80.

Cisco IOS XE Fuji 16.9.1

C9200L-48P-4X-E

Network Essentials

Cisco IOS XE Fuji 16.9.1

C9200L-48PL-4G-A

Network Advantage

Stackable 48x1G PoE+ ports with partial PoE support; 4x1G SFP fixed uplink ports; 2 power supply slots; 2 fixed fans; supports StackWise-80.

Cisco IOS XE Amsterdam 17.3.1

C9200L-48PL-4G-E

Network Essentials

Cisco IOS XE Amsterdam 17.3.1

C9200L-48PL-4X-A

Network Advantage

 Stackable 48x1G PoE+ ports with partial PoE support; 4x10G SFP fixed uplink ports; 2 power supply slots; 2 fixed fans; supports StackWise-80.

Cisco IOS XE Amsterdam 17.3.1

C9200L-48PL-4X-E

Network Essentials

Cisco IOS XE Amsterdam 17.3.1

C9200L-48T-4G-A

Network Advantage

Stackable 48x1G ports; 4x1G fixed uplink ports; 2 power supply slots; 2 fixed fans; supports StackWise-80.

Cisco IOS XE Fuji 16.9.1

C9200L-48T-4G-E

Network Essentials

Cisco IOS XE Fuji 16.9.1

C9200L-48T-4X-A

Network Advantage

Stackable 48x1G ports; 4x10G fixed uplink ports; 2 power supply slots; 2 fixed fans; supports StackWise-80.

Cisco IOS XE Fuji 16.9.1

C9200L-48T-4X-E

Network Essentials

Cisco IOS XE Fuji 16.9.1

C9200L-24PXG-4X-A

Network Advantage

Stackable 8xMultigigabit Ethernet PoE+ ports and 16x1G PoE+ ports; 4x10G fixed uplink ports; 2 power supply slots; 2 fixed fans; supports StackWise-80.

Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.11.1

C9200L-24PXG-4X-E

Network Essentials

Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.11.1

C9200L-24PXG-2Y-A

Network Advantage

Stackable 8xMultigigabit Ethernet PoE+ ports and 16x1G PoE+ ports; 2x25G fixed uplink ports; 2 power supply slots; 2 fixed fans; supports StackWise-80.

Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.11.1

C9200L-24PXG-2Y-E

Network Essentials

Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.11.1

C9200L-48PXG-4X-A

Network Advantage

Stackable 12xMultigigabit Ethernet PoE+ ports and 36x1G PoE+ ports; 4x10G fixed uplink ports; 2 power supply slots; 2 fixed fans; supports StackWise-80.

Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.11.1

C9200L-48PXG-4X-E

Network Essentials

Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.11.1

C9200L-48PXG-2Y-A

Network Advantage

Stackable 8xMultigigabit Ethernet PoE+ ports and 40x1G PoE+ ports; 2x25G fixed uplink ports; 2 power supply slots; 2 fixed fans; supports StackWise-80.

Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.11.1

C9200L-48PXG-2Y-E

Network Essentials

Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.11.1

C9200CX-8P-2X2G-A

Network Advantage

8x1G PoE+ ports; 2x1G and 2x10G SFP+ fixed uplink ports; powered using 315W internal power supply unit; fanless.

Cisco IOS XE Cupertino 17.9.1

C9200CX-8P-2X2G-E

Network Essentials

Cisco IOS XE Cupertino 17.9.1

C9200CX-12P-2X2G-A

Network Advantage

12x1G PoE+ ports; 2x1G and 2x10G SFP+ fixed uplink ports; powered using 315W internal power supply unit; fanless.

Cisco IOS XE Cupertino 17.9.1

C9200CX-12P-2X2G-E

Network Essentials

Cisco IOS XE Cupertino 17.9.1

C9200CX-12T-2X2G-A

Network Advantage

12x1G Ethernet ports; 2x1G copper uplink ports, 1x1G copper uplink PD port, and 2x10G SFP+ fixed uplink ports; powered either from the copper uplink PD port or using an auxiliary 80W power adapter; fanless

Cisco IOS XE Cupertino 17.9.1

C9200CX-12T-2X2G-E

Network Essentials

Cisco IOS XE Cupertino 17.9.1

C9200CX-12P-2XGH-A

Network Advantage

12x1G PoE+ ports; 2x10G SFP+ and 2x1G Copper fixed uplink ports; powered using 315W HVDC/AC internal power supply unit; fanless.

Cisco IOS XE Cupertino 17.9.4

C9200CX-12P-2XGH-E

Network Essentials

Cisco IOS XE Cupertino 17.9.4

C9200CX-8P-2XGH-A

Network Advantage

8x1G PoE+ ports; 2x10G SFP+ and 2x1G Copper fixed uplink ports; powered using 315W HVDC/AC internal power supply unit; fanless.

Cisco IOS XE Dublin 17.10.1

C9200CX-8P-2XGH-E

Network Essentials

Cisco IOS XE Dublin 17.10.1

C9200CX-8UXG-2X-A

Network Advantage

8 ports UPOE (with 4x1G and 4xmGig ports with speed up to 10G), 2x 10G SFP+ fixed uplinks, powered using 315W internal power supply unit; fanless

Cisco IOS XE Cupertino 17.9.4

C9200CX-8UXG-2X-E

Network Essentials

Cisco IOS XE Cupertino 17.9.4

C9200CX-8UXG-2XH-A

Network Advantage

8 ports UPOE (with 4x1G and 4xmGig ports with speed up to 10G), 2x 10G SFP+ fixed uplinks, powered using 315W HVDC/AC internal power supply unit; fanless.

Cisco IOS XE Cupertino 17.9.4

C9200CX-8UXG-2XH-E

Network Essentials

Cisco IOS XE Cupertino 17.9.4
1 See Table: Table 1, for information about the add-on licenses that you can order.

Supported Network Modules

The following table lists the optional uplink network modules with 1-GigabitEthernet and 10-GigabitEthernet slots. You should only operate the switch with either a network module or a blank module installed.

Network Module

Description

Introductory Release

C9200-NM-4G 1

Four 1-GigabitEthernet SFP module slots

Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.10.1

C9200-NM-4X 1

Four 10-GigabitEthernet SFP+ module slots

Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.10.1

C9200-NM-2Y2

Two 25-GigabitEthernet SFP28 module slots

Cisco IOS XE Amsterdam 17.1.1

C9200-NM-2Q2

Two 40-GigabitEthernet slots with a QSFP+ connector in each slot

Cisco IOS XE Amsterdam 17.1.1
 Note

These network modules are supported only on the C9200 SKUs of the Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches.

What's New in Cisco IOS XE 17.15.x

Hardware Features in Cisco IOS XE 17.15.2

There are no new hardware features in this release.

Software Features in Cisco IOS XE 17.15.2

Feature Name

Description

Multicast Flow-aware SG Timer

This feature introduces a mechanism to extend the expiry timer for newly created (S,G) mroute traffic. The ip mroute extend-timer command is introduced.

(Network Advantage)

Shutdown Fiber Ports with no SFP Inserted

This feature reduces power consumption for fiber ports with no SFPs inserted. The hw-module switch auto-off optics command is introduced.

(DNA Essential)

New on the WebUI

There are no new WebUI features in this release.

Hardware and Software Behavior Changes in Cisco IOS XE 17.15.2

There are no behavior changes in this release.

Hardware Features in Cisco IOS XE 17.15.1

There are no new hardware features in this release.

Software Features in Cisco IOS XE 17.15.1

Feature Name

Description

AAA PAC-less Authentication

In multi ISE node environment when the primary ISE node is unavailable, device can automatically switch to the secondary node without needing to re-establish a Provisioning Authentication Credential (PAC), ensuring minimal disruption.

AAA PAC-less authentication simplifies the authentication process by eliminating the need for a PAC, improves scalability, enhances the user experience, and enables more modern authentication methods while aligning with Zero Trust security principles.

See Cisco TrustSec → Cisco TrustSec Overview.

(Network Essentials)

AWS S3 and CloudWatch Support

Cisco Catalyst 9000 Series Switches support Amazon Web Services S3 and CloudWatch. With AWS S3, network administrators can mount an Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) bucket to the bootflash. The S3 bucket enables easy distribution of software images, software maintenance upgrades (SMUs), and scripts to multiple devices without any disruptions. Network administrators can also create, edit, and delete the cloud storage instance using AWS S3 functionality, and make them accessible as part of the bootflash.

The AWS CloudWatch is a monitoring and logging service that provides data that enables you to understand, optimize, and enhance the performance of your applications, systems, and services running on the Cloud platform and on-premise servers.

Energy Consumption Visibility

This feature provides system energy consumption information in the output of the show power detail command, and Power over Ethernet (PoE) energy consumption information in the output of the newly introduced show power inline meter command. This information can be used to check the power efficiency of the setup.

See Interface and Hardware Components → Configuring Internal Power Supplies and Configuring Power over Ethernet.

(Network Essentials)

Port Settings Configuration for Interfaces

The port-settings command is introduced. The port-settings command can simultaneously or separately configure the speed, duplex, and auto negotiation for an interface, an interface range, or a port channel interface.

When using a single command to configure multiple parameters of the port-settings command, the order must be, speed, duplex, and autoneg. If you specify speed first, you can configure duplex and autoneg for the interface. If you specify duplex first, you can only configure autoneg. And, if you specify autoneg first, you cannot configure speed or duplex.

See Interface and Hardware Components → Configuring Interface Characteristics.

(Network Essentials)

Programmability:

  • YANG Data Models

The following programmability features are introduced in this release:

See Programmability.

(Network Essentials and Network Advantage)

New on the WebUI

There are no new WebUI features in this release.

Hardware and Software Behavior Changes in Cisco IOS XE 17.15.1

Behavior Change

Description

udld port Field Renamed

The udld port field name in the output of the show run yang interface has been renamed to udld port enable.

Caveats

Caveats describe unexpected behavior in Cisco IOS-XE releases. Caveats listed as open in a prior release are carried forward to the next release as either open or resolved.

Open Caveats in Cisco IOS XE 17.15.x

Identifier

Headline

CSCwk44740

C9200L ifInDiscards always shows as 0 even though 'input queue drops' counter is increasing on gi0/0

CSCwk27064

%SFF8472-3-READ_ERROR: Gi2/1/1: Error reading DOM data from transceiver

Resolved Caveats in Cisco IOS XE 17.15.2

Identifier

Headline

CSCwk27064

%SFF8472-3-READ_ERROR: Gi2/1/1: Error reading DOM data from transceiver

CSCwk44740

C9200L ifInDiscards always shows as 0 even though 'input queue drops' counter is increasing on gi0/0

CSCwk62333

Cat9200L Unexpected reload crimson db write lock held for too long

CSCwk76574

IPSG blocks traffic when client connect active switch in stack

CSCwk80732

Some of oid does not show output of MGMT port

CSCwk82261

Switch dropping TCP SYN packets <Random Port> DOT1X, MAB configuration.

Resolved Caveats in Cisco IOS XE 17.15.1

Identifier

Headline

CSCwh38627

C9200L:Stack switch mgmt port reply unknon mac address

CSCwi32052

Endpoints lose network connection when macsec is enabled.

CSCwi72959

When removed one FAN other FAN LED goes amber

CSCwi62480

'show inventory ' shows 'Unknown uplink module' for FRU uplink module when reload Cat9200

CSCwj21346

C9200 Half-ring Stack, but the "Link OK" and "Sync OK" indicators show "yes"

Feature Support

This section lists the supported and unsupported features.

All Supported Features

For the complete list of features supported on a platform, see the Cisco Feature Navigator.

Differences in Feature Support Between Switch Models

For the most part, the list of supported software features is common across Cisco Catalyst 9200 and 9200CX Series Switches. However, the differences in the hardware and software capabilities between these variants, means that there are exceptions to this. The following sections list these exceptions, that is, when a feature is introduced, but not supported on all PIDs.

For the list of PIDs under the Cisco Catalyst 9200 and 9200CX Series Switches, see Supported Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches Model Numbers.

Cisco TrustSec

Feature

Not Supported On These Variants

Cisco TrustSec Network Device Admission Control (NDAC) on Uplinks

All
High Availability

Feature

Not Supported On These Variants

Cisco StackWise Virtual

All

Non Stop Forwarding (NSF)

All

Stacking on 9200CX SKUs

All
IP Addressing Services

Feature

Not Supported On These Variants

Gateway Load Balancing Protocol (GLBP)

All

Web Cache Communication Protocol (WCCP)

All
Layer 2

Feature

Not Supported On These Variants

Audio Video Bridging (including IEEE802.1AS, IEEE 802.1Qat, and IEEE 802.1Qav)

All
Multiprotocol Label Switching

Feature

Not Supported On These Variants

Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) on the Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches and Cisco Catalyst 9200L Series Switches

All

Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)

All
Programmability

Feature

Not Supported On These Variants

Programmability (Cisco Plug-in for OpenFlow 1.3, Third-Party Application Hosting)

All
Security

Feature

Not Supported On These Variants

IPsec VPN

All

MACsec Encryption:

  • MACsec configuration on EtherChannel

  • 256-bit AES MACsec (IEEE 802.1AE) host link encryption with MACsec Key Agreement (MKA)

  • MACsec switch-to-host connections in an overlay network.

All

Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF)-Aware web authentication

All
System Management

Feature

Not Supported On These Variants

Hot patching (for SMUs)

All

Performance Monitoring (PerfMon)

All
VLAN

Feature

Not Supported On These Variants

Private VLAN (PVLAN) on Trunks and Portchannels

All

Limitations and Restrictions

  • Control Plane Policing (CoPP): The show running-config command does not display information about classes configured under system-cpp policy, when they are left at default values. Use the show policy-map system-cpp-policy or the show policy-map control-plane commands in privileged EXEC mode instead.

  • Hardware limitations

    • Management Port: You cannot modify the configured port speed, duplex mode and flow control and disable auto-negotiation on the Ethernet Management port (GigabitEthernet0/0). Port speed and duplex mode can only be changed from a peer port.

    • Network Module: When the C9200-NM-4X network module is plugged into the C9200 SKUs of the Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches, the uplink interface remains in down state until the network module is recognized by the switch. The time taken for the switch to recognize the network module is longer in comparison to the time taken by the switch to recognize other interconnected devices.

    • If the 1-meter and 1.5-meter 10-GBase-CX1 cables, which are connected on the 10-G ports of the Catalyst 9200L switches, are connected to the 10-G peer ports of the Catalyst 9200L or Catalyst 9200 switches, the peer device might go into the error-disabled state because of link flapping if the local device is restarted. As a workaround, run the shut and no shut commands on the error-disabled peer interfaces.

    • Some DWDM 10G SFPs may take slightly longer (up to 2 seconds) to link up on some variants of the Catalyst 9200 Series Switches. Before the link is up, you may expect to see SymbolErr frames in the output of the show controller ethernet command. Once the link is up, SymbolErr frames count stops increasing.

  • QoS restrictions

    • When configuring QoS queuing policy, the sum of the queuing buffer should not exceed 100%.

    • Policing and marking policy on sub interfaces is supported.

    • Marking policy on switched virtual interfaces (SVI) is supported.

    • QoS policies are not supported for port-channel interfaces, tunnel interfaces, and other logical interfaces.

  • Secure Shell (SSH)

    • Use SSH Version 2. SSH Version 1 is not supported.

    • When the device is running SCP and SSH cryptographic operations, expect high CPU until the SCP read process is completed. SCP supports file transfers between hosts on a network and uses SSH for the transfer.

      Since SCP and SSH operations are currently not supported on the hardware crypto engine, running encryption and decryption process in software causes high CPU. The SCP and SSH processes can show as much as 40 or 50 percent CPU usage, but they do not cause the device to shutdown.

  • Smart Licensing Using Policy: Starting with Cisco IOS XE Amsterdam 17.3.2a, with the introduction of Smart Licensing Using Policy, even if you configure a hostname for a product instance or device, only the Unique Device Identifier (UDI) is displayed. This change in the display can be observed in all licensing utilities and user interfaces where the hostname was displayed in earlier releases. It does not affect any licensing functionality. There is no workaround for this limitation.

    The licensing utilities and user interfaces that are affected by this limitation include only the following: Cisco Smart Software Manager (CSSM), Cisco Smart License Utility (CSLU), and Smart Software Manager On-Prem (SSM On-Prem).

    This limitation is removed from Cisco IOS XE Cupertino 17.9.1. If you configure a hostname and disable hostname privacy (no license smart privacy hostname global configuration command), hostname information is sent from the product instance and displayed on the applicable user interfaces (CSSM, CSLU, SSM On-Prem). For more information, see the command reference for this release.

  • Stacking

    • Stacking is supported on Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches. A switch stack supports up to eight stack members. However, you cannot stack C9200 SKUs with C9200L SKUs

      The supported stacking bandwidth on C9200L SKUs is up to 80Gbps; on C9200 SKUs, this is up to 160Gbps.

    • The C9200-24PB and C9200-48PB switch models can be stacked only with each other and not with other models of the Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches.

    • Auto upgrade for a new member switch is supported only in the install mode.

  • TACACS legacy command: Do not configure the legacy tacacs-server host command; this command is deprecated. If the software version running on your device is Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.2 or a later release, using the legacy command can cause authentication failures. Use the tacacs server command in global configuration mode.

  • USB Authentication: When you connect a Cisco USB drive to the switch, the switch tries to authenticate the drive against an existing encrypted preshared key. Since the USB drive does not send a key for authentication, the following message is displayed on the console when you enter password encryption aes command:
    Device(config)# password encryption aes
Master key change notification called without new or old key

  • Catatyst 9000 Series Switches support MACsec switch-to-switch connections. We do not recommend configuring MACsec switch-to-host connections in an overlay network. For assistance with an existing switch-to-host MACsec implementation or a design review, contact your Cisco Sales Representative or Channel Partner.

  • VLAN Restriction: It is advisable to have well-defined segregation while defining data and voice domain during switch configuration and to maintain a data VLAN different from voice VLAN across the switch stack. If the same VLAN is configured for data and voice domains on an interface, the resulting high CPU utilization might affect the device.

  • YANG data modeling limitation: A maximum of 20 simultaneous NETCONF sessions are supported.

  • Embedded Event Manager: Identity event detector is not supported on Embedded Event Manager.

  • Upgrading the software image from Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.x to any of the later releases can result in a persistent database operation failure and after which the persistent database cannot be restored.

    To avoid the persistent database operation failure, use the dir bootflash:.dbpersist command to list all DB persist files and then use delete bootflash:/.dbpersist/folder_name/file_name and bootflash:/.dbpersist/folder_name/file_name.meta commands to delete individual database and meta files from each persistent database folder.

  • The File System Check (fsck) utility is not supported.

  • The DiagMemoryTest GOLD test is not supported on the Catalyst 9200 Series Switches.

  • On Cisco Catalyst 9200CX Series Switches, zero touch provisioning and guest shell are supported but connecting to an external network from a guest shell does not work, as Management, AppGigabitEthernet, and VirtualPortGroup interfaces are not supported.

  • The command service-routing mdns-sd is being deprecated. Use the mdns-sd gateway command instead.

Licensing

This section provides information about the licensing packages for features available on Cisco Catalyst 9000 Series Switches.

License Levels

The software features available on Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches fall under these base or add-on license levels.

Base Licenses

  • Network Essentials

  • Network Advantage—Includes features available with the Network Essentials license and more.

Add-On Licenses

Add-On Licenses require a Network Essentials or Network Advantage as a pre-requisite. The features available with add-on license levels provide Cisco innovations on the switch, as well as on the Cisco Catalyst Center.

  • DNA Essentials

  • DNA Advantage— Includes features available with the DNA Essentials license and more.

To find information about platform support and to know which license levels a feature is available with, use Cisco Feature Navigator. To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to https://cfnng.cisco.com. An account on cisco.com is not required.

Usage Guidelines

This section provides the guidelines for license levels.

  • The duration or term for which a purchased license is valid:

    Smart Licensing Using Policy

    Smart Licensing

    • Perpetual: There is no expiration date for such a license.

    • Subscription: The license is valid only until a certain date (for a three, five, or seven year period).

    • Permanent: for a license level, and without an expiration date.

    • Term: for a license level, and for a three, five, or seven year period.

    • Evaluation: a license that is not registered.

  • Base licenses (Network Essentials and Network-Advantage) are ordered and fulfilled only with a perpetual or permanent license type.

  • Add-on licenses (DNA Essentials and DNA Advantage) are ordered and fulfilled only with a subscription or term license type.

  • An add-on license level is included when you choose a network license level. If you use DNA features, renew the license before term expiry, to continue using it, or deactivate the add-on license and then reload the switch to continue operating with the base license capabilities.

  • When ordering an add-on license with a base license, note the combinations that are permitted and those that are not permitted:

    Permitted Combinations

    DNA Essentials

    DNA Advantage

    Network Essentials

    Yes

    No

    Network Advantage

    Yes2

    Yes
    2 You will be able to purchase this combination only at the time of the DNA license renewal and not when you purchase DNA-Essentials the first time.

  • Evaluation licenses cannot be ordered. They are not tracked via Cisco Smart Software Manager and expire after a 90-day period. Evaluation licenses can be used only once on the switch and cannot be regenerated. Warning system messages about an evaluation license expiry are generated only 275 days after expiration and every week thereafter. An expired evaluation license cannot be reactivated after reload. This applies only to Smart Licensing. The notion of evaluation licenses does not apply to Smart Licensing Using Policy.

Available Licensing Models and Configuration Information

  • Cisco IOS XE Fuji 16.9.2 to Cisco IOS XE Amsterdam 17.3.1: Smart Licensing is the default and the only supported method to manage licenses.

    In the software configuration guide of the required release, see System Management → Configuring Smart Licensing.

  • Cisco IOS XE Amsterdam 17.3.2a and later: Smart Licensing Using Policy, which is an enhanced version of Smart Licensing, is the default and the only supported method to manage licenses.

    For more information, see Configuring Licenses on Cisco Catalyst 9000 Series Switches.

For a more detailed overview on Cisco Licensing, go to Cisco Software Licensing Guide.

Switch Software Version Information

This section provides information about software, images, and ROMMON, and Field-Programmable Gate Array (FGPA) versions.

Finding the Software Version

The package files for the Cisco IOS XE software are stored on the system board flash device (flash:).

You can use the show version privileged EXEC command to see the software version that is running on your switch.

 Note
Although the show version output always shows the software image running on the switch, the model name shown at the end of this display is the factory configuration and does not change if you upgrade the software license.

You can also use the dir filesystem: privileged EXEC command to see the directory names of other software images that you might have stored in flash memory.

Finding the Software Images

Release

Image Type

File Name

Cisco IOS XE 17.15.2

CAT9K_LITE_IOSXE

cat9k_lite_iosxe.17.15.02.SPA.bin

Cisco IOS XE 17.15.1

CAT9K_LITE_IOSXE

cat9k_lite_iosxe.17.15.01.SPA.bin

To download software images, visit the software downloads page: Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches.

ROMMON Versions

The following table provides boot loader version information for the Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches.

Release

ROMMON Version

17.15.2

17.15.1r [FC1]

17.15.1

17.15.1r [FC1]

17.14.1

17.12.1r [FC3]

17.13.1

17.12.1r [FC3]

Dublin 17.12.4

17.12.1r [FC3]

Dublin 17.12.3

17.12.1r [FC3]

Dublin 17.12.2

17.12.1r [FC3]

Dublin 17.12.1

17.12.1r [FC2]

Dublin 17.11.1

17.9.1r [FC11]

Dublin 17.10.1

17.9.1r [FC8]

Cupertino 17.9.6

17.9.1r [FC13]

Cupertino 17.9.4

17.9.1r [FC13]

Cupertino 17.9.3

17.9.1r [FC11]

Cupertino 17.9.2

17.9.1r [FC8]

Cupertino 17.9.1

17.9.1r [FC8]

Cupertino 17.8.1

17.8.1r [FC5]

Cupertino 17.7.1

17.6.1r [FC1]

Bengaluru 17.6.7

17.9.1r [FC8]

Bengaluru 17.6.6a

17.9.1r [FC8]

Bengaluru 17.6.6

17.9.1r [FC8]

Bengaluru 17.6.5

17.9.1r [FC8]

Bengaluru 17.6.4

17.9.1r [FC8]

Bengaluru 17.6.3

17.8.1r [FC5]

Bengaluru 17.6.2

17.6.1r [FC1]

Bengaluru 17.6.1

17.6.1r [FC1]

Bengaluru 17.5.1

17.5.1r [FC4]

Bengaluru 17.4.1

17.4.1r [FC3]

Amsterdam 17.3.8a

17.9.1r [FC8]

Amsterdam 17.3.8

17.9.1r [FC8]

Amsterdam 17.3.7

17.9.1r [FC8]

Amsterdam 17.3.6

17.9.1r [FC8]

Amsterdam 17.3.5

17.5.1r [FC4]

Amsterdam 17.3.4

17.5.1r [FC4]

Amsterdam 17.3.3

17.5.1r [FC4]

Amsterdam 17.3.2a

17.3.1r [FC4]

Amsterdam 17.3.1

17.3.1r [FC3]

Amsterdam 17.2.1

17.2.1r [FC2]

Amsterdam 17.1.1

17.1.1 [FC3]

Upgrading and Downgrading the Switch Software

This section covers the various aspects of upgrading or downgrading the device software.

 Note
You cannot use the Web UI to install, upgrade, or downgrade device software.

Upgrading in Install Mode

Follow these instructions to upgrade from one release to another, in install mode. To perform a software image upgrade, you must be booted into IOS through boot flash:packages.conf .

Before you begin

Note that you can use this procedure for the following upgrade scenarios:

When upgrading from ...

To...

Cisco IOS XE 17.14.x or earlier releases

Cisco IOS XE 17.15.x

This procedure shows the steps to upgrade the Cisco IOS XE software on a switch, from Cisco IOS XE 17.14.1 to Cisco IOS XE 17.15.1 using install commands, followed by sample output.

Step 1

Clean-up

install remove inactive

Use this command to clean-up old installation files in case of insufficient space and to ensure that you have at least 1GB of space in flash, to expand a new image.

Step 2

Copy new image to flash

  1. copy tftp:[[//location]/directory]/filename flash:

    Use this command to copy the new image from a TFTP server to flash memory. The location is either an IP address or a host name. The filename is specified relative to the directory used for file transfers. Skip this step if you want to use the new image from a TFTP server.

  2. dir flash:

    Use this command to confirm that the image has been successfully copied to flash.

Step 3

Set boot variable

  1. boot system flash:packages.conf

    Use this command to set the boot variable to flash:packages.conf .

  2. no boot manual

    Use this command to configure the switch to auto-boot.

  3. write memory

    Use this command to save boot settings.

  4. show boot

    Use this command to verify the boot variable (packages.conf) and manual boot setting (no):

Step 4

Install image to flash

install add file activate commit

Use this command to install the image.

We recommend that you point to the source image on your TFTP server or the flash drive of the switch, if you have copied the image to flash memory.

 Note
The system reloads automatically after executing the install add file activate commit command . You do not have to manually reload the system.

Step 5

Verify installation

After the software has been successfully installed, use this command to verify that the flash partition has four new .pkg files and two .conf files.

  1. dir flash:*.pkg

  2. dir flash:*.conf

Step 6

Reload and verify version

  1. reload

    Use this command to reload the switch. When you boot the new image, the boot loader is automatically updated, but the new bootloader version is not displayed in the output until the next reload.

  2. show version

    After the image boots up, use this command to verify the version of the new image.

Example

The following sample output displays the cleaning up of unused files, by using the install remove inactive command: 
Switch# install remove inactive

install_remove: START Mon Jul 22 17:46:18 IST 2024
Cleaning up unnecessary package files
No path specified, will use booted path flash:packages.conf
Cleaning flash:
  Scanning boot directory for packages ... done.
  Preparing packages list to delete ... 
    cat9k_lite-rpbase.17.14.01.SPA.pkg
      File is in use, will not delete.
    cat9k_lite-rpboot.17.14.01.SPA.pkg
      File is in use, will not delete.
    cat9k_lite-srdriver.17.14.01.SPA.pkg
      File is in use, will not delete.
    cat9k_lite-webui.17.14.01.SPA.pkg
      File is in use, will not delete.
    packages.conf
      File is in use, will not delete.
  done.
  
The following files will be deleted:
[switch 1]:
/flash/cat9k_lite_iosxe.17.14.01.SPA.bin


Do you want to remove the above files? [y/n]y

[switch 1]:
Deleting file flash:cat9k_lite_iosxe.17.14.01.SPA.bin ... done.
SUCCESS: Files deleted.
--- Starting Post_Remove_Cleanup ---
Performing Post_Remove_Cleanup on all members
  [1] Post_Remove_Cleanup package(s) on switch 1
  [1] Finished Post_Remove_Cleanup on switch 1
Checking status of Post_Remove_Cleanup on [1]
Post_Remove_Cleanup: Passed on [1]
Finished Post_Remove_Cleanup
SUCCESS: install_remove  Mon Jul 22 17:47:20 IST 2024
Switch#


Switch# copy tftp://10.8.0.6/image/cat9k_lite_iosxe.17.14.01.SPA.bin flash:

Destination filename [cat9k_lite_iosxe.17.14.01.SPA.bin]?
Accessing tftp://10.8.0.6//cat9k_lite_iosxe.17.14.01.SPA.bin...
Loading /cat9k_lite_iosxe.17.14.01.SPA.bin from 10.8.0.6 (via GigabitEthernet0/0): 
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[OK - 601216545 bytes]
 
601216545 bytes copied in 50.649 secs (11870255 bytes/sec)
 

Switch# dir flash:*.bin
Directory of flash:/*.bin
 
Directory of flash:/
 
434184 -rw- 601216545 Jul 22 2024 10:18:11 -07:00 cat9k_lite_iosxe.17.14.01.SPA.bin
11353194496 bytes total (8976625664 bytes free)


Switch(config)# boot system flash:packages.conf

Switch(config)# no boot manual
Switch(config)# exit
Switch# write memory
Switch# show boot
---------------------------
Switch 3
---------------------------
Current Boot Variables:
BOOT variable = flash:packages.conf;
 
Boot Variables on next reload:
BOOT variable = flash:packages.conf;
Manual Boot = no
Enable Break = yes
Boot Mode = DEVICE
iPXE Timeout = 0
The following sample output displays installation of the Cisco IOS XE 17.15.1 software image in the flash memory: 
Switch# install add file flash:cat9k_lite_iosxe.17.15.01.SPA.bin activate commit
install_add_activate_commit: START Mon Jul 22 12:51:55 IST 2024
Jul 22 12:51:57.795: %INSTALL-5-INSTALL_START_INFO: R0/0: install_engine: Started install one-shot flash:cat9k_lite_iosxe.17.15.01.SPA.bin
install_add_activate_commit: Adding PACKAGE
install_add_activate_commit: Checking whether new add is allowed ....

--- Starting initial file syncing ---
Info: Finished copying flash:cat9k_lite_iosxe.17.15.01.SPA.bin to the selected switch(es)
Finished initial file syncing

--- Starting Add ---
Performing Add on all members
  [1] Add package(s) on switch 1
  [1] Finished Add on switch 1
Checking status of Add on [1]
Add: Passed on [1]
Finished Add

Image added. Version: 17.15.01.0.276
install_add_activate_commit: Activating PACKAGE

gzip: initramfs.cpio.gz: decompression OK, trailing garbage ignored
Following packages shall be activated:
/flash/cat9k_lite-webui.17.15.01.SPA.pkg
/flash/cat9k_lite-srdriver.17.15.01.SPA.pkg
/flash/cat9k_lite-rpboot.17.15.01.SPA.pkg
/flash/cat9k_lite-rpbase.17.15.01.SPA.pkg

This operation may require a reload of the system. Do you want to proceed? [y/n]y

--- Starting Activate ---
Performing Activate on all members
Jul 22 13:03:24.337: %INSTALL-5-INSTALL_AUTO_ABORT_TIMER_PROGRESS: R0/0: rollback_timer: Install auto abort timer will expire in 7200 seconds
  [1] Activate package(s) on switch 1
    --- Starting list of software package changes ---
    Old files list:
      Removed cat9k_lite-rpbase.17.14.01.SPA.pkg
      Removed cat9k_lite-rpboot.17.14.01.SPA.pkg
      Removed cat9k_lite-srdriver.17.14.01.SPA.pkg
      Removed cat9k_lite-webui.17.14.01.SPA.pkg
    New files list:
      Added cat9k_lite-rpbase.17.15.01.SPA.pkg
      Added cat9k_lite-rpboot.17.15.01.SPA.pkg
      Added cat9k_lite-srdriver.17.15.01.SPA.pkg
      Added cat9k_lite-webui.17.15.01.SPA.pkg
    Finished list of software package changes
  [1] Finished Activate on switch 1
Checking status of Activate on [1]
Activate: Passed on [1]
Finished Activate

*Jul 22 13:03:24.298 IST: %INSTALL-5-INSTALL_AUTO_ABORT_TIMER_PROGRESS: Switch 1 R0/0: rollback_timer: Install auto abort timer will expire in 7200 seconds--- Starting Commit ---
Performing Commit on all members
  [1] Commit package(s) on switch 1
  [1] Finished Commit on switch 1
Checking status of Commit on [1]
Commit: Passed on [1]
Finished Commit

Install will reload the system now!
SUCCESS: install_add_activate_commit  Mon Jul 22 13:04:23 IST 2024
Jul 22 13:04:24.586: %INSTALL-5-INSTALL_COMPLETED_INFO: R0/0: install_engine: Completed install one-shot PACKAGE flash:cat9k_lite_iosxe.17.14.01.SPA.bin
The following is sample output of the dir flash:*.pkg command:
Switch# dir flash:*.pkg

Directory of flash:/*.pkg
Directory of flash:/
48582  -rw- 298787860  Mar 22 2024 05:13:32 +00:00  cat9k_lite-rpbase.17.14.01.SPA.pkg
48585  -rw- 35713901   Mar 22 2024 05:14:12 +00:00  cat9k_lite-rpboot.17.14.01.SPA.pkg
48583  -rw- 4252692    Mar 22 2024 05:13:33 +00:00  cat9k_lite-srdriver.17.14.01.SPA.pkg
48584  -rw- 8119312    Mar 22 2024 05:13:34 +00:00  cat9k_lite-webui.17.14.01.SPA.pkg

16640  -rw- 301188116   Jul 22 2024 05:33:25 +00:00  cat9k_lite-rpbase.17.15.01.SPA.pkg
16647  -rw- 35112025    Jul 22 2024 05:34:06 +00:00  cat9k_lite-rpboot.17.15.01.SPA.pkg
16642  -rw- 4326420     Jul 22 2024 05:33:25 +00:00  cat9k_lite-srdriver.17.15.01.SPA.pkg
16643  -rw- 8328208     Jul 22 2024 05:33:25 +00:00  cat9k_lite-webui.17.15.01.SPA.pkg

The following is sample output of the dir flash:*.conf command. It displays the .conf files in the flash partition; note the two .conf files:

  • packages.conf—the file that has been re-written with the newly installed .pkg files

  • cat9k_lite_iosxe.17.15.01.SPA.conf— a backup copy of the newly installed packages.conf file 
    Switch# dir flash:*.conf
 
Directory of flash:/*.conf
Directory of flash:/

16631 -rw- 4882  Jul 22 2024 05:39:42 +00:00  packages.conf
16634 -rw- 4882  Jul 22 2024 05:34:06 +00:00  cat9k_lite_iosxe.17.15.01.SPA.conf

Switch# reload
The following sample output of the show version command displays the Cisco IOS XE 17.15.1 image on the device:
Switch# show version

Cisco IOS XE Software, Version 17.15.01
Cisco IOS Software, Catalyst L3 Switch Software (CAT9K_LITE_IOSXE), Version 17.15.1, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport
Copyright (c) 1986-2024 by Cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Mon 25-Mar-23 19:57 by mcpre
<output truncated>

Downgrading in Install Mode

Follow these instructions to downgrade from one release to another, in install mode. To perform a software image downgrade, you must be booted into IOS through boot flash:packages.conf .

Before you begin

Note that you can use this procedure for the following downgrade scenarios:

When downgrading from ...

To ...

Cisco IOS XE 17.15.x

Cisco IOS XE 17.14.x or earlier releases.

 Note
New switch models that are introduced in a release cannot be downgraded. The release in which a switch model is introduced is the minimum software version for that model.

This procedure shows the steps to downgrade the Cisco IOS XE software on a switch, from Cisco IOS XE 17.15.1 to Cisco IOS XE 17.14.1 using install commands, followed by sample output.

Step 1

Clean-up

install remove inactive

Use this command to clean-up old installation files in case of insufficient space and to ensure that you have at least 1GB of space in flash, to expand a new image.

Step 2

Copy new image to flash

  1. copy tftp:[[//location]/directory]/filename flash:

    Use this command to copy the new image from a TFTP server to flash memory. The location is either an IP address or a host name. The filename is specified relative to the directory used for file transfers. Skip this step if you want to use the new image from a TFTP server.

  2. dir flash:

    Use this command to confirm that the image has been successfully copied to flash.

Step 3

Set boot variable

  1. boot system flash:packages.conf

    Use this command to set the boot variable to flash:packages.conf .

  2. no boot manual

    Use this command to configure the switch to auto-boot.

  3. write memory

    Use this command to save boot settings.

  4. show boot

    Use this command to verify the boot variable (packages.conf) and manual boot setting (no):

Step 4

Downgrade software image

install add file activate commit

Use this command to install the image.

We recommend that you point to the source image on your TFTP server or the flash drive of the switch, if you have copied the image to flash memory.

 Note
The system reloads automatically after executing the install add file activate commit command. You do not have to manually reload the system.

Step 5

Verify version

show version

After the image boots up, use this command to verify the version of the new image.

 Note
When you downgrade the software image, the bootloader version does not downgrade. It remains updated.

Example

The following sample output displays the cleaning up of unused files, by using the install remove inactive command:
Switch# install remove inactive
install_remove: START Mon Jul 22 17:46:18 IST 2024
Cleaning up unnecessary package files
No path specified, will use booted path flash:packages.conf
Cleaning flash:
  Scanning boot directory for packages ... done.
  Preparing packages list to delete ... 
    cat9k_lite-rpbase.17.15.01.SPA.pkg
      File is in use, will not delete.
    cat9k_lite-rpboot.17.15.1.SPA.pkg
      File is in use, will not delete.
    cat9k_lite-srdriver.17.15.1.SPA.pkg
      File is in use, will not delete.
    cat9k_lite-webui.17.15.1.SPA.pkg
      File is in use, will not delete.
    packages.conf
      File is in use, will not delete.
  done.
  
The following files will be deleted:
[switch 1]:
/flash/cat9k_lite_iosxe.17.15.1.SPA.bin

Do you want to remove the above files? [y/n]y
[switch 1]:
Deleting file flash:cat9k_lite_iosxe.17.15.1.SPA.bin ... done.
SUCCESS: Files deleted.
--- Starting Post_Remove_Cleanup ---
Performing Post_Remove_Cleanup on all members
  [1] Post_Remove_Cleanup package(s) on switch 1
  [1] Finished Post_Remove_Cleanup on switch 1
Checking status of Post_Remove_Cleanup on [1]
Post_Remove_Cleanup: Passed on [1]
Finished Post_Remove_Cleanup

SUCCESS: install_remove  Mon Jul 22 17:47:20 IST 2024
Switch#
Switch# copy tftp://10.8.0.6/image/cat9k_lite_iosxe.17.14.1.SPA.bin flash:

Destination filename [cat9k_lite_iosxe.17.14.1.SPA.bin]?
Accessing tftp://10.8.0.6//cat9k_lite_iosxe.17.14.1.SPA.bin...
Loading /cat9k_lite_iosxe.17.14.1.SPA.bin from 10.8.0.6 (via GigabitEthernet0/0): 
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[OK - 508584771 bytes]
508584771 bytes copied in 101.005 secs (5035244 bytes/sec)
 

Switch# dir flash:*.bin
Directory of flash:/*.bin
 
Directory of flash:/
 
434184 -rw- 508584771 Mon Jul 22 2024 13:35:16 -07:00 cat9k_lite_iosxe.17.14.1.SPA.bin
11353194496 bytes total (9055866880 bytes free)


Switch(config)# boot system flash:packages.conf

Switch(config)# no boot manual
Switch(config)# exit
Switch# write memory
Switch# show boot
---------------------------
Switch 3
---------------------------
Current Boot Variables:
BOOT variable = flash:packages.conf;
 
Boot Variables on next reload:
BOOT variable = flash:packages.conf;
Manual Boot = no
Enable Break = yes
Boot Mode = DEVICE
iPXE Timeout = 0
The following example displays the installation of the Cisco IOS XE 17.14.1 software image to flash, by using the install add file activate commit command.
Switch# install add file flash:cat9k_lite_iosxe.17.14.01.SPA.bin activate commit activate commit

install_add_activate_commit: START Mon Jul 22 13:17:28 IST 2024
install_add_activate_commit: Adding PACKAGE
install_add_activate_commit: Checking whether new add is allowed ....

--- Starting initial file syncing ---
Info: Finished copying flash:cat9k_lite_iosxe.17.14.01.SPA.bin to the selected switch(es)
Finished initial file syncing

--- Starting Add ---
Performing Add on all members
  [1] Add package(s) on switch 1
  [1] Finished Add on switch 1
Checking status of Add on [1]
Add: Passed on [1]
Finished Add

Image added. Version: 17.14.01.0.203
install_add_activate_commit: Activating PACKAGE

gzip: initramfs.cpio.gz: decompression OK, trailing garbage ignored
Following packages shall be activated:
/flash/cat9k_lite-webui.17.14.01.SPA.pkg
/flash/cat9k_lite-srdriver.17.14.01.SPA.pkg
/flash/cat9k_lite-rpboot.17.14.01.SPA.pkg
/flash/cat9k_lite-rpbase.17.14.01.SPA.pkg

This operation may require a reload of the system. Do you want to proceed? [y/n]y
--- Starting Activate ---
Performing Activate on all members
Jul 22 13:29:31.133: %INSTALL-5-INSTALL_AUTO_ABORT_TIMER_PROGRESS: R0/0: rollback_timer: Install auto abort timer will expire in 7200 seconds

*Jul 22 13:29:31.093 IST: %INSTALL-5-INSTALL_AUTO_ABORT_TIMER_PROGRESS: Switch 1 R0/0: rollback_timer: Install auto abort timer will expire in 7200 seconds  [1] Activate package(s) on switch 1
    --- Starting list of software package changes ---
    Old files list:
      Removed cat9k_lite-rpbase.17.15.01.SPA.pkg
      Removed cat9k_lite-rpboot.17.15.01.SPA.pkg
      Removed cat9k_lite-srdriver.17.15.01.SPA.pkg
      Removed cat9k_lite-webui.17.15.01.SPA.pkg
    New files list:
      Added cat9k_lite-rpbase.17.14.01.SPA.pkg
      Added cat9k_lite-rpboot.17.14.01.SPA.pkg
      Added cat9k_lite-srdriver.17.14.01.SPA.pkg
      Added cat9k_lite-webui.17.14.01.SPA.pkg
    Finished list of software package changes
  [1] Finished Activate on switch 1
Checking status of Activate on [1]
Activate: Passed on [1]
Finished Activate

--- Starting Commit ---
Performing Commit on all members
  [1] Commit package(s) on switch 1
  [1] Finished Commit on switch 1
Checking status of Commit on [1]
Commit: Passed on [1]
Finished Commit

Send model notification for install_add_activate_commit before reload
Install will reload the system now!
SUCCESS: install_add_activate_commit  Mon Jul 22 13:30:52 IST 2024
Jul 22 13:30:53.573: %INSTALL-5-INSTALL_COMPLETED_INFO: R0/0: install_engine: Completed install one-shot PACKAGE flash:cat9k_lite_iosxe.17.14.01.SPA.bin
Jul 22 13:30:53.573 %INSTALL-5-INSTALL_COMPLETED_INFO: R0/0: install_engine: Completed install one-shot PACKAGE flash:cat9k_lite_iosxe.17.14.01.SPA.bin

switch3#
Chassis 1 reloading, reason - Reload command

*Jul 22 13:30:53.529 IST: %INSTALL-5-INSTALL_COMPLETED_INFO: Switch 1 R0/0: install_engine: Completed install one-shot PACKAGE flash:cat9k_lite_iosxe.17.14.01.SPA.bin
*Jul 22 13:30:54.526 IST: %STACKMGR-1-RELOAD: Switch 1 R0/0: stack_mgr: Reloading due to reason Reload command Jul 22 13:30:58.121: %PMAN-5-EXITACTION: F0/0: pvp: Process manager is exiting: reload fp actionrequested
Jul 22 13:31:01.303: %PMAN-5-EXITACTION: R0/0: pvp: Process manager is exiting: rp processes exit with reload switch code
The following sample output of the show version command displays the Cisco IOS XE 17.14.1 image on the device: 
Switch# show version
Cisco IOS XE Software, Version 17.14.01
Cisco IOS Software [Dublin], Catalyst L3 Switch Software (CAT9K_LITE_IOSXE), Version 17.14.1, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc2)
Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport
Copyright (c) 1986-2024 by Cisco Systems, Inc.
<output truncated>

ROMMON Upgrade

When you upgrade from the existing release on your switch to a later or newer release for the first time, the ROMMON or bootloader may be automatically upgraded, based on the hardware version of the switch. If the ROMMON is automatically upgraded, it will take effect on the next reload. If you go back to the older release after this, the ROMMON is not downgraded. The updated boot loader supports all previous releases.

To know the bootloader version that applies to every major and maintenance release, see ROMMON Versions.

 Caution
Do not power cycle your switch during the upgrade.

Related Content

This section provides links to the product documentation and troubleshooting information.

Troubleshooting

For the most up-to-date, detailed troubleshooting information, see the Cisco TAC website at Support & Downloads.

Go to Product Support and select your product from the list or enter the name of your product. Look under Troubleshoot and Alerts, to find information for the problem that you are experiencing.

Accessing Hidden Commands

This section provides information about hidden commands in Cisco IOS XE and the security measures that are in place, when they are accessed. These commands are only meant to assist Cisco TAC in advanced troubleshooting and are not documented.

Hidden commands are available under:

  • Category 1—Hidden commands in privileged or User EXEC mode. Begin by entering the service internal command to access these commands.

  • Category 2—Hidden commands in one of the configuration modes (global, interface and so on). These commands do not require the service internal command.

Further, the following applies to hidden commands under Category 1 and 2:

  • The commands have CLI help. Enter enter a question mark (?) at the system prompt to display the list of available commands.

    Note: For Category 1, enter the service internal command before you enter the question mark; you do not have to do this for Category 2.

  • The system generates a %PARSER-5-HIDDEN syslog message when a hidden command is used. For example: 
    *Feb 14 10:44:37.917: %PARSER-5-HIDDEN: Warning!!! 'show processes memory old-header ' is a hidden command. 
Use of this command is not recommended/supported and will be removed in future.

Apart from category 1 and 2, there remain internal commands displayed on the CLI, for which the system does NOT generate the %PARSER-5-HIDDEN syslog message.

 Important

We recommend that you use any hidden command only under TAC supervision.

If you find that you are using a hidden command, open a TAC case for help with finding another way of collecting the same information as the hidden command (for a hidden EXEC mode command), or to configure the same functionality (for a hidden configuration mode command) using non-hidden commands.

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