4506 IOS Upgrade

[zinkann]

I have a cisco 4506 running a very old image, cat4000-i9s-mz.122-18.EW3.bin. I tried to upgrade and it didn't take the first time because of my config-reg. so i changed it to ox2102. so i entered boot system flash cat4500-ipbasek9-mz.122-44.SG.bin. It rebooted into ROMMON and said that it must start with the correct file name. A CCIE on a cisco forum told me before i did this it would be ok. I had to boot back with the old image. the only thing i can think of is the old is CAT4000 and the new image is CAT4500. I have 4 images in my flash now. Does anyone know how to erase just the 3 i don't need? Any suggestions as to why it wouldn't take the new image? After i delete those other images i am going to try the newest CAT4000 image. This is a 4506 Sup4

CCNA, Network+

 

[ADB100]

If you have multiple images in flash you need to specify which one it boots from otherwise it will just boot the 1st one.
In global config:

boot system flash <flash-device>:cat4500-ipbasek9-mz.122-44.SG.bin

If its in boot flash the command would be:

boot system flash bootflash:cat4500-ipbasek9-mz.122-44.SG.bin

I suggest you leave the other images intact in case there is an issue and you need to revert back.

Andy

 

[zinkann]

I was entering the command

boot system flash cat4500-ipbasek9-mz.122-44.SG.bin

....leaving the bootflash: out.

boot system flash bootflash:cat4500-ipbasek9-mz.122-44.SG.bin


As far as the other files, i had 4. 1 was the old one i'm running. One is the newest. i deleted the other 2 already.

CCNA, Network+

 

[ADB100]

Easy mistake to make since the CLI doesn't offer any help...{code]router(config)#boot system flash ?
WORD System image filename
<cr>
[/code]

I assume you got it sorted then?

Andy

 

[ADB100]

cisco-877(config)#boot system flash ?
  WORD  System image filename
  <cr>

It's a pain there is no edit on this forum.....

 

[zinkann]

I agree....big pain.

anyway...i got it going. thanks

CCNA, Network+