Cisco Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(35)SE
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Release Notes for the Catalyst 3750, 3560, 2970, and 2960 Switches, Cisco IOS Release 12.2(40)SE
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Upgrading the Switch Software
Note
For Catalyst 3750 and 3560 switches and the Cisco EtherSwitch service modules, 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 (IP base image [formerly known as the SMI] or IP services
image [formerly known as the EMI]) and does not change if you upgrade the software image.
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 (IP base image [formerly known as the SMI] or IP services
image [formerly known as the EMI]) and does not change if you upgrade the software image.
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.
software images that you might have stored in flash memory.
Deciding Which Files to Use
The upgrade procedures in these release notes describe how to perform the upgrade by using a combined
tar file. This file contains the Cisco IOS image file and the files needed for the embedded device
manager. You must use the combined tar file to upgrade the switch through the device manager. To
upgrade the switch through the command-line interface (CLI), use the tar file and the archive
download-sw privileged EXEC command.
tar file. This file contains the Cisco IOS image file and the files needed for the embedded device
manager. You must use the combined tar file to upgrade the switch through the device manager. To
upgrade the switch through the command-line interface (CLI), use the tar file and the archive
download-sw privileged EXEC command.
For the Catalyst 3750 and 3560 switches, Cisco IOS Release 12.2(25)SEA and earlier referred to the
image that provides Layer 2+ features and basic Layer 3 routing as the standard multilayer image (SMI).
The image that provides full Layer 3 routing and advanced services was referred to as the enhanced
multilayer image (EMI).
image that provides Layer 2+ features and basic Layer 3 routing as the standard multilayer image (SMI).
The image that provides full Layer 3 routing and advanced services was referred to as the enhanced
multilayer image (EMI).
Cisco IOS Release 12.2(25)SEB and later refers to the SMI as the IP base image and the EMI as the
IP services image.
IP services image.
Cisco IOS Release 12.2(25)SEB and later refers to the Catalyst 2970 image as the LAN base image.
lists the different file-naming conventions before and after Cisco IOS Release 12.2(25)SEB.
Table 4
Cisco IOS Image File Naming Convention
Cisco IOS 12.2(25)SEA and earlier
Cisco IOS 12.2(25)SEB and later
c3750-i9-mz (SMI
1
)
1.
SMI = standard multilayer image
c3750-ipbase-mz
c3750-i9k91-mz (SMI)
c3750-ipbasek9-mz
c3750-i5-mz (EMI
2
)
2.
EMI = enhanced multilayer image
c3750-ipservices-mz
c3750-i5k91-mz (EMI)
c3750-ipservicesk9-mz
c3560-i9-mz (SMI)
c3560-ipbase-mz
c3560-i9k91-mz (SMI)
c3560-ipbasek9-mz
c3560-i5-mz (EMI)
c3560-ipservices-mz
c3560-i5k91-mz (EMI)
c3560-ipservicesk9-mz
c2970-i6l2-mz c2970-lanbase-mz
c2970-i6k91l2-mz c2970-lanbasek9-mz