Cisco Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(35)SE
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Release Notes for the Cisco ME 3400E and ME 3400 Ethernet Access Switches, Cisco IOS Release 12.2(50)SE and Later
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Upgrading the Switch Software
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. 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. To upgrade the switch through the command-line
interface (CLI), use the tar file and the archive download-sw privileged EXEC command.
lists the filenames for this software release.
Note
The ME 3400 metro base image is not supported on the Cisco ME 3400E switch.
Archiving Software Images
Before upgrading your switch software, make sure that you have archived copies of the current Cisco
IOS release and the Cisco IOS release to which you are upgrading. You should keep these archived
images until you have upgraded all devices in the network to the new Cisco IOS image and until you
have verified that the new Cisco IOS image works properly in your network.
IOS release and the Cisco IOS release to which you are upgrading. You should keep these archived
images until you have upgraded all devices in the network to the new Cisco IOS image and until you
have verified that the new Cisco IOS image works properly in your network.
Cisco routinely removes old Cisco IOS versions from Cisco.com. See Product Bulletin 2863 for more
information:
information:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/products/sw/iosswrel/ps5187/prod_bulletin0900aecd80281c0e.ht
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You can copy the bin software image file on the flash memory to the appropriate TFTP directory on a
host by using the copy flash: tftp: privileged EXEC command.
host by using the copy flash: tftp: privileged EXEC command.
You can also configure the switch as a TFTP server to copy files from one switch to another without
using an external TFTP server by using the tftp-server global configuration command. For more
information about the tftp-server command, see the “Basic File Transfer Services Commands” section
of the Cisco IOS Configuration Fundamentals Command Reference, Release 12.2 at this URL:
using an external TFTP server by using the tftp-server global configuration command. For more
information about the tftp-server command, see the “Basic File Transfer Services Commands” section
of the Cisco IOS Configuration Fundamentals Command Reference, Release 12.2 at this URL:
Table 2
Cisco IOS Software Image Files
Filename
Description
me340x-metrobase-tar.122-50.SE5.tar
Cisco ME 3400 metro base image.
This image has basic Metro Ethernet features.
This image has basic Metro Ethernet features.
me340x-metrobasek9-tar.122-50.SE5.tar
Cisco ME 3400 metro base cryptographic image.
This image has the Kerberos, Secure Shell (SSH), and basic Metro Ethernet
features.
This image has the Kerberos, Secure Shell (SSH), and basic Metro Ethernet
features.
me340x-metroaccess-tar.122-50.SE5.tar
Cisco ME 3400E and ME 3400 metro access image.
This image has Layer 2 + Metro Ethernet features.
This image has Layer 2 + Metro Ethernet features.
me340x-metroaccessk9-tar.122-50.SE5.tar
Cisco ME 3400E and ME 3400 metro access cryptographic image.
This image has the Kerberos, SSH, and Layer 2 + Metro Ethernet features.
This image has the Kerberos, SSH, and Layer 2 + Metro Ethernet features.
me340x-metroipaccess-tar.122-50.SE5.tar
Cisco ME 3400E and ME 3400 metro IP access image.
This image has Layer 2+ and full Layer 3 routing Metro Ethernet features.
This image has Layer 2+ and full Layer 3 routing Metro Ethernet features.
me340x-metroipaccess9-tar.122-50.SE5.tar
Cisco ME 3400E and ME 3400 metro IP access cryptographic image.
This image has the Kerberos, SSH, Layer 2+, and full Layer 3 routing Metro
Ethernet features.
This image has the Kerberos, SSH, Layer 2+, and full Layer 3 routing Metro
Ethernet features.