Cisco Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(35)SE
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Release Notes for the Cisco ME 3400 Ethernet Access Switch, Cisco IOS Release 12.2(44)SE and Later
OL-14632-06
Upgrading the Switch Software
Finding the Software Version and Feature Set
The Cisco IOS image is stored as a bin file in a directory that is named with the Cisco IOS release. The
image is stored on the system board flash device (flash:).
image is 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. The second line of the display shows the version.
your switch. The second line of the display shows the version.
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. 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.
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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Table 2
Cisco IOS Software Image Files
Filename
Description
me340x-metrobase-tar.122-44.SE6.tar
Cisco ME 3400 metro base image.
This image has basic Metro Ethernet features.
This image has basic Metro Ethernet features.
me340x-metrobasek9-tar.122-44.SE6.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.122-44.SE6.tar
Cisco ME 3400 metro access image.
This image has Layer 2 + Metro Ethernet features.
This image has Layer 2 + Metro Ethernet features.
me340x-metroaccessk9-tar.122-44.SE6.tar
Cisco 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.122-44.SE5tar
Cisco 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.122-44.SE6.tar
Cisco 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.