How to upgrade the C9000 Switch in Install Mode

To upgrade the C9000 Switch in install mode please follow the next steps:

1. Configure #install remove inactive

2. Copy the .bin image you want to upgrade to, into the flash. You can do this with a usb or via tftp

a. USB way: # copy usbflash0:(image-name.bin) flash:

b. TFTP way: # copy tftp: flash:

i. Then fill in the required information such as host and file name (image-name.bin)

3. Set the boot variable to the correct one. This should be packages.conf. Issue the following commands:

a. >enable

b. #conf t

c. (conf)#no boot sys

d. (conf)#boot sys flash:packages.conf

e. (conf)#do wr <<<<<< Very important to save configuration changes

4. Return to the privileged mode

a. (config)# end

5. Start the install process (Will ask to reload once the .pkg files finish to be generated)

a. # install add file flash:(image-name.bin) activate commit

6. After reload the install process its finished and just verify that the desired version is installed.

# show version

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