Cisco IOS – Configuring Switch to Switch MACSEC
KB ID 0001000 Problem My colleague had to set this up on the test bench today, and it looked infinitely more interesting that what I was doing, so I grabbed my console cable, and offered to ‘help’. This was done on two Cisco Catalyst 3560-X switches, each with a 10G Service Module (C3KX-SM-10G), and 1Gb SFP modules (Note: Not 10Gb ones, this will become important later). Solution 1. First hurdle was, when we tried to add...
Cisco Catalyst – Upgrading IOS (via USB)
KB ID 0001056 Problem Had a stack of 3560-X Switches to update today, and when I went looking for the notes I used last time, I could not find them. So This time I took the time to document the procedure. Solution Now I could load in the IOS image from TFTP like this, but last time I did this I used a spare USB drive and the image ‘tar’ file, and found it a lot less hassle. 1. Make sure you have formatted your dive at...