topic Re: Router Mode vs Switch Mode in ICX Switches

Router Mode vs Switch Mode

jeff_nichols_26 — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 18:24:41 GMT

How do I easily change the 7650 from Switch mode to Router Mode in the beginning

Re: Router Mode vs Switch Mode

abilashpr — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 18:30:23 GMT

Hi Jeff,

In config mode always keep the secondary as the boot image using command "boot system flash secondary", this makes the secondary that is routing image as the default boot image another one is flash the primary image to have the router image too.

Hope it helps!!!

Regards,
Abilash PR

Re: Router Mode vs Switch Mode

bob_heathote — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 18:30:41 GMT

Boot from router code bin file

Re: Router Mode vs Switch Mode

jeff_nichols_26 — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 18:32:47 GMT

So in config mode just the command "boot system flash secondary" will do the trick? Thank you so much for your reply and help.

Re: Router Mode vs Switch Mode

bob_heathote — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 19:03:15 GMT

It will if your secondary is router code. I only have older models and none of them were configured the way Jeff mentioned buy who knows. Do a "show flash" and see if your file(s) start with S or R.

Re: Router Mode vs Switch Mode

jeff_nichols_26 — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 19:05:04 GMT

Yeah I know the show flash. I have done it before but it just seamed complicated and thought there had to be an easier way. I appreciate the help. I will be trying it tomorrow.