Manual Conversion from Hybrid to Native

The manual process for converting from hybrid to native using a Supervisor II with an MSFC2 is outlined in the following steps. This process can be used with other Catalyst 6000/6500 Supervisor/MSFC combinations using the appropriate software versions for each. Always check the Catalyst 6000/6500 Series Release Notes for memory and ROMMON requirements.

Step 1.
Establish a console connection to the Supervisor. It is a good idea to log the console session to a file. This enables the output to be captured as a record of the session and it can be compared against the steps in this process if any issues arise. For example, in Windows Hyperterm, the menu option for logging a console session is Transfer >

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