# IOS upgrade on cisco c9200 switch to install mode with cisco.ios.ios\_command **URL:** \ **Category:** Get Help\ **Created:** [March 13, 2025, 8:46am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ios-upgrade-on-cisco-c9200-switch-to-install-mode-with-cisco-ios-ios-command/41015 "2025-03-13T08:46:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lukas\_Dermisek](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/lukas_dermisek/32/7863_2.png) [@Lukas\_Dermisek](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Lukas_Dermisek)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2025, 8:46am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ios-upgrade-on-cisco-c9200-switch-to-install-mode-with-cisco-ios-ios-command/41015/1 "2025-03-13T08:46:32Z")
Hello, I have issue with this task in my playbook: - name: Install and Reload Switch cisco.ios.ios\_command: commands: - command: install add file flash:cat9k\_lite\_iosxe.17.09.06a.SPA.bin activate commit prompt: This operation requires a reload of the system. Do you want to proceed? answer: ‘y’ register: inrel\_output vars: ansible\_command\_timeout: 1450 but i can see in debug msg “stdout\_lines”: [ [ “install\_add\_activate\_commit: START Thu Mar 13 10:31:19 met 2025”, “install\_add: Adding IMG”, “— Starting initial file syncing —”, “Copying flash:cat9k\_lite\_iosxe.17.09.06a.SPA.bin from Switch 1 to Switch 1 2”, “Info: Finished copying to the selected Switch”, “Finished initial file syncing”, “”, “— Starting Add —”, “Performing Add on all members”, " [1] Finished Add package(s) on Switch 1", " [2] Finished Add package(s) on Switch 2", “Checking status of Add on [1 2]”, “Add: Passed on [1 2]”, “Finished Add”, “”, “Image added. Version: 17.09.06a.0.12”, “”, “install\_activate: Activating IMG”, “Following packages shall be activated:”, “/flash/cat9k\_lite-rpbase.17.09.06a.SPA.pkg”, “/flash/cat9k\_lite-rpboot.17.09.06a.SPA.pkg”, “/flash/cat9k\_lite-srdriver.17.09.06a.SPA.pkg”, “/flash/cat9k\_lite-webui.17.09.06a.SPA.pkg”, “Following packages shall be activated:”, “/flash/cat9k\_lite-rpbase.17.09.06a.SPA.pkg”, “/flash/cat9k\_lite-rpboot.17.09.06a.SPA.pkg”, “/flash/cat9k\_lite-srdriver.17.09.06a.SPA.pkg”, “/flash/cat9k\_lite-webui.17.09.06a.SPA.pkg”, “”, “This operation may require a reload of the system. Do you want to proceed? [y/n]No User Response, Request Timeout” ] ] } } ---
**Author:** ![iwt-cmd](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/iwt-cmd/32/9120_2.png) [@iwt-cmd](https://forum.ansible.com/u/iwt-cmd)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2025, 1:13pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ios-upgrade-on-cisco-c9200-switch-to-install-mode-with-cisco-ios-ios-command/41015/2 "2025-03-13T13:13:41Z")
Hi @Lukas_Dermisek, welcome to the Ansible Forum! I don’t have much firsthand experience using the Cisco IOS module but I have a couple of suggestions based on the documentation example: - The prompt wording looks different between what you have and the debug message Playbook: “This operation requires a reload of the system. Do you want to proceed?” Debug: “This operation may require a reload of the system. Do you want to proceed? [y/n]” - You will probably need to escape the square brackets in “[y/n]” - The prompt will probably need to be enclosed with single quotes ```auto - name: Run commands that require answering a prompt cisco.ios.ios_command: commands: - command: "clear counters GigabitEthernet2" prompt: 'Clear "show interface" counters on this interface \[confirm\]' answer: "y" - command: "clear counters GigabitEthernet3" prompt: "[confirm]" answer: "\r" ``` [cisco.ios.ios\_command module – Module to run commands on remote devices. — Ansible Community Documentation](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/cisco/ios/ios_command_module.html#ansible-collections-cisco-ios-ios-command-module) Again, that’s a first pass based on the documentation. If someone with more working knowledge of the IOS module has a different take on it, I’ll definitely differ to them. Best regards, Joe ---
**Author:** ![Lukas\_Dermisek](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/lukas_dermisek/32/7863_2.png) [@Lukas\_Dermisek](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Lukas_Dermisek)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2025, 1:55pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ios-upgrade-on-cisco-c9200-switch-to-install-mode-with-cisco-ios-ios-command/41015/3 "2025-03-13T13:55:40Z")
Hello, Thanks for check, i have change ansible task base on your comments, but unfortunately same result as before: -playbook task: - name: Install and Reload Switch cisco.ios.ios\_command: commands: - command: “install add file flash:cat9k\_lite\_iosxe.17.09.06a.SPA.bin activate commit” prompt: ‘This operation may require a reload of the system. Do you want to proceed? [y/n]’ answer: “y” register: inrel\_output vars: ansible\_command\_timeout: 1450 -debug output: ], “stdout\_lines”: [ [ “install\_add\_activate\_commit: START Thu Mar 13 15:43:47 met 2025”, “install\_add: Adding IMG”, “— Starting initial file syncing —”, “Copying flash:cat9k\_lite\_iosxe.17.09.06a.SPA.bin from Switch 1 to Switch 1 2”, “Info: Finished copying to the selected Switch”, “Finished initial file syncing”, “”, “— Starting Add —”, “Performing Add on all members”, " [1] Finished Add package(s) on Switch 1", " [2] Finished Add package(s) on Switch 2", “Checking status of Add on [1 2]”, “Add: Passed on [1 2]”, “Finished Add”, “”, “Image added. Version: 17.09.06a.0.12”, “”, “install\_activate: Activating IMG”, “Following packages shall be activated:”, “/flash/cat9k\_lite-rpbase.17.09.06a.SPA.pkg”, “/flash/cat9k\_lite-rpboot.17.09.06a.SPA.pkg”, “/flash/cat9k\_lite-srdriver.17.09.06a.SPA.pkg”, “/flash/cat9k\_lite-webui.17.09.06a.SPA.pkg”, “Following packages shall be activated:”, “/flash/cat9k\_lite-rpbase.17.09.06a.SPA.pkg”, “/flash/cat9k\_lite-rpboot.17.09.06a.SPA.pkg”, “/flash/cat9k\_lite-srdriver.17.09.06a.SPA.pkg”, “/flash/cat9k\_lite-webui.17.09.06a.SPA.pkg”, “”, “This operation may require a reload of the system. Do you want to proceed? [y/n]No User Response, Request Timeout” ] ] } } ---
**Author:** ![Lukas\_Dermisek](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/lukas_dermisek/32/7863_2.png) [@Lukas\_Dermisek](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Lukas_Dermisek)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2025, 2:26pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ios-upgrade-on-cisco-c9200-switch-to-install-mode-with-cisco-ios-ios-command/41015/4 "2025-03-13T14:26:52Z")
I have completely removed [y/n] from the prompt and task completed succesfully. Many thanks Joe playbook: - name: Install and Reload Switch cisco.ios.ios\_command: commands: - command: “install add file flash:cat9k\_lite\_iosxe.17.09.06a.SPA.bin activate commit” prompt: ‘This operation may require a reload of the system. Do you want to proceed?’ answer: “y” register: inrel\_output vars: ansible\_command\_timeout: 1450 and i can see it in debug: “This operation may require a reload of the system. Do you want to proceed? [y/n]y”, “”, ---
**Author:** ![Datadog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/49beb7/32.png) [@Datadog](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Datadog)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2025, 5:42am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ios-upgrade-on-cisco-c9200-switch-to-install-mode-with-cisco-ios-ios-command/41015/5 "2025-11-19T05:42:57Z")
I know this is old, but you could also “prompt-level none” and it won’t ask. ---
**Author:** ![Lukas\_Dermisek](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/lukas_dermisek/32/7863_2.png) [@Lukas\_Dermisek](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Lukas_Dermisek)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2025, 6:32am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ios-upgrade-on-cisco-c9200-switch-to-install-mode-with-cisco-ios-ios-command/41015/6 "2025-11-19T06:32:07Z")
thanks a lot, i will try it today. st 19. 11. 2025 o 6:53 Datadog via Ansible \<[notifications@ansible.discoursemail.com](mailto:notifications@ansible.discoursemail.com)\> napísal(a):