Cisco Convert Bin To Pkg -
tar -czf "$PKG_OUT" -C "$TMP_DIR/pkg" . echo "Created: $PKG_OUT" rm -rf "$TMP_DIR" Prepared by: Network Engineering Team Last Reviewed: [Current Date] Next Scheduled Review: 6 months
bin2pkg -i input.bin -o output.pkg --platform ISRv --version 16.12.03 This tool is typically embedded in Cisco NFVIS or vManage installations. Contact Cisco TAC for access if required for your contract. 4. Verification After conversion, validate the .pkg file:
Document Version: 1.0 Applicable Products: Cisco IOS-XE, Cisco vManage, Cisco ISRv (KVM), Cisco Cloud Services Router (CSR) Purpose: This document provides a standard operating procedure (SOP) for converting a raw binary ( .bin ) software image into a deployable package ( .pkg ) format. 1. Introduction Cisco distributes operating system images primarily as .bin files (e.g., isrv-universalk9.16.12.03.bin ). However, certain deployment platforms—particularly those utilizing application hosting, Cisco vManage software upgrades, or KVM-based virtualized environments—require a .pkg (Package) format. The .pkg format includes additional metadata and a structured filesystem that the hypervisor or orchestrator can validate and unpack. 2. Prerequisites Before conversion, ensure the following: cisco convert bin to pkg
mkdir -p pkg_root/contents pkg_root/metadata cp -r /mnt/cisco_fs/* pkg_root/contents/
TMP_DIR=$(mktemp -d) echo "Extracting $BIN_FILE..." binwalk -e "$BIN_FILE" -C "$TMP_DIR" >/dev/null 2>&1 tar -czf "$PKG_OUT" -C "$TMP_DIR/pkg"
# Create working directory mkdir ~/cisco_conversion && cd ~/cisco_conversion binwalk -e target_image.bin Navigate to extracted squashfs or cpio archive cd _target_image.bin.extracted
#!/bin/bash # bin2pkg_helper.sh - Unsanctioned conversion helper BIN_FILE=$1 PKG_OUT=$2:-output.pkg 2. Prerequisites Before conversion
[Package] Version = 16.12.03 Platform = ISRv Type = system Maintainer = Cisco Systems Description = ISR virtual package from BIN conversion [Filesystem] Format = squashfs Compression = lz4
sudo mount -t squashfs squashfs-root.0 /mnt/cisco_fs -o loop
