Supported Platforms:
Converting a Cisco switch from Bundle mode (using a single Install mode (using multiple files) is the recommended practice for Cisco IOS XE platforms like the Catalyst 9000 series.
If you work with Cisco collaboration or unified computing products (like Webex Room Kits, SX/MX Series codecs, or Cisco Unified IP Phones), you have likely encountered the frustrating firmware format dilemma. You download a file from Cisco.com, and it ends with .bin. Your device, however, stubbornly demands a .pkg file.
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There are several scenarios where converting BIN to PKG is necessary:
router# request platform software package expand file bootflash:asr1000-universalk9.17.09.01.SPA.bin to bootflash: