Using the above m9100-s5ek9-kickstart-mz.8.1.1.bin file as an example: c:\Temp>certutil -hashfile m9100-s5ek9-kickstart-mz.8.1.1.bin MD5 On a Windows PC, there is an inbuilt tool certutil which you can use with the MD5 or SHA512 hash algorithms (amongst others) to establish the unique checksum of any file. How to Validate the Integrity of a Downloaded File from ?įrom the Cisco Download Software link, place the cursor over the file you want to download and this gives additional file details, which includes the MD5 and SHA512 checksum, as shown in the image:
This document shows how to easily verify the checksum of a file downloaded off the Cisco Download Software site onto a Windows, Mac or Linux PC and on any MDS or NX-OS switch.
