Install leaf switch image from CLI?

[KVS7]

Hello,

We're trying to reinstall the ACI leaf images via CLI due to a complete upgrade failure but I forgot the commands and it's definately not in the ACI upgrade/downgrade guide as that's more for upgrading. Our leafs are out of the box so no reason for upgrade. We've already booted the image from thumbdrive and standing at the Switch# prompt but am stuck on what to do next. I don't see any supporting guides after having ran setup-clean.sh. Anyone familiar with this? 

[RedNectar · Accepted solution]

Hi @KVS7 ,

Are you saying that the switch can't be discovered by the APIC? (You've tried right?) If it can be discovered, then the discovery process will install a new image (be VERY VERY patient)

Have you checked the Leaf Hardware Failure Recovery document? There are several suggestions there.

Failing that, if it is just "out-of-the-box" then you should be able to raise a TAC case

I'm guessing this is the same issue you've raised with this post - I won't bother repeating the same answer there.

[KVS7]

Thanks for the link. They were separate posts. One was specifically how to install an image on the leaf when the current image is corrupted. the other is a copy issue. 

[KVS7]

Leaf Hardware Recovery Failure document worked. Thanks

[KVS7]

Read the link and weird thing was that under Switch#, we didn't get the copy usb: command or the configure terminal. It boots right up to none after we boot from USB then type vsh to get to Switch# but memory fades me now, so maybe we were in a different context?