CE507 recovery, a correct boot file?

teodorgeorgiev · ‎11-28-2005

Hi, I recently found out a refurbished CE507 and decided to turn it back into production. I connected a console cable to it and saw that it is not able to boot at all. The boot procedure stops at loading the boot file and the CE reloads again.

I changed the boot params to boot from net (ftp or tftp, tried both). I downloaded some "images" from the CCO. With all of them, the same happens - the CE starts reading the file and claims that its invalid:

"

Attaching network interface lo0... done.

Loading...

Error loading file: errno = 0xd0003.

Can't load boot file!!

"

The image that I am passing to the CE507 is: acns53.sysimg

Below is the output from the boot prompt of the CE:

[CE500 Series]: ?

? - print this list

@ - boot (load and go)

p - print boot params

c - change boot params

e - print fatal exception

n netif - print network interface device address

$dev(0,procnum)host:/file h=# e=# b=# g=# u=usr [pw=passwd] f=#

tn=targetname s=script o=other

boot device: flash file name: /ata0/vxWorks

Boot flags:

0x02 - load local system symbols

0x04 - don't autoboot

0x08 - quick autoboot (no countdown)

0x20 - disable login security

0x40 - use bootp to get boot parameters

0x80 - use tftp to get boot image

0x100 - use proxy arp

available boot devices: fei flash

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Any suggestions? What is the correct boot file for this?

Zach Seils · ‎11-28-2005

Do you get to the point where you type in '***' to boot to the rescue image? If not, you should re-image the device using the rescue CD.

You can find instructions here:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/products/sw/conntsw/ps491/products_configuration_guide_chapter09186a00801cc620.html#wp1043522

~Zach

teodorgeorgiev · ‎11-29-2005

Thanks dude!

I read that document before and I have a CD with the rescue image on it. What I can not understand is - what should I do with it. Do not laugh at me, but I still can't get it. I have two questions:

1. Should I put the rescue CD-ROM in a CD drive, located in the CE507? Because I do not have any CD drive on the Cache Engine.

2. If I should boot the rescue CD-ROM from a regular PC, how then it interacts with the CE?

Via console (serial port)? TFTP/FTP?

Zach Seils · ‎11-29-2005

Ahh ... the 507. That is very old hardware. There is no CD drive. I would recommend that you try using a 4.x sysimg. You will most likely need to install 4.x, then follow the 4.x to 5.x upgrade procedures on CCO.

~Zach

teodorgeorgiev · ‎11-29-2005

Hi,

the same story happens:

oot device (flash,net) [ net]:

file name [e507-ACNS-4.0.3-K9.sysimg]:

cache IP address [ 10.0.0.155]:

IP network mask [ 255.255.255.0]:

server IP address [ 10.0.0.147]:

protocol (rcp,ftp,tftp) [ ftp]:

username [ ftp]:

password [ aaa]:

flags [ 0]:

Loading from the network

Attaching network interface fei0... done.

Attaching network interface lo0... done.

Loading... Failed to open file.

Error loading file: errno = 0x226.

Can't load boot file!!

teodorgeorgiev · ‎11-29-2005

Hi, sorry... this try was wrong due to incorrectly copy&pasted filename. Here comes the correct output:

boot device (flash,net) [ net]:

file name [ce507-ACNS-4.0.3-K9.sysimg]:

cache IP address [ 10.0.0.155]:

IP network mask [ 255.255.255.0]:

server IP address [ 10.0.0.147]:

protocol (rcp,ftp,tftp) [ ftp]:

username [ ftp]:

password [ aaa]:

flags [ 0]:

Loading from the network

Attaching network interface fei0... done.

Attaching network interface lo0... done.

Loading... image read failed: unrecognized executable format: errno=0x16

Error loading file: errno = 0xdd.

Can't load boot file!!

Zach Seils · ‎11-29-2005

I did some more investigation into the errors you are seeing. It looks like the CE is running the cache 2.x bootloader software. This software does not know how to load sysimg files. You will need to follow the upgrade instructions located here:

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/webscale/uce/acns41/sysmnt/1888upg.htm#xtocid4

The software images described in the above link can be found here:

http://cisco.com/cgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/uce42

~Zach

teodorgeorgiev · ‎11-30-2005

Hey, I am one step ahead! The boot image is recognized and loaded, but nothing else. Here is what comes after:

Loading... Starting at 0x108000...

#!ImageInfo

#

# +--------------------+

# | CISCO CE image |

# +--------------------+

#

SUPPORTED_PRODUCTS=CE507

UNCOMPRESSED_CKSUM=0x498a91e6

UNCOMPRESSED_SIZE=0x3ae388

COMPRESSED_CKSUM=0x1ec3083f

COMPRESSED_SIZE=0x1910e7

#

This image supports models CE507 and this appliance is a .

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I double-tripple checked the box - it is CE507.

Could it be, the guy who used to try installing Linux OS on this cache engine, has erased the flash... or ?