How to restore a Cisco Nexus Switch from loader prompt

[Lucien Avramov]

This videos shows how to restore a Cisco Nexus 5000/2000 series or Cisco Nexus 3000 series switch from the loader> prompt.

Summary steps:

-load kickstart from TFTP server, when not present on bootflash:

-copy kickstart and system images from a TFTP/FTP server

-load system image

-finish the install with install all

[Sky-net]

Hi @stuart99 , try this:

#### IN MODE SWITCH: ####   (NO MODE SWITCH(BOOT)

* INSTALL AND RECORD KICKSTART IN BOOTLOADER FOR IT TO START WHEN YOU TURN ON THE SWITCH

SWITCH#install all kickstart n6000-uk9-kickstart.7.3.12.N1.1.bin system n6000-uk9.7.3.12.N1.1.bin
SWITCH#boot system bootflash:n6000-uk9.7.3.12.N1.1.bin
SWITCH#boot kikcstart bootflash:n6000-uk9-kickstart.7.3.12.N1.1.bin
SWITCH#copy run startup conf
SWITCH#reload

COMMENT IF IT WORKS FOR YOU

[stuart99]

'boot' command isn't available at the 'switch#' prompt.

'switch(config)#' prompt allows the boot command to be used so I tried that but then can't get the copy command to work.

Any help greatly appreciated.

[stuart99]

Got it! I used:

switch# copy running-config startup-config

switch# reload

Thank you for you help,