FMC has no image to boot on

[Knassi]

FMC accidently cleaned up and has nothing to boot on. How to restore it having the restore image

[Rob Ingram]

@Knassi reinstall the operating system from the ISO file, then once FMC is installed, restore from backup.

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/security/firepower/hw/getting-started/fmc-1600-2600-4600/fmc-1600-2600-4600.html#id_80689

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/security/firepower-management-center/213853-reimage-a-cisco-firesight-management-cen.html

[MHM Cisco World]

Pleaee specify your fmc is it SW or HW?

Please add this to your post.

[Knassi]

It is a 1600 series. Not sure what SW or HW is. 

When i reboot, i get to a shell window right away

[Knassi]

Fixed the problem using the following steps

1. Setup your raid and install the OS.
2. Enter Bios and choose ‘boot options’
3. Create new Boot Option and browse to the first partition
4. Select Bootx64.EFI (VMware 6.0 was used in this example)
5. Change boot priority and use the entry you created in step 4.

This will allow you to auto boot to the installed OS and permanently fix the issue.

Source: https://pei.com/cisco-c220-m5-boot-uefi-shell/