Recieved an RMA FWSM and cant console to it. Cisco shipped with OS version 2.3 so cant session into it. Console hangs during bootup. The old FWSM being replaced is hardware verison 3.0 and the new is 4.5.
Is there a a requirement for hardware versions for supervisor and fwsm?
FWSM in SW 1 (Currently Production)
Mod MAC addresses Hw Fw Sw Status
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1 503d.e580.7b98 to 503d.e580.7b9f 2.3 12.2(18r)S1 12.2(33)SXI5 Ok
2 c471.febd.eab0 to c471.febd.eadf 4.1 12.2(18r)S1 12.2(33)SXI5 Ok
3 1cdf.0f84.e318 to 1cdf.0f84.e347 4.1 12.2(18r)S1 12.2(33)SXI5 Ok
4 588d.09e5.42a0 to 588d.09e5.42cf 4.1 12.2(18r)S1 12.2(33)SXI5 Ok
5 0024.14ee.7530 to 0024.14ee.7537 4.0 8.5(4) 12.2(33)SXI5 Ok
6 588d.098a.24e4 to 588d.098a.24eb 4.0 8.5(4) 12.2(33)SXI5 Ok
7 1cdf.0f84.e288 to 1cdf.0f84.e2b7 4.1 12.2(18r)S1 12.2(33)SXI5 Ok
8 fc99.475c.b380 to fc99.475c.b3af 4.2 12.2(18r)S1 12.2(33)SXI5 Ok
9 0014.1cd5.bee6 to 0014.1cd5.beed 3.0 7.2(1) 4.0(15) Ok
FWSM in SW 2 (Replacement FWSM)
Mod MAC addresses Hw Fw Sw Status
--- ---------------------------------- ------ ------------ ------------ -------
1 503d.e580.77d0 to 503d.e580.77d7 2.3 12.2(18r)S1 12.2(33)SXI5 Ok
2 c471.febd.e810 to c471.febd.e83f 4.1 12.2(18r)S1 12.2(33)SXI5 Ok
3 503d.e58e.5780 to 503d.e58e.57af 4.1 12.2(18r)S1 12.2(33)SXI5 Ok
4 1cdf.0f84.e1f8 to 1cdf.0f84.e227 4.1 12.2(18r)S1 12.2(33)SXI5 Ok
5 588d.098a.2514 to 588d.098a.251b 4.0 8.5(4) 12.2(33)SXI5 Ok
6 0024.14ee.74e0 to 0024.14ee.74e7 4.0 8.5(4) 12.2(33)SXI5 Ok
7 1cdf.0f84.e528 to 1cdf.0f84.e557 4.1 12.2(18r)S1 12.2(33)SXI5 Ok
8 1cdf.0f84.e498 to 1cdf.0f84.e4c7 4.1 12.2(18r)S1 12.2(33)SXI5 Ok
9 0007.7d8c.6a00 to 0007.7d8c.6a07 4.5 Unknown Unknown PwrDown
