Can I tftp boot a 6500?

[GREGORY GEE]

I am having some difficulty getting my 6500 to read the disk0: during bootup. It can see it after the IOS is running, but can't see it during boot. I assume this is a rommon/bootflash version problem.

So I was wondering if I could use the 'boot system tftp' command on a 6500 running all IOS? What are the requirements to get this to work?

And if anyone knows the answer to my disk0: problem or how to upgrade the bootstrap/rommon, that would be appreciated as well.

Thanks,

Greg

[pflunkert · Accepted solution]

Hi Greg,

if you want use Disk0: you must have a minimum ROMMON Version. The ROMMON software test at the start the hardware, so that you can use this.

URL:http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/products/hw/switches/ps700/prod_release_note09186a008007f706.html

.... Supervisor Engine 2 ROMMON software release 7.1(1) introduces support for the MEM-C6K-ATA-1-64M= (64MB) PCMCIA ATA FlashDisk device..........

Regards

Peter