01-13-2003 02:02 AM - edited 03-02-2019 04:07 AM
Hi, i have a cat3550 which i've done a format on the flash. after doing so, i put in the image which is c3550-i5q3l2-mz.121-9.EA1c.bin using xmodem. afterthat, i typed boot and it boots into the image but when i reload the switch, i didn't work and went to the switch: prompt giving me an error:-
The system is unable to boot automatically. The BOOT
environment variable needs to be set to a bootable
image.
this is what i see on the environmental setting:-
switch: set
?=
BOOT=c3550-i5q3l2-mz.121-9.EA1c.bin
CONFIG_FILE=c3550-i5q3l2-mz.121-9.EA1c.bin
MAC_ADDR=00:0A:B7:82:89:00
MODEL_NUM=WS-C3550-12G
MODEL_REVISION_NUM=B0
MOTHERBOARD_ASSEMBLY_NUM=73-5526-05
MOTHERBOARD_REVISION_NUM=B0
MOTHERBOARD_SERIAL_NUM=CAT0633094T
POWER_SUPPLY_PART_NUM=34-0967-01
POWER_SUPPLY_SERIAL_NUM=DCA06341K4A
SYSTEM_SERIAL_NUM=CAT0637X0N9
this is the content of the flash:-
switch: dir flash:
Directory of flash:/
2 -rwx 46 <date> env_vars
3 -rwx 867 <date> c3550-i5q3l2-mz.121-9.EA1c.bin
4 -rwx 306 <date> system_env_vars
16124928 bytes available (3072 bytes used)
Please help!!!!! Thanks
01-17-2003 12:48 PM
By default, the switch attempts to automatically boot the system using information in the BOOT environment variable. If this variable is not set, the switch attempts to load and execute the first executable image it can by performing a recursive, depth-first search throughout the Flash file system.If the BOOT variable is set but the specified images cannot be loaded, the system attempts to boot the first bootable file that it can find in the Flash file system.
However, you can specify a specific image to boot.
Step 1
configure terminal
Step 2
boot system filesystem:/file-url
used to Configure the switch to boot a specific image in Flash memory during the next boot cycle.
For filesystem:, use flash: for the system board Flash device.
For file-url, specify the path (directory) and the name of the bootable image.
Step 3
end
Step 4
show boot
The boot system global command changes the setting of the BOOT environment variable.
During the next boot cycle, the switch attempts to automatically boot the system using information in the BOOT environment variable.
Try setting the environment variables again using the following command.
set BOOT filesystem:/file-url ...Boot Loader Command
or the boot system filesystem:/file-url...IOS Global Configuration Command
For details refer :
Hope this helps you to resolve your issue.
01-19-2003 05:23 PM
Thanks... for you help. greatly appreciated.
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