Cisco 2900 ( enabling Embedded-Service-Engine0/0 ) killed my router

[duckandchips]

Hello

I have a Cisco 2900 with SRE 900 running ESXI and the ISM 300 running CME.

I wanted to trial the Cisco Integrated Management Controller Express as it looks really cool/

To download this software I need to enable the Embedded-Service-Engine0/0 and get this Core working.

This is where my problem started.

My Router is now in ROMMON and none of the confreg 0x2102 /2142 is  going to bring this back.

below is the config I applied and the output I get now.

Config applied -

interface Embedded-Service-Engine0/0

 
 ip address 20.10.10.10 255.255.0.0

 
 service-module enable

 
 service-module ip address 20.10.10.11 255.255.0.0

 
 service-module ip default-gateway 20.10.10.10

Output

Readonly ROMMON initialized
program load complete, entry point: 0x80803000, size: 0x1b340
program load complete, entry point: 0x80803000, size: 0x1b340
loadprog: bad file magic number:      0x0
boot: cannot load "flash0:"

System Bootstrap, Version 15.0(1r)M16, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport
Copyright (c) 2012 by cisco Systems, Inc.

Total memory size = 2560 MB - On-board = 512 MB, DIMM0 = 2048 MB
CISCO2911/K9 platform with 2621440 Kbytes of main memory
Main memory is configured to 72/72(On-board/DIMM0) bit mode with ECC enabled

Readonly ROMMON initialized
rommon 1 >

flash0 looks to be wiped , is this my issue ?

any ideas , advice will be appreciated

regards

Jason

[Morne Vermeulen]

HI Jason,

Stupid question, but are you sure the correct dir to be looking is Flash0: and not flash:? 

I am not too familiar with virtual switches and how they are set up. But I know on normal switches, when checking file paths and directories, the normal dir for an IOS to sit in is flash:

It could be that the router has been directed to fetch an IOS file from flash0: where it should actually be looking in flash:

HTH!

Regards, Morne

[duckandchips]

Hey Morne Maybe so ,

I just don't understand how that by applying the config to "enable the service-engine" has knocked out the flash.

I know that by enabling this interface enables the use of the 2nd core on the ISR , so maybe it kills the flash (and config) as well ?

lurking in ROMMON I don't even see the config anymore in "dir flash"

rommon 16 > dir flash:
program load complete, entry point: 0x80803000, size: 0x1b340
Directory of flash:

2      674       -rw-     term42.default.loads
24168    3064      -rw-     cpconfig-29xx.cfg
24169    0         drw-     call-home
24549    0         drw-     ccpexp
25079    2464      -rw-     home.shtml
3      670       -rw-     SCCP42.8-5-2S.loads
4      523964    -rw-     cnu42.8-5-2TH1-9.sbn
132    1756248   -rw-     jar42sccp.8-5-2TH1-9.sbn
561    340383    -rw-     dsp42.8-5-2TH1-9.sbn
645    2935993   -rw-     apps42.8-5-2TH1-9.sbn
1362    674       -rw-     term62.default.loads
1363    2108367   -rw-     cvm42sccp.8-5-2TH1-9.sbn
1878    0         drw-     its
1880    498984    -rw-     cnu41.8-5-2TH1-9.sbn
2002    1628113   -rw-     jar41sccp.8-5-2TH1-9.sbn
2400    537901    -rw-     dsp41.8-5-2TH1-9.sbn
2532    2933329   -rw-     apps41.8-5-2TH1-9.sbn
3249    650       -rw-     SCCP41.8-5-2S.loads
3250    2108586   -rw-     cvm41sccp.8-5-2TH1-9.sbn
3765    654       -rw-     term61.default.loads
3766    654       -rw-     term41.default.loads
4142    12262     -rw-     app_faxmail_onramp.2.0.1.3.tcl
3811    208651    -rw-     crashinfo_20131003-130832-BST
3798    264033    -rw-     crashinfo_20140808-131722-BST

I am so glad that I tried this on a test/Lab router I have .

regards

jason

[Morne Vermeulen]

Hi Jason,

I see your point... very strange.

Maybe give a "dir flash0:" on the lab router? This probably won't help solving the problem, but it might shed some light on why the router is searching for a .cfg file there.

Thanks & regards,

Morne