Flash Erased Cisco 2811 ESW

brianbbb12345 · ‎05-08-2014

Flash was erased on a 2811 ESW. Trying to reload IOS. Following the procedure here: http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/routers/access/interfaces/software/feature/guide/eesm_sw.pdf

The problem is I have no xmodem to copy to. See below:

Router#copy flash: xmodem:
^
% Invalid input detected at '^' marker.

Router#copy flash: ?
archive: Copy to archive: file system
flash: Copy to flash: file system
ftp: Copy to ftp: file system
http: Copy to http: file system
https: Copy to https: file system
ips-sdf Update (merge with) IPS signature configuration
null: Copy to null: file system
nvram: Copy to nvram: file system
pram: Copy to pram: file system
rcp: Copy to rcp: file system
running-config Update (merge with) current system configuration
scp: Copy to scp: file system
startup-config Copy to startup configuration
syslog: Copy to syslog: file system
system: Copy to system: file system
tftp: Copy to tftp: file system

Router#copy flash:
% Incomplete command.

Router#

Leo Laohoo · ‎05-08-2014

I don't understand. What appliance has lost the IOS? The router or the switch module?

brianbbb12345 · ‎05-09-2014

Hi Leo. Thanks so much for responding.

The switch module lost its IOS.

I'm not sure if I'm doing this right, but I'm following the directions from the doc from the OP.

The directions state:

This procedure is recommended only for recovery of a corrupted image. To perform this procedure, the
Cisco enhanced EtherSwitch service module must be at the boot loader prompt, and the console from the
router to the Cisco enhanced EtherSwitch service module must be disconnected for the Xmodem
Protocol to work.
SUMMARY STEPS
1. service-module interface slot/port password-reset
2. flash_init
3. control+shift+6 x (Use x to get back to the router prompt.)
4. disconnect
5. copy flash: xmodem: or copy tftp: xmodem:
6. service-module interface slot/port session
7. dir flash:
8. boot flash:image

I'm not really sure what to do as I've never experienced this before, but these directions don't make sense to me. Another thing I've tried is gong into the switch and using xmodem to copy to the flash. That gets stuck on Packet # 3 with 384 Bytes transferred. Image attached.

Leo Laohoo · ‎05-09-2014

The steps you are reading has to be done on the router. The ESW doesn't have a physical console port. Everything goes through the router.

brianbbb12345 · ‎05-09-2014

No, I understand that. It's just my router doesn't have the option to copy to xmodem. I think I'm all set now, though.

I put the switch module into another router and it is transferring now