MSFC on a Catalyst 6509 has gone missing in configuration

[acameron12]

Normally from the supervisor, I can find the card as follows:

Mod Slot Ports Module-Type Model Sub Status

--- ---- ----- ------------------------- ------------------- --- --------

1 1 2 1000BaseX Supervisor WS-X6K-SUP1A-2GE yes ok

15 1 1 Multilayer Switch Feature WS-F6K-MSFC2 no ok

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From the supervisor I enter sess 15 and I can acces this module.

Now, I get:

sess 15 [enter]

Module 15 is not installed.

Circumstances as follows cause the module to be inaccessible:

When I tried to test upgrading the catOS and IOS on the switch B,

I found that the bootflash was full and the previous IOS had

to be deleted to make room for the new version. I deleted

the IOS file from the bootflash, but the space was not made

available. I then ran the "squeeze" command. However, this

resulted in an error message about the flash is now in a

inconsistent state. I proceeded to reload the IOS and

eventually reset the supervisor card.

After this sequence of events, mod 15 no longer

appeared.

How do I recover this?

[vaisharm]

Have you tried session 16? Can you post the 'show mod' ouput?

~Vaibhav

[acameron12]

Hello,

See below:

cat6500B> sess 16

Module 16 is not installed.

cat6500B>

cat6500B> sh mod

Mod Slot Ports Module-Type Model Sub Status

--- ---- ----- ------------------------- ------------------- --- --------

1 1 2 1000BaseX Supervisor WS-X6K-SUP1A-2GE yes ok

3 3 48 10/100BaseTX Ethernet WS-X6348-RJ-45 no ok

5 5 48 10/100BaseTX Ethernet WS-X6348-RJ-45 no ok

6 6 48 10/100BaseTX Ethernet WS-X6348-RJ-45 no ok

7 7 48 10/100BaseTX Ethernet WS-X6348-RJ-45 no ok

8 8 48 10/100BaseTX Ethernet WS-X6348-RJ-45 no ok

Mod Module-Name Serial-Num

--- ------------------- -----------

1 Supervisor SAL08373QJ1

3 Switch Module SAL052794ZA

5 SAL0710A4CV

6 SAL08496RS8

7 SAL081446ZX

8 SAL0725F6PU

Mod MAC-Address(es) Hw Fw Sw

--- -------------------------------------- ------ ---------- -----------------

1 00-12-00-3e-72-76 to 00-12-00-3e-72-77 7.5 5.3(2) 6.1(4)

00-12-00-3e-72-74 to 00-12-00-3e-72-75

00-15-c7-cd-ec-00 to 00-15-c7-cd-ef-ff

3 00-05-5f-29-3c-98 to 00-05-5f-29-3c-c7 3.1 5.4(2) 6.1(4)

5 00-0c-30-a4-77-80 to 00-0c-30-a4-77-af 7.0 5.4(2) 6.1(4)

6 00-12-80-10-85-78 to 00-12-80-10-85-a7 9.1 5.4(2) 6.1(4)

7 00-0f-8f-69-08-10 to 00-0f-8f-69-08-3f 9.0 5.4(2) 6.1(4)

8 00-0d-29-5f-bb-70 to 00-0d-29-5f-bb-9f 7.3 5.4(2) 6.1(4)

Mod Sub-Type Sub-Model Sub-Serial Sub-Hw

--- ----------------------- ------------------- ----------- ------

1 L3 Switching Engine WS-F6K-PFC SAL08363N4J 2.0

[vaisharm]

Here you go..

Recover an MSFC Missing from the Supervisor Engine show module Command

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps700/products_tech_note09186a008015bfa9.shtml

HTH, do rate the post.

~Vaibhav

[acameron12]

Hello and thanks for the reponse.

I am able to get to the rommon prompt at

step 2 from which I can proceed to step 13 and issue the dir bootflash: command

cat6500B> (enable) switch console

Trying Router-15...

Connected to Router-15.

Type ^C^C^C to switch back...dir bootflash:

File size Checksum File name

1577680 bytes (0x1812d0) 0xd7e7bae6 c6msfc2-boot-mz.121-2.E.bin

5276508 bytes (0x50835c) 0xcd90c93 c6msfc2-is-mz.121-2.E.bin

rommon 2 >

Which image should I be booting from to recover?

[Jon Marshall]

Hi

You should have a look at this document

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps700/products_tech_note09186a008015bfa9.shtml

HTH

Jon