6500: % ISSU process is in progress; Boot variable can not be updated.

[sgonsalv]

Hi Guys,

We are looking to upgrade the version of IOS on the 6500s this evening and in preparation i've dowloaded the image to sup-bootdisk.  However when trying to update the boot path as follows I see the following error:

Version we are updating is:

s72033-ipservicesk9-mz.122-33.SXJ4.bin

Directory of sup-bootdisk:/

    4  -rw-    86602532  Apr 16 2013 11:44:12 +02:00  s72033-ipservicesk9-mz.122-33.SXJ4.bin

    1  -rw-    33554432  Jan 20 2010 09:26:30 +02:00  sea_console.dat

    2  -rw-    33554432  Jan 20 2010 13:33:36 +02:00  sea_log.dat

    3  -rw-    98539332  Feb 16 2010 18:26:40 +02:00  s72033-ipservicesk9_wan-mz.122-33.SXI3.bin

1024557056 bytes total (772292608 bytes free)

musa-core-sw2#wr

Building configuration...

[OK]

musa-core-sw2#conf t

Enter configuration commands, one per line.  End with CNTL/Z.

musa-core-sw2(config)#boot system flash sup-bootdisk:s72033-ipservicesk9-mz.12$

% ISSU process is in progress; Boot variable can not be updated.

Why are we seeing this message when the router is not doing anything with ISSU??

Any assistance would be much appreciated.

thanks

Sheldon

[Reza Sharifi · Accepted solution]

Hi,

can you try?

clear issu state

and then try the boot statement again.

HTH

[sgonsalv]

Hi Reza,

thanks very much - that did the trick!  Any idea why the router would have been stuck in that state?

thanks

Sheldon

[Reza Sharifi]

Hi Sheldon,

I don't remember exactly what causes it, but I know, I have seen that error before.

It may also be a bug in the code.

Reza