9300 Factory Reset - Stuck on ROM Mode

[avilt]

I have a 9300 switch, and after boot stuck in rommon mode prompt switch:

How can I make the switch to boot in normal mode. I have the required IOS in a FTP server. Please advise.

switch: boot
WARNING: Bootable URL's in BOOT variable not found or exhausted.
Please check the ROMMON configuration or boot command usage.
switch: dir flash:

Tried the following link as well, no luck,

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/lan/catalyst9300/software/release/16-5/configuration_guide/sys_mgmt/b_165_sys_mgmt_9300_cg/troubleshooting_the_software_configuration.html#task_1099467

Step 1
From your PC, download the software image file (image.bin ) from Cisco.com.

Step 2
Load the software image to your TFTP server.

Step 3
Connect your PC to the switch Ethernet management port.

Step 4
Unplug the switch power cord.

Step 5
Press the Mode button, and at the same time, reconnect the power cord to the switch.

Step 6
From the bootloader (ROMMON) prompt, ensure that you can ping your TFTP server.

Set the IP address switch: set IP_ADDRESS ip_address subnet_mask

Example:
switch: set IP_ADDRESS 192.0.2.123/255.255.255.0

Set the default router IP address switch: set DEFAULT_ROUTER ip_address

Example:
switch: set DEFAULT_ROUTER 192.0.2.1

Verify that you can ping the TFTP server switch: ping ip_address_of_TFTP_server

I can not ping from switch to laptop

[marce1000]

 - Perhaps this thread can help :

            https://community.cisco.com/t5/switching/no-switch-boot/td-p/3994955

 M.

[balaji.bandi]

Cat 9300 has USB Port

Get the image 16.12.X .bin file

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/lan/catalyst9300/software/release/16-12/release_notes/ol-16-12-9300.html

Format USB with FAT32 - copy the .bin file to USB.

Plug the USB and boot from USB and copy to flash.