boot statement on cisco 3560X switch

sundaraneedimn · ‎05-14-2015

HI ,

I am using the cisco 3560X series of switches with the IOS ver c3560e-universalk9-mz.150-2.SE.bin.

I issued the command boot system flash:c3560e-universalk9-mz.150-2.SE.bin in running config and saved.

But when I re-check the running config I don't see the boot statement and our AAA server detect as "No boot statement configured".

Request some to help me in this regard.

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swi-3# sh ver
Cisco IOS Software, C3560E Software (C3560E-UNIVERSALK9-M), Version 15.0(2)SE, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport
Copyright (c) 1986-2012 by Cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Fri 27-Jul-12 23:45 by prod_rel_team

ROM: Bootstrap program is C3560E boot loader
BOOTLDR: C3560E Boot Loader (C3560X-HBOOT-M) Version 12.2(53r)SE2, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)

swi-3 uptime is 39 weeks, 4 days, 22 hours, 26 minutes
System returned to ROM by power-on
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System image file is "flash:c3560e-universalk9-mz.150-2.SE.bin"

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cisco WS-C3560X-48P (PowerPC405) processor (revision A0) with 262144K bytes of memory.
Processor board ID FDO1715Z1TS
Last reset from power-on
2 Virtual Ethernet interfaces
1 FastEthernet interface
52 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces
2 Ten Gigabit Ethernet interfaces
The password-recovery mechanism is enabled.

512K bytes of flash-simulated non-volatile configuration memory.
Base ethernet MAC Address : BC:16:65:F7:18:80
Motherboard assembly number : 73-12557-08
Motherboard serial number : FDO17150N5Q
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Motherboard revision number : A0
Model number : WS-C3560X-48P-S
Daughterboard assembly number : 800-32786-02
Daughterboard serial number : FDO17150G25
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* 1 54 WS-C3560X-48P 15.0(2)SE C3560E-UNIVERSALK9-M

Richard Burts · ‎05-14-2015

I have a couple of comments which I hope may be helpful.

I am not clear from this post whether there is some real problem you are trying to solve or whether things are working ok but not configured as you expected. Can you clarify?

Why are you entering a boot system command specifying the version of code that the switch is already booted and running?

I believe that many of the Catalyst switches use a different mechanism to control what code to execute at startup. Is the command show bootvar supported on this switch? If so can you post the output of that command?

HTH

Rick

HTH

Rick

sundaraneedimn · ‎05-14-2015

HI Richard,

Yes, you are right I don't have any issue with out having boot statement in the running config since it running correct code.As I sed my AAA server is keep on sending the alerts stating "Boot Command is missing".So I just thought of checking with the experts to fix it.No the command "show bootvar" is not supported.

Hope I answered you comments.

Regds

SMN

Richard Burts · ‎05-14-2015

SMN

Thank you for the clarification. So the issue is really not so much about the switch as it is about the AAA server. From my perspective the person who set that up in the AAA server went a bit to far in generating an error message if there is no boot system statement in the configuration. Perhaps your organization has a policy that device configuration should contain a boot system statement and that is the basis of the error message?

In most IOS routers the boot system statement is optional and is needed only when there is more than one copy of the image file in flash and you want to control the order in which the router will attempt to boot them. And as you have discovered there are some switches in which the command does not show up in the running config, even if you have executed the command.

HTH

Rick

HTH

Rick

johnlloyd_13 · ‎05-14-2015

hi,

it's show boot NOT show bootvar

you won't see the boot system flash:<IOS> on your running-config since it's already using the default boot image.

IOS usually won't display anything that's in default.

see a similar output on one of our 3560X switch.

#sh run | i boot
boot-start-marker
boot-end-marker

#sh ve | i IOS
Cisco IOS Software, C3560E Software (C3560E-UNIVERSALK9-M), Version 15.0(2)SE2, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)

System image file is "flash:c3560e-universalk9-mz.150-2.SE.bin" - See more at: https://supportforums.cisco.com/discussion/12507206/boot-statement-cisco-3560x-switch#sthash.PrJf6TeM.dpuf

#sh boot?
boot

#sh boot ?
| Output modifiers
<cr>

System image file is "flash:c3560e-universalk9-mz.150-2.SE.bin" - See more at: https://supportforums.cisco.com/discussion/12507206/boot-statement-cisco-3560x-switch#sthash.PrJf6TeM.dpuf

#sh boot
BOOT path-list      : flash:/c3560e-universalk9-mz.150-2.SE2/c3560e-universalk9-mz.150-2.SE2.bin
Config file         : flash:/config.text
Private Config file : flash:/private-config.text
Enable Break        : no
Manual Boot         : no
HELPER path-list    :
Auto upgrade        : yes
Auto upgrade path   :
NVRAM/Config file
      buffer size:   524288
Timeout for Config
          Download:    0 seconds
Config Download
       via DHCP:       disabled (next boot: disabled)

- edit: CSC has some issues with their copy/paste thing (making it look messy). i hope they would fix it soon.

Joseph W. Doherty · ‎05-14-2015

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The switches saves it in a special boot variable. Use the show boot command to see it.