ERROR ERROR ERROR: VALIDATION OF BIOS IMAGE FAILED. UPGRADE BIOS
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06-04-2025 06:59 AM
CISCO MODULE
Bios Ver: 5.28
RC Revision: 02.03.00
Memory Information:
MRC Revision:00.50.00
Total DRAM: 24576 MB
Memory TOLM: 80000000
PCIE BASE: 80000000 Size : 10000000
PCI32 BASE: 90000000 Limit: FBFFFFFF
PCI64 BASE: 380000000000 Limit: 383FFFFFFFFF
UC START: 380000000000 End : 384000000000
ME Operational Firmware Version: 06:3.0.3.27
DIMM Information:
Clock Speed: 1067MHz
Socket: 0x0 Channel: 0x0 Number: 0x0 Presence: Yes Size: 16GB
Socket: 0x0 Channel: 0x1 Number: 0x0 Presence: Yes Size: 8GB
Detected CISCO IOFPGA
Booting from Golden Bios
Code Signing Results: 0x0
Booting from Golden FPGA
SECURE BOOT: GOLDEN RESULTS
Return code from microloader: 0x0
Key index in storage of key used to validate signacture: 0x1
Key type of key used to validate signature (rel/dev): 0x1
Indicates which bootloader was validated (gld/Upg): 0x1
CPU address of signature envelope: 0xffd80084
Size in bytes of signature envelope: 0x18c
FPGA validation results: 0x50f14e9
golden/factory FPGA image verified: 0x1
golden/factory FPGA image is valid: 0x0
FPGA timeout: 0x0
FPGA lockdown: 0x1
Secure boot debug LED: 0x4e
FPGA validation state machine states: 0x11
fpga_check_req_gold_img: 0x1
fpga_check_requested: 0x1
fpga_check_done: 0x1
current_image_is_upgrade/application image: 0x0
previous_image_is_upgrade/application image: 0x0
reconfig_application_image requested: 0x0
reconfig_factory_image requested: 0x0
Config_spi_mux_sel_l: 0x1
secureboot lockdown: 0x0
golden fpga invalid: 0x1
Reports errors found by boot monitor: 0x1
boot version: 0x1
boot version error: 0x0
boot reset asserted error: 0x0
boot config error: 0x0
reset vector error: 0x0
boot write address error: 0x0
boot runtime error: 0x0
boot check count error: 0x0
SECURE BOOT: UPGRADE RESULTS
Return code from microloader: 0x0
Key index in storage of key used to validate signacture: 0x1
Key type of key used to validate signature (rel/dev): 0x1
Indicates which bootloader was validated (gld/Upg): 0x1
CPU address of signature envelope: 0xffd7008c
Size in bytes of signature envelope: 0x18c
Upgrade FPGA validation results: 0x114e8
Upgrade FPGA image verified: 0x0
Upgrade FPGA image is valid: 0x0
FPGA timeout: 0x0
FPGA lockdown: 0x1
Secure boot debug LED: 0x4e
FPGA validation state machine states: 0x11
fpga_check_req_gold_img: 0x0
fpga_check_requested: 0x0
fpga_check_done: 0x0
current_image_is_upgrade/application image: 0x0
previous_image_is_upgrade/application image: 0x0
reconfig_application_image requested: 0x0
reconfig_factory_image requested: 0x0
Config_spi_mux_sel_l: 0x0
secureboot lockdown: 0x0
golden fpga invalid: 0x0
Reports errors found by boot monitor: 0x1
boot version: 0x1
boot version error: 0x0
boot reset asserted error: 0x0
boot config error: 0x0
reset vector error: 0x0
boot write address error: 0x0
boot runtime error: 0x0
boot check count error: 0x0
Secureboot system status monitor register: 0xeb7100
kingfisher_done: 0x1
kingfisher_ready: 0x1
system invalid: 0x1
Kingfisher_memory_parity_error: 0x0
Prev_stage: 0x5
Stage: 0x5
Control_state: 0x3
Boot_check_count: 0x1
Ds Tick Count: 0x0
List of PCIe Devices:
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|Bus |Dev |Fun |Rev |Vendor|Device|Bri|Memory-Bar|Se Bus| ASIC |
---------------------------------------------------------------|
| 00 | 00 | 00 | 03 | 8086 | 6f00 | | 00000000 | 00 | |
| 00 | 01 | 00 | 03 | 8086 | 6f02 | Y | 00000000 | 01 | |
| 00 | 01 | 01 | 03 | 8086 | 6f03 | Y | 00000000 | 02 | |
| 00 | 02 | 00 | 03 | 8086 | 6f04 | Y | 00000000 | 03 | |
| 00 | 02 | 02 | 03 | 8086 | 6f06 | Y | 00000000 | 04 | |
| 00 | 03 | 00 | 03 | 8086 | 6f08 | Y | 00000000 | 05 | |
| 00 | 03 | 01 | 03 | 8086 | 6f09 | Y | 00000000 | 06 | |
| 00 | 03 | 02 | 03 | 8086 | 6f0a | Y | 00000000 | 07 | |
| 00 | 03 | 03 | 03 | 8086 | 6f0b | Y | 00000000 | 08 | |
| 00 | 05 | 00 | 03 | 8086 | 6f28 | | 00000000 | 00 | |
| 00 | 05 | 01 | 03 | 8086 | 6f29 | | 00000000 | 00 | |
| 00 | 05 | 02 | 03 | 8086 | 6f2a | | 00000000 | 00 | |
| 00 | 05 | 04 | 03 | 8086 | 6f2c | | f0203000 | 00 | |
| 00 | 14 | 00 | 05 | 8086 | 8c31 | | fff00004 | 00 | |
| 00 | 16 | 00 | 04 | 8086 | 8c3a | | fff13004 | 00 | |
| 00 | 16 | 01 | 04 | 8086 | 8c3b | | fff12004 | 00 | |
| 00 | 16 | 02 | 04 | 8086 | 8c3c | | 0000f0d1 | 00 | |
| 00 | 16 | 03 | 04 | 8086 | 8c3d | | 0000f081 | 00 | |
| 00 | 1c | 00 | d5 | 8086 | 8c10 | Y | 00000000 | 09 | |
| 00 | 1c | 05 | d5 | 8086 | 8c1a | Y | 00000000 | 0a | |
| 00 | 1d | 00 | 05 | 8086 | 8c26 | | f0201000 | 00 | |
| 00 | 1f | 00 | 05 | 8086 | 8c54 | | 00000000 | 00 | |
| 00 | 1f | 02 | 05 | 8086 | 8c02 | | 0000f071 | 00 | |
| 00 | 1f | 03 | 05 | 8086 | 8c22 | | fff11004 | 00 | |
| 01 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 1137 | 010c | | e0000004 | 00 | |
| 03 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 8086 | 6f50 | | f0106004 | 00 | |
| 03 | 00 | 01 | 00 | 8086 | 6f51 | | f0104004 | 00 | |
| 03 | 00 | 02 | 00 | 8086 | 6f52 | | f0102004 | 00 | |
| 03 | 00 | 03 | 00 | 8086 | 6f53 | | f0100004 | 00 | |
| 04 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 8086 | 10a6 | | ffe0000c | 00 | |
| 05 | 00 | 00 | 01 | 1137 | 0104 | | d0000000 | 00 |Pac-2 |
| 09 | 00 | 00 | 01 | 1137 | 0103 | | c0000000 | 00 | |
| 0a | 00 | 00 | 03 | 8086 | 1538 | | f0000000 | 00 | |
===========================End=================================|
Booting from Golden Bios
FPGA Revision : 0x1000020
FPGA ID : 0x1554293
FPGA Date : 0x20190522
Power Debug Register1 : 0x83000004
Power Debug Register2 : 0x90028
Reset Cause Register : 0x80000020
Boot Ctrl Register : 0xf014
FPGA Update Status : 0x0
ERROR ERROR ERROR: VALIDATION OF BIOS IMAGE FAILED. UPGRADE BIOS
ERROR ERROR ERROR: VALIDATION OF BIOS IMAGE FAILED. UPGRADE BIOS
ERROR ERROR ERROR: VALIDATION OF BIOS IMAGE FAILED. UPGRADE BIOS
ERROR ERROR ERROR: VALIDATION OF BIOS IMAGE FAILED. UPGRADE BIOS
ERROR ERROR ERROR: VALIDATION OF BIOS IMAGE FAILED. UPGRADE BIOS
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06-04-2025 07:03 AM
Hey everyone,
i get this notification after the reboot from the switch.
ERROR ERROR ERROR: VALIDATION OF BIOS IMAGE FAILED. UPGRADE BIOS
i am not able to press any key or break with strc-c.
Any ideas, how i can recover the Nexus 9K Switch?

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06-04-2025 07:13 AM
Not sure what to say other than to contact Cisco TAC. If the BIOS is corrupted and can't boot that may be your only option. This is also assuming the switch is still supported.
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06-04-2025 09:44 AM
- FYI : https://bst.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCvc68482?rfs=qvred
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