Restoring iso to a 9200L

[MBCChris]

Hello, I need some help.

One of our 9200L has been reset with a factory-reset all command. It will now only boot into rommon.

I have tried various ways to restore the ISO. I have downloaded the latest cat9k….bin file from the website and copied it to a usb stick.

I have booted in to rommon and tried to copy the bin file from the usb drive to the flash, but I get the error a message of “Unsupported destination device/filesystem”. I believe this is because the flash is read only.

I have also tried the emergency-install command, but I get an error of “Error: command 'emergency-install' not found. Use 'help' to list commands.”.

I also tried the load the bin fire from a tftp server but when I try and set the ip address I get the error “Can't set variable "IP_ADDRESS" to”. I checked the set command list and I do not see a variable in it called IP_ADDRESS.

I can boot off the usb drive and it loads up but when I do a dir I only see flash: and not any of the usb drives. So, I expect that flash is actually the usb drive not the flash on the switch.

Is there something I have missed or am doing wrong?

Chris

[MBCChris]

Switch#sh post
Stored system POST messages:

Switch 1
---------

POST: CRYPTO Tests : Begin
POST: CRYPTO Tests : End, Status Passed

POST: PORT Loopback: loopback Test : Begin
POST: PORT Loopback: loopback Test : End, Status Passed

POST: SIF Tests : Begin
POST: SIF Tests : End, Status Passed

POST: Thermal, Temperature Tests : Begin
POST: Thermal, Temperature Tests : End, Status Passed

POST: Inline Power Controller Tests : Begin
POST: Inline Power Controller Tests : End, Status Passed

Switch#sh switch detail
Switch/Stack Mac Address : c47e.e034.f800 - Local Mac Address
Mac persistency wait time: Indefinite
H/W Current
Switch# Role Mac Address Priority Version State
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*1 Active c47e.e034.f800 1 V02 Ready

Stack Port Status Neighbors
Switch# Port 1 Port 2 Port 1 Port 2
--------------------------------------------------------
1 DOWN DOWN None None

Switch#

[Leo Laohoo]

If you enter the command "dir usbflash" and then hit the TAB key, what options appear?

[MBCChris]

no options it just makes an error noise

[Leo Laohoo · Accepted solution]

It sounds like the OS does not like the type of the USB flash drive used. 

Transfer the firmware to the switch using TFTP.  

[MBCChris]

I did try that but when I tried to set the ip address i get the error “Can't set variable "IP_ADDRESS.....". I am starting to wonder if the switch is faulty in someway, it should not be this hard to flash on a new os

[Leo Laohoo]

If the switch has boot into IOS, post the complete output to the command "sh run interface VLAN 1".

[MBCChris]

If I boot off the usb I get 

Switch#sh run int vlan1
Building configuration...

Current configuration : 38 bytes
!
interface Vlan1
no ip address
end

do you think it is worth trying the tftp install to the usb drive?

[Leo Laohoo]

Set the IP address of VLAN 1. 

conf t
 interface vlan 1
 ip address 1.1.1.1 255.255.255.0
 no shut
end

[MBCChris]

Hi Leo,

I tried the tftp thing you mentioned a few post ago, just incase I was wrong. And it worked I had to mess around with boot loads but my switch now boots. Thank you so much for you help and patience.