what does mean by Invalid boot string,

[sivaprakasam81]

Hi All,

What does mean by invalid boot string, how can i set the correct boot string.

6513-01#show diagnostic sanity

Pinging default gateway 192.168.30.1

Type escape sequence to abort.

Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 192.168.30.1, timeout is 2 seconds:

!!!!!

Success rate is 100 percent (5/5), round-trip min/avg/max = 1/1/4 ms

Invalid boot image "sup-bootflash:s72033-ipservicesk9-mz.122-18.SXF11.bin," specified in the boot string.

Please check your boot string.

None of the images specified in the boot string are valid.

Please specify at least one valid image in the boot string to ensure the

switch is in a bootable state.

Invalid boot image "sup-bootflash:s72033-ipservicesk9-mz.122-18.SXF11.bin," specified in the boot string on the slave.

Please check your boot string on the slave.

None of the images specified in the boot string on the slave are valid.

Please specify at least one valid image in the slave boot string to ensure the

slave is in a bootable state.

UDLD has been disabled globally - port-level UDLD sanity checks are being

bypassed.

Thank you,

Siva

[Jon Marshall]

Siva

Can you post a "dir /all"

Jon

[sivaprakasam81]

Hi jon,

Here is the output of dir /all

6513-01#dir /all

Directory of sup-bootflash:/

1 -rwx 42827268 Sep 16 2008 14:18:56 -04:00 s72033-ipservicesk9-mz.122-18.SXF11.bin

2 -rw- 238289 Mar 1 2009 06:04:56 -05:00 crashinfo_20090301-110456

65536000 bytes total (22470184 bytes free)

[Jon Marshall]

Hmmm, that looks okay. Do you have a "boot system flash ..." string in your running config ie.

6500(config)# boot system flash sup-bootflash:/s72033-ipservicesk9-mz.122-18.SXF11.bin

Jon

[adamclarkuk_2]

I bet when you do post the output of dir /all, the ios filename in your boot command is no where to be seen, hense the message. I bet you a pint on it jon ;-)

[Jon Marshall]

Think i'll give it a miss on that bet for obvious reasons :-)

[adamclarkuk_2]

Just to be clear, jon and myself are saying that the ios you have set to boot from is not there. Type the following command :-

show run | inc boot

This will show you where your system wants to boot from and what file, check that it exists with the dir /all and if not, either change the boot command to a file you want on copy the ios back to the location in your boot command via tftp.

[sivaprakasam81]

Hi Jon,

I do have boot config.,

1118th307-6513-01#show run | inc boot

boot system sup-bootflash:s72033-ipservicesk9-mz.122-18.SXF11.bin

What does mean by invalid boot for show diagnostic sanity?

Thank you.

[Jon Marshall]

Siva

Can you change this from -

boot system sup-bootflash:s72033-ipservicesk9-mz.122-18.SXF11.bin

to

boot system flash sup-bootflash:s72033-ipservicesk9-mz.122-18.SXF11.bin

Jon

[sivaprakasam81]

Hi Jon,

Sure, i will do that. Can you please give me a details on what was happen?

Does it mean, it will fail to boot for a reload? improper boot image configuration?

If i change it, any issues will occur on the running switch or module?

Thank you Jon.

[Jon Marshall]

Changing it won't affect the running of the switch.

If you don't change it and the switch reloads ie. from a power cut or the network adminstrator reloading it then it will be stuck in ROMMON because it can't find an image to boot with so you do need to fix this.

Jon

[sivaprakasam81]

Thank you Jon,

How can i set boot from TFTP along with flash and also how do i verify that the image is stored in flash.

Thank you

[sivaprakasam81]

Hi Jon,

After i changed to boot system flash ....

and write memory, still i am getting the same output

6513-01#show run | inc boot

boot system sup-bootflash:s72033-ipservicesk9-mz.122-18.SXF11.bin

[sivaprakasam81]

Still i have the same issue, do you have any idea?

[Jon Marshall]

Siva

Your output shows that the string hasn't changed. Can you do this

6500(config)# no boot system sup-bootflash:s72033-ipservicesk9-mz.122-18.SXF11.bin

6500(config)# boot system flash sup-bootflash:s72033-ipservicesk9-mz.122-18.SXF11.bin

Jon