06-05-2009 09:01 AM - edited 03-06-2019 06:07 AM
I was in the process of ugrading a WS-CBS3020-HPQ switch
from ios cbs30x0-lanbasek9-mz.122-37.SE.bin to cbs30x0-ipbasek9-mz.122-50.SE1.bin
I want to be able to boot from the new image and have the old image as a backup
After copying over the new image to the root of flash via tftp, I entered the following
commands:
boot system flash:cbs30x0-ipbasek9-mz.122-50.SE1.bin
boot system flash:cbs30x0-lanbasek9-mz.122-37.SE/cbs30x0-lanbasek9-mz.122-37.SE.bin
The switch booted from the old image
I noticed that the Configuration register is set to a value of 0xF I tried to change it to 0x2102 and got
% Invalid input detected at '^' marker.
06-05-2009 09:21 AM
Did you delete old boot statement first if not delete the old then put the new image first for the boot statement and then input the old one second . What does it show when you do a "show boot" ? Is it in the right order?
06-05-2009 10:32 AM
Thing is there is not an existing boot command and when I enter them
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
RDRLSWB204B(config)#boot system flash:cbs30x0-ipbasek9-mz.122-50.SE1.bin
RDRLSWB204B(config)#$30x0-lanbasek9-mz.122-37.SE/cbs30x0-lanbasek9-mz.122-37.SE.bin
The switch accepts the commands without an error but when I do a show run immediately after the boot commands are no where to be seen when I do a show run.
And as I said before I can't change the config-register from 0xF to 0x2102 with the "config-register 0x2102" command
06-05-2009 11:29 AM
As far as I know you will not see the boot statements in the running config, like you do with e.g. a Cat6500. I believe you have to do a 'show boot' to verify what the boot sequence is.
HTH
06-05-2009 11:43 AM
The info still shows the old image
RCHISWB209A#show boot
BOOT path-list : flash:/cbs30x0-lanbasek9-mz.122-40.SE2/cbs30x0-lanbasek9-mz.122-40.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 :
RCHISWB209A#
06-05-2009 11:43 AM
Just had the chance to check. You are using the wrong syntax. The rigt one is:
conf t
SW1(config)#boot system ?
WORD pathlist of boot file(s) ... file1;file2;...
SW1(config)#boot system flash:/cbs30x0-ipbasek9-mz.122-50.SE1/cbs30x0-ipbasek9-mz.122-50.SE1.bin;flash:cbs30x0-ipbasek9-mz.122-37.SE.bin
Note the semicolon and all boot statements in one line.
HTH
06-05-2009 11:51 AM
I'll give that a try
06-05-2009 11:59 AM
It looks like it took it. I have to wait til 5 before I can boot though.
Thank you very much iyde, your help is very much appreciated.
RDRLSWB204B#
RDRLSWB204B#
RDRLSWB204B#show boot
BOOT path-list : flash:cbs30x0-ipbasek9-mz.122-50.SE1.bin;flash:/cbs30x0-lanbasek9-mz.122-37.SE/cbs30x0-lanbasek9-mz.122-37.SE.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 :
RDRLSWB204B#
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