Nexus 5000 loader problem

[Geir Sand-Strand]

Hi all,

I have recently powered on my new Nexus 5596UP.  Haven't done much config, but restartet it twice.  The third time, it won't start up.

It comes to the loader> prompt.

Trying to do dir bootflash: og dir usb1: says Error 30: invaldig argument.  It looks like it doesn't know about the bootflash or usb.

I tried setting IP and GW, and issue boot tftp://ip-address-to-tftp-server/kickstart-filname-here, but it doesn't start downloading the kickstart bin file.

Any ideas what causes this problem?

Br

Geir

[Prashanth Krishnappa]

I checked in my lab Nexus 5500 which does not have card in its USB drive and see the same error. Can you try doing just a "dir"? and boot?

loader> dir                                                                   

bootflash:

  vlan.dat

  lost+found

  test

  n5000-uk9.5.1.3.N1.1.bin

  mts.log

  vdc_2

  vdc_3

  vdc_4

  n5000-uk9-kickstart.5.0.3.N2.2a.bin

  n5000-uk9.5.0.3.N2.1.bin

  s382_1

  fcoe.pcap

  24.10.5548-UP-running-config

  k382

  n5000-uk9.5.1.3.N1.1a.bin

  dplug.bin

  aaa_cnv.log

  assoc_mgr_cnv.log

  n5000-uk9-kickstart.5.1.3.N1.1.bin

  20120111-235241_1326298137_0x101_snmpd_log.4581.tar.gz

  core

  stp.log.1

  fcoe_mgr_cnv.log

  vfc_cnv.log

  convert_pfm1.log

  dplug1

  dplug

  cfg-backup

  s382

  k382u

  afm_cl.log

  afm_cl_sp.log

  fwm.out

  dcnm-172.18.121.103-ckpnt.cfg

  s382u

  fwm_pre_issu_dump.txt

  n5000-uk9-kickstart.5.1.3.N1.1a.bin

  nuova-or-dplug-mzg.5.1.3.N1.1a.388.bin

  dplug-fh-patch

  1330349384_0x101_port-profile_log.3033.tar.gz

  flogi_cnv.log

loader> dir bootflash:                                                        

Error 30: Invalid argument. Please do "help " to get the usage

loader> dir usb1:                                                             

Error 30: Invalid argument. Please do "help " to get the usage

loader> boot bootflash:n5000-uk9-kickstart.5.1.3.N1.1a.bin                    

Booting kickstart image: bootflash:n5000-uk9-kickstart.5.1.3.N1.1a.bin....

...............................................................................

.................................Image verification OK

?

[Geir Sand-Strand]

loader> dir

slot0:

  lost+found

loader>boot

Error 30: Invalid argument. Please do "help " to get the usage

loader> dir bootflash:

Error 30: Invalid argument. Please do "help " to get the usage

loader> dir usb1:

Error 30: Invalid argument. Please do "help " to get the usage

Br

Geir

[Prashanth Krishnappa]

Your switch sees this

loader> dir

slot0: <<<-----

My lab switches see this

loader> dir                                                                   

bootflash: <<---

I do not even see a slot0: Looks like you might need a replacement.

[Geir Sand-Strand]

Funny this one.  I opened a case with our vendor.  They came onsite, and did the same commands that I had done earlier.

I had also tried power it off/on in different ways.  When my vendor did the same, it startet with normal boot sequence and load software and config. Now it runs ok.  I have even rebooted it a couple of times after this, and now it seems to be working fine.  Expensive troubleshooting from my vendor there :-(

Geir