main and bootloader images

[mark.weaver]

can i use c6msfc2-boot-mz.121-2.E and c6msfc2-dsv-mz.121-8b.E15.bin on my msfc2 together when using cat6000-sup.6-1-1b.bin on a sup-1a-2ge.

I recently purchased an upgrade (c6msfc2-dsv-mz.121-8b.E15.bin) but i did not get a boot image with it, or do i need to buy a compatable boot image for this.

regards

mark

[skarundi]

The msfc2 doesn't need a boot-helper (c6msfc2-boot) if the main IOS image (c6msfc2-dsv) is in the MSFC2 bootflash. So you can have any type of boot helper in the MSFC2 bootflash.

In this case, keeping a boot image ( any version ) would be useful for recovering the main IOS image in case it is deleted accidentally by another admin.

[mark.weaver]

Thanks for that, does this mean that if i have another image in slot0 that i would need a different bootloader image if i wanted to boot from that.

regards

mark

p.s. i may need to upgrade again shortly and the latest image will not fit in bootflash without erasing the bootloader as well and i do not really want to upgrade the bootflash - currently 16mb - unless i have to.

[skarundi]

Yes. Use the c6msfc2-boot-mz.121-13.E11 or the latest boot image if you want to load a c6msfc2 image from slot0:.

There is a bug ( can't remember the bug ID ) where loading an image from slot0 will fail with older boot helper images. So that's why you use the latest one.

[mark.weaver]

When looking at documentation and part numbers for images yesterday, most of the boot images were marked as not orderable. If not how do you get them, i cannot download them as i do not have a cco log in.

Should i just ask my supplier.

regards

mark