Loading 3850 flash file after password recovery
Cisco 3850 switch.
Did a password recovery, and am trying to load the former OS.
When I do a directory of flash, I get the following:
nvram_config
6 cat3k files
packages.conf
dc_profile
vlan.dat
I'm not getting the wording at the switch: prompt to boot to that former image.
Did a password recovery, and am trying to load the former OS.
When I do a directory of flash, I get the following:
nvram_config
6 cat3k files
packages.conf
dc_profile
vlan.dat
I'm not getting the wording at the switch: prompt to boot to that former image.
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Output of show boot:
Boot Variable = flash:flash;flash:;
Allow Dev Key = yes
Manual Boot = no
Enable Break = No
Boot Variable = flash:flash;flash:;
Allow Dev Key = yes
Manual Boot = no
Enable Break = No
see if you can enter
set boot flash:/packages.confset enable_break yesASKER
entered both command and they took. How do I boot. It wants flash:flash or some such.
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Here is my flash directory:
switch: dir flash:
Directory of flash:/
23281 drwx 4096 .
2 drwx 4096 ..
23282 -rw- 2097152 nvram_config
23283 -rw- 82665136 cat3k_caa-base.SPA.03.06.0
23284 -rw- 4913852 cat3k_caa-drivers.SPA.03.0
23285 -rw- 33784816 cat3k_caa-infra.SPA.03.06.
23286 -rw- 43021636 cat3k_caa-iosd-universalk9
23287 -rw- 27417488 cat3k_caa-platform.SPA.03.
23288 -rw- 111180608 cat3k_caa-wcm.SPA.10.2.140
23289 -rw- 1244 packages.conf
38801 drwx 4096 dc_profile_dir
23290 -rw- 1096 vlan.dat
1316040704 bytes available (334045184 bytes used)
switch: dir flash:
Directory of flash:/
23281 drwx 4096 .
2 drwx 4096 ..
23282 -rw- 2097152 nvram_config
23283 -rw- 82665136 cat3k_caa-base.SPA.03.06.0
23284 -rw- 4913852 cat3k_caa-drivers.SPA.03.0
23285 -rw- 33784816 cat3k_caa-infra.SPA.03.06.
23286 -rw- 43021636 cat3k_caa-iosd-universalk9
23287 -rw- 27417488 cat3k_caa-platform.SPA.03.
23288 -rw- 111180608 cat3k_caa-wcm.SPA.10.2.140
23289 -rw- 1244 packages.conf
38801 drwx 4096 dc_profile_dir
23290 -rw- 1096 vlan.dat
1316040704 bytes available (334045184 bytes used)
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I am getting beat.
Is there a source so that I may understand and learn every flash command, and its permutation known to mankind, as well as its meaning?
Is there a source so that I may understand and learn every flash command, and its permutation known to mankind, as well as its meaning?
The steps are in the link I posted above. Let me know if that is sufficient.
ASKER
The vlans are there, but none of the previous port configurations.
So it sounds like you are back successfully in the switch? See if you can view the startup config. The port configs may be in there. If so , you may need to copy the startup to the running config.
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I have had no trouble getting back into the switch. Finding and re-loading the former OS is what is eluding me still.
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If the current startup does not have any of the previous port configs, then copying it into running-config what would I gain. The missing port configs would not re-load as I understand it.
I said that the port configs "MAY" be in the start-up config. If they aren't there is no way for you to recover the configs unless you have a back up of the switch config before you did this password recovery process.
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ok. thank you.
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Thank you.
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