how do you get back to the console for the switch once you are in the
console for msfc
""mike moran"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Handy to know:-
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> switch console (hidden command, grrrr to Cisco)
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> Bug Id : CSCds38294
> Headline MSFC cannot be accesed via switch console or session
commands
> Product cat6000 Model f6k-msfc
> Componentsup-msfcDuplicate of
> Severity 2 Status C
> Version Found 12.12E Fixed-in Version
> Release Notes
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> In certain rare instances while performing disaster recovery, the cat6000
> Supervisor
> Engine is not able to see the MSFC module installed on it. The "show
module"
> will
> not show the module 15 or 16, even though it is physically present. The
> "session 15"
> or "session 16" command returns an error stating that "module # not
> installed".
> "reset 15" will return the same message.
> There are a few disaster recovery methods to deal with this situation:
> (i) The first method is to try the "switch console" command, which
actually
> switches
> the console port over to the MSFC. In most cases you will find the MSFC
> sitting in
> "rommonitor" mode. From the rommon prompt, you can invoke the standard
> disaster recover
> procedure i.e. type "boot" to boot off any existing bootable files in
> bootflash,
> or do an x-modem to download an msfc-boot image. In some cases, this will
> fail
> and you will see the console hang at "connecting to router" message. At
> this point,
> you should try entering the appropriate break sequence e.g. ctrl-break,
and
> then you should be able to
> break in to the rommonitor mode. In the extreme cases, the break sequence
> will not work
> and you will either drop back to the switch prompt or get stuck in the
> "connecting
> to router" message".
> (ii) If the methods described in (i) fail, the last option is to try and
> use the physical
> console port on the MSFC card and connect to it using a Straight-Through
> cable.
> If you are able to acces the command line from here, you can invoke the
> standard disaster recovery procedure. In extreme cases
>
> even this will fail. Refer to (iii) for the last technique in this
> situation.
> (iii) In this extreme situation, and having tried all of the techniques
> described above, remove the Supervisor Engine
> from the chassis and then remove the Bootflash Simm on the MSFC card.
> Reinsert the Bootflash Simm and
> make sure it is seated propery in the simm slot. Put the Supervisor back
in
> the chassis
> and this time the MSFC should get recognized by the switch upon reload.
> (Try the "switch console" command just in case the
>
> MSFC comes up in rommon on the reload, because it will not show up in the
> "sh mod" in this case).
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