[c-nsp] "Boot helper" or small IOS for Catalyst 3750

[Tassos Chatzithomaoglou]

I don't see any support for tftp, just xmodem.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps628/products_tech_note09186a0080169696.shtml

Regarding the boot loader, i think it gets updated automatically by the IOS, so there is always hope 
  for a future tftp support.

Tassos


Peter Rathlev wrote on 26/2/2008 6:39 μμ:
> Hi Justin,
> 
> On Tue, 2008-02-26 at 10:10 -0600, Justin Shore wrote:
>> I don't believe xmodem transfer have been necessary beginning with the 
>> Cat 3550s or there abouts.  The last xmodem I had to do was on a 2900XL 
>> but nothing more recent than that.  rommon should be able to do TFTP 
>> transfers beginning with the 3550s.
> 
> Strange, I don't have any TFTP-related commands when I boot into ROMMON.
> I tried after a reboot with 12.2(25)SEE2 and 12.2(35)SE5, just to see if
> they'd upgrade the ROMMON.
> 
> This is after a 12.2(35)SE5 install:
> 
> switch: version
> C3750 Boot Loader (C3750-HBOOT-M) Version 12.2(25r)SEC, RELEASE SOFTWARE
> (fc4)
> Compiled Mon 20-Jun-05 15:03 by myl
> 
> switch: help
>            ? -- Present list of available commands
>         boot -- Load and boot an executable image
>          cat -- Concatenate (type) file(s)
>         copy -- Copy a file
>       delete -- Delete file(s)
>          dir -- List files in directories
>   flash_init -- Initialize flash filesystem(s)
>       format -- Format a filesystem
>         fsck -- Check filesystem consistency
>         help -- Present list of available commands
>  load_helper -- Load and initialize a helper image
>       memory -- Present memory heap utilization information
>        mkdir -- Create dir(s)
>         more -- Concatenate (display) file(s)
>       rename -- Rename a file
>        reset -- Reset the system
>        rmdir -- Delete empty dir(s)
>          set -- Set or display environment variables
>       set_bs -- Set attributes on a boot sector filesystem
>    set_param -- Set system parameters in flash
>        sleep -- Pause (sleep) for a specified number of seconds
>         trap -- Cause a software breakpoint to occur
>         type -- Concatenate (type) file(s)
>        unset -- Unset one or more environment variables
>      version -- Display boot loader version
> 
> switch: 
> 
> I can set "IP_ADDR" and "DEFAULT_ROUTER" of course, but I need the
> "tftp" command to use it, right?
> 
> I guess the 3560 has the same basic software, basically being a 3750
> without stacking, so it should be the same. I haven't tried with a 3550
> yet, but since it's EoS I don't think I can justify using it.
> 
> Thanks though. :-)
> 
> Regards,
> Peter
> 
> 
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