[c-nsp] Cisco Sup720-3B start in RomMon

Artyom Viklenko artem at aws-net.org.ua
Wed Oct 17 08:53:53 EDT 2012


17.10.2012 10:59, Olivier CALVANO пишет:
> Hi
>
> thanks for your answer but no change.
>
> I see a possible problems in boot message:
>
> System Bootstrap, Version 8.1(3)
> Copyright (c) 1994-2004 by cisco Systems, Inc.
>
> Testing lower main memory - data equals address
> Testing lower main memory - checkerboard
> Testing lower main memory - inverse checkerboard
> Clearing lower 16K memory for cache initialization
> Clearing bss
> Clearing autoboot state machine
>
> Reading monitor variables from NVRAM
> Warning: Rommon NVRAM area is corrupted. Initialize the area to default values
>
> NVRam corrupted ?
>

My guess - battery is dead?

I had similar problem with Sup32B near a year ago.
Finally two batteries was replaced - one on SP and another one on MSFC.
After this Sup was booted up, config register was set.
Then power off, wait some time, power on. Rotuer booted as usual.

>
> best regards
> Olivier
>
>
>
>
>
> 2012/10/16 Steve Lalonde <steve at enta.net>:
>> On 16 Oct 2012, at 10:12, Olivier CALVANO <o.calvano at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> i have a small problems with a new Sup720-3B:
>>>
>>> When i start it, i have rommon .. at rommon, if i put "boot", he load
>>> witout problems the IOS.
>>>
>>>
>>> In IOS, i have added boot system flash disk0:xxx.bin but no change
>>> in rommon, i have put "confreg" and select in boot "2" but no change
>>>
>>> any idea ?
>>
>>
>> possibly the RP and SP config-reg are not the same or even set to go to rommon
>>
>> you can check with the following commands
>>
>> lab13#sh bootvar
>> Configuration register is 0x2102
>>
>> lab13#remote command switch sh bootvar
>> Configuration register is 0x0
>>
>>
>> then fix it with
>>
>> lab13#conf t
>> lab13(config)#config-register 0x2102
>>
>>
>> and the result
>>
>> lab13#sh bootvar
>> Configuration register is 0x2102
>>
>> lab13#remote command switch sh bootvar
>> Configuration register is 0x2102
>>
>>
>> now should boot into IOS
>>
>>
>> I have 1 sup720 in my lab that will not remember the config-reg on the SP if it gets powered off
>>
>>
>>
>> Steve
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