<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000'>well, i think i got this cracked. interesting working on new stuff....<br><br>essentially, a fresh out of the box etherswitch module boots into "rommon" mode of sorts, not into console mode. there is no configuration whatsoever, including what to boot from.<br><br>after finally finding the right document:<br><br>http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/routers/access/interfaces/software/feature/guide/eesm_sw.pdf<br><ul><li>you have to first assign an IP address to the service module</li><li>then use "service-module interface slot/port session" to talk to the switch</li><li>then type "boot"</li></ul>that's what I think they meant by the reloading error.<br><br>what drove me nuts was that you go back to the router using "CTRL-SHIFT-6"+x , but that just escapes you to the router. to disconnect you have to do "disconnect 1"<br><br>i was trying to use the "service-module interface slot/port session" to go back to the switch without disconnecting first, so it was denying permission. <br><br>to connect back without first disconnecting you just type 1 enter.<br><br>now to figure out how to configure the switch so that it load upon router load. likely just a basic configuration is necessary.<br><br>ah, what an exciting Friday it has been....<br><br><br><br><br><br>---<br>Lelio Fulgenzi, B.A.<br>Senior Analyst (CCS) * University of Guelph * Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1<br>(519) 824-4120 x56354 (519) 767-1060 FAX (JNHN)<br>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^<br>Cooking with unix is easy. You just sed it and forget it. <br> - LFJ (with apologies to Mr. Popeil)<br><br><br>----- Original Message -----<br>From: "Lelio Fulgenzi" <lelio@uoguelph.ca><br>To: "cisco-voip voyp list" <cisco-voip@puck.nether.net><br>Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 10:49:41 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern<br>Subject: ether switch modules on 3900 not coming on line<br><br><style>p { margin: 0; }</style><div style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">OK, I'm sure I'm missing something simple, but when I boot my 3945 I get the following error:<br><br>ilpm_fault-5-ilpm_warning: ether switch network modules with poe support need to be reloaded to function properly<br><br>I have no idea how to reload this thing. And reloading the router doesn't help.<br><br>I'm hunting down for some documentation (go figure) as a starting point, but just thought someone might have gone down this path before.<br><br><br><br>---<br>Lelio Fulgenzi, B.A.<br>Senior Analyst (CCS) * University of Guelph * Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1<br>(519) 824-4120 x56354 (519) 767-1060 FAX (JNHN)<br>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^<br>Cooking with unix is easy. You just sed it and forget it. <br> - LFJ (with apologies to Mr. Popeil)<br><br></div></div></body></html>