How to recover from a software failure on the 6120 Fabric Interconnect

Question

Hi all,
Had a software failure while upgrading the fabric interconnects. Does anyone know the process to recover from a software failure.
Ive copied up the kickstart and system images, from the loader prompt ive booted the kickstart image and then loaded the system image but the fabric interconnect still reboots to the "switch(boot)" prompt.
Thanks in Advance
Darren

Answer 1

Hi Robert,
Thanks for the tips, but unfortunately im still stuck on the switch(boot): prompt.
The bootflash: only has 2 files in it, the kickstart and system image.
Each time i get the FI to the boot prompt, i can ping the device, but not access via the GUI. (i dont have a local copy of UCSM installed)
What files should i have in the bootflash: for the FI to correctly load.
below is a log of the FI as it loads the kickstart image from the Loader prompt.
loader> boot bootflash:ucs-6100-k9-kickstart.4.1.3.N2.1.3c.bin                
Booting kickstart image: bootflash:ucs-6100-k9-kickstart.4.1.3.N2.1.3c.bin....
....................................................................Image verif
ication OK
Starting kernel...
Usage: init 0123456SsQqAaBbCcUu
INIT: version 2.85 booting
Starting Nexus5010 POST...
  Executing Mod 1 1 SEEPROM Test......done
  Executing Mod 1 1 GigE Port Test.......done
  Executing Mod 1 1 Inband GigE Test.....done
  Executing Mod 1 1 NVRAM Test....done
  Executing Mod 1 1 PCIE Test..............................done
  Mod 1 1 Post Completed Successfully
  Mod 2 Post Completed Successfully
POST is completed
Creating /callhome..
Mounting /callhome..
Creating /callhome done.
Callhome spool file system init done.
Checking all filesystems..... done.
Warning: switch is starting up with default configuration
Checking NVRAM block device ... done
The startup-config won't be used until the next reboot.
Loading system software
INIT: Sending processes the KILL signalkernel daemon...don
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switch(boot)#
From here i can the load the system image, but it always fails and drops me back to the same prompt, output show below
Uncompressing system image: bootflash:/ucs-6100-k9-system.4.1.3.N2.1.3c.bin
Loading plugin 0: core_plugin...
plugin_link_to_exec_path: plugin_path = /isan/plugin/0, tar_log = /isan/plugin_extract_log/0
Loading plugin 1: eth_plugin...
plugin_link_to_exec_path: plugin_path = /isan/plugin/1, tar_log = /isan/plugin_extract_log/1
plugin_file_is_excluded_from_exec_path: /boot/ is excluded from linking
plugin_file_is_excluded_from_exec_path: /boot/lib/ is excluded from linking
plugin_file_is_excluded_from_exec_path: /boot/lib/libplugin_sysreg.so.0.0.0 is excluded from linking
plugin_file_is_excluded_from_exec_path: /boot/lib/libplugin_sysreg.so.0 is excluded from linking
plugin_file_is_excluded_from_exec_path: /boot/lib/libplugin_sysreg.so is excluded from linking
plugin_file_is_excluded_from_exec_path: /boot/etc/ is excluded from linking
plugin_file_is_excluded_from_exec_path: /boot/etc/plugin_exclude.conf is excluded from linking
plugin_file_is_excluded_from_exec_path: /boot/ is excluded from linking
plugin_file_is_excluded_from_exec_path: /boot/lib/ is excluded from linking
plugin_file_is_excluded_from_exec_path: /boot/lib/libplugin_sysreg.so.0.0.0 is excluded from linking
plugin_file_is_excluded_from_exec_path: /boot/lib/libplugin_sysreg.so.0 is excluded from linking
plugin_file_is_excluded_from_exec_path: /boot/lib/libplugin_sysreg.so is excluded from linking
plugin_file_is_excluded_from_exec_path: /boot/etc/ is excluded from linking
plugin_file_is_excluded_from_exec_path: /boot/etc/plugin_exclude.conf is excluded from linking
Loading plugin 2: fc_plugin...
plugin_link_to_exec_path: plugin_path = /isan/plugin/2, tar_log = /isan/plugin_extract_log/2
plugin_file_is_excluded_from_exec_path: /boot/ is excluded from linking
INIT: Sending processes the TERM signal /boot/lib/ is excluded from lin
INIT: (boot)# l
INIT: Sending processes the KILL signaldaemon...don
Cisco Nexus Operating System (NX-OS) Software
TAC support: http://www.cisco.com/tac
Copyright (c) 2002-2010, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.
The copyrights to certain works contained in this software are
owned by other third parties and used and distributed under
license. Certain components of this software are licensed under
the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2.0 or the GNU
Lesser General Public License (LGPL) Version 2.1. A copy of each
such license is available at
http://www.opensource.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.php and
http://www.opensource.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.php
switch(boot)#
please let me know if you require any further information.
Thanks in Advance
Darren