C3500XL Boot Loader

There would be none. The job of the boot loader is to get the normal image loaded and running. If it does that task, you are all set.

There could be tiny bugs in the way it interacts with the user that they decide to update the boot loader, but I believe on that switch, its not in-field flashable anyway. Whichever version it has is totally fine, and once its handed off to IOS, it doesn't matter what it used to be, only IOS is active then.

delete flash:vlan.dat write erase reboot

Thanks for the information...

The vlan.dat file was not there. However there is some 10net addresses and some other references from it's history when I do "show tech".

I'd just like to configure it to have portfast off, and all the ports set for full duplex fast ethernet.

At the moment some of the ports don't show up. When I first got the unit it only showed 24 ports, last night 37, and who knows... maybe I'll eventually get all 48. It seems to be ok, but some setting may exist that limits what is available.

If anyone knows the answer... please let me know.

Regards

David Henzler

The vlan.dat file is used to store info in the 'vlan database' command. This switch doesn't (yet) have it integrated into the IOS config as in newer hardware.

All the other stuff should go away after a write erase and reboot.

Sounds like you have bad hardware? The only reason ports don't show up is that they aren't scanned during POST, and failed out or something.

On Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:37:06 +0000, Doug McIntyre wrote:

This looks pretty normal don't you think?

C3500XL Boot Loader (C3500-HBOOT-M) Version 12.0(5.2)XU, MAINTENANCE INTERIM SOFTWARE Compiled Mon 17-Jul-00 18:42 by ayounes starting... Base ethernet MAC Address: 00:04:27:ff:73:80 Xmodem file system is available. Initializing Flash... flashfs[0]: 17 files, 2 directories flashfs[0]: 0 orphaned files, 0 orphaned directories flashfs[0]: Total bytes: 3612672 flashfs[0]: Bytes used: 2931200 flashfs[0]: Bytes available: 681472 flashfs[0]: flashfs fsck took 3 seconds. ...done Initializing Flash. Boot Sector Filesystem (bs:) installed, fsid: 3 Parameter Block Filesystem (pb:) installed, fsid: 4 Loading "flash:c3500xl-c3h2s-mz.120-5.WC8.bin"...###################################################################################################################################################################################### File "flash:c3500xl-c3h2s-mz.120-5.WC8.bin" uncompressed and installed, entry point: 0x3000 executing... Restricted Rights Legend Use, duplication, or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph (c) of the Commercial Computer Software - Restricted Rights clause at FAR sec. 52.227-19 and subparagraph (c) (1) (ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS sec. 252.227-7013. cisco Systems, Inc. 170 West Tasman Drive San Jose, California 95134-1706 Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software IOS (tm) C3500XL Software (C3500XL-C3H2S-M), Version 12.0(5)WC8, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1) Copyright (c) 1986-2003 by cisco Systems, Inc. Compiled Thu 19-Jun-03 12:37 by antonino Image text-base: 0x00003000, data-base: 0x0034E2F4

Initializing C3500XL flash... flashfs[1]: 17 files, 2 directories flashfs[1]: 0 orphaned files, 0 orphaned directories flashfs[1]: Total bytes: 3612672 flashfs[1]: Bytes used: 2931200 flashfs[1]: Bytes available: 681472 flashfs[1]: flashfs fsck took 4 seconds. flashfs[1]: Initialization complete. ...done Initializing C3500XL flash. C3500XL POST: System Board Test: Passed C3500XL POST: Daughter Card Test: Passed C3500XL POST: CPU Buffer Test: Passed C3500XL POST: CPU Notify RAM Test: Passed C3500XL POST: CPU Interface Test: Passed C3500XL POST: Testing Switch Core: Passed C3500XL POST: Testing Buffer Table: Passed C3500XL POST: Data Buffer Test: Passed C3500XL POST: Configuring Switch Parameters: Passed C3500XL POST: Ethernet Controller Test: Passed C3500XL POST: MII Test: Passed cisco WS-C3548-XL (PowerPC403) processor (revision 0x01) with 16384K/1024K bytes of memory. Processor board ID FAA0444W1A8, with hardware revision 0x00 Last reset from power-on Processor is running Enterprise Edition Software Cluster command switch capable Cluster member switch capable

48 FastEthernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s) 2 Gigabit Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s) 32K bytes of flash-simulated non-volatile configuration memory. Base ethernet MAC Address: 00:04:27:FF:73:80 Motherboard assembly number: 73-3903-07 Motherboard serial number: FAA0442A4MN Power supply serial number: NONE Model revision number: A0 Motherboard revision number: B0 Model number: WS-C3548-XL-EN System serial number: FAA0444W1A8 C3500XL INIT: Complete *Feb 28 16:00:46: %SYS-5-CONFIG: Configured from NVRAM by console *Feb 28 16:00:46: %SYS-5-RESTART: System restarted -- Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software IOS (tm) C3500XL Software (C3500XL-C3H2S-M), Version 12.0(5)WC8, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1) Copyright (c) 1986-2003 by cisco Systems, Inc. Compiled Thu 19-Jun-03 12:37 by antonino

Yes, you have all your ports :)

Looks like a normal boot with no errors during POST.