Cat 6500 - weird boot behaviour - Cabling-Design.com Forums

Ben 20 years ago

Hi All,

I have a 6500 in CatOS mode behaving strangely.

When I reload the device it comes up without any config and a Console>

prompt. A few seconds later 'auto-config' kicks in and it loads a config from a file on the bootflash. The prompt then changes to what it should be.

I can't see any obvious config differences that would explain this. I would like to know:

1) Why isn't it saving/loading the running config automatically as per every other CatOS device I have used.
2) If this is a software feature, how do I turn it off?

cheers,

Ben C

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anybody43 20 years ago

It's been a while but you might want to look into the boot variables.

I recall looking this many years ago. IIRC The problem was that the config did not get saved to the file and required an extra step.

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This output is from a Catalyst 6500 that runs CatOS:

6500_CATOS (enable) show boot BOOT variable = bootflash:,1; CONFIG_FILE variable = slot0:switch.cfg .....

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Ben 20 years ago

Yeh, check out the boot variables, there's nothing there that looks suspicious expect the CONFIG_FILE variable itself. Can't find any obvious commands or Cisco documents that deal with this specific issue. Anyone?

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anybody43 20 years ago

OK. Well delete the entry!!!!

It will then revert to default behaviour.

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Ben 20 years ago

No it won't necessarily, no it doesn't, and yes I tried that before posting.

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Merv 20 years ago

in enable mode try:

show boot

clear boot auto-config

show boot

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