Well, this issue has been resolved with the help of Cisco! Here's a quick run-down of what happened:
The MSFC2 on the 6509 switch was booting into boot mode because there was only one image in bootflash (the boot image). I couldn't copy a main image to bootflash using the "copy sup-slot0: bootflash:" command and I couldn't get any connectivity between the switch and the MSFC2. After working with Cisco, they said that there is a bug in the 12.1 MSFC2 code that causes problems using the "copy sup-slot0: bootflash:" command with the main image. The boot image can be copied using the "copy sup-slot0: bootflash:" command because it is small, but the main image is apparently too big to be handled. As for the connectivity between the 6509 switch and the MSFC2, Cisco told me that since the MSFC2 is booting into boot mode, the boot image is very limited in what it can do. In fact, you need to use VLAN1 to set up connectivity (I was using VLAN120). So, after changing everything over to VLAN1 on the switch and on the MSFC2, I was able to gain connectivity between the switch and the MSFC2. From there, I connected my laptop to a port on the switch and TFTP could then be used to dump the main image into bootflash! Shawn K. -----Original Message----- From: MADMAN [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 2:56 PM To: Kaminski, Shawn G Cc: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: Re: Unable to copy from Sup-Slot0 [7:71038] If you need to get it working copy the image off the slot0: onto a PC and then copy the image off the PC into the MSFC bootflash:, that will work. Dave Kaminski, Shawn G wrote: > Yes, the main problem is that I'm booting into boot mode, which is why I > want to copy an image into bootflash. As you probably know, the boot image > is required in bootflash in order to boot to the main image. Just so you can > see the whole process, I deleted the boot image from bootflash and started > from scratch. As you can see, the boot image copies with no problem from > sup-slot0 into bootflash. However, as soon as I try to copy the main image, > it times out. I think I'll try formatting the flash card next and copy the > images back onto it. Still no word from my TAC engineer. > > Shawn K. > > > SMC6500#2MSFC(boot)#copy sup-slot0:c6msfc2-boot-mz.121-8a.EX bootflash: > Destination filename [c6msfc2-boot-mz.121-8a.EX]? > Accessing sup-slot0:c6msfc2-boot-mz.121-8a.EX... > Loading slot0:c6msfc2-boot-mz.121-8a.EX from 127.0.0.11 (via EOBC0/0): ! > Loading slot0:c6msfc2-boot-mz.121-8a.EX > Loading slot0:c6msfc2-boot-mz.121-8a.EX > Loading slot0:c6msfc2-boot-mz.121-8a.EX > Loading slot0:c6msfc2-boot-mz.121-8a.EX > Loading slot0:c6msfc2-boot-mz.121-8a.EX from 127.0.0.11 (via EOBC0/0): !!!! > !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > [OK - 1693168/3385344 bytes] > 1693168 bytes copied in 96.552 secs (17637 bytes/sec) > > SMC6500#2MSFC(boot)#copy sup-slot0:c6msfc2-jsv-mz.121-8a.E5 bootflash: > Destination filename [c6msfc2-jsv-mz.121-8a.E5]? > Accessing sup-slot0:c6msfc2-jsv-mz.121-8a.E5... > Loading slot0:c6msfc2-jsv-mz.121-8a.E5 ...from 127.0.0.11 (via EOBC0/0): ! > Loading slot0:c6msfc2-jsv-mz.121-8a.E5 > Loading slot0:c6msfc2-jsv-mz.121-8a.E5 > Loading slot0:c6msfc2-jsv-mz.121-8a.E5 > Loading slot0:c6msfc2-jsv-mz.121-8a.E5 > %Error opening sup-slot0:c6msfc2-jsv-mz.121-8a.E5 (Timed out) > > > -----Original Message----- > From: MADMAN [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 11:15 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Unable to copy from Sup-Slot0 [7:71038] > > Kaminski, Shawn G wrote: > >>OK, this is probably something simple, but my brain is done thinking >>tonight. I'm getting a timeout when trying to copy a 6509 IOS image >>(c6msfc2-jsv-mz.121-8a.E5) from the 6509 Supervisor Slot0: flash card to > > the > >>MSFC2 bootflash: . I just copied the boot image > > (c6msfc2-boot-mz.121-8a.EX) > >>with no problems from the Supervisor Slot0: flash card to the MSFC2 >>bootflash:, but get a timeout when I try to do the image . There's plenty > > of > >>bootflash and the flash card is 24 MB, so it's not a matter of space. The >>image is not corrupt. Any advice is appreciated. > > > I don't feel like putting my MSFC into boot mode but I suspect that > is you issue!! > > MSFC_15#copy sup-slot0:c6msfc2-jk2o3sv-mz.121-13.E3.bin bootflash: > Destination filename [c6msfc2-jk2o3sv-mz.121-13.E3.bin]? > Accessing sup-slot0:c6msfc2-jk2o3sv-mz.121-13.E3.bin... > Loading slot0:c6msfc2-jk2o3sv-mz.121-13.E3.bin .from 127.0.0.11 (via > EOBC0/0): ! > Loading slot0:c6msfc2-jk2o3sv-mz.121-13.E3.bin .from 127.0.0.11 (via > EOBC0/0): ! > !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > !!!! > !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > snip > > Dave > > >> >>SMC6500#2MSFC(boot)#copy sup-slot0: bootflash: >>Source filename []? c6msfc2-jsv-mz.121-8a.E5 >>Destination filename [c6msfc2-jsv-mz.121-8a.E5]? >>Accessing sup-slot0:c6msfc2-jsv-mz.121-8a.E5... >>Loading slot0:c6msfc2-jsv-mz.121-8a.E5 ...from 127.0.0.11 (via EOBC0/0): ! >>Loading slot0:c6msfc2-jsv-mz.121-8a.E5 >>Loading slot0:c6msfc2-jsv-mz.121-8a.E5 >>Loading slot0:c6msfc2-jsv-mz.121-8a.E5 >>Loading slot0:c6msfc2-jsv-mz.121-8a.E5 >>%Error opening sup-slot0:c6msfc2-jsv-mz.121-8a.E5 (Timed out) >> >> >> >>Shawn G. 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