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Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM45) and MGX 8950 Software Configuration Guide
Release 3, Part Number 78-14788-01 Rev. C0, January 2004
Appendix B PXM45 Backup Boot Procedures
Initializing the PXM45 Hard Disk
Step 4 When the stop auto-boot prompt appears, press return to enter backup boot mode.
The following example shows the prompt and the message that appears when a newly formatted hard
disk is detected.
Press Return key to stop auto-boot...2
To avoid reset from the Active card, use sysPxmRemove()
Use sysFWLoad() for FW download from active PXM.
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* Disk does not have valid configuration. *
* Please run sysDiskCfgCreate(), and then reboot. *
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pxm45bkup>
Step 5 If the PXM45 you restarted is the standby card for an active PXM45 card in the same switch, enter the
sysPxmRemove command to prevent the active card from restarting the card you are working on.
Step 6 Enter the sysDiskCfgCreate command to set up the PXM45 hard disk.
Step 7 If this is a standalone PXM45 card, copy the runtime and boot software files to the switch as described
in the “Transferring Software Files to and from the Switch” section, which appears earlier in this
appendix.
Step 8 Enter the reboot command to restart the card.
Step 9 If this is a standalone PXM45 card, set up the switch as if it were a new switch as described in the
“Configuration Quickstart” section in Chapter 2, “Configuring General Switch Features.”
If this is a standby PXM45 card, the active PXM45 card will update the newly-formatted hard disk with
the active configuration. When the update is complete, the card will enter standby mode and the switch
prompts you for a user name and password. Enter the user name and password to log in. After login, the
switch prompt should include the letter s, indicating the card is operating in standby mode. For example:
pop20one.8.PXM.s >
Note The switch prompt might initially display the letter i for initialization. Press Return to display
an updated switch prompt, or enter the dspcds command several times until the switch prompt
or the dspcds command display shows the card is operating in standby mode. The card must
complete initialization before entering standby mode.