Troubleshooting

Table B.2: Common Symptoms and Actions (Continued)

Symptom

Cause

Action

 

 

 

 

System fails to boot,

1

AR01_#### file

1 Connect your terminal to the Console port

and stops at [Foundry

 

is non-existent

on the Foundry router.

Boot].

 

or has become

2 Configure the modem for 9600/8/None, and

 

 

corrupt

 

 

no flow control.

 

 

 

 

2

Flash is

3 Power cycle the Foundry router

 

 

corrupt.

 

 

continuously by pressing the Enter key until

 

 

 

 

 

 

you see the following prompt:

 

 

 

[Foundry Boot]

 

 

 

4 Type c, and press Enter.

 

 

 

5 The following prompts will be displayed.

 

 

 

Type the bolded entries and press Enter.

 

 

 

boot device: lnPci (Lower case “L”, not “1”.)

 

 

 

processor number: 0

 

 

 

host name: host

 

 

 

file name: “The path and file name on your

 

 

 

tftp server (e.g., tftpboot/NCM.Z)”

 

 

 

inet on ethernet (e): x.x.x.x:ffffff00 (This is

 

 

 

the system’s Ethernet address:netmask.)

 

 

 

inet on backplane (b): Not needed.

 

 

 

host inet (h): x.x.x.x (The ip address of the

 

 

 

tftp server.)

 

 

 

gateway inet (g): x.x.x.x (Your router’s

 

 

 

address- not necessary in the same

 

 

 

subnet.)

 

 

 

user (u): wind (This is a required field.)

 

 

 

ftp password (pw) (blank = use rsh): wind

 

 

 

(This is a required field.)

 

 

 

flags (f): 0x8a

 

 

 

target (tn): Foundry

 

 

 

startup script (s): Not needed.

 

 

 

other (o): lnPci (This is a lowercase “L”, not

 

 

 

a “1”.)

 

 

 

6 At this point, you will be at the Foundry

 

 

 

prompt [Foundry Boot]. Type @ and press

 

 

 

Enter. This will boot the system from the

 

 

 

network.

 

 

 

7 Once the system is booted and you have

 

 

 

logged in, you must format the Flash by

 

 

 

issuing the following command:

 

 

 

file format NCM

 

 

 

8 When the format is complete, follow the

 

 

 

upgrade procedures to finish the process.

 

 

 

NOTE: Remember to connect to the TFTP

 

 

 

server that contains the AR01_#### file.

 

 

 

 

June 2004

© 2004 Foundry Networks, Inc.

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