NX-OS boot sequence stuck in loader prompt

Sun, 04 Feb 2024 21:31:13 +0200

Path in Cisco Documentation

cisco.com/go/support –> Switches –> Nexus 9000 –> Troubleshooting Guides –> (select NX-OS release) –> “Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Troubleshooting Guide, Release …” –> Troubleshooting Installations, Upgrades and Reboots –> Chapter Contents –> Troubleshooting Software System Reboots –> Recovery from the loader> Prompt.

Assumption 1: NX-OS File in Bootflash

Loader> dir
<you see for example nxos.9.3.13.bin NX-OS file in the bootflash>
Loader> boot nxos.9.3.13.bin

The system should boot the image. When you get the normal prompt, make sure to set the bootvariable to that NX-OS image:

Nx-Os on

NX-OS boot sequence stuck in loader prompt

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Assumption 1: NX-OS File in Bootflash