Booting into Loader first

[scetron]

I've hit an issue with nxos9500v64.10.1.1.bin where the vm boots successfully, but lands in loader > prompt, unable to boot further.

I added this to the boot expect script, after spawning the telnet and before expecting the POAP prompt. Not sure how to make it a conditional...

expect -re $prompt {
    send "boot nxos64.$nxos.bin\r"
}

[mweisel]

Did you use the correct variable values for step 10?

set timeout 360
set prompt "(>|#) $"
set nxos "10.1.1"
set is_64bit 1
set is_lite 0
log_file -noappend "~/nxosv-console.explog"

...

My debug output (tail -f ~/nxosv-console.explog) for the set the nxos boot image task:

switch# configure
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
switch(config)# username admin password Cisco1984!
switch(config)# no feature signature-verification
WARNING: This will disable digital image signature verification for all NxOS
software attempted to be installed using any install method.
Are you sure you want to continue? (y/n) : [n] y
WARNING: Image Signature Verification has been Disabled!
switch(config)# boot nxos bootflash:nxos64.10.1.1.bin
Performing image verification and compatibility check, please wait....
2022 Nov 14 01:18:20 switch %$ VDC-1 %$ %USER-2-SYSTEM_MSG: WARNING!! Image Verification has been Disabled!  - bootvar
WARNING: Image Signature Verification has been Disabled!
switch(config)# end
switch#