Resetting Idsm-2; Catalyst Software - Cisco 4215 - Intrusion Detection Sys Sensor Configuration Manual

Administrative Tasks for IDSM-2
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Resetting IDSM-2

If for some reason you cannot communicate with IDSM-2 through SSH, Telnet, or the switch session
command, you must reset IDSM-2 from the switch console. The reset process requires several minutes.
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Catalyst Software

To reset IDSM-2 from the CLI, follow these steps:
Log in to the console.
Step 1
Enter privileged mode:
Step 2
cat6k> enable
Step 3 Reset IDSM-2 to the application partition or the maintenance partition:
cat6k> (enable) reset module_number [hdd:1 | cf:1]
Note
The following example shows the output of the reset command:
cat6k> (enable) reset 3
2003 Feb 01 00:18:23 %SYS-5-MOD_RESET: Module 3 reset from console//
Resetting module 3... This may take several minutes.
2003 Feb 01 00:20:03 %SYS-5-MOD_OK: Module 3 is online.
cat6k> (enable)
If IDSM-2 is removed from the switch chassis without first being shut down, or the chassis loses power,
Caution
you may need to reset IDSM-2 more than once. If IDSM-2 fails to respond after three reset attempts,
boot the maintenance partition, and perform the instructions for restoring the application partition. For
the procedure, see
Cisco Intrusion Prevention System Sensor CLI Configuration Guide for IPS 5.0
15-26
A full memory test takes more time to complete than a partial memory test.
Catalyst Software, page 15-26
Cisco IOS Software, page 15-27
If you do not specify either the application partition (hdd:1 the default) or the maintenance
partition (cf:1), IDSM-2 uses the boot device variable.
Installing the IDSM-2 System Image, page
Chapter 15 Configuring IDSM-2
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