Revision Date Comment 1.0 30-OCT-2013 Initial Public Release
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Certain types of snagless Ethernet cables have protective boots that extend too far forward and above the plastic latching tab.
When this type of cable is installed in Port 1 of any 48-port model of the Cisco Catalyst C3650 or C3850 Series switches, the boot might press and hold the Mode button, which invokes Express Setup and reboots the system. (Reference Figures 1 through 3 for illustrations of the issue.)
Note: This type of boot-cable can partially obscure port LEDs, air vents, and USB ports.
Figure 1. Problematic Cable before Complete Insertion
Figure 2. Problematic Cable Completely Inserted
Figure 3. Problematic Cable Completely Inserted (side view)
Snagless Ethernet cables were developed many years ago in order to protect the plastic latching tab from becoming snagged, bent, or broken. There are various ways to achieve this goal, but the most common is to hide the tab under a plastic shroud or boot.
Numerous types of snagless cables are available. However, most are designed in such a way that the protective device is less prominent and/or held more tightly to the tab, which prevents the aforementioned drawbacks.
When Express Setup is inadvertently invoked by the protective boot of the cable, these messages are seen in the syslog:
%SYS-7-NV_BLOCK_INIT: Initialized the geometry of nvramAfter this occurs, the device resets. The startup configuration is erased once the device enters Express Setup.
%EXPRESS_SETUP-6-CONFIG_IS_RESET: The configuration is reset and the system will now reboot
%SYS-5-RELOAD: Reload requested by NGWC led process. Reload Reason: Reload command.
%STACKMGR-1-RELOAD_REQUEST: 1 stack-mgr: Received reload request for all switches, reason Reload command
%STACKMGR-1-RELOAD: 1 stack-mgr: Reloading due to reason Reload command.
There are three options used in order to address this problem:
- Use a snagless cable with a less-pronounced boot in Port 1.
- Trim the boot on the cable that is installed in Port 1.
- Disable Express Setup with this command while in config mode:
3850(config)# no setup express
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