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Adel_N_114257
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Feb 09, 2015

Incomplete install causing boot issues

Hi   Got a 1600, which was running 9.4.7, but an admin forgot the password, so we attempted to do a clean install using a USB CD but the install process hung on the below:   CFE version 1.5.1 f...
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So I managed to get to the root CLI via the AOM and basically the device cannot access the USB ports.

 

Is there a way to manually access a USB drive or boot from it?

 

Is there a way to manually set instructions for booting from the CD-ROM?

 

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Feb 24, 2015
I think I've had similar issues downgrading from v10 w/ volumes to v9 w/ partitions in a test environment. Unfortunately, it was years ago - I believe diskinit bailed me out - https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/products/big-ip_ltm/manuals/product/bigip_getting_started_guide_10_1_0/bip_gs_app_diskinit.html Looks like you're on the right path. Are you going to install v9 or v10 during the recovery process?