topic Re: PIX 515e Flash out of space in Network Security https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/pix-515e-flash-out-of-space/m-p/854974#M955917 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Worked like a charm. I was initially skeptical because the fsck ran clean and I wasn't sure if formatting remotely was safe or not.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:46:26 GMT palomoj 2008-01-31T18:46:26Z PIX 515e Flash out of space https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/pix-515e-flash-out-of-space/m-p/854968#M955911 <P>I just upgraded a PIX 515e w/ 64MB RAM and 16MB flash from 6.3.4 to 7.2.2 and then to 8.0.3. </P><P></P><P>Here's the contents of my flash:</P><P></P><P>pix# dir</P><P></P><P>Directory of flash:/</P><P></P><P>3 d--- 384 09:16:26 Jan 30 2008 lost+found</P><P>7 -rw- 7280640 12:15:44 Jan 30 2008 pix803.bin</P><P></P><P>16128000 bytes total (4195328 bytes free)</P><P>pix# </P><P></P><P>I tried running "fsck" and it checks out fine. I'm trying to upload the ASDM file and "should" have enough space. The configuration is not long at all. Any ideas of what is taking up the extra supposedly empty space?</P> Mon, 11 Mar 2019 11:56:38 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/pix-515e-flash-out-of-space/m-p/854968#M955911 palomoj 2019-03-11T11:56:38Z Re: PIX 515e Flash out of space https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/pix-515e-flash-out-of-space/m-p/854969#M955912 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>whats in the lost/found directory?</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:03:11 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/pix-515e-flash-out-of-space/m-p/854969#M955912 srue 2008-01-31T14:03:11Z Re: PIX 515e Flash out of space https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/pix-515e-flash-out-of-space/m-p/854970#M955913 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>nothing, should i delete that directory?</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:29:48 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/pix-515e-flash-out-of-space/m-p/854970#M955913 palomoj 2008-01-31T16:29:48Z Re: PIX 515e Flash out of space https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/pix-515e-flash-out-of-space/m-p/854971#M955914 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>This is interesting, I tried to cd to the directory and it gives me an error. I also tried to delete the directory and it said it couldn't because its not empty. Any tips?</P><P></P><P>pix# rmdir lost+found</P><P></P><P>Remove directory filename [lost+found]? </P><P></P><P>Delete flash:/lost+found? [confirm]</P><P></P><P>%Error Removing dir flash:/lost+found (Directory not empty)</P><P>pix# dir</P><P></P><P>Directory of flash:/</P><P></P><P>3 d--- 384 09:16:26 Jan 30 2008 lost+found</P><P>7 -rw- 7280640 12:15:44 Jan 30 2008 pix803.bin</P><P></P><P>16128000 bytes total (4195328 bytes free)</P><P>pix# cd lost+found</P><P>pix# dir</P><P></P><P>%Error opening flash:/lost+found/ (No such file or directory)</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:31:31 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/pix-515e-flash-out-of-space/m-p/854971#M955914 palomoj 2008-01-31T17:31:31Z Re: PIX 515e Flash out of space https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/pix-515e-flash-out-of-space/m-p/854972#M955915 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>do this:</P><P></P><P>1- copy flash:pix803.bin tftp</P><P>2- format flash:</P><P>3- copy tftp flash:pix803.bin</P><P></P><P>Now you will have free space in the flash:</P><P></P><P>CCIE Security.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:52:17 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/pix-515e-flash-out-of-space/m-p/854972#M955915 cisco24x7 2008-01-31T17:52:17Z Re: PIX 515e Flash out of space https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/pix-515e-flash-out-of-space/m-p/854973#M955916 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I thought about that last night but wasn't sure if this could be done. So it is still OK doing the format while remotely connected via SSH right (since the OS is already loaded in memory)???</P><P></P><P>I appreciate the tip.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:08:13 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/pix-515e-flash-out-of-space/m-p/854973#M955916 palomoj 2008-01-31T18:08:13Z Re: PIX 515e Flash out of space https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/pix-515e-flash-out-of-space/m-p/854974#M955917 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Worked like a charm. I was initially skeptical because the fsck ran clean and I wasn't sure if formatting remotely was safe or not.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:46:26 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/pix-515e-flash-out-of-space/m-p/854974#M955917 palomoj 2008-01-31T18:46:26Z