Viewing actual system image file name?

[adil.nasser3]

All,

When trying to view the system image file on a WAAS unit by entering the command "show flash" or "dir" I see a listing of files but none of them appear to be the system image.  My goal is to see the actual system image file name in full to determine if it has "accelerator" or "universal" as part of the file name, ie. similar to a router or a switch.  Is this possible with a WAAS unit?

albwaas01#sh flash

WAAS software version (disk-based code): WAAS-4.4.5-b5

System image on flash:

Version: 4.4.5.b5

System flash directory:

System image: 200 sectors

Bootloader, rescue image, and other reserved areas: 31 sectors

256 sectors total, 25 sectors free.

albwaas01#dir

      size          time of last change             name              

--------------  -------------------------          -----------       

        125052  Thu Jan 30 11:08:00 2014           UcliEvt.bak

        120752  Mon Feb  3 15:43:00 2014           UcliEvt.log

          4096  Wed Oct 31 14:19:18 2012  <DIR>    actona

          4096  Wed Mar  6 12:27:26 2013  <DIR>    cliTemp

          4096  Wed Oct 31 14:14:24 2012  <DIR>    core_dir

          4096  Wed Oct 31 14:15:42 2012  <DIR>    crash

          4096  Fri Jan 17 16:49:25 2014  <DIR>    downgrade

          4096  Mon Feb  3 15:31:49 2014  <DIR>    errorlog

          4096  Fri Dec 13 16:24:13 2013  <DIR>    logs

         16384  Wed Oct 31 14:14:11 2012  <DIR>    lost+found

          4096  Wed Oct 31 14:14:21 2012  <DIR>    pki

          4096  Mon Feb  3 00:02:00 2014  <DIR>    sa

          8192  Mon Feb  3 15:45:53 2014  <DIR>    service_logs

          4096  Wed Oct 31 14:19:18 2012  <DIR>    spool

         93855  Wed Oct 31 14:35:06 2012           syslog.txt

            64  Mon Mar  4 12:06:13 2013           sysreport.sh.log

          4096  Wed Oct 31 14:14:19 2012  <DIR>    var

           508  Wed Oct 31 14:14:21 2012       

[Kanwaljeet Singh · Accepted solution]

Hi Adil,

You can see the type in show version and show running configuration.

Cisco Wide Area Application Services Software (WAAS)

Copyright (c) 1999-2013 by Cisco Systems, Inc.

Cisco Wide Area Application Services (universal-k9) Software Release 5.1.1c (build b3 May  9 2013)

Version: oe694-5.1.1c.3

And

------------------ running configuration -------------------

! waas-universal-k9 version 5.1.1c (build b3 May  9 2013)
!
device mode application-accelerator

Cisco Wide Area Application Services Software (WAAS)

By the way universal image works on all while if you are running accelerator you cannot make that WAE CM while WAE universal can be made CM as well as accelerator.

Regards,

Kanwal

[adil.nasser3]

Fnu,

If the universal can run both Central Manager and Accelerator functions, why would anyone install the "accelerator" image?  Are there any benefits for opting to install the "accelerator image" if one does not need to run CM functions on a WAE device?

Adil

[Kanwaljeet Singh · Accepted solution]

Hi Adil,

No benefits as such for installing accelerator only. With universal you can always make a WAE as CM when needed. Below is from guide:

Selecting a WAAS Upgrade Software Image

Two different WAAS software images are available. One provides only accelerator and AppNav Controller (ANC) functionality, while the other provides all (universal) functionality, as shown in Table 2.

Table 2 WAAS Software Images

Image Type	Descriptions
Accelerator	Includes Application Accelerator and ANC functionality only. This image is smaller than the Universe image, which makes it the preferred software image to use for upgrading your WAE devices.
Universal	Includes Central Manager, Application Accelerator functionality and ANC functionality. You can use this type of software file to upgrade either a Central Manager or an Application Accelerator device. This image is considerably larger than the Accelerator-only software image.

Additionally, a separate set of No Payload Encryption (NPE) images are provided that have the disk encryption feature disabled. These images are suitable for use in countries where disk encryption is not permitted. Be sure to use the standard or NPE software images as required. You can recognize the NPE images by the "-npe" designation in the image filenames.

Regards,

Kanwal