Nexus 3048 bootflash files

[Sahir Algharibih]

Hi,

I am trying to free up some space on several Nexus 3k switches. some of the switch extra files on them, which  I have marked in red below:

access-4# dir
13176 May 12 23:10:32 2018 .n3k_pre_single_img_upd_config
4096 May 12 23:17:19 2018 .rpmstore/
41984 Dec 09 19:56:32 2009 82575_dev_start_PT_Copper_A2.eep
41984 Dec 09 19:56:32 2009 82575_dev_start_PT_Fiber_A2.eep
41984 Dec 09 19:56:32 2009 82575_dev_start_PT_SGMII_A2.eep
16384 Aug 29 17:56:45 2011 CopperA2_v25.bin
41984 Aug 29 17:56:45 2011 CopperA2_v25.eep
8388608 Jan 31 08:49:56 2018 QkCu_v140.bin
81920 Dec 09 19:56:32 2009 allff.eep
11240 Jan 31 08:48:52 2018 bios_util
505 Dec 09 19:56:32 2009 clear_eeprom.sh
83968 Dec 09 19:56:32 2009 copper.eep
1289080 Sep 07 15:22:16 2010 eeupdate32
83968 Dec 09 19:56:32 2009 fiber.eep
19280 Sep 07 15:22:31 2010 iqvlinux.klm
337 Jan 31 09:24:13 2018 license_FOC2152R161_25_1.lic
4096 May 13 00:22:40 2018 logflash/
4096 May 12 23:16:44 2018 lost+found/
37857280 May 10 08:46:42 2018 n3000-uk9-kickstart.6.0.2.U6.6.bin
554591744 May 10 11:00:57 2018 nxos.7.0.3.I2.4.bin
773 Dec 09 19:56:33 2009 program_eeprom.sh
1024 May 12 23:16:59 2018 sprom_2_0_1
1024 May 12 23:16:59 2018 sprom_3_0_0
1024 May 12 23:03:56 2018 sprom_cstruct_2_0_0
1024 May 12 23:04:29 2018 sprom_cstruct_3_0_0
4096 Jan 31 09:20:01 2018 vdc_2/
4096 Jan 31 09:20:01 2018 vdc_3/
4096 Jan 31 09:20:01 2018 vdc_4/
4096 May 12 23:04:13 2018 virtual-instance/

Usage for bootflash://

is it safe to delete these files in red?

Thanks.

[Manoj Papisetty · Accepted solution]

These are non default files that someone must have loaded sometime to the bootflash. The files are also very old.

If you are currently running nxos.7.0.3.I2.4.bin, this is the only file that is needed on bootflash. Everything else can be deleted. You can check the current file utilized to load system using the "show version" command.

[Sahir Algharibih]

Thanks for the answer Manoj. it's good to know that we can delete those files safely.

On the other hand, I found in CISCO upgrade documents you can compact the image, but you need to be on specific code to perform that. It was very helpful where I managed to compact the image in the lab more than half original size and upload it to prod which was a very nice solution for the space issue I encountered on the 3k devices.

for anyone interested, you can check following link for more information:

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/datacenter/nexus3000/sw/upgrade/7_x/b_Cisco_Nexus_3000_Series_NX_OS_Software_Upgrade_and_Downgrade_Release_7_x/b_Cisco_Nexus_3000_Series_NX_OS_Software_Upgrade_and_Downgrade_Release_7_x_newGuide_chapter_...

Thank you.