Dear all
Since we use SSL-VPN a lot on a customers ASA 5505 I just wanted to copy
asa825-26-k8.bin onto the device.
The process starts normally, prints a lot of !!!!!!!! and then cancels with
%Error writing disk0:/asa825-26-k8.bin (Cannot allocate memory)
I have deleted a lot of junk from the flash and things did not change. Since I have expected some filesystem error i have then reformatted disk0: sucessfully. Guess what, I still cannot copy any software image to the device.
Well, then I have found
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/vpndevc/ps2030/products_qanda_item09186a00805b87d8.shtml
saying that we simply do not have enough free memory (RAM).
#sh mem det
Free memory: 49264352 bytes (18%)
Used memory:
Allocated memory in use: 128731424 bytes (48%)
Reserved memory: 90439680 bytes (34%)
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Total memory: 268435456 bytes (100%)
Dynamic Shared Objects(DSO): 0 bytes
Least free memory: 39704392 bytes (15%)
Most used memory: 228731064 bytes (85%)
MEMPOOL_DMA POOL STATS:
Non-mmapped bytes allocated = 39583744
Number of free chunks = 75
Number of mmapped regions = 0
Mmapped bytes allocated = 0
Max memory footprint = 39583744
Keepcost = 8095592
Max contiguous free mem = 8095592
Allocated memory in use = 31384616
Free memory = 8199128
OK, now the problem is quite urgent since there is absolutely no software on the ASA and in case of a power loss or some other problem we are lost.
I have already followed the hints
no threat-detection basic-threat
no threat-detection statistics tcp-intercept
no threat-detection statistics
webvpn
no enable outside
But nothing changes in respect to the free memory.
Urgent questions:
1. How do we get a software image back onto the device?
2. I could simply prepare another device and replace it with minimum downtime. BUT: How do we get Security Plus license and SSL VPN license onto the new device prior the replacement?
Thanks for any hint,
Grischa
