file system check recs on new ASAs

[lcaruso]

Just curious if anyone knows why I'd be seeing these on a new ASAs. The last two I received had these fsck records:

f-monona-1# sh flash

--#--  --length--  -----date/time------  path
  182  16275456    Dec 13 2010 16:46:02  asa821-k8.bin
  223  15962112    Feb 01 2011 16:40:15  asa832-k8.bin
  183  49152       Jan 01 1980 00:00:00  FSCK0000.REC
   13  2048        Dec 13 2010 16:47:20  coredumpinfo
   14  43          Feb 01 2011 16:47:11  coredumpinfo/coredump.cfg
  184  11348300    Dec 13 2010 16:47:54  asdm-621.bin
    3  2048        Dec 13 2010 16:51:36  log
   12  2048        Dec 13 2010 16:51:44  crypto_archive
  224  15841428    Feb 01 2011 16:43:34  asdm-641.bin
  186  2048        Jan 01 1980 00:00:00  FSCK0001.REC
  187  12105313    Dec 13 2010 16:52:00  csd_3.5.841-k9.pkg
  188  2048        Dec 13 2010 16:52:02  sdesktop
  225  0           Dec 13 2010 16:52:02  sdesktop/data.xml
  189  2857568     Dec 13 2010 16:52:02  anyconnect-wince-ARMv4I-2.4.1012-k9.pkg
  190  3203909     Dec 13 2010 16:52:04  anyconnect-win-2.4.1012-k9.pkg
  191  4832344     Dec 13 2010 16:52:06  anyconnect-macosx-i386-2.4.1012-k9.pkg
  192  5209423     Dec 13 2010 16:52:08  anyconnect-linux-2.4.1012-k9.pkg
  193  2048        Jan 01 1980 00:00:00  FSCK0002.REC
  194  2048        Jan 01 1980 00:00:00  FSCK0003.REC
  195  92160       Jan 01 1980 00:00:00  FSCK0004.REC
  196  2048        Jan 01 1980 00:00:00  FSCK0005.REC
  197  2048        Jan 01 1980 00:00:00  FSCK0006.REC
  198  2048        Jan 01 1980 00:00:00  FSCK0007.REC
  199  675840      Jan 01 1980 00:00:00  FSCK0008.REC
  200  2048        Jan 01 1980 00:00:00  FSCK0009.REC
  201  677888      Jan 01 1980 00:00:00  FSCK0010.REC
  202  30720       Jan 01 1980 00:00:00  FSCK0011.REC
  203  30720       Jan 01 1980 00:00:00  FSCK0012.REC
  204  2048        Jan 01 1980 00:00:00  FSCK0013.REC
  205  2048        Jan 01 1980 00:00:00  FSCK0014.REC
  206  4096        Jan 01 1980 00:00:00  FSCK0015.REC
  207  4096        Jan 01 1980 00:00:00  FSCK0016.REC
  208  4096        Jan 01 1980 00:00:00  FSCK0017.REC
  209  4096        Jan 01 1980 00:00:00  FSCK0018.REC
  210  6144        Jan 01 1980 00:00:00  FSCK0019.REC
  211  6144        Jan 01 1980 00:00:00  FSCK0020.REC
  212  6144        Jan 01 1980 00:00:00  FSCK0021.REC
  213  22528       Jan 01 1980 00:00:00  FSCK0022.REC
  214  38912       Jan 01 1980 00:00:00  FSCK0023.REC
  215  34816       Jan 01 1980 00:00:00  FSCK0024.REC
  216  43008       Jan 01 1980 00:00:00  FSCK0025.REC
  217  2048        Jan 01 1980 00:00:00  FSCK0026.REC
  218  26624       Jan 01 1980 00:00:00  FSCK0027.REC
  219  2048        Jan 01 1980 00:00:00  FSCK0028.REC
  220  26624       Jan 01 1980 00:00:00  FSCK0029.REC
  221  2048        Jan 01 1980 00:00:00  FSCK0030.REC

[mirober2 · Accepted solution]

Hello,

The presence of those files would indicate that the file system had errors that needed to be fixed at some point. I would recommend running 'fsck' to check and fix any file system issues that might exist. If those files still continue to be generated, I would recommend backing up all of the files on the ASA's flash (including your configuration), using the 'format' command to format the flash, and then reload the files back onto the ASA.

Hope that helps.

-Mike

[lcaruso]

Absolutely.Thanks.

I just don't understand why two new ASAs would have corrupt file systems.

[parr]

I have seen the same issues on many multiple NEW ASA's and DON'T think this is a problem with the received ASA's flash card or file structure. I have deleted and reformatted many of these flash cards and not experienced any new FSCK files. The flash cards from new ASA's have all passed.

This leads me to belive that the master flash card used in manufacturing, that was used for the creation of the imaged flash cards, in final production had corruption at times.  And these FSCK files that were on the master used for duplicating, were then copied with its FSCK files, to the flash of the shipping ASA's.