05-10-2012 10:07 AM - edited 03-11-2019 04:05 PM
My client has had to replace their ASA 5510. Upon importing the image to the brand new ASA they are unable to write to the flash.
They have run fcsk disk0: to no avail.
show file system show 0 and 0 for Flash size and Free space on disk0.
Is there anything that can be done, short of formating flash and trying to reinstall the image? I have asked them to reload the ASA but they are reluctant to do so as they don't want the site to lose connectivity.
Thanks
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05-10-2012 10:37 AM
When the format on the Flash is lost, the size will be read as 0 as it cannot read the spaces free or taken. That wont cause a thing and it is the most common procedure when we get cases like this.
Mike
05-10-2012 10:20 AM
Sorry didnt quite catch that, did you format it?
Mike
05-10-2012 10:23 AM
no haven't formatted it. I am wondering if there is anything we can try before resorting to formating? As you can see below, I am bit curious why size and free are showing up as 0.
ASA# sh file system
File Systems:
Size(b) Free(b) Type Flags Prefixes
* 0 0 disk rw disk0: flash:
- - disk rw disk1:
- - network rw tftp:
- - opaque rw system:
- - network ro http:
- - network ro https:
- - network rw ftp:
- - network rw smb:
05-10-2012 10:37 AM
When the format on the Flash is lost, the size will be read as 0 as it cannot read the spaces free or taken. That wont cause a thing and it is the most common procedure when we get cases like this.
Mike
05-10-2012 10:39 AM
So formating the flash is the only way forward?
05-10-2012 10:42 AM
From this point forward. Yes.
Mike
05-10-2012 10:47 AM
Thats what I was afraid of... thanks for your help
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