Flash Utilzation 99.52%

[j.shrewsbury]

Is there anything to be concerned about with flash utilization this high?

[Roberto Salazar]

You mean the flash device is 99.52% in capacity? The answer would be no but obviously you will not be able to put in anymore files in it. I would try to remove unwanted files from the flash. However, if you are referring to some other flash, can you post the output where you see the flash utilization?

[Roberto Salazar]

You mean the flash device is 99.52% in capacity? The answer would be no but obviously you will not be able to put in anymore files in it. I would try to remove unwanted files from the flash. However, if you are referring to some other flash, can you post the output where you see the flash utilization?

[Richard Burts]

James

At 99.52% utilization you would have difficulty putting anything else into flash. What would happen if the router wanted to store a crashinfo file? What if you wanted to store a new version of a file that is in flash (could be a new image file or could be a stored config file, or something else) and the new version was larger than the existing version?

But in terms of running the device, I do not see any serious impact of running with flash that full.

HTH

Rick

[eofelt]

No problem as stated, but you should maintain your memory. If you have an emergency IOS/CatOS up/down grade, you want enough room on internal flash or bootflash to remedy the situation quickly.

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