Hello,
I bought a Cisco ASA 5506-X used from eBay. I powered it on, hooked it up to my network, and connected to it via a console cable. However, all that's being output is what looks like a reboot loop. Any suggestions on what to do next?
This is the output it displays each time before reboot:
Rom image verified correctly
Cisco Systems ROMMON, Version 1.1.14, RELEASE SOFTWARE
Copyright (c) 1994-2018 by Cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Tue 06/05/2018 22:45:19.61 by builder
Current image running: Boot ROM1
Last reset cause: PowerCycleRequest
DIMM Slot 0 : Present
Platform ASA5506 with 4096 Mbytes of main memory
MAC Address: 84:3d:c6:fd:ac:02
Use BREAK or ESC to interrupt boot.
Use SPACE to begin boot immediately.
Located '.boot_string' @ cluster 821433.
#
Attempt autoboot: "boot disk0:"
Located 'asa951-lfbff-k8.SPA' @ cluster 11.
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LFBFF signature verified.
INIT: version 2.88 booting
Starting udev
Configuring network interfaces... done.
Populating dev cache
dosfsck 2.11, 12 Mar 2005, FAT32, LFN
There are differences between boot sector and its backup.
Differences: (offset:original/backup)
65:01/00
Not automatically fixing this.
Starting check/repair pass.
Starting verification pass.
/dev/sdb1: 266 files, 816006/1798211 clusters
dosfsck(/dev/sdb1) returned 0
Processor memory 1241150914
Compiled on Wed 12-Aug-15 12:18 PDT by builders
Total NICs found: 13
i354 rev03 Gigabit Ethernet @ irq255 dev 20 index 08 MAC: 843d.c6fd.ac02
ivshmem rev03 Backplane Data Interface @ index 09 MAC: 0000.0001.0002
en_vtun rev00 Backplane Control Interface @ index 10 MAC: 0000.0001.0001
en_vtun rev00 Backplane Int-Mgmt Interface @ index 11 MAC: 0000.0001.0003
en_vtun rev00 Backplane Ext-Mgmt Interface @ index 12 MAC: 0000.0000.0000
INFO: Unable to read cluster interface-mode from flash
Writing default mode "None" to flash
Verify the activation-key, it might take a while...
Running Permanent Activation Key: 0x4004cb7e 0x7c1d7fb7 0xd8517924 0x9f28e03c 0x07331095
Licensed features for this platform:
Maximum Physical Interfaces : Unlimited perpetual
Maximum VLANs : 5 perpetual
Inside Hosts : Unlimited perpetual
Failover : Disabled perpetual
Encryption-DES : Enabled perpetual
Encryption-3DES-AES : Enabled perpetual
GTP/GPRS : Disabled perpetual
AnyConnect Premium Peers : 2 perpetual
AnyConnect Essentials : Disabled perpetual
Other VPN Peers : 10 perpetual
Total VPN Peers : 12 perpetual
Shared License : Disabled perpetual
AnyConnect for Mobile : Disabled perpetual
AnyConnect for Cisco VPN Phone : Disabled perpetual
Advanced Endpoint Assessment : Disabled perpetual
Total UC Proxy Sessions : 2 perpetual
Botnet Traffic Filter : Disabled perpetual
Cluster : Disabled perpetual
This platform has a Base license.
cnnic_asa_exit_cb: Accelerator boot err Accelerator boot failed status 4.
--- Begin of accelerator boot log ---
Using user supplied board name: CUST_CLARK, number: 20003
Using user supplied DDR 0 spd address(es)/file(s): /asa/cavium/accelerator_spd
Read 128 values from spd file: /asa/cavium/accelerator_spd
PCIE port 0
All cores in reset, skipping soft reset.
Using bootloader image: /asa/cavium/u-boot.bin
Notice: Using board default DDR clock of: 0 hertz.
Warning: Using generic default DDR clock of 533000000 hertz.
Initialized 512 MBytes of DRAM
Setting dram_size in env
Starting cores 0x1
Powering up additional cores.
Timeout waiting for boot completion!
--- End of accelerator boot log ---
Invalid log size 0
Panic: DATAPATH-0-1592 - cnnic_asa_exit_cb: Accelerator boot err Accelerator boot failed status 4.
(set_exptime) Timer not a leaf 0x00007fc358eb7210. Traceback: 0x00007fc36dc35bae 0x00007fc36dc2ce7c 0x00007fc36dc3c85b 0x00007fc36dc375ce 0x00007fc36f070e5f 0x00007fc36c8e2180 0x00007fc36dc2fbc3 0x00007fc36e594343 0x00007fc36f075ef1 0x00007fc36dc3bb6e 0x00007fc36a9cd210 0x00007fc36f074e77 0x00007fc36dc0e569 0x00007fc36a9a8e05
mgd_timer_set_exptime: Not a leaf called from 0x00007fc36dc3c85b
core0 same core snap_count=1 signo=11 RIP=7fc36dc3c895
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Traceback output aborted.
Flushing first exception frame:
r8 0x0000000000008802
r9 0x0000000000000000
r10 0x000000000000004b
r11 0x0000000000003293
r12 0x00007fc373686564
r13 0x00007fc369d98c20
r14 0x0000000000000000
r15 0xffffffffffffdf90
rdi 0x000000000000000e
rsi 0x00007fc369d98c20
rbp 0x00007fc369d98c60
rbx 0x00007fc358eb41d8
rdx 0x0000000000000010
rax 0x0000000000000010
rcx 0xffffffffffffffff
rsp 0x00007fc369d98c10
rip 0x00007fc36c8e12dd
eflags 0x0000000000003293
csgsfs 0x0000000000000033
error code n/a
vector 0x0000000000000000
old mask 0xffffffde3e3a5a05
cr2 0x0000000000000000
Nested traceback attempted via signal, from:
Page fault: Address not mapped
r8 0x0000000000008802
r9 0x0000000000000c13
r10 0x0000000000000042
r11 0x0000000000003293
r12 0x00007fc37392fa60
r13 0x00007fc373683fc0
r14 0x0000000000000000
r15 0x00007fc373683fc0
rdi 0x0000000000000000
rsi 0x0000000000000004
rbp 0x00007fc369d983d0
rbx 0x00007fc358eb7000
rdx 0x0000000000000000
rax 0x0000000000000000
rcx 0x0000000000000000
rsp 0x00007fc369d983c0
rip 0x00007fc36dc3c895
eflags 0x0000000000013246
csgsfs 0x0000000000000033
error code 0x0000000000000006
vector 0x000000000000000e
old mask 0xffffffde3e3a5a05
cr2 0x0000000000000008
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software Version 9.5(1)
Compiled on Wed 12-Aug-15 12:18 PDT by builders
Hardware: ASA5506
Crashinfo collected on 18:16:56.669 UTC Thu Oct 6 2022
ASLR enabled, text region 7fc36d44a000-7fc370ecdfac
Traceback:
0: 0x00007fc36dbf1521
1: 0x00007fc36dc366a8
2: 0x00007fc36f070bbc
3: 0x00007fc36c8e2180
4: 0x00007fc36dc375ce
5: 0x00007fc36f070e5f
6: 0x00007fc36c8e2180
7: 0x00007fc36dc2fbc3
8: 0x00007fc36e594343
9: 0x00007fc36f075ef1
10: 0x00007fc36dc3bb6e
11: 0x00007fc36a9cd210
12: 0x00007fc36f074e77
13: 0x00007fc36dc0e569
14: 0x00007fc36a9a8e05
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core0 same core snap_count=2 signo=11 RIP=7fc36e596d94
Process shutdown finished
Rebooting.....
