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%Error formatting slavesup-bootdisk: (Error Sending Request)

s k
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Please help me with this error, we are working on upgrading the IOS on a switch and this is the error that im seeing

ABCD#format slavesup-bootdisk:

Format operation may take a while. Continue? [confirm]y

Format operation will destroy all data in "slavesup-bootdisk:".  Continue? [confirm]y

%Error formatting slavesup-bootdisk: (Error Sending Request)

What exactly does this mean?

%Error formatting slavesup-bootdisk: (Error Sending Request)

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There is no need to format the flash is you are swapping out the sup module. If you just want to delete the config, you can do that by issuing "write erase"

If you are using an external flash, you can use the same one from the old sup.

Not sure exactly what you are trying to do.

HTH

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Reza Sharifi
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What type of switches are these?

Are they configured as VSS?

This is a BUR WS-C6509-E - running a WS-SUP720-3B

not sure if these are configured as VSS...sry im new to this environment !

our engineer is swapping out the sup mod

is there anything else we need to do other than format?

There is no need to format the flash is you are swapping out the sup module. If you just want to delete the config, you can do that by issuing "write erase"

If you are using an external flash, you can use the same one from the old sup.

Not sure exactly what you are trying to do.

HTH

Thanks for your speedy reply! Here is what we are trying to do

format sup-bootdisk:

format slavesup-bootdisk:

copy disk0:s72033-adventerprisek9-mz.151-2.SY10.bin sup-bootdisk:s72033-adventerprisek9-mz.151-2.SY10.bin

copy slavedisk0:s72033-adventerprisek9-mz.151-2.SY10.bin slavesup-bootdisk:s72033-adventerprisek9-mz.151-2.SY10.bin

exit

wri mem

copy running-config disk0:xxxx.cfg

copy running-config slavedisk0:xxxx.cfg

Joseph W. Doherty
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You have dual sups, correct?

Are you sure both have bootdisks?  (NB: earlier sup720s, had smaller flash capacity, and it was a bootflash device, not bootdisk.)

Thanks for the replay, here is what I see

>sh bootvar

BOOT variable = disk0:,12;sup-bootdisk:,1;
CONFIG_FILE variable does not exist
BOOTLDR variable =
Configuration register is 0x2102

Standby is up
Standby has 1048576K/65536K bytes of memory.

Standby BOOT variable = disk0:,12;sup-bootdisk:,1;
Standby CONFIG_FILE variable does not exist
Standby BOOTLDR variable =
Standby Configuration register is 0x2102

****************************************************************************************************************************

>sh disk0:

-#- --length-- -----date/time------ path
1 145281892 Jan 26 2017 11:58:18 -06:00 s72033-adventerprisek9_wan-mz.122-33.SXJ10.bin
2 669827 Jan 26 2017 12:01:00 -06:00 c6msfc3-rm2.srec.122-17r.SX7
3 736475 Jan 26 2017 12:01:24 -06:00 c6ksup720-rm2.srec.8-5-4.srec
4 94397 Mar 8 2017 13:40:32 -06:00 xxxx.cfg

877756416 bytes available (146800640 bytes used)


****************************************************************************************************************************

>sh disk1:

%Error show disk1: (No such device)


****************************************************************************************************************************

>sh slavedisk0:
-#- --length-- -----date/time------ path
1 145281892 Jan 26 2017 11:30:56 -06:00 s72033-adventerprisek9_wan-mz.122-33.SXJ10.bin
2 669827 Jan 26 2017 11:33:44 -06:00 c6msfc3-rm2.srec.122-17r.SX7
3 736475 Jan 26 2017 11:34:10 -06:00 c6ksup720-rm2.srec.8-5-4.srec
4 94397 Mar 8 2017 13:40:50 -06:00 xxxx.cfg

877756416 bytes available (146800640 bytes used)


****************************************************************************************************************************


>sh slavedisk1:

%Error show slavedisk1: (No such device)


****************************************************************************************************************************
>sh bootflash:

-#- ED ----type---- --crc--- -seek-- nlen -length- ---------date/time--------- name
1 .. ascii text 916013C0 123904 28 669827 Feb 21 2013 14:14:23 -06:00 c6msfc3-rm2.srec.122-17r.SX7
2 .. ascii text 6D4F3D1E 1D7660 29 736475 Mar 8 2017 13:13:27 -06:00 c6ksup720-rm2.srec.8-5-4.srec

64129440 bytes available (1406560 bytes used)

****************************************************************************************************************************

>sh slavebootflash:

-#- ED ----type---- --crc--- -seek-- nlen -length- ---------date/time--------- name
1 .. ascii text 916013C0 123904 28 669827 Feb 21 2013 14:14:51 -06:00 c6msfc3-rm2.srec.122-17r.SX7
2 .. ascii text 6D4F3D1E 1D7660 29 736475 Mar 8 2017 13:14:03 -06:00 c6ksup720-rm2.srec.8-5-4.srec

64129440 bytes available (1406560 bytes used)


****************************************************************************************************************************


>sh sup-bootflash

-#- --length-- -----date/time------ path
1 33554432 Mar 8 2017 13:13:34 -06:00 sea_console.dat
2 145281892 Mar 8 2017 13:22:04 -06:00 s72033-adventerprisek9_wan-mz.122-33.SXJ10.bin
3 33554432 Mar 8 2017 13:19:00 -06:00 sea_log.dat

812154880 bytes available (212402176 bytes used)

****************************************************************************************************************************


>sh slavesup-bootflash

-#- --length-- -----date/time------ path
1 33554432 Mar 8 2017 13:13:52 -06:00 sea_console.dat
2 145281892 Mar 8 2017 13:32:52 -06:00 s72033-adventerprisek9_wan-mz.122-33.SXJ10.bin
3 736475 Mar 8 2017 13:38:06 -06:00 upg_sp_rommon.srec
4 33554432 Mar 8 2017 15:08:00 -06:00 sea_log.dat

811417600 bytes available (213139456 bytes used)

****************************************************************************************************************************


>sh sup-bootflash:

-#- --length-- -----date/time------ path
1 33554432 Mar 8 2017 13:13:34 -06:00 sea_console.dat
2 145281892 Mar 8 2017 13:22:04 -06:00 s72033-adventerprisek9_wan-mz.122-33.SXJ10.bin
3 33554432 Mar 8 2017 13:19:00 -06:00 sea_log.dat

812154880 bytes available (212402176 bytes used)

****************************************************************************************************************************

>sh mod
Mod Ports Card Type Model Serial No.
--- ----- -------------------------------------- ------------------ -----------

5 2 Supervisor Engine 720 (Active) WS-SUP720-3B 
6 2 Supervisor Engine 720 (Hot) WS-SUP720-3B 

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