C9200-24P cleaning flash

[SergeyKunitsa1]

We have stack with two C9200-24P switches. 

Flash of first switch displays 

1956839424 bytes total (845697024 bytes free)

Flash of second switch:

1957167104 bytes total (1358430208 bytes free)

I compare content of two flashes - it`s identical (+/- several Mb).

We try to clean this flash, but "squeeze flash" command is unreachable, "install remove inactive" does not give any result/

So, can anybody help us to understand - why we have so few free space on first flash, and how we can clean this flash?

[balaji.bandi]

what is the version of IOS XE running

post dir output here.

[SergeyKunitsa1]

Version 17.3.5

Directory of flash:/

64813 -rw- 656 Feb 14 2023 18:07:53 +01:00 DHCP_SNOOP_DATA.txt
64771 drwx 4096 Feb 13 2023 13:17:26 +01:00 .installer
24291 drwx 4096 Feb 13 2023 13:04:24 +01:00 license_evlog
64799 -rw- 2097152 Feb 6 2023 23:15:11 +01:00 nvram_config_bkup
64798 -rw- 2097152 Feb 6 2023 23:15:11 +01:00 nvram_config
64802 -rw- 1036 Feb 6 2023 22:59:45 +01:00 stby-vlan.dat
64815 -rw- 0 Feb 6 2023 22:57:37 +01:00 dope_hist
64792 -rw- 15500 Feb 6 2023 22:57:37 +01:00 rdope_out.txt
64793 -rw- 89 Feb 6 2023 22:57:33 +01:00 rdope.log
64801 -rw- 1036 Feb 6 2023 22:57:28 +01:00 vlan.dat
105249 drwx 4096 Feb 6 2023 22:57:19 +01:00 .prst_sync
64780 -rw- 134458 Feb 6 2023 22:56:09 +01:00 memleak.tcl
64770 -rw- 2148 Feb 6 2023 22:55:54 +01:00 boothelper.log
8120 drwx 4096 Feb 6 2023 22:55:52 +01:00 dc_profile_dir
64774 -rw- 370 Feb 6 2023 22:55:33 +01:00 bootloader_evt_handle.log
64812 -rw- 427349016 Feb 6 2023 22:29:37 +01:00 cat9k_lite-rpbase.17.03.05.SPA.pkg
64778 -rw- 2149 Aug 26 2022 11:23:12 +02:00 boothelper.log.old
64808 drwx 4096 Aug 1 2022 15:23:29 +02:00 .rommon_sync
64791 drwx 4096 Jul 8 2022 03:21:48 +02:00 .dbpersist
97153 drwx 4096 Jul 8 2022 03:09:36 +02:00 .rollback_timer
24309 -rw- 40713581 Jul 8 2022 03:04:17 +02:00 cat9k_lite-rpboot.17.03.05.SPA.pkg
24305 -rw- 4920 Jul 8 2022 03:04:17 +02:00 packages.conf
24308 -rw- 11043860 Jul 8 2022 03:02:56 +02:00 cat9k_lite-webui.17.03.05.SPA.pkg
24307 -rw- 4367384 Jul 8 2022 03:02:56 +02:00 cat9k_lite-srdriver.17.03.05.SPA.pkg
64803 drwx 4096 Jul 8 2022 02:57:00 +02:00 pnp-tech
64775 drwx 4096 Jul 8 2022 02:56:39 +02:00 core
64796 drwx 4096 Jul 8 2022 02:56:35 +02:00 guest-share
72865 drwx 4096 Jul 8 2022 02:56:17 +02:00 pnp-info
64794 drwx 4096 Jul 8 2022 02:56:17 +02:00 onep
64781 drwx 4096 Jul 8 2022 02:55:10 +02:00 Tbot
8122 drwx 4096 Jul 8 2022 02:55:04 +02:00 sys_report
8097 drwx 4096 Jul 8 2022 02:55:02 +02:00 tech_support
64777 drwx 4096 Jul 8 2022 02:55:02 +02:00 ss_disc
64776 -rw- 5242880 Jul 8 2022 02:55:02 +02:00 ssd
105252 drwx 4096 Jul 8 2022 02:55:02 +02:00 gs_script

1956839424 bytes total (845697024 bytes free)

Directory of flash-2:/

32386 drwx 4096 Feb 13 2023 13:18:11 +01:00 license_evlog
24291 drwx 4096 Feb 13 2023 13:17:24 +01:00 .installer
24318 -rw- 2097152 Feb 6 2023 23:15:13 +01:00 nvram_config_bkup
24317 -rw- 2097152 Feb 6 2023 23:15:13 +01:00 nvram_config
24298 -rw- 1036 Feb 6 2023 23:00:11 +01:00 vlan.dat
64769 drwx 4096 Feb 6 2023 22:59:48 +01:00 .prst_sync
24311 -rw- 15500 Feb 6 2023 22:57:38 +01:00 rdope_out.txt
24331 -rw- 0 Feb 6 2023 22:57:38 +01:00 dope_hist
24312 -rw- 89 Feb 6 2023 22:57:35 +01:00 rdope.log
24300 -rw- 134458 Feb 6 2023 22:56:09 +01:00 memleak.tcl
24293 -rw- 2148 Feb 6 2023 22:55:54 +01:00 boothelper.log
89080 drwx 4096 Feb 6 2023 22:55:51 +01:00 dc_profile_dir
24294 -rw- 481 Feb 6 2023 22:55:33 +01:00 bootloader_evt_handle.log
24290 -rw- 2149 Aug 26 2022 11:23:13 +02:00 boothelper.log.old
24329 drwx 4096 Aug 26 2022 11:21:25 +02:00 .rommon_sync
24321 -rw- 856 Aug 1 2022 15:21:55 +02:00 stby-vlan.dat
24323 -rw- 47 Jul 21 2022 12:45:19 +02:00 DHCP_SNOOP_DATA.txt
24322 drwx 4096 Jul 4 2022 16:00:10 +02:00 pnp-tech
56673 drwx 4096 May 23 2022 12:48:27 +02:00 .rollback_timer
97175 -rw- 40713581 May 23 2022 12:43:09 +02:00 cat9k_lite-rpboot.17.03.05.SPA.pkg
97171 -rw- 4920 May 23 2022 12:43:09 +02:00 packages.conf
97174 -rw- 11043860 May 23 2022 12:41:31 +02:00 cat9k_lite-webui.17.03.05.SPA.pkg
97173 -rw- 4367384 May 23 2022 12:41:31 +02:00 cat9k_lite-srdriver.17.03.05.SPA.pkg
97172 -rw- 427349016 May 23 2022 12:41:31 +02:00 cat9k_lite-rpbase.17.03.05.SPA.pkg
24310 drwx 4096 May 23 2022 12:38:01 +02:00 .dbpersist
24295 drwx 4096 May 23 2022 12:35:19 +02:00 core
24315 drwx 4096 May 23 2022 12:35:18 +02:00 guest-share
105251 drwx 4096 May 23 2022 12:34:58 +02:00 pnp-info
24313 drwx 4096 May 23 2022 12:34:57 +02:00 onep
89082 drwx 4096 May 23 2022 12:34:00 +02:00 .USWAP
24301 drwx 4096 May 23 2022 12:33:51 +02:00 Tbot
113345 drwx 4096 May 23 2022 12:33:50 +02:00 .CRFT
24299 drwx 4096 May 23 2022 12:33:45 +02:00 sys_report
89057 drwx 4096 May 23 2022 12:33:43 +02:00 tech_support
24297 drwx 4096 May 23 2022 12:33:43 +02:00 ss_disc
24296 -rw- 5242880 May 23 2022 12:33:43 +02:00 ssd
64772 drwx 4096 May 23 2022 12:33:43 +02:00 gs_script

1957167104 bytes total (1358430208 bytes free)

[balaji.bandi]

So the query here flash one consumed more compare to flash two right ?

you need to check manually any folder has more content ?

folder you can identify - drwx

[SergeyKunitsa1]

I already did this - the content of both flashes is identical. 

To check the folder`s content I used dir /recursive flash:

[balaji.bandi]

Not sure never seen this before...next, i am guessing is to reboot the stack if the device has long uptime. (not sure if this fix the issue)

I am sure some files are hidden somewhere.,...

[SergeyKunitsa1]

and already rebooted without any results

uptime is 1 week, 2 days, 11 hours, 19 minutes

maybe I have on flash big file(s) (such as IOS image) which marked as deleted, but not deleted physically?

How I can clear this files?

In previous families was a command "squeeze flash" but in 9200 it unavailable

[balaji.bandi]

maybe I have on flash big file(s) (such as IOS image) which marked as deleted, but not deleted physically?

- we do not see like that as per your output , where did you see that ?

you already did /recursive to delete (command reference )

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/lan/catalyst9200/software/release/16-11/configuration_guide/sys_mgmt/b_1611_sys_mgmt_9200_cg/working_with_the_flash_file_system.html

[SergeyKunitsa1]

- we do not see like that as per your output , where did you see that ?

I don`t see that, this is my proposal, because I don`t know, where lost 500Mb

[Leo Laohoo]

delete /f /r flash:/tracelogs/*.gz

[SergeyKunitsa1]

The folder flash:/tracelogs isn`t precent on flash

#delete /f /r flash:/tracelogs/*.gz
No such file

[Leo Laohoo]

Post the complete output to the following commands: 

1. dir flash-1:core
2. dir flash-2:core

[SergeyKunitsa1]

Output below

Directory of flash:/core/

64797 -rw- 1 Feb 16 2023 08:13:11 +01:00 .callhome
113345 drwx 4096 Jul 8 2022 02:54:59 +02:00 modules

1956839424 bytes total (845697024 bytes free)

Directory of flash:core/modules/

No files in directory

Directory of flash-2:/core/

24316 -rw- 1 Feb 16 2023 08:18:31 +01:00 .callhome
72865 drwx 4096 May 23 2022 12:33:41 +02:00 modules

1957167104 bytes total (1358430208 bytes free)

Directory of flash-2:core/modules/

No files in directory

1957167104 bytes total (1358430208 bytes free)

[Leo Laohoo]

Looks fine.

[oelghann · Accepted solution]

Hello Sergey,

You're hitting CSCwa71156.

1. Reload the active member switch, so that Standby takes the active role.

2. Perform the following Commands, when Switch 2 is now the active member.

#conf t

#iox

#end

#guestshell enable

#guestshell destroy

#conf t

#no iox

#end

- Now try the upgrade again, it should work. If the reload isn’t possible, then please raise case with Cisco TAC, to access the Shell, and remove the iox files.