02-11-2013 02:54 PM - edited 03-07-2019 11:39 AM
I have a Sup32 that I suspect has faulty NVRAM (e.g., I am unable to "wr mem" on the device - it states resource is busy but no other active connections exist). Prior to replacing the supervisor engine I'd like to take a crack at formatting NVRAM to see if it resolves the issue. This supervisor does not have a CF card installed, thus no Disk0:. Within the CLI, I am presented two options with the "format" command - bootflash: and sup-bootflash:. Bootflash: does not have any data on it, however, sup-bootflash: contains my IOS image. I believe that both of these locations are simply directories within NVRAM.
Any thoughts?
Thanks!
Darren
02-11-2013 04:18 PM
Hi,
NVRAM can not be formatted. The only thing you can do is to erase the config.
HTH
02-12-2013 12:23 AM
Hi Darren,
As Reza said you cannot format the NVRAM.
Further more what error do you see when you type "wr mem" ?
Regards
Inayath
02-12-2013 06:44 AM
Appreciate the feedback guys. I'm trying to get a better handle on the file structure here. There is no CF card installed, so the only storage location should be within flash on the SUP itself. When I perform a "wr mem" I receive the following "
startup-config file open failed (Device or resource busy)". Support forums often refer to another user/device connecting to the switch, however, I have verified that no other devices are currently connected.
Thx,
Darren
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