Solved: Cisco Catalyst 9410 Equipped with bootflash-1-1 Filesystem

zachartl · ‎08-08-2023

Hello,

We need to upgrade one of our 9410s and one of our Engineers came across a Primary Supervisor module equipped with the bootflash: filesystem and a bootflash-1-1: filesystem. The latter contains the OS package files and I did a copy run bootflash-1-1:config_backup_8-8-2023 just to test and the running configuration file was created and automatically copied to the stby-bootflash: filesystem.

The bootflash: file system is empty. I believe we will be alright with the upgrade but wanted to see if this was something Cisco did early on with the Sup-1 (C9400-SUP-1) Supervisor modules.

mh05-9410a#dir bootflash-1-1:
Directory of bootflash-1-1:/

636482 drwx 4096 Sep 26 2019 22:43:10 -04:00 .installer
636484 -rw- 333 Sep 26 2019 22:43:11 -04:00 bootloader_evt_handle.log
636485 drwx 4096 Jan 12 2019 14:55:53 -05:00 core
636487 drwx 4096 Jan 12 2019 23:45:58 -05:00 .rollback_timer
636495 drwx 4096 Jan 12 2019 14:55:55 -05:00 gs_script
636496 drwx 4096 Sep 25 2019 13:24:59 -04:00 tech_support
636483 -rw- 162 Sep 26 2019 22:43:59 -04:00 boothelper.log
636507 -rw- 123888 Sep 26 2019 22:44:26 -04:00 memleak.tcl
636509 drwx 4096 Jan 12 2019 14:56:38 -05:00 onep
636488 drwx 4096 Dec 8 2018 15:49:38 -05:00 .ssh
644641 drwx 4096 Jan 13 2019 00:14:10 -05:00 .prst_sync
636508 -rw- 33554432 Aug 4 2023 19:22:16 -04:00 nvram_config
636511 -rw- 1156 May 12 2020 13:30:54 -04:00 vlan.dat
636512 -rw- 242 Aug 7 2023 08:50:50 -04:00 smart_overall_health.log
636514 drwx 4096 Nov 20 2022 12:37:21 -05:00 callhome
81615 -rw- 15856632 Sep 25 2019 13:20:39 -04:00 cat9k-webui.16.09.03.SPA.pkg
636532 -rw- 81928 Aug 8 2023 09:55:01 -04:00 backup_config_8-8-2023
14 -rw- 7554 Sep 25 2019 13:22:10 -04:00 packages.conf
81608 -rw- 27149312 Sep 25 2019 13:20:39 -04:00 cat9k-cc_srdriver.16.09.03.SPA.pkg
81609 -rw- 81187836 Sep 25 2019 13:20:39 -04:00 cat9k-espbase.16.09.03.SPA.pkg
81610 -rw- 1647612 Sep 25 2019 13:20:39 -04:00 cat9k-guestshell.16.09.03.SPA.pkg
81611 -rw- 422978552 Sep 25 2019 13:20:39 -04:00 cat9k-rpbase.16.09.03.SPA.pkg
81617 -rw- 34562710 Sep 25 2019 13:20:55 -04:00 cat9k-rpboot.16.09.03.SPA.pkg
81612 -rw- 28914684 Sep 25 2019 13:20:39 -04:00 cat9k-sipbase.16.09.03.SPA.pkg
81613 -rw- 54989816 Sep 25 2019 13:20:39 -04:00 cat9k-sipspa.16.09.03.SPA.pkg
81614 -rw- 34886652 Sep 25 2019 13:20:39 -04:00 cat9k-srdriver.16.09.03.SPA.pkg
81616 -rw- 9208 Sep 25 2019 13:20:39 -04:00 cat9k-wlc.16.09.03.SPA.pkg

10527703040 bytes total (9255780352 bytes free)

*****Empty Bootflash: Directory******

mh05-9410a#dir bootflash:
Directory of bootflash:/

No files in directory

10527629312 bytes total (9255624704 bytes free)

Thank you,

Terry

marce1000 · ‎08-08-2023

- Could be a remnant of dual supervisor configuration normally the bootflash-1-1 filesystem will as such be named and or used on the ICS supervisor (In-Chassis Standby supervisor). Or does this box have 2 supervisors ?

M.

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marce1000 · ‎08-08-2023

- Could be a remnant of dual supervisor configuration normally the bootflash-1-1 filesystem will as such be named and or used on the ICS supervisor (In-Chassis Standby supervisor). Or does this box have 2 supervisors ?

M.

-- Each morning when I wake up and look into the mirror I always say ' Why am I so brilliant ? '
When the mirror will then always repond to me with ' The only thing that exceeds your brilliance is your beauty! '

zachartl · ‎08-08-2023

Hello,

This 9400 is equipped with Two Supervisor modules. The file system name is stby-bootflash:

Leo Laohoo · ‎08-08-2023

Even though they are all Catalyst 9k, different platforms have different way of calling the flash. And the name of the flash will change depending on the version of firmware the platform is on.