Erasing the flash file system – Cisco ASA 5505 User Manual
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Cisco ASA 5500 Series Configuration Guide using the CLI
Chapter 82 Troubleshooting
Erasing the Flash File System
ADDRESS=10.132.44.177
SERVER=10.129.0.30
GATEWAY=10.132.44.1
PORT=Ethernet0/0
VLAN=untagged
IMAGE=f1/asa840-232-k8.bin
CONFIG=
LINKTIMEOUT=20
PKTTIMEOUT=4
RETRY=20
Step 6
Ping the TFTP server by entering the ping server command.
rommon #7> ping server
Sending 20, 100-byte ICMP Echoes to server 10.129.0.30, timeout is 4 seconds:
Success rate is 100 percent (20/20)
Step 7
Load the software image by entering the tftp command.
rommon #8> tftp
ROMMON Variable Settings:
ADDRESS=10.132.44.177
SERVER=10.129.0.30
GATEWAY=10.132.44.1
PORT=Ethernet0/0
VLAN=untagged
IMAGE=f1/asa840-232-k8.bin
CONFIG=
LINKTIMEOUT=20
PKTTIMEOUT=4
RETRY=20
tftp f1/[email protected] via 10.132.44.1
Received 14450688 bytes
Launching TFTP Image...
Cisco ASA Security Appliance admin loader (3.0) #0: Mon Mar 5 16:00:07 MST 2011
Loading...
After the software image is successfully loaded, the ASA automatically exits ROMMON mode.
Step 8
To verify that the correct software image has been loaded into the ASA, check the version by entering
the following command:
hostname# show version
Erasing the Flash File System
To erase the flash file system, perform the following steps:
Step 1
Connect to the ASA console port according to the instructions in
Command-Line Interface” section on page 2-1
Step 2
Power off the ASA, then power it on.
Step 3
During startup, press the Escape key when you are prompted to enter ROMMON mode.