Solved: Multiple IOS mages in BOOTVAR string ASA 5500 series

goodwinag · ‎10-28-2016

Hello,

We have an ASA that is our main firewall, when typing the show bootvar command, the following output appears:

BOOT variable = disk0:/asa961-smp-k8.bin;disk0:/asa931-1-smp-k8.bin;disk0:/asa931-1-smp-k8.bin;disk0:/asa921-smp-k8.bin
Current BOOT variable = disk0:/asa961-smp-k8.bin;disk0:/asa931-1-smp-k8.bin;disk0:/asa922-4-smp-k8.bin;disk0:/asa921-smp-k8.bin

We would like to have the first one in the string as the boot image, would removing the remaining images be as simple as follows?

no boot disk0:/asa931-1-smp-k8.bin

no boot disk0:/asa931-1-smp-k8.bin (duplicate)

no boot disk0:/asa921-smp-k8.bin

After doing so, would the above mentioned images be removed from the bootvar?

Thanks In Advance,

Tony

Anton Abik · ‎10-28-2016

Hi,

just execute show run boot
copy the output of this command. You will see something like this "boot system disk0:/asaXXX-smp-k8.bin" multiple times for every image
put down "NO" before every image you dont want, like this "no boot system disk0:/asaXXX-smp-k8.bin"
Leave just the one you want
copy run start

Hope it helps

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Anton Abik · ‎10-28-2016

Hi,

just execute show run boot
copy the output of this command. You will see something like this "boot system disk0:/asaXXX-smp-k8.bin" multiple times for every image
put down "NO" before every image you dont want, like this "no boot system disk0:/asaXXX-smp-k8.bin"
Leave just the one you want
copy run start

Hope it helps