3620 wants to save startup-config file to flash????

jimb · ‎10-22-2004

I just got in a 3620 router and was configuring it to talk on an Ethernet segment as a gateway. When I issued the "copy run start" command I was suprised to see a prompt stating "Erasing the flash filesystem will remove all files! Continue?"

Why would the 3620 try to save the startup-config to flash? Can I change this behavior?

thisisshanky · ‎10-22-2004

The behaviour is definitely strange. Can you paste the messages that appear (including the command you are typing) as is..

Sankar Nair
UC Solutions Architect
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jimb · ‎10-22-2004

Router1#copy run start

Here tiz...

..................................................

Destination filename [start]?

%Warning:There is a file already existing with this name

Do you want to over write? [confirm]

Erase flash: before copying? [confirm]

Erasing the flash filesystem will remove all files! Continue? [confirm]n

Verifying checksum... OK (0x3898)

447 bytes copied in 0.552 secs (810 bytes/sec)

Prashanth Krishnappa · ‎10-22-2004

I am thinking it is trying it to write the running config to device flash:(possible bug) when you just issue a "copy run start". You might already have a file name "start" in flash(do a "dir flash:" to check).

Try the following "copy run startup-config" or just a "wr mem" and see if you see the same behavior.

It should still not do this when you and I am thinking it is a bug