While updating IOS in a bunch of 2900XL switches, I saw the following:
b7122r59B-wg-2924C-1-v1#sho ver
Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software
IOS (tm) C2900xl Software (C2900xl-C3H2S-M), Version 12.0(5)WC5, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
Copyright (c) 1986-2002 by cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Tue 28-May-02 11:11 by devgoyal
Image text-base: 0x00003000, data-base: 0x0034A3C8
ROM: Bootstrap program is C2900xl boot loader
b7122r59B-wg-2924C-1-v1 uptime is 7 minutes
System returned to ROM by power-on
System restarted at 14:44:33 EDT Sun Jul 14 2002
System image file is "flash:c2900xl-c3h2s-mz.120-5.WC.bin"
cisco WS-C2924C-XL (PowerPC403GA) processor (revision 0x11) with 8192K/1024K bytes of memory.
Processor board ID FAA0308J0TG, with hardware revision 0x01
Last reset from power-on
Processor is running Enterprise Edition Software
Cluster command switch capable
Cluster member switch capable
24 FastEthernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s)
32K bytes of flash-simulated non-volatile configuration memory.
Base ethernet MAC Address: 00:50:80:70:7E:00
Motherboard assembly number: 73-3381-04
Power supply part number: 34-0834-01
Motherboard serial number: FAA03069H6T
Model revision number: A0
Model number: WS-C2924C-XL-A
System serial number: FAA0308J0TG
Configuration register is 0xF
b7122r59B-wg-2924C-1-v1#dir flash:
Directory of flash:/
2 ---x 1798272 Jan 01 1970 09:24:15 c2900xl-c3h2s-mz.120-5.WC.bin
20 ---x 333 Dec 31 1969 22:16:54 env_vars
6 ---x 108 Jul 14 2002 12:39:43 info
16 -rwx 8192 Jul 14 2002 12:42:37 e2rb.bin
181 ---x 108 Jul 14 2002 12:42:37 info.ver
17 -rwx 2423 Jul 14 2002 12:43:26 config.text
3612672 bytes total (1800704 bytes free)
b7122r59B-wg-2924C-1-v1#
Thus, it claims to have 8M of flash, but dir flash: only reports a total of 5413376 bytes. Where did the rest go?
Also, is there a good reference for the 2900 and 3500 XL file system commands? The "Using the Cisco IOS File System" doc talks about Class A, B, and C Flash File Systems, but doesn't include the "red-headed IOS" version in the switches.
