Boot buffersize change size of nvram simulate file, there no nvram all files stored on flash.
On 06.04.2012, at 0:43, Tom Storey <t...@snnap.net> wrote: > Hey Skeeve, > > Re config size, have you thought about using "service compress-config"? > > This might help to reduce the config size by about 25-30%, which may > or may not be enough, or may not be enough for long enough. > > Just a quick dir I did before adding command: > > Router#dir nvram: > Directory of nvram:/ > > 237 -rw- 1292 <no date> startup-config > > And after: > > Router#wr > Building configuration... > > Compressed configuration from 1316 bytes to 829 bytes[OK] > Router#dir nvram: > Directory of nvram:/ > > 237 -rw- 829 <no date> startup-config > > Though if your config is that big, maybe it is just worth finding a > box with bigger NVRAM anyway. :-) > > Also I wonder, on some Cat switches NVRAM is just flash emulated > anyway (which might explain why some of them write their config so > quickly...) I wonder if theres some special command that can increase > the amount allocated to the virtual NVRAM? > > Tom > > > On 5 April 2012 06:25, Skeeve Stevens <skeeve+cisco...@eintellego.net> wrote: >> Hey all, >> >> I have a customer trying to setup a solution for some hosting. >> >> They want to have a dozen or so VLANs with thousands of secondary subnets >> across these VLANs all configured with HSRP. >> >> Initially they are testing with Cisco 3750's and they are having problems: >> >> Apr 5 11:48:26.484 AEST: %SYS-2-MALLOCFAIL: Memory allocation of 395648 >> bytes failed from 0x1164560, alignment 0 >> Pool: Processor Free: 1212608 Cause: Memory fragmentation >> Alternate Pool: None Free: 0 Cause: No Alternate pool >> -Process= "hulc running config", ipl= 0, pid= 309 >> -Traceback= 29AF8E4 29B1E04 29B2068 2C3D198 1164564 1163534 1160320 1169408 >> 134B664 134B6F0 1ECAA54 1F5D2E4 1F5DA08 1620C20 1621984 1621B28 >> >> Also upon trying to save the config: >> >> TEST#copy run start >> Destination filename [startup-config]? >> startup-config file open failed (Not enough space) >> 0 bytes copied in 0.00 >> >> So the 512k NVRAM isn't enough. >> >> Does anyone know a Cisco model that can handle this many instances of HSRP, >> number of secondary subnets, and has the NVRAM to save the actual config? >> (couple of meg I guess) ? >> >> ...Skeeve >> >> >> >> *Skeeve Stevens, CEO* >> eintellego Pty Ltd >> ske...@eintellego.net ; www.eintellego.net <http://www.eintellego.net.au> >> >> Phone: 1300 753 383 ; Fax: (+612) 8572 9954 >> >> Cell +61 (0)414 753 383 ; skype://skeeve >> >> facebook.com/eintellego >> >> twitter.com/networkceoau ; www.linkedin.com/in/skeeve >> >> PO Box 7726, Baulkham Hills, NSW 1755 Australia >> >> The Experts Who The Experts Call >> Juniper - Cisco – Brocade - IBM >> _______________________________________________ >> cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net >> https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp >> archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ > > _______________________________________________ > cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net > https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp > archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ _______________________________________________ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
