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Brocade switch firmwaredownload failed due to no free space left on device

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10/25/2024, 9:52:39 AM

Applies to

Brocade switch

Issue

  • Firmware upgrade on brocade switch failed with below error.

switch:FID128:maintenance> firmwaredownload -v
There is not enough free space left on the switch.
Please use cleanup command to free up disk space.
switch:FID128:maintenance>

  • Flash is less than 100%

switch:FID128:maintenance> mapssam --show flash
Showing Flash Usage:
   Flash Usage   : 55%

  • df -h indicates secondary partition is full.

switch:FID128:maintenance-service> df -h
Filesystem      Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/xx/xx       893M  465M  382M  55% /
dxx        3.7G     0  3.7G   0% /dev
xxx          1000M  1.3M  999M   1% /tmp
/dev/sda2       892M  890M     0 100% /mnt


 

 

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