Wireless Access

Thank you all,

Following the Release Notes sections: Low Free Flash Memory.

I have performed:

tar crash

tar clean crash

tar clean logs

tar clean traces

With no changes.

This step changed nothing:

"Copy the flashbackup.tar.gz and configbackup.tar.gz files out of the controller. Then delete the

flashbackup.tar.gz and configbackup.tar.gz files from the flash memory of the controller."
Which I presume is on root

show storage; still show 100%

Have listed flash (dir flash), showing hundreds of files..

Anyone ?

Thank you all,

Following the Release Notes sections: Low Free Flash Memory.

I have performed:

tar crash

tar clean crash

tar clean logs

tar clean traces

With no changes.

This step changed nothing:

"Copy the flashbackup.tar.gz and configbackup.tar.gz files out of the controller. Then delete the

flashbackup.tar.gz and configbackup.tar.gz files from the flash memory of the controller."
Which I presume is on root

show storage; still show 100%

Have listed flash (dir flash), showing hundreds of files..

Anyone ?

Yes, but that takes time, I really should have done some config changes J

Thank you all,

Following the Release Notes sections: Low Free Flash Memory.

I have performed:

tar crash

tar clean crash

tar clean logs

tar clean traces

With no changes.

This step changed nothing:

"Copy the flashbackup.tar.gz and configbackup.tar.gz files out of the controller. Then delete the

flashbackup.tar.gz and configbackup.tar.gz files from the flash memory of the controller."
Which I presume is on root

show storage; still show 100%

Have listed flash (dir flash), showing hundreds of files..

Anyone ?

Yes, but that takes time, I really should have done some config changes J

Thank you all,

Following the Release Notes sections: Low Free Flash Memory.

I have performed:

tar crash

tar clean crash

tar clean logs

tar clean traces

With no changes.

This step changed nothing:

"Copy the flashbackup.tar.gz and configbackup.tar.gz files out of the controller. Then delete the

flashbackup.tar.gz and configbackup.tar.gz files from the flash memory of the controller."
Which I presume is on root

show storage; still show 100%

Have listed flash (dir flash), showing hundreds of files..

Anyone ?

Hi All

I am getting same error on an existing MM infrastructure running 8.10.05

"
Not enough space in flash to save configuration. Config commit aborted."

(vmamm1) ^[/] #show storage 

Filesystem                Size      Used Available Use% Mounted on
none                      3.0G    126.7M      2.9G   4% /tmp
/dev/sdb1                 5.8G      5.5G         0 100% /flash
/dev/sda5                 1.4G    418.4M    984.6M  30% /mnt/disk1
/dev/sda6                 1.4G    422.2M    980.8M  30% /mnt/disk2

Only Tac can solve it?

Regards and thanks

Yes, but that takes time, I really should have done some config changes J

Thank you all,

Following the Release Notes sections: Low Free Flash Memory.

I have performed:

tar crash

tar clean crash

tar clean logs

tar clean traces

With no changes.

This step changed nothing:

"Copy the flashbackup.tar.gz and configbackup.tar.gz files out of the controller. Then delete the

flashbackup.tar.gz and configbackup.tar.gz files from the flash memory of the controller."
Which I presume is on root

show storage; still show 100%

Have listed flash (dir flash), showing hundreds of files..

Anyone ?

HI.

You can delete logs and trace files. There are detailed instructions on how to do it in the Conductor Release notes.

You can also increase the disk drive size on VM. Check the instructions in the VA Installation Guide.

Short instructions for increasing the flash size.

• Power off the VM
• Add a new bigger disk drive to VM
• Boot the VM
• VM will automatically migrate the data to a new disk
• Finish

Best, Gorazd

Hi All

I am getting same error on an existing MM infrastructure running 8.10.05

"
Not enough space in flash to save configuration. Config commit aborted."

(vmamm1) ^[/] #show storage 

Filesystem                Size      Used Available Use% Mounted on
none                      3.0G    126.7M      2.9G   4% /tmp
/dev/sdb1                 5.8G      5.5G         0 100% /flash
/dev/sda5                 1.4G    418.4M    984.6M  30% /mnt/disk1
/dev/sda6                 1.4G    422.2M    980.8M  30% /mnt/disk2

Only Tac can solve it?

Regards and thanks

Yes, but that takes time, I really should have done some config changes J

Thank you all,

Following the Release Notes sections: Low Free Flash Memory.

I have performed:

tar crash

tar clean crash

tar clean logs

tar clean traces

With no changes.

This step changed nothing:

"Copy the flashbackup.tar.gz and configbackup.tar.gz files out of the controller. Then delete the

flashbackup.tar.gz and configbackup.tar.gz files from the flash memory of the controller."
Which I presume is on root

show storage; still show 100%

Have listed flash (dir flash), showing hundreds of files..

Anyone ?

HI.

You can delete logs and trace files. There are detailed instructions on how to do it in the Conductor Release notes.

You can also increase the disk drive size on VM. Check the instructions in the VA Installation Guide.

Short instructions for increasing the flash size.

• Power off the VM
• Add a new bigger disk drive to VM
• Boot the VM
• VM will automatically migrate the data to a new disk
• Finish

Best, Gorazd

Hi All

I am getting same error on an existing MM infrastructure running 8.10.05

"
Not enough space in flash to save configuration. Config commit aborted."

(vmamm1) ^[/] #show storage 

Filesystem                Size      Used Available Use% Mounted on
none                      3.0G    126.7M      2.9G   4% /tmp
/dev/sdb1                 5.8G      5.5G         0 100% /flash
/dev/sda5                 1.4G    418.4M    984.6M  30% /mnt/disk1
/dev/sda6                 1.4G    422.2M    980.8M  30% /mnt/disk2

Only Tac can solve it?

Regards and thanks

Yes, but that takes time, I really should have done some config changes J

Thank you all,

Following the Release Notes sections: Low Free Flash Memory.

I have performed:

tar crash

tar clean crash

tar clean logs

tar clean traces

With no changes.

This step changed nothing:

"Copy the flashbackup.tar.gz and configbackup.tar.gz files out of the controller. Then delete the

flashbackup.tar.gz and configbackup.tar.gz files from the flash memory of the controller."
Which I presume is on root

show storage; still show 100%

Have listed flash (dir flash), showing hundreds of files..

Anyone ?

HI.

You can delete logs and trace files. There are detailed instructions on how to do it in the Conductor Release notes.

You can also increase the disk drive size on VM. Check the instructions in the VA Installation Guide.

Short instructions for increasing the flash size.

• Power off the VM
• Add a new bigger disk drive to VM
• Boot the VM
• VM will automatically migrate the data to a new disk
• Finish

Best, Gorazd

Hi All

I am getting same error on an existing MM infrastructure running 8.10.05

"
Not enough space in flash to save configuration. Config commit aborted."

(vmamm1) ^[/] #show storage 

Filesystem                Size      Used Available Use% Mounted on
none                      3.0G    126.7M      2.9G   4% /tmp
/dev/sdb1                 5.8G      5.5G         0 100% /flash
/dev/sda5                 1.4G    418.4M    984.6M  30% /mnt/disk1
/dev/sda6                 1.4G    422.2M    980.8M  30% /mnt/disk2

Only Tac can solve it?

Regards and thanks

Yes, but that takes time, I really should have done some config changes J

Thank you all,

Following the Release Notes sections: Low Free Flash Memory.

I have performed:

tar crash

tar clean crash

tar clean logs

tar clean traces

With no changes.

This step changed nothing:

"Copy the flashbackup.tar.gz and configbackup.tar.gz files out of the controller. Then delete the

flashbackup.tar.gz and configbackup.tar.gz files from the flash memory of the controller."
Which I presume is on root

show storage; still show 100%

Have listed flash (dir flash), showing hundreds of files..

Anyone ?

------------------------------
Steinar

Original Message:
Sent: Aug 05, 2023 02:34 AM
From: GorazdKikelj
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

HI.

You can delete logs and trace files. There are detailed instructions on how to do it in the Conductor Release notes.

You can also increase the disk drive size on VM. Check the instructions in the VA Installation Guide.

Short instructions for increasing the flash size.

• Power off the VM
• Add a new bigger disk drive to VM
• Boot the VM
• VM will automatically migrate the data to a new disk
• Finish

Best, Gorazd

------------------------------
Gorazd Kikelj
MVP Expert 2023

Original Message:
Sent: Aug 04, 2023 12:44 PM
From: beconnect
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

Hi All

I am getting same error on an existing MM infrastructure running 8.10.05

"
Not enough space in flash to save configuration. Config commit aborted."

(vmamm1) ^[/] #show storage 

Filesystem                Size      Used Available Use% Mounted on
none                      3.0G    126.7M      2.9G   4% /tmp
/dev/sdb1                 5.8G      5.5G         0 100% /flash
/dev/sda5                 1.4G    418.4M    984.6M  30% /mnt/disk1
/dev/sda6                 1.4G    422.2M    980.8M  30% /mnt/disk2

Only Tac can solve it?

Regards and thanks

Original Message:
Sent: Nov 17, 2022 10:33 AM
From: Steinar Grande
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

TAC managed to release space,
and issue is reported and to be fixed in next release (8.10.0.6)

Known Issues in ArubaOS
New Bug ID Description Reported Version AOS-238218
The mongo database takes up a lot of flash space. This issue is
observed in Mobility Conductors running ArubaOS 8.9.0.3 or later versions.




Original Message:
Sent: Nov 16, 2022 08:26 AM
From: Steinar Grande
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

Yes, but that takes time, I really should have done some config changes J

Original Message:
Sent: Nov 16, 2022 08:03 AM
From: Colin Joseph
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

Technical Support case

------------------------------
Any opinions expressed here are solely my own and not necessarily that of Hewlett Packard Enterprise or Aruba Networks.

HPE Design and Deploy Guides: https://community.arubanetworks.com/support/migrated-knowledge-base?attachments=&communitykey=dcc83c62-1a3a-4dd8-94dc-92968ea6fff1&pageindex=0&pagesize=12&search=&sort=most_recent&viewtype=card

Original Message:
Sent: Nov 16, 2022 07:59 AM
From: Steinar Grande
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

Thank you all,

Following the Release Notes sections: Low Free Flash Memory.

I have performed:

tar crash

tar clean crash

tar clean logs

tar clean traces

With no changes.

This step changed nothing:

"Copy the flashbackup.tar.gz and configbackup.tar.gz files out of the controller. Then delete the

flashbackup.tar.gz and configbackup.tar.gz files from the flash memory of the controller."
Which I presume is on root

show storage; still show 100%

Have listed flash (dir flash), showing hundreds of files..

Anyone ?

Original Message:
Sent: Nov 14, 2022 03:26 PM
From: marcel koedijk
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

I had the same last week where i delete a large file the storage is still 100%.  We solved it with support of Aruba TAC Support.

------------------------------
Marcel Koedijk | MVP Expert 2022 | ACEP | ACMP | ACCP | ACDP | Ekahau ECSE | Not an HPE Employee | Opinions are my own

Original Message:
Sent: Nov 11, 2022 08:57 AM
From: Herman Robers
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

You can check with the 'dir' command if there are large files that you could delete with the 'delete filename <filename>' command.

However, this looks like some software issue as the flash should not fill up. Please open a TAC support case to get this investigated, cleaned up, and resolved.

------------------------------
Herman Robers
------------------------
If you have urgent issues, always contact your Aruba partner, distributor, or Aruba TAC Support. Check https://www.arubanetworks.com/support-services/contact-support/ for how to contact Aruba TAC. Any opinions expressed here are solely my own and not necessarily that of Hewlett Packard Enterprise or Aruba Networks.

In case your problem is solved, please invest the time to post a follow-up with the information on how you solved it. Others can benefit from that.

Original Message:
Sent: Nov 11, 2022 08:12 AM
From: Steinar Grande
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

In a 2*2, MD[7210]/MM, no more space:
[Running: 8.10.0.4 ]

Total Switches:4

(Aruba) [md] (config) #write m
Saving Configuration...
Not enough space in flash to save configuration. Config commit aborted.

(ArubaMM01v-osl) [md] #show storage
Filesystem    Size       Used       Available Use%    Mounted on
none                3.0G      373.9M     2.6G          12%      /tmp
/dev/sdb1       7.7G      7.6G               0          100%     /flash
/dev/sda5       1.4G      418.0M   985.0M         30%     /mnt/disk1
/dev/sda6       1.4G     418.3M    984.7M         30%     /mnt/disk2

Please  ..

------------------------------
Steinar

Original Message:
Sent: Aug 05, 2023 02:34 AM
From: GorazdKikelj
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

HI.

You can delete logs and trace files. There are detailed instructions on how to do it in the Conductor Release notes.

You can also increase the disk drive size on VM. Check the instructions in the VA Installation Guide.

Short instructions for increasing the flash size.

• Power off the VM
• Add a new bigger disk drive to VM
• Boot the VM
• VM will automatically migrate the data to a new disk
• Finish

Best, Gorazd

------------------------------
Gorazd Kikelj
MVP Expert 2023

Original Message:
Sent: Aug 04, 2023 12:44 PM
From: beconnect
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

Hi All

I am getting same error on an existing MM infrastructure running 8.10.05

"
Not enough space in flash to save configuration. Config commit aborted."

(vmamm1) ^[/] #show storage 

Filesystem                Size      Used Available Use% Mounted on
none                      3.0G    126.7M      2.9G   4% /tmp
/dev/sdb1                 5.8G      5.5G         0 100% /flash
/dev/sda5                 1.4G    418.4M    984.6M  30% /mnt/disk1
/dev/sda6                 1.4G    422.2M    980.8M  30% /mnt/disk2

Only Tac can solve it?

Regards and thanks

Original Message:
Sent: Nov 17, 2022 10:33 AM
From: Steinar Grande
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

TAC managed to release space,
and issue is reported and to be fixed in next release (8.10.0.6)

Known Issues in ArubaOS
New Bug ID Description Reported Version AOS-238218
The mongo database takes up a lot of flash space. This issue is
observed in Mobility Conductors running ArubaOS 8.9.0.3 or later versions.




Original Message:
Sent: Nov 16, 2022 08:26 AM
From: Steinar Grande
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

Yes, but that takes time, I really should have done some config changes J

Original Message:
Sent: Nov 16, 2022 08:03 AM
From: Colin Joseph
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

Technical Support case

------------------------------
Any opinions expressed here are solely my own and not necessarily that of Hewlett Packard Enterprise or Aruba Networks.

HPE Design and Deploy Guides: https://community.arubanetworks.com/support/migrated-knowledge-base?attachments=&communitykey=dcc83c62-1a3a-4dd8-94dc-92968ea6fff1&pageindex=0&pagesize=12&search=&sort=most_recent&viewtype=card

Original Message:
Sent: Nov 16, 2022 07:59 AM
From: Steinar Grande
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

Thank you all,

Following the Release Notes sections: Low Free Flash Memory.

I have performed:

tar crash

tar clean crash

tar clean logs

tar clean traces

With no changes.

This step changed nothing:

"Copy the flashbackup.tar.gz and configbackup.tar.gz files out of the controller. Then delete the

flashbackup.tar.gz and configbackup.tar.gz files from the flash memory of the controller."
Which I presume is on root

show storage; still show 100%

Have listed flash (dir flash), showing hundreds of files..

Anyone ?

Original Message:
Sent: Nov 14, 2022 03:26 PM
From: marcel koedijk
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

I had the same last week where i delete a large file the storage is still 100%.  We solved it with support of Aruba TAC Support.

------------------------------
Marcel Koedijk | MVP Expert 2022 | ACEP | ACMP | ACCP | ACDP | Ekahau ECSE | Not an HPE Employee | Opinions are my own

Original Message:
Sent: Nov 11, 2022 08:57 AM
From: Herman Robers
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

You can check with the 'dir' command if there are large files that you could delete with the 'delete filename <filename>' command.

However, this looks like some software issue as the flash should not fill up. Please open a TAC support case to get this investigated, cleaned up, and resolved.

------------------------------
Herman Robers
------------------------
If you have urgent issues, always contact your Aruba partner, distributor, or Aruba TAC Support. Check https://www.arubanetworks.com/support-services/contact-support/ for how to contact Aruba TAC. Any opinions expressed here are solely my own and not necessarily that of Hewlett Packard Enterprise or Aruba Networks.

In case your problem is solved, please invest the time to post a follow-up with the information on how you solved it. Others can benefit from that.

Original Message:
Sent: Nov 11, 2022 08:12 AM
From: Steinar Grande
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

In a 2*2, MD[7210]/MM, no more space:
[Running: 8.10.0.4 ]

Total Switches:4

(Aruba) [md] (config) #write m
Saving Configuration...
Not enough space in flash to save configuration. Config commit aborted.

(ArubaMM01v-osl) [md] #show storage
Filesystem    Size       Used       Available Use%    Mounted on
none                3.0G      373.9M     2.6G          12%      /tmp
/dev/sdb1       7.7G      7.6G               0          100%     /flash
/dev/sda5       1.4G      418.0M   985.0M         30%     /mnt/disk1
/dev/sda6       1.4G     418.3M    984.7M         30%     /mnt/disk2

Please  ..

From VM Installation Guide:

ArubaOS enables you to increase the size of your flash to ensure that the flash is hosted on a separate
disk. By doing this you can move to a hard disk with higher storage capacity for flash with minimal
impact. Follow the steps below to increase the size of the flash on the Mobility Conductor Virtual
Appliance.

• Power down the VM
• Add a new hard drive as per virtualization platform you are using
• Power on the VM
• ArubaOS will migrate data to the new disk during the boot process. Usually very uneventful and boring process and will take just a few minutes.
• Confirm if the newly added Hard disk 3 is used by ArubaOS. The Hard disk 3 will be listed as
  /dev/sdc1 and if old hard disk is in use, it will be listed as /dev/sdb1. If the OVF file only contains a
  single hard disk it be listed as /dev/sda3. (use show storage to check)
• If the new Hard disk 3 is working as expected, the older hard disk can be removed from the VM
  and deleted from disk of your virtualization server.

There is no other explanation of how the mechanism works, but it does work. 

There is no impact on production except expected MM down limitations.

Best, Gorazd

------------------------------
Gorazd Kikelj
MVP Expert 2023

Original Message:
Sent: Aug 07, 2023 09:51 AM
From: Steinar Grande
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

------------------------------
Steinar

Original Message:
Sent: Aug 05, 2023 02:34 AM
From: GorazdKikelj
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

HI.

You can delete logs and trace files. There are detailed instructions on how to do it in the Conductor Release notes.

You can also increase the disk drive size on VM. Check the instructions in the VA Installation Guide.

Short instructions for increasing the flash size.

• Power off the VM
• Add a new bigger disk drive to VM
• Boot the VM
• VM will automatically migrate the data to a new disk
• Finish

Best, Gorazd

------------------------------
Gorazd Kikelj
MVP Expert 2023

Original Message:
Sent: Aug 04, 2023 12:44 PM
From: beconnect
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

Hi All

I am getting same error on an existing MM infrastructure running 8.10.05

"
Not enough space in flash to save configuration. Config commit aborted."

(vmamm1) ^[/] #show storage 

Filesystem                Size      Used Available Use% Mounted on
none                      3.0G    126.7M      2.9G   4% /tmp
/dev/sdb1                 5.8G      5.5G         0 100% /flash
/dev/sda5                 1.4G    418.4M    984.6M  30% /mnt/disk1
/dev/sda6                 1.4G    422.2M    980.8M  30% /mnt/disk2

Only Tac can solve it?

Regards and thanks

Original Message:
Sent: Nov 17, 2022 10:33 AM
From: Steinar Grande
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

TAC managed to release space,
and issue is reported and to be fixed in next release (8.10.0.6)

Known Issues in ArubaOS
New Bug ID Description Reported Version AOS-238218
The mongo database takes up a lot of flash space. This issue is
observed in Mobility Conductors running ArubaOS 8.9.0.3 or later versions.




Original Message:
Sent: Nov 16, 2022 08:26 AM
From: Steinar Grande
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

Yes, but that takes time, I really should have done some config changes J

Original Message:
Sent: Nov 16, 2022 08:03 AM
From: Colin Joseph
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

Technical Support case

------------------------------
Any opinions expressed here are solely my own and not necessarily that of Hewlett Packard Enterprise or Aruba Networks.

HPE Design and Deploy Guides: https://community.arubanetworks.com/support/migrated-knowledge-base?attachments=&communitykey=dcc83c62-1a3a-4dd8-94dc-92968ea6fff1&pageindex=0&pagesize=12&search=&sort=most_recent&viewtype=card

Original Message:
Sent: Nov 16, 2022 07:59 AM
From: Steinar Grande
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

Thank you all,

Following the Release Notes sections: Low Free Flash Memory.

I have performed:

tar crash

tar clean crash

tar clean logs

tar clean traces

With no changes.

This step changed nothing:

"Copy the flashbackup.tar.gz and configbackup.tar.gz files out of the controller. Then delete the

flashbackup.tar.gz and configbackup.tar.gz files from the flash memory of the controller."
Which I presume is on root

show storage; still show 100%

Have listed flash (dir flash), showing hundreds of files..

Anyone ?

Original Message:
Sent: Nov 14, 2022 03:26 PM
From: marcel koedijk
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

I had the same last week where i delete a large file the storage is still 100%.  We solved it with support of Aruba TAC Support.

------------------------------
Marcel Koedijk | MVP Expert 2022 | ACEP | ACMP | ACCP | ACDP | Ekahau ECSE | Not an HPE Employee | Opinions are my own

Original Message:
Sent: Nov 11, 2022 08:57 AM
From: Herman Robers
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

You can check with the 'dir' command if there are large files that you could delete with the 'delete filename <filename>' command.

However, this looks like some software issue as the flash should not fill up. Please open a TAC support case to get this investigated, cleaned up, and resolved.

------------------------------
Herman Robers
------------------------
If you have urgent issues, always contact your Aruba partner, distributor, or Aruba TAC Support. Check https://www.arubanetworks.com/support-services/contact-support/ for how to contact Aruba TAC. Any opinions expressed here are solely my own and not necessarily that of Hewlett Packard Enterprise or Aruba Networks.

In case your problem is solved, please invest the time to post a follow-up with the information on how you solved it. Others can benefit from that.

Original Message:
Sent: Nov 11, 2022 08:12 AM
From: Steinar Grande
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

In a 2*2, MD[7210]/MM, no more space:
[Running: 8.10.0.4 ]

Total Switches:4

(Aruba) [md] (config) #write m
Saving Configuration...
Not enough space in flash to save configuration. Config commit aborted.

(ArubaMM01v-osl) [md] #show storage
Filesystem    Size       Used       Available Use%    Mounted on
none                3.0G      373.9M     2.6G          12%      /tmp
/dev/sdb1       7.7G      7.6G               0          100%     /flash
/dev/sda5       1.4G      418.0M   985.0M         30%     /mnt/disk1
/dev/sda6       1.4G     418.3M    984.7M         30%     /mnt/disk2

Please  ..

Exciting, is there any max or other practical file size to prefer ?

(I have had several cases where the disk/flash has been full)

Filesystem                Size      Used Available Use% Mounted on
none                      3.0G     89.5M      2.9G   3% /tmp
/dev/sdb1                 7.7G      4.6G      2.8G  62% /flash
/dev/sda5                 1.4G    418.9M    984.1M  30% /mnt/disk1
/dev/sda6                 1.4G    419.4M    983.6M  30% /mnt/disk2

i assume the 7.7G /dev/sdb1 is the 8 GB Hard disk 2 in the VM ?

From VM Installation Guide:

ArubaOS enables you to increase the size of your flash to ensure that the flash is hosted on a separate
disk. By doing this you can move to a hard disk with higher storage capacity for flash with minimal
impact. Follow the steps below to increase the size of the flash on the Mobility Conductor Virtual
Appliance.

• Power down the VM
• Add a new hard drive as per virtualization platform you are using
• Power on the VM
• ArubaOS will migrate data to the new disk during the boot process. Usually very uneventful and boring process and will take just a few minutes.
• Confirm if the newly added Hard disk 3 is used by ArubaOS. The Hard disk 3 will be listed as
  /dev/sdc1 and if old hard disk is in use, it will be listed as /dev/sdb1. If the OVF file only contains a
  single hard disk it be listed as /dev/sda3. (use show storage to check)
• If the new Hard disk 3 is working as expected, the older hard disk can be removed from the VM
  and deleted from disk of your virtualization server.

There is no other explanation of how the mechanism works, but it does work. 

There is no impact on production except expected MM down limitations.

Best, Gorazd

------------------------------
Gorazd Kikelj
MVP Expert 2023

Original Message:
Sent: Aug 07, 2023 09:51 AM
From: Steinar Grande
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

------------------------------
Steinar

Original Message:
Sent: Aug 05, 2023 02:34 AM
From: GorazdKikelj
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

HI.

You can delete logs and trace files. There are detailed instructions on how to do it in the Conductor Release notes.

You can also increase the disk drive size on VM. Check the instructions in the VA Installation Guide.

Short instructions for increasing the flash size.

• Power off the VM
• Add a new bigger disk drive to VM
• Boot the VM
• VM will automatically migrate the data to a new disk
• Finish

Best, Gorazd

------------------------------
Gorazd Kikelj
MVP Expert 2023

Original Message:
Sent: Aug 04, 2023 12:44 PM
From: beconnect
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

Hi All

I am getting same error on an existing MM infrastructure running 8.10.05

"
Not enough space in flash to save configuration. Config commit aborted."

(vmamm1) ^[/] #show storage 

Filesystem                Size      Used Available Use% Mounted on
none                      3.0G    126.7M      2.9G   4% /tmp
/dev/sdb1                 5.8G      5.5G         0 100% /flash
/dev/sda5                 1.4G    418.4M    984.6M  30% /mnt/disk1
/dev/sda6                 1.4G    422.2M    980.8M  30% /mnt/disk2

Only Tac can solve it?

Regards and thanks

Original Message:
Sent: Nov 17, 2022 10:33 AM
From: Steinar Grande
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

TAC managed to release space,
and issue is reported and to be fixed in next release (8.10.0.6)

Known Issues in ArubaOS
New Bug ID Description Reported Version AOS-238218
The mongo database takes up a lot of flash space. This issue is
observed in Mobility Conductors running ArubaOS 8.9.0.3 or later versions.




Original Message:
Sent: Nov 16, 2022 08:26 AM
From: Steinar Grande
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

Yes, but that takes time, I really should have done some config changes J

Original Message:
Sent: Nov 16, 2022 08:03 AM
From: Colin Joseph
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

Technical Support case

------------------------------
Any opinions expressed here are solely my own and not necessarily that of Hewlett Packard Enterprise or Aruba Networks.

HPE Design and Deploy Guides: https://community.arubanetworks.com/support/migrated-knowledge-base?attachments=&communitykey=dcc83c62-1a3a-4dd8-94dc-92968ea6fff1&pageindex=0&pagesize=12&search=&sort=most_recent&viewtype=card

Original Message:
Sent: Nov 16, 2022 07:59 AM
From: Steinar Grande
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

Thank you all,

Following the Release Notes sections: Low Free Flash Memory.

I have performed:

tar crash

tar clean crash

tar clean logs

tar clean traces

With no changes.

This step changed nothing:

"Copy the flashbackup.tar.gz and configbackup.tar.gz files out of the controller. Then delete the

flashbackup.tar.gz and configbackup.tar.gz files from the flash memory of the controller."
Which I presume is on root

show storage; still show 100%

Have listed flash (dir flash), showing hundreds of files..

Anyone ?

Original Message:
Sent: Nov 14, 2022 03:26 PM
From: marcel koedijk
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

I had the same last week where i delete a large file the storage is still 100%.  We solved it with support of Aruba TAC Support.

------------------------------
Marcel Koedijk | MVP Expert 2022 | ACEP | ACMP | ACCP | ACDP | Ekahau ECSE | Not an HPE Employee | Opinions are my own

Original Message:
Sent: Nov 11, 2022 08:57 AM
From: Herman Robers
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

You can check with the 'dir' command if there are large files that you could delete with the 'delete filename <filename>' command.

However, this looks like some software issue as the flash should not fill up. Please open a TAC support case to get this investigated, cleaned up, and resolved.

------------------------------
Herman Robers
------------------------
If you have urgent issues, always contact your Aruba partner, distributor, or Aruba TAC Support. Check https://www.arubanetworks.com/support-services/contact-support/ for how to contact Aruba TAC. Any opinions expressed here are solely my own and not necessarily that of Hewlett Packard Enterprise or Aruba Networks.

In case your problem is solved, please invest the time to post a follow-up with the information on how you solved it. Others can benefit from that.

Original Message:
Sent: Nov 11, 2022 08:12 AM
From: Steinar Grande
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

In a 2*2, MD[7210]/MM, no more space:
[Running: 8.10.0.4 ]

Total Switches:4

(Aruba) [md] (config) #write m
Saving Configuration...
Not enough space in flash to save configuration. Config commit aborted.

(ArubaMM01v-osl) [md] #show storage
Filesystem    Size       Used       Available Use%    Mounted on
none                3.0G      373.9M     2.6G          12%      /tmp
/dev/sdb1       7.7G      7.6G               0          100%     /flash
/dev/sda5       1.4G      418.0M   985.0M         30%     /mnt/disk1
/dev/sda6       1.4G     418.3M    984.7M         30%     /mnt/disk2

Please  ..

Really depend on your situation and specifics. But if you go with 12 or 16 GB you should be fine for a very long time.

Best, Gorazd

Exciting, is there any max or other practical file size to prefer ?

(I have had several cases where the disk/flash has been full)

Filesystem                Size      Used Available Use% Mounted on
none                      3.0G     89.5M      2.9G   3% /tmp
/dev/sdb1                 7.7G      4.6G      2.8G  62% /flash
/dev/sda5                 1.4G    418.9M    984.1M  30% /mnt/disk1
/dev/sda6                 1.4G    419.4M    983.6M  30% /mnt/disk2

i assume the 7.7G /dev/sdb1 is the 8 GB Hard disk 2 in the VM ?

From VM Installation Guide:

ArubaOS enables you to increase the size of your flash to ensure that the flash is hosted on a separate
disk. By doing this you can move to a hard disk with higher storage capacity for flash with minimal
impact. Follow the steps below to increase the size of the flash on the Mobility Conductor Virtual
Appliance.

• Power down the VM
• Add a new hard drive as per virtualization platform you are using
• Power on the VM
• ArubaOS will migrate data to the new disk during the boot process. Usually very uneventful and boring process and will take just a few minutes.
• Confirm if the newly added Hard disk 3 is used by ArubaOS. The Hard disk 3 will be listed as
  /dev/sdc1 and if old hard disk is in use, it will be listed as /dev/sdb1. If the OVF file only contains a
  single hard disk it be listed as /dev/sda3. (use show storage to check)
• If the new Hard disk 3 is working as expected, the older hard disk can be removed from the VM
  and deleted from disk of your virtualization server.

There is no other explanation of how the mechanism works, but it does work. 

There is no impact on production except expected MM down limitations.

Best, Gorazd

------------------------------
Gorazd Kikelj
MVP Expert 2023

Original Message:
Sent: Aug 07, 2023 09:51 AM
From: Steinar Grande
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

------------------------------
Steinar

Original Message:
Sent: Aug 05, 2023 02:34 AM
From: GorazdKikelj
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

HI.

You can delete logs and trace files. There are detailed instructions on how to do it in the Conductor Release notes.

You can also increase the disk drive size on VM. Check the instructions in the VA Installation Guide.

Short instructions for increasing the flash size.

• Power off the VM
• Add a new bigger disk drive to VM
• Boot the VM
• VM will automatically migrate the data to a new disk
• Finish

Best, Gorazd

------------------------------
Gorazd Kikelj
MVP Expert 2023

Original Message:
Sent: Aug 04, 2023 12:44 PM
From: beconnect
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

Hi All

I am getting same error on an existing MM infrastructure running 8.10.05

"
Not enough space in flash to save configuration. Config commit aborted."

(vmamm1) ^[/] #show storage 

Filesystem                Size      Used Available Use% Mounted on
none                      3.0G    126.7M      2.9G   4% /tmp
/dev/sdb1                 5.8G      5.5G         0 100% /flash
/dev/sda5                 1.4G    418.4M    984.6M  30% /mnt/disk1
/dev/sda6                 1.4G    422.2M    980.8M  30% /mnt/disk2

Only Tac can solve it?

Regards and thanks

Original Message:
Sent: Nov 17, 2022 10:33 AM
From: Steinar Grande
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

TAC managed to release space,
and issue is reported and to be fixed in next release (8.10.0.6)

Known Issues in ArubaOS
New Bug ID Description Reported Version AOS-238218
The mongo database takes up a lot of flash space. This issue is
observed in Mobility Conductors running ArubaOS 8.9.0.3 or later versions.




Original Message:
Sent: Nov 16, 2022 08:26 AM
From: Steinar Grande
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

Yes, but that takes time, I really should have done some config changes J

Original Message:
Sent: Nov 16, 2022 08:03 AM
From: Colin Joseph
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

Technical Support case

------------------------------
Any opinions expressed here are solely my own and not necessarily that of Hewlett Packard Enterprise or Aruba Networks.

HPE Design and Deploy Guides: https://community.arubanetworks.com/support/migrated-knowledge-base?attachments=&communitykey=dcc83c62-1a3a-4dd8-94dc-92968ea6fff1&pageindex=0&pagesize=12&search=&sort=most_recent&viewtype=card

Original Message:
Sent: Nov 16, 2022 07:59 AM
From: Steinar Grande
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

Thank you all,

Following the Release Notes sections: Low Free Flash Memory.

I have performed:

tar crash

tar clean crash

tar clean logs

tar clean traces

With no changes.

This step changed nothing:

"Copy the flashbackup.tar.gz and configbackup.tar.gz files out of the controller. Then delete the

flashbackup.tar.gz and configbackup.tar.gz files from the flash memory of the controller."
Which I presume is on root

show storage; still show 100%

Have listed flash (dir flash), showing hundreds of files..

Anyone ?

Original Message:
Sent: Nov 14, 2022 03:26 PM
From: marcel koedijk
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

I had the same last week where i delete a large file the storage is still 100%.  We solved it with support of Aruba TAC Support.

------------------------------
Marcel Koedijk | MVP Expert 2022 | ACEP | ACMP | ACCP | ACDP | Ekahau ECSE | Not an HPE Employee | Opinions are my own

Original Message:
Sent: Nov 11, 2022 08:57 AM
From: Herman Robers
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

You can check with the 'dir' command if there are large files that you could delete with the 'delete filename <filename>' command.

However, this looks like some software issue as the flash should not fill up. Please open a TAC support case to get this investigated, cleaned up, and resolved.

------------------------------
Herman Robers
------------------------
If you have urgent issues, always contact your Aruba partner, distributor, or Aruba TAC Support. Check https://www.arubanetworks.com/support-services/contact-support/ for how to contact Aruba TAC. Any opinions expressed here are solely my own and not necessarily that of Hewlett Packard Enterprise or Aruba Networks.

In case your problem is solved, please invest the time to post a follow-up with the information on how you solved it. Others can benefit from that.

Original Message:
Sent: Nov 11, 2022 08:12 AM
From: Steinar Grande
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

In a 2*2, MD[7210]/MM, no more space:
[Running: 8.10.0.4 ]

Total Switches:4

(Aruba) [md] (config) #write m
Saving Configuration...
Not enough space in flash to save configuration. Config commit aborted.

(ArubaMM01v-osl) [md] #show storage
Filesystem    Size       Used       Available Use%    Mounted on
none                3.0G      373.9M     2.6G          12%      /tmp
/dev/sdb1       7.7G      7.6G               0          100%     /flash
/dev/sda5       1.4G      418.0M   985.0M         30%     /mnt/disk1
/dev/sda6       1.4G     418.3M    984.7M         30%     /mnt/disk2

Please  ..

Really depend on your situation and specifics. But if you go with 12 or 16 GB you should be fine for a very long time.

Best, Gorazd

Exciting, is there any max or other practical file size to prefer ?

(I have had several cases where the disk/flash has been full)

Filesystem                Size      Used Available Use% Mounted on
none                      3.0G     89.5M      2.9G   3% /tmp
/dev/sdb1                 7.7G      4.6G      2.8G  62% /flash
/dev/sda5                 1.4G    418.9M    984.1M  30% /mnt/disk1
/dev/sda6                 1.4G    419.4M    983.6M  30% /mnt/disk2

i assume the 7.7G /dev/sdb1 is the 8 GB Hard disk 2 in the VM ?

From VM Installation Guide:

ArubaOS enables you to increase the size of your flash to ensure that the flash is hosted on a separate
disk. By doing this you can move to a hard disk with higher storage capacity for flash with minimal
impact. Follow the steps below to increase the size of the flash on the Mobility Conductor Virtual
Appliance.

• Power down the VM
• Add a new hard drive as per virtualization platform you are using
• Power on the VM
• ArubaOS will migrate data to the new disk during the boot process. Usually very uneventful and boring process and will take just a few minutes.
• Confirm if the newly added Hard disk 3 is used by ArubaOS. The Hard disk 3 will be listed as
  /dev/sdc1 and if old hard disk is in use, it will be listed as /dev/sdb1. If the OVF file only contains a
  single hard disk it be listed as /dev/sda3. (use show storage to check)
• If the new Hard disk 3 is working as expected, the older hard disk can be removed from the VM
  and deleted from disk of your virtualization server.

There is no other explanation of how the mechanism works, but it does work. 

There is no impact on production except expected MM down limitations.

Best, Gorazd

------------------------------
Gorazd Kikelj
MVP Expert 2023

Original Message:
Sent: Aug 07, 2023 09:51 AM
From: Steinar Grande
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

------------------------------
Steinar

Original Message:
Sent: Aug 05, 2023 02:34 AM
From: GorazdKikelj
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

HI.

You can delete logs and trace files. There are detailed instructions on how to do it in the Conductor Release notes.

You can also increase the disk drive size on VM. Check the instructions in the VA Installation Guide.

Short instructions for increasing the flash size.

• Power off the VM
• Add a new bigger disk drive to VM
• Boot the VM
• VM will automatically migrate the data to a new disk
• Finish

Best, Gorazd

------------------------------
Gorazd Kikelj
MVP Expert 2023

Original Message:
Sent: Aug 04, 2023 12:44 PM
From: beconnect
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

Hi All

I am getting same error on an existing MM infrastructure running 8.10.05

"
Not enough space in flash to save configuration. Config commit aborted."

(vmamm1) ^[/] #show storage 

Filesystem                Size      Used Available Use% Mounted on
none                      3.0G    126.7M      2.9G   4% /tmp
/dev/sdb1                 5.8G      5.5G         0 100% /flash
/dev/sda5                 1.4G    418.4M    984.6M  30% /mnt/disk1
/dev/sda6                 1.4G    422.2M    980.8M  30% /mnt/disk2

Only Tac can solve it?

Regards and thanks

Original Message:
Sent: Nov 17, 2022 10:33 AM
From: Steinar Grande
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

TAC managed to release space,
and issue is reported and to be fixed in next release (8.10.0.6)

Known Issues in ArubaOS
New Bug ID Description Reported Version AOS-238218
The mongo database takes up a lot of flash space. This issue is
observed in Mobility Conductors running ArubaOS 8.9.0.3 or later versions.




Original Message:
Sent: Nov 16, 2022 08:26 AM
From: Steinar Grande
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

Yes, but that takes time, I really should have done some config changes J

Original Message:
Sent: Nov 16, 2022 08:03 AM
From: Colin Joseph
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

Technical Support case

------------------------------
Any opinions expressed here are solely my own and not necessarily that of Hewlett Packard Enterprise or Aruba Networks.

HPE Design and Deploy Guides: https://community.arubanetworks.com/support/migrated-knowledge-base?attachments=&communitykey=dcc83c62-1a3a-4dd8-94dc-92968ea6fff1&pageindex=0&pagesize=12&search=&sort=most_recent&viewtype=card

Original Message:
Sent: Nov 16, 2022 07:59 AM
From: Steinar Grande
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

Thank you all,

Following the Release Notes sections: Low Free Flash Memory.

I have performed:

tar crash

tar clean crash

tar clean logs

tar clean traces

With no changes.

This step changed nothing:

"Copy the flashbackup.tar.gz and configbackup.tar.gz files out of the controller. Then delete the

flashbackup.tar.gz and configbackup.tar.gz files from the flash memory of the controller."
Which I presume is on root

show storage; still show 100%

Have listed flash (dir flash), showing hundreds of files..

Anyone ?

Original Message:
Sent: Nov 14, 2022 03:26 PM
From: marcel koedijk
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

I had the same last week where i delete a large file the storage is still 100%.  We solved it with support of Aruba TAC Support.

------------------------------
Marcel Koedijk | MVP Expert 2022 | ACEP | ACMP | ACCP | ACDP | Ekahau ECSE | Not an HPE Employee | Opinions are my own

Original Message:
Sent: Nov 11, 2022 08:57 AM
From: Herman Robers
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

You can check with the 'dir' command if there are large files that you could delete with the 'delete filename <filename>' command.

However, this looks like some software issue as the flash should not fill up. Please open a TAC support case to get this investigated, cleaned up, and resolved.

------------------------------
Herman Robers
------------------------
If you have urgent issues, always contact your Aruba partner, distributor, or Aruba TAC Support. Check https://www.arubanetworks.com/support-services/contact-support/ for how to contact Aruba TAC. Any opinions expressed here are solely my own and not necessarily that of Hewlett Packard Enterprise or Aruba Networks.

In case your problem is solved, please invest the time to post a follow-up with the information on how you solved it. Others can benefit from that.

Original Message:
Sent: Nov 11, 2022 08:12 AM
From: Steinar Grande
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

In a 2*2, MD[7210]/MM, no more space:
[Running: 8.10.0.4 ]

Total Switches:4

(Aruba) [md] (config) #write m
Saving Configuration...
Not enough space in flash to save configuration. Config commit aborted.

(ArubaMM01v-osl) [md] #show storage
Filesystem    Size       Used       Available Use%    Mounted on
none                3.0G      373.9M     2.6G          12%      /tmp
/dev/sdb1       7.7G      7.6G               0          100%     /flash
/dev/sda5       1.4G      418.0M   985.0M         30%     /mnt/disk1
/dev/sda6       1.4G     418.3M    984.7M         30%     /mnt/disk2

Please  ..

Magic J

Before

After adding new large disk

After removing "old", small disk

Really depend on your situation and specifics. But if you go with 12 or 16 GB you should be fine for a very long time.

Best, Gorazd

Exciting, is there any max or other practical file size to prefer ?

(I have had several cases where the disk/flash has been full)

Filesystem                Size      Used Available Use% Mounted on
none                      3.0G     89.5M      2.9G   3% /tmp
/dev/sdb1                 7.7G      4.6G      2.8G  62% /flash
/dev/sda5                 1.4G    418.9M    984.1M  30% /mnt/disk1
/dev/sda6                 1.4G    419.4M    983.6M  30% /mnt/disk2

i assume the 7.7G /dev/sdb1 is the 8 GB Hard disk 2 in the VM ?

From VM Installation Guide:

ArubaOS enables you to increase the size of your flash to ensure that the flash is hosted on a separate
disk. By doing this you can move to a hard disk with higher storage capacity for flash with minimal
impact. Follow the steps below to increase the size of the flash on the Mobility Conductor Virtual
Appliance.

• Power down the VM
• Add a new hard drive as per virtualization platform you are using
• Power on the VM
• ArubaOS will migrate data to the new disk during the boot process. Usually very uneventful and boring process and will take just a few minutes.
• Confirm if the newly added Hard disk 3 is used by ArubaOS. The Hard disk 3 will be listed as
  /dev/sdc1 and if old hard disk is in use, it will be listed as /dev/sdb1. If the OVF file only contains a
  single hard disk it be listed as /dev/sda3. (use show storage to check)
• If the new Hard disk 3 is working as expected, the older hard disk can be removed from the VM
  and deleted from disk of your virtualization server.

There is no other explanation of how the mechanism works, but it does work. 

There is no impact on production except expected MM down limitations.

Best, Gorazd

------------------------------
Gorazd Kikelj
MVP Expert 2023

Original Message:
Sent: Aug 07, 2023 09:51 AM
From: Steinar Grande
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

------------------------------
Steinar

Original Message:
Sent: Aug 05, 2023 02:34 AM
From: GorazdKikelj
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

HI.

You can delete logs and trace files. There are detailed instructions on how to do it in the Conductor Release notes.

You can also increase the disk drive size on VM. Check the instructions in the VA Installation Guide.

Short instructions for increasing the flash size.

• Power off the VM
• Add a new bigger disk drive to VM
• Boot the VM
• VM will automatically migrate the data to a new disk
• Finish

Best, Gorazd

------------------------------
Gorazd Kikelj
MVP Expert 2023

Original Message:
Sent: Aug 04, 2023 12:44 PM
From: beconnect
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

Hi All

I am getting same error on an existing MM infrastructure running 8.10.05

"
Not enough space in flash to save configuration. Config commit aborted."

(vmamm1) ^[/] #show storage 

Filesystem                Size      Used Available Use% Mounted on
none                      3.0G    126.7M      2.9G   4% /tmp
/dev/sdb1                 5.8G      5.5G         0 100% /flash
/dev/sda5                 1.4G    418.4M    984.6M  30% /mnt/disk1
/dev/sda6                 1.4G    422.2M    980.8M  30% /mnt/disk2

Only Tac can solve it?

Regards and thanks

Original Message:
Sent: Nov 17, 2022 10:33 AM
From: Steinar Grande
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

TAC managed to release space,
and issue is reported and to be fixed in next release (8.10.0.6)

Known Issues in ArubaOS
New Bug ID Description Reported Version AOS-238218
The mongo database takes up a lot of flash space. This issue is
observed in Mobility Conductors running ArubaOS 8.9.0.3 or later versions.




Original Message:
Sent: Nov 16, 2022 08:26 AM
From: Steinar Grande
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

Yes, but that takes time, I really should have done some config changes J

Original Message:
Sent: Nov 16, 2022 08:03 AM
From: Colin Joseph
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

Technical Support case

------------------------------
Any opinions expressed here are solely my own and not necessarily that of Hewlett Packard Enterprise or Aruba Networks.

HPE Design and Deploy Guides: https://community.arubanetworks.com/support/migrated-knowledge-base?attachments=&communitykey=dcc83c62-1a3a-4dd8-94dc-92968ea6fff1&pageindex=0&pagesize=12&search=&sort=most_recent&viewtype=card

Original Message:
Sent: Nov 16, 2022 07:59 AM
From: Steinar Grande
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

Thank you all,

Following the Release Notes sections: Low Free Flash Memory.

I have performed:

tar crash

tar clean crash

tar clean logs

tar clean traces

With no changes.

This step changed nothing:

"Copy the flashbackup.tar.gz and configbackup.tar.gz files out of the controller. Then delete the

flashbackup.tar.gz and configbackup.tar.gz files from the flash memory of the controller."
Which I presume is on root

show storage; still show 100%

Have listed flash (dir flash), showing hundreds of files..

Anyone ?

Original Message:
Sent: Nov 14, 2022 03:26 PM
From: marcel koedijk
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

I had the same last week where i delete a large file the storage is still 100%.  We solved it with support of Aruba TAC Support.

------------------------------
Marcel Koedijk | MVP Expert 2022 | ACEP | ACMP | ACCP | ACDP | Ekahau ECSE | Not an HPE Employee | Opinions are my own

Original Message:
Sent: Nov 11, 2022 08:57 AM
From: Herman Robers
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

You can check with the 'dir' command if there are large files that you could delete with the 'delete filename <filename>' command.

However, this looks like some software issue as the flash should not fill up. Please open a TAC support case to get this investigated, cleaned up, and resolved.

------------------------------
Herman Robers
------------------------
If you have urgent issues, always contact your Aruba partner, distributor, or Aruba TAC Support. Check https://www.arubanetworks.com/support-services/contact-support/ for how to contact Aruba TAC. Any opinions expressed here are solely my own and not necessarily that of Hewlett Packard Enterprise or Aruba Networks.

In case your problem is solved, please invest the time to post a follow-up with the information on how you solved it. Others can benefit from that.

Original Message:
Sent: Nov 11, 2022 08:12 AM
From: Steinar Grande
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

In a 2*2, MD[7210]/MM, no more space:
[Running: 8.10.0.4 ]

Total Switches:4

(Aruba) [md] (config) #write m
Saving Configuration...
Not enough space in flash to save configuration. Config commit aborted.

(ArubaMM01v-osl) [md] #show storage
Filesystem    Size       Used       Available Use%    Mounted on
none                3.0G      373.9M     2.6G          12%      /tmp
/dev/sdb1       7.7G      7.6G               0          100%     /flash
/dev/sda5       1.4G      418.0M   985.0M         30%     /mnt/disk1
/dev/sda6       1.4G     418.3M    984.7M         30%     /mnt/disk2

Please  ..

:-) Glad it worked as expected.

Best, Gorazd

Magic J

Before

After adding new large disk

After removing "old", small disk

Really depend on your situation and specifics. But if you go with 12 or 16 GB you should be fine for a very long time.

Best, Gorazd

Exciting, is there any max or other practical file size to prefer ?

(I have had several cases where the disk/flash has been full)

Filesystem                Size      Used Available Use% Mounted on
none                      3.0G     89.5M      2.9G   3% /tmp
/dev/sdb1                 7.7G      4.6G      2.8G  62% /flash
/dev/sda5                 1.4G    418.9M    984.1M  30% /mnt/disk1
/dev/sda6                 1.4G    419.4M    983.6M  30% /mnt/disk2

i assume the 7.7G /dev/sdb1 is the 8 GB Hard disk 2 in the VM ?

From VM Installation Guide:

ArubaOS enables you to increase the size of your flash to ensure that the flash is hosted on a separate
disk. By doing this you can move to a hard disk with higher storage capacity for flash with minimal
impact. Follow the steps below to increase the size of the flash on the Mobility Conductor Virtual
Appliance.

• Power down the VM
• Add a new hard drive as per virtualization platform you are using
• Power on the VM
• ArubaOS will migrate data to the new disk during the boot process. Usually very uneventful and boring process and will take just a few minutes.
• Confirm if the newly added Hard disk 3 is used by ArubaOS. The Hard disk 3 will be listed as
  /dev/sdc1 and if old hard disk is in use, it will be listed as /dev/sdb1. If the OVF file only contains a
  single hard disk it be listed as /dev/sda3. (use show storage to check)
• If the new Hard disk 3 is working as expected, the older hard disk can be removed from the VM
  and deleted from disk of your virtualization server.

There is no other explanation of how the mechanism works, but it does work. 

There is no impact on production except expected MM down limitations.

Best, Gorazd

------------------------------
Gorazd Kikelj
MVP Expert 2023

Original Message:
Sent: Aug 07, 2023 09:51 AM
From: Steinar Grande
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

------------------------------
Steinar

Original Message:
Sent: Aug 05, 2023 02:34 AM
From: GorazdKikelj
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

HI.

You can delete logs and trace files. There are detailed instructions on how to do it in the Conductor Release notes.

You can also increase the disk drive size on VM. Check the instructions in the VA Installation Guide.

Short instructions for increasing the flash size.

• Power off the VM
• Add a new bigger disk drive to VM
• Boot the VM
• VM will automatically migrate the data to a new disk
• Finish

Best, Gorazd

------------------------------
Gorazd Kikelj
MVP Expert 2023

Original Message:
Sent: Aug 04, 2023 12:44 PM
From: beconnect
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

Hi All

I am getting same error on an existing MM infrastructure running 8.10.05

"
Not enough space in flash to save configuration. Config commit aborted."

(vmamm1) ^[/] #show storage 

Filesystem                Size      Used Available Use% Mounted on
none                      3.0G    126.7M      2.9G   4% /tmp
/dev/sdb1                 5.8G      5.5G         0 100% /flash
/dev/sda5                 1.4G    418.4M    984.6M  30% /mnt/disk1
/dev/sda6                 1.4G    422.2M    980.8M  30% /mnt/disk2

Only Tac can solve it?

Regards and thanks

Original Message:
Sent: Nov 17, 2022 10:33 AM
From: Steinar Grande
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

TAC managed to release space,
and issue is reported and to be fixed in next release (8.10.0.6)

Known Issues in ArubaOS
New Bug ID Description Reported Version AOS-238218
The mongo database takes up a lot of flash space. This issue is
observed in Mobility Conductors running ArubaOS 8.9.0.3 or later versions.




Original Message:
Sent: Nov 16, 2022 08:26 AM
From: Steinar Grande
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

Yes, but that takes time, I really should have done some config changes J

Original Message:
Sent: Nov 16, 2022 08:03 AM
From: Colin Joseph
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

Technical Support case

------------------------------
Any opinions expressed here are solely my own and not necessarily that of Hewlett Packard Enterprise or Aruba Networks.

HPE Design and Deploy Guides: https://community.arubanetworks.com/support/migrated-knowledge-base?attachments=&communitykey=dcc83c62-1a3a-4dd8-94dc-92968ea6fff1&pageindex=0&pagesize=12&search=&sort=most_recent&viewtype=card

Original Message:
Sent: Nov 16, 2022 07:59 AM
From: Steinar Grande
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

Thank you all,

Following the Release Notes sections: Low Free Flash Memory.

I have performed:

tar crash

tar clean crash

tar clean logs

tar clean traces

With no changes.

This step changed nothing:

"Copy the flashbackup.tar.gz and configbackup.tar.gz files out of the controller. Then delete the

flashbackup.tar.gz and configbackup.tar.gz files from the flash memory of the controller."
Which I presume is on root

show storage; still show 100%

Have listed flash (dir flash), showing hundreds of files..

Anyone ?

Original Message:
Sent: Nov 14, 2022 03:26 PM
From: marcel koedijk
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

I had the same last week where i delete a large file the storage is still 100%.  We solved it with support of Aruba TAC Support.

------------------------------
Marcel Koedijk | MVP Expert 2022 | ACEP | ACMP | ACCP | ACDP | Ekahau ECSE | Not an HPE Employee | Opinions are my own

Original Message:
Sent: Nov 11, 2022 08:57 AM
From: Herman Robers
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

You can check with the 'dir' command if there are large files that you could delete with the 'delete filename <filename>' command.

However, this looks like some software issue as the flash should not fill up. Please open a TAC support case to get this investigated, cleaned up, and resolved.

------------------------------
Herman Robers
------------------------
If you have urgent issues, always contact your Aruba partner, distributor, or Aruba TAC Support. Check https://www.arubanetworks.com/support-services/contact-support/ for how to contact Aruba TAC. Any opinions expressed here are solely my own and not necessarily that of Hewlett Packard Enterprise or Aruba Networks.

In case your problem is solved, please invest the time to post a follow-up with the information on how you solved it. Others can benefit from that.

Original Message:
Sent: Nov 11, 2022 08:12 AM
From: Steinar Grande
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

In a 2*2, MD[7210]/MM, no more space:
[Running: 8.10.0.4 ]

Total Switches:4

(Aruba) [md] (config) #write m
Saving Configuration...
Not enough space in flash to save configuration. Config commit aborted.

(ArubaMM01v-osl) [md] #show storage
Filesystem    Size       Used       Available Use%    Mounted on
none                3.0G      373.9M     2.6G          12%      /tmp
/dev/sdb1       7.7G      7.6G               0          100%     /flash
/dev/sda5       1.4G      418.0M   985.0M         30%     /mnt/disk1
/dev/sda6       1.4G     418.3M    984.7M         30%     /mnt/disk2

Please  ..

Magic J

Before

After adding new large disk

After removing "old", small disk

Really depend on your situation and specifics. But if you go with 12 or 16 GB you should be fine for a very long time.

Best, Gorazd

Exciting, is there any max or other practical file size to prefer ?

(I have had several cases where the disk/flash has been full)

Filesystem                Size      Used Available Use% Mounted on
none                      3.0G     89.5M      2.9G   3% /tmp
/dev/sdb1                 7.7G      4.6G      2.8G  62% /flash
/dev/sda5                 1.4G    418.9M    984.1M  30% /mnt/disk1
/dev/sda6                 1.4G    419.4M    983.6M  30% /mnt/disk2

i assume the 7.7G /dev/sdb1 is the 8 GB Hard disk 2 in the VM ?

From VM Installation Guide:

ArubaOS enables you to increase the size of your flash to ensure that the flash is hosted on a separate
disk. By doing this you can move to a hard disk with higher storage capacity for flash with minimal
impact. Follow the steps below to increase the size of the flash on the Mobility Conductor Virtual
Appliance.

• Power down the VM
• Add a new hard drive as per virtualization platform you are using
• Power on the VM
• ArubaOS will migrate data to the new disk during the boot process. Usually very uneventful and boring process and will take just a few minutes.
• Confirm if the newly added Hard disk 3 is used by ArubaOS. The Hard disk 3 will be listed as
  /dev/sdc1 and if old hard disk is in use, it will be listed as /dev/sdb1. If the OVF file only contains a
  single hard disk it be listed as /dev/sda3. (use show storage to check)
• If the new Hard disk 3 is working as expected, the older hard disk can be removed from the VM
  and deleted from disk of your virtualization server.

There is no other explanation of how the mechanism works, but it does work. 

There is no impact on production except expected MM down limitations.

Best, Gorazd

------------------------------
Gorazd Kikelj
MVP Expert 2023

Original Message:
Sent: Aug 07, 2023 09:51 AM
From: Steinar Grande
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

------------------------------
Steinar

Original Message:
Sent: Aug 05, 2023 02:34 AM
From: GorazdKikelj
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

HI.

You can delete logs and trace files. There are detailed instructions on how to do it in the Conductor Release notes.

You can also increase the disk drive size on VM. Check the instructions in the VA Installation Guide.

Short instructions for increasing the flash size.

• Power off the VM
• Add a new bigger disk drive to VM
• Boot the VM
• VM will automatically migrate the data to a new disk
• Finish

Best, Gorazd

------------------------------
Gorazd Kikelj
MVP Expert 2023

Original Message:
Sent: Aug 04, 2023 12:44 PM
From: beconnect
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

Hi All

I am getting same error on an existing MM infrastructure running 8.10.05

"
Not enough space in flash to save configuration. Config commit aborted."

(vmamm1) ^[/] #show storage 

Filesystem                Size      Used Available Use% Mounted on
none                      3.0G    126.7M      2.9G   4% /tmp
/dev/sdb1                 5.8G      5.5G         0 100% /flash
/dev/sda5                 1.4G    418.4M    984.6M  30% /mnt/disk1
/dev/sda6                 1.4G    422.2M    980.8M  30% /mnt/disk2

Only Tac can solve it?

Regards and thanks

Original Message:
Sent: Nov 17, 2022 10:33 AM
From: Steinar Grande
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

TAC managed to release space,
and issue is reported and to be fixed in next release (8.10.0.6)

Known Issues in ArubaOS
New Bug ID Description Reported Version AOS-238218
The mongo database takes up a lot of flash space. This issue is
observed in Mobility Conductors running ArubaOS 8.9.0.3 or later versions.




Original Message:
Sent: Nov 16, 2022 08:26 AM
From: Steinar Grande
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

Yes, but that takes time, I really should have done some config changes J

Original Message:
Sent: Nov 16, 2022 08:03 AM
From: Colin Joseph
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

Technical Support case

------------------------------
Any opinions expressed here are solely my own and not necessarily that of Hewlett Packard Enterprise or Aruba Networks.

HPE Design and Deploy Guides: https://community.arubanetworks.com/support/migrated-knowledge-base?attachments=&communitykey=dcc83c62-1a3a-4dd8-94dc-92968ea6fff1&pageindex=0&pagesize=12&search=&sort=most_recent&viewtype=card

Original Message:
Sent: Nov 16, 2022 07:59 AM
From: Steinar Grande
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

Thank you all,

Following the Release Notes sections: Low Free Flash Memory.

I have performed:

tar crash

tar clean crash

tar clean logs

tar clean traces

With no changes.

This step changed nothing:

"Copy the flashbackup.tar.gz and configbackup.tar.gz files out of the controller. Then delete the

flashbackup.tar.gz and configbackup.tar.gz files from the flash memory of the controller."
Which I presume is on root

show storage; still show 100%

Have listed flash (dir flash), showing hundreds of files..

Anyone ?

Original Message:
Sent: Nov 14, 2022 03:26 PM
From: marcel koedijk
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

I had the same last week where i delete a large file the storage is still 100%.  We solved it with support of Aruba TAC Support.

------------------------------
Marcel Koedijk | MVP Expert 2022 | ACEP | ACMP | ACCP | ACDP | Ekahau ECSE | Not an HPE Employee | Opinions are my own

Original Message:
Sent: Nov 11, 2022 08:57 AM
From: Herman Robers
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

You can check with the 'dir' command if there are large files that you could delete with the 'delete filename <filename>' command.

However, this looks like some software issue as the flash should not fill up. Please open a TAC support case to get this investigated, cleaned up, and resolved.

------------------------------
Herman Robers
------------------------
If you have urgent issues, always contact your Aruba partner, distributor, or Aruba TAC Support. Check https://www.arubanetworks.com/support-services/contact-support/ for how to contact Aruba TAC. Any opinions expressed here are solely my own and not necessarily that of Hewlett Packard Enterprise or Aruba Networks.

In case your problem is solved, please invest the time to post a follow-up with the information on how you solved it. Others can benefit from that.

Original Message:
Sent: Nov 11, 2022 08:12 AM
From: Steinar Grande
Subject: How to free up: 100% flash used

In a 2*2, MD[7210]/MM, no more space:
[Running: 8.10.0.4 ]

Total Switches:4

(Aruba) [md] (config) #write m
Saving Configuration...
Not enough space in flash to save configuration. Config commit aborted.

(ArubaMM01v-osl) [md] #show storage
Filesystem    Size       Used       Available Use%    Mounted on
none                3.0G      373.9M     2.6G          12%      /tmp
/dev/sdb1       7.7G      7.6G               0          100%     /flash
/dev/sda5       1.4G      418.0M   985.0M         30%     /mnt/disk1
/dev/sda6       1.4G     418.3M    984.7M         30%     /mnt/disk2

Please  ..