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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#005DA2'>If the units were purchased at the same time then perhaps something bad with the batch?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#005DA2'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#005DA2'>Personally I’m curious to know the failure rate of Cisco gear out of manufacturing not the MTBFs.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#005DA2'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#005DA2'>As I don’t have much chop with Cisco gear, how often do you find Cisco gear misbehave or fail?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#005DA2'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#005DA2'>Also, I’ve heard of a new competitor slowly making headway and is perhaps looking to overthrow Cisco from its throne.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#005DA2'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#005DA2'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#005DA2'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#005DA2'>Mark Stewart<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#005DA2'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#005DA2'>PO Box 486, WANNEROO WA 6946<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#005DA2'>m: 0438 005 415<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#005DA2'>e: <a href="mailto:mark@nabc.com.au"><span style='color:#005DA2'>mark@nabc.com.au</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#005DA2'>w: <a href="http://www.nabc.com.au"><span style='color:#005DA2'>www.nabc.com.au</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#005DA2'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#005DA2'><img border=0 width=62 height=91 id="_x0000_i1029" src="cid:image002.png@01CBEE68.A6F22E50" alt="Description: nutsandbolts-logo"> <img border=0 width=203 height=100 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image003.png@01CBEE68.A6F22E50" alt="Description: nutsandbolts-header"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#005DA2'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Webdings;color:green'>P</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:green'>Please consider the environment before you print this e-mail.</span><span style='color:#005DA2'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#005DA2'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;color:black'>As communication via the internet is insecure in the form of e-mail, you are advised that material which may offend or infringe individual rights may be transmitted without the knowledge or consent of Nuts and Bolts Computing or any of its related entities or subsidiaries. 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Thanking you for your attention.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#005DA2'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net [mailto:ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Pinkerton, Eric<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, 29 March 2011 1:30 PM<br><b>To:</b> James Troy; ausnog@ausnog.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [AusNOG] Cisco ASA 5540<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I have never heard of anything like this, log a TAC case, check your Syslogs, and make sure your console port is secure. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Either..<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>The flash is bad (if they both rolled of the production line on the same day, I guess it’s possible that they are both faulty)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>A software bug, is causing the same outcome on both the primary and secondary.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>If this were malicious, then I would think it unlikely that the flash would appear physically stuffed (I would put this option aside until you can disprove the first two! – Occcams razor and all that)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Cisco should know from experience if there is a known hardware issue, or a bug, If they draw a blank, then I would be pushing hard to RMA at least one of the boxes asap, so they can analyse the flash and see if it holds any clues, and you can isolate the hardware being at fault.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Also if it’s possible in your environment, have a look at what s/ware upgrades are out there – it may happen faster than a physical swap out depending on your circumstances.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>E <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net [mailto:ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>James Troy<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, 29 March 2011 3:36 PM<br><b>To:</b> ausnog@ausnog.net<br><b>Subject:</b> [AusNOG] Cisco ASA 5540<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Has anyone had an experience with these devices randomly ‘locking’ and upon a reboot ending up in rommon?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Just had a clustered pair go both at once, apparently its the second time in 4 months. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>After reboot the flash was blank and stuffed (0b free space)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>After formatting the INT flash card i was able to rebuild them but seems weird. 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