[c-nsp] %SYS-4-NV_BLOCK_INITFAIL

[Eric Van Tol]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net 
> [mailto:cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of omar parihuana
> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 12:22 PM
> To: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
> Subject: [c-nsp] %SYS-4-NV_BLOCK_INITFAIL
> 
> Hi list,
> 
> When I was installing a new router I had the follow error:
> 
> 
> Router#
> 
> *Jan 31 16:27:46.067: NV: Invalid Pointer value(44AF40A0) in private
> 
> configuration structure
> 
> *Jan 31 16:27:46.107: NV: Invalid Pointer value(44AF40A0) in private
> 
> configuration structure
> 
> *Jan 31 16:27:46.107: %SYS-4-NV_BLOCK_INITFAIL: Unable to 
> initialize the
> 
> geometry of nvram
> 
> 
> 
> In cisco Webpage I found the follow explanation:
> 
> 
> Error Message
> 
> %SYS-4-NV_BLOCK_INITFAIL : Unable to initalize the geometry of nvram
> 
> Explanation    The software failed to initialize the NVRAM 
> block geometry,
> which is a part of the NVRAM used to host nonconfiguration data files.
> Typically, these files are used by SNMP to store and retrieve
> nonconfiguration persistent data across a system reload. This 
> failure may
> occur when the entire NVRAM is packed with the configuration, and the
> version of software that supports this feature could not find 
> the minimum
> room in the NVRAM to initialize the block file system.
> 
> Recommended Action    Reduce the configurations in the NVRAM 
> by at least by
> 2K.
> 
> 
> My question is: How can I performerd the Recommended Action, 
> some command?,
> the file size of my configuration is 8767 bytes
> 
> any ideas?
> 
> Rgds.
> 
> -- 
> Omar E.P.T

Have you looked into 'service compress-config' yet?

http://cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios113ed/cs/csprtf/
csprtf2/cscfgfil.htm#xtocid140428

-evt