Alcatel Unleashed

Hello, i'm having some problems with 2 6900 switches. I can't save any changes, i do the following:

-> write memory

Fri Apr 17 21:40:47 : ConfigManager MIP warning message:
+++ mip_msg_queueing() returned error: 1
ERROR: Write memory is not permitted when switch is running in certified mode

-> copy running certified
No boot.cfg file exists in certified - Continue (Y/N) : y
ERROR: Invalid request, CERTIFY requested while running on certified

-> copy certified working
Please wait.....
Fri Apr 17 21:44:03 : ChassisSupervisor MipMgr info message:
+++ Copy certified succeeded


-> write memory

Fri Apr 17 21:44:08 : ConfigManager MIP warning message:
+++ mip_msg_queueing() returned error: 1
ERROR: Write memory is not permitted when switch is running in certified mode


Contents of file directories:

-> pwd
/flash
-> ls -l
-rw-r--r-- 1 admin user 1024 Apr 9 17:48 R36Q0760_AR.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 admin user 1024 Apr 9 17:47 R36Q0760_DC.txt
drwxr-xr-x 2 admin user 4096 Apr 17 21:13 app-signature
drwxr-xr-x 2 admin user 4096 Apr 17 21:14 certified
drwxr-xr-x 2 admin user 4096 Dec 17 2013 diags
drwxr-xr-x 2 admin user 4096 Apr 17 21:12 foss
-rw-r--r-- 1 admin user 284 Apr 17 21:13 hwinfo
drwxr-xr-x 2 admin user 16384 Dec 18 2013 lost+found
drwxr-xr-x 2 admin user 4096 Sep 15 2014 network
drwxr-xr-x 3 admin user 4096 Sep 15 2014 pmd
drwxr-xr-x 2 admin user 4096 Apr 17 18:46 running
drwxr-xr-x 3 admin user 4096 Sep 15 2014 switch
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 38036 Apr 17 21:44 swlog
-rw-r--r-- 1 admin user 1280056 Apr 17 21:14 swlog.0
-rw-r--r-- 1 admin user 1280012 Apr 16 20:37 swlog.1
-rw-r--r-- 1 admin user 1280087 Apr 8 20:23 swlog.2
drwxr-xr-x 2 admin user 4096 Apr 6 15:11 swlog_archive
drwxr-xr-x 2 admin user 4096 Sep 15 2014 system
drwxr-xr-x 2 admin user 4096 Apr 17 18:24 working
-> cd /flash/working
->
-> ls
Tos.img boot.md5 software.lsm
-> ls -l
-rw-r--r-- 1 admin user 155796964 Sep 15 2014 Tos.img
-rw-r--r-- 1 admin user 40 Apr 17 18:24 boot.md5
-rw-r--r-- 1 admin user 438 Sep 15 2014 software.lsm
-> cd /flash/certified
-> ls -l
-rw-r--r-- 1 admin user 155796964 Dec 17 2013 Tos.img
-rw------- 1 root root 40 Apr 17 21:14 boot.md5
-rw-r--r-- 1 admin user 438 Dec 17 2013 software.lsm
-> cd /flash/running
-> ls -l
-rw-r--r-- 1 admin user 155796964 Dec 17 2013 Tos.img
-rw-r--r-- 1 admin user 40 Apr 17 18:28 boot.md5


Please, any help would be appreciated.

It looks that your switch is in standalone mode (not VC) and that it is running from certified. (show running directory).
please change it with:
modify running-directory working

or reload the switch from working.

regards
Silvio

Hello SIlvio, thanks for the reply. We have already tried those commands which were recommended as solutions in this forum, but the result is the same, the message displayed is :

Fri Apr 17 21:40:47 : ConfigManager MIP warning message:
+++ mip_msg_queueing() returned error: 1
ERROR: Write memory is not permitted when switch is running in certified mode

Is there any other way to solve this? Thanks in advance.

Normally if working and certified directory are the same
as
"copy certified working"
(maybe rm the content of working before)

a
"modify running-directory /flash/working"
afterwards should make the switch change to working hence allowing write.
It's not as in the AOS6 where copying automagically changes to working

If not:
what software are you running?
-> reload from working no rollback
should definetly change to working.

I'm not on the site right now, i'm gonna check your recommendations tomorrow.

I was checking the documentation and it says on one part:

The changes are saved to the working directory in the boot.cfgfile.
-> write memory

but there is no boot.cfg file on any of the directories as shown in my original post.

Any help would be appreciated.

The documentation is right - but only if it is running as "working"
strictly correct it should be
"The changes are saved to the running directory in the boot.cfg file.
-> write memory"

if you are in certified (because of a reboot) you need to change the running directory "away" from certified. This works as Me and silvio have described

It worked, thank you very much.
Also, are there any detailed guide for configuration of these switches? I only found the cli reference guide and the datasheet.

It would help me a lot, i know it would be better if a had a training course but that won't happen soon.

Try the Switch Management Guide:

http://enterprise.alcatel-lucent.com/?c ... tch%206900

regards
Silvio