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BugZero | Cisco BugID CSCvg33382 - C9300 : % failed to initialize nvram

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Cisco
CSCvg33382

Cisco - Defect ID: CSCvg33382

C9300 : % failed to initialize nvram

ODD
Cisco
CSCvg33382

Cisco - Defect ID: CSCvg33382

C9300 : % failed to initialize nvram

Last updated on February 3rd, 2026

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6.1 Medium

Overall: 6.1

Severity: 6.4

Lifecycle: 9.1

Popularity: 5.1

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Bug Details

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Description

Symptom

Following error messages are observed during the booting sequence of the switch: % failed to initialize nvram % attempting to recover from backup % failed to initialize backup nvram

Conditions

Error messages are seeing when: ++ First time switch is booted. ++ After erasing the content of NVRAM and reloading the switch: C9300# write erase Erasing the nvram filesystem will remove all configuration files! Continue? [confirm] [OK] Erase of nvram: complete C9300# reload

Workaround

++ Error messages are no longer seen after issuing a "wr mem" or "copy run start" as the contents of nvram will be initialized at that point.

Further Problem Description

Change history

2026-02-03 Removed: Everest-16.6.1

2026-02-03 Removed: Everest-16.6.1

2023-02-13 Added: Everest-16.6.1

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Affected versions:No known affected versions

Fixed versions: 16.10.1, 16.10.1a, 16.10.1b, 16.10.1c, 16.10.1d, 16.10.1e, 16.10.1f, 16.10.1g, 16.10.1i, 16.10.1s, 16.10.2, 16.10.3, 16.11.1, 16.11.1a, 16.11.1b, 16.11.1c, 16.11.1s, 16.11.2, 16.12.1, 16.12.1a, 16.12.1c, 16.12.1s, 16.12.1t, 16.12.1w, 16.12.1x, 16.12.1y, 16.12.1z, 16.12.2, 16.12.2a, 16.12.2s, 16.12.2t, 16.12.3, 16.12.3a, 16.12.3s, 16.12.4, 16.12.4a, 16.8.1, 16.8.1a, 16.8.1b, 16.8.1c, 16.8.1d, 16.8.1e, 16.8.1s, 16.8.2, 16.8.3, 16.9.1, 16.9.1a, 16.9.1b, 16.9.1c, 16.9.1d, 16.9.1s, 16.9.2, 16.9.2a, 16.9.2s, 16.9.3, 16.9.3a, 16.9.3h, 16.9.3s, 16.9.4, 16.9.4c, 16.9.5, 16.9.5f, 16.9.6, 17.1.1, 17.1.1a, 17.1.1s, 17.1.1t, 17.1.2, 17.2.1, 17.2.1a, 17.2.1r, 17.2.1v, 17.2.2, 17.3.1, 17.3.1a, 17.3.2, 17.3.2a, 17.4.1

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Affected versions:No known affected versions

Fixed versions: 16.10.1, 16.10.1a, 16.10.1b, 16.10.1c, 16.10.1d, 16.10.1e, 16.10.1f, 16.10.1g, 16.10.1i, 16.10.1s, 16.10.2, 16.10.3, 16.11.1, 16.11.1a, 16.11.1b, 16.11.1c, 16.11.1s, 16.11.2, 16.12.1, 16.12.1a, 16.12.1c, 16.12.1s, 16.12.1t, 16.12.1w, 16.12.1x, 16.12.1y, 16.12.1z, 16.12.2, 16.12.2a, 16.12.2s, 16.12.2t, 16.12.3, 16.12.3a, 16.12.3s, 16.12.4, 16.12.4a, 16.8.1, 16.8.1a, 16.8.1b, 16.8.1c, 16.8.1d, 16.8.1e, 16.8.1s, 16.8.2, 16.8.3, 16.9.1, 16.9.1a, 16.9.1b, 16.9.1c, 16.9.1d, 16.9.1s, 16.9.2, 16.9.2a, 16.9.2s, 16.9.3, 16.9.3a, 16.9.3h, 16.9.3s, 16.9.4, 16.9.4c, 16.9.5, 16.9.5f, 16.9.6, 17.1.1, 17.1.1a, 17.1.1s, 17.1.1t, 17.1.2, 17.2.1, 17.2.1a, 17.2.1r, 17.2.1v, 17.2.2, 17.3.1, 17.3.1a, 17.3.2, 17.3.2a, 17.4.1

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