This article contains information about the changes to the Basic Input Output System (BIOS) version in the NetScaler MPX appliances shipped from Citrix and the names for the /flash and /var directories used with the earlier and latest versions of BIOS on the appliances.

The following table lists the names assigned to the /var and /flash partitions according to the BIOS version installed on the various models of the NetScaler MPX appliances:

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To verify the BIOS version installed on the NetScaler MPX appliance run the following command from the shell prompt of the appliance:
root@ns# grep platform /var/nslog/dmesg.boot

platform: smbios_read failed
platform: bios version 3.1c dated 10/05/2009 found at 0xf19f5036
platform: Manufacturer Citrix Inc.
platform: Product NSMPX-10500
platform: NSMPX-10500 2*10G+8*1G Ports by Citrix Inc. (BIOS 3.1c by 10/05/2009), serial DDFP61UZ89
platform: NSMPX-10500 8*CPU+2*E1K+8*E1K+2*IX+8*CVM 1620 760100 (14), manufactured at 11/10/2009
platform: serial DDFP61UZ89
platform: CPU 2829MHz, Host 65c08086, ID=760100/760100
platform: sysid 760100 - NSMPX-10500 8*CPU+2*E1K+8*E1K+2*IX+8*CVM 1620

For more information about the file system and related information, refer to the following Knowledge Center articles:

CTX109006 – How to Recover the Password for a NetScaler Appliance

CTX121853 – Device Names Assigned to Hard Disk in Various Models of the Citrix NetScaler Appliance

CTX122687 – How to Mount the Flash Drive by Using an Appropriate Device Name on a NetScaler Appliance