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Appendix B Using the Offline Diagnostic Monitor Menu B-22 3. Press Enter to continue. The CSS prompts you to format the disk. Formatting the disk results in all disk data being permanently erased. Are you sure you want to continue? (yes,no): 4. Enter one of the following: • yes to reformat the disk. • no to stop the reformat function. If the disk has unrecoverable errors and you do not reformat it, be aware that the file system may be corrupted and functionality compromised. The CSS prompts you to perform a quick format or a complete format. Quick format? (yes,no): 5. Enter one of the following: • yes to reformat the disk using the quick format (does not perform cluster verification). Use the quick format only when you are certain of the disk integrity. • no to reformat the disk including cluster verification. After the CSS reformats the disk, it displays: Operation completed successfully. 6. Enter r to return to the Advanced Options menu. 7. Enter r to return to the Offline DM Main menu. Because the disk is empty, you must configure a primary boot record to instruct the CSS where to locate the new ADI file containing the CSS software. 8. Select option 1 to set the primary boot configuration (see the "Setting Primary Boot Configuration" section). If you do not set the primary boot configuration before booting the CSS, the boot process halts at the prompt: Would you like to access the Offline Diagnostic Monitor menu?(y) You must enter the Offline DM Main menu to set the primary boot configuration. Cisco Content Services Switch Administration Guide OL-5647-02