Dell Force10 E600i E600i System Installation Guide - Page 42

www.dell.com | support.dell.com Formatting an External Flash Card New external flash cards must be formatted in the E-Series before use. Flash cards used on systems other than the E-Series as well as cards formatted on PCs must be reformatted in the E-Series flash slot before they can be used. Similar to formatting a new diskette, formatting erases all information stored on the flash card. To format the flash card: Step Task 1 Insert the flash card into the flash slot on the primary RPM. 2 In the EXEC CLI mode, enter format slot0: 3 The formatted flash card is ready to use. Copying Files to the External Flash Copy files to the flash when you want keep a backup image. The In Use LED illuminates during a read or write operation. Do not eject the flash card from the slot while this LED is lit. To copy files to the external flash card use the following command: Command Syntax copy file-url1 file-url2 Command Mode EXEC Privilege Purpose Configure the following parameters: • file-url1: the file source • file-url2: enter slot0:// Displaying Files Stored on the External Flash Flash cards can be used to copy and store system images, boot images, and configuration files. Optional flash memory cards are shipped blank. To display files stored on a flash use the following command: Command Syntax dir [filesystem] Command Mode EXEC Privilege Purpose Configure the following optional parameters to view files on the flash card: • filesystem: enter either flash: for the internal flash or slot0: for the external flash. The default is flash: (the internal flash). To view the external flash, enter dir slot0: Figure 10-1. dir Command Example Force10#dir slot0: Directory of slot0: 1 -rwx 6478482 Sep 7 101 16:54:34 E1200.BIN 42 | Using a Flash Memory Card