HP Cisco MDS 9120 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Reference Guide - Release 4.x - Page 584

format Chapter 8 F Commands Send documentation comments to [email protected] format To erase all the information on a module, use the format command in EXEC mode. format {bootflash: | logflash: | slot0: | usb1: | usb2:} Syntax Description bootflash: logflash: slot0: usb1: usb2: Specifies bootflash: memory. Specifies logflash: memory. Specifies the flash device in slot 0. Specifies the USB memory in host1. Specifies the USB memory in host 2. Defaults None. Command Modes EXEC mode. Command History Release 1.0(2) 3.3(1a) Modification This command was introduced. Added the USB1 and USB 2 parameters. Usage Guidelines The SAN-OS and NX-OS software supports Cisco-certified CompactFlash devices that are formatted using Cisco MDS switches. Using uncertified CompactFlash devices may result in unpredictable consequences; formatting CompactFlash devices using other platforms may result in errors. Examples The following example erases all information on the bootflash memory. switch# format bootflash: This command is going to erase the contents of your bootflash:. Do you want to continue? (y/n) [n] The following example erases all information on the logflash memory. switch# format logflash: This command is going to erase the contents of your logflash:. Do you want to continue? (y/n) [n] The following example erases all information on slot0. switch# format slot0: This command is going to erase the contents of your slot0:. Do you want to continue? (y/n) [n] The following example erases all information on usb1:. switch# format usb1: This command is going to erase the contents of your usb1:. Do you want to continue? (y/n) [n] 8-80 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Reference OL-18089-01, Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.x