Formatting A Flash Memory Card - Cisco LightStream 1010 Installation Manual

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Formatting a Flash Memory Card

Before you can use a new Flash memory card, you must format it.

Note

Caution

loss of important data that might be stored on a Flash memory card, proceed carefully. If you want

to save the data on a Flash memory card, copy the data to a server before you reformat the card.

A Flash memory card that is shipped as part of a LightStream 1010 ATM Switch contains an image.

A spare Flash memory card must be formatted before use.

Use the following procedure to format a new Flash memory card:

Step 1

Step 2

Note

the system counted the card's sectors backwards from 64 to 1 as it formatted them. For 16-MB Flash

memory cards, the system counts backwards from 128 to 1, and for 20-MB Flash memory cards, the

system counts backwards from 160 to 1.

The new Flash memory card is now formatted and ready to use.

Note

conﬁguration publications listed in the section "If You Need More Information" on page 10.

The following procedure assumes you have already booted your switch.

The formatting procedure erases all information on the Flash memory card. To prevent the

Using the procedures in an earlier section, "Installing and Removing the Flash Memory

Card in an ASP," insert the Flash memory card into slot 0. (If slot 0 is not available, use

slot 1.)

To format the Flash memory card, use the format slot0: (or format slot1:) command as

follows. (Use only Intel Series 2+ Flash memory cards.)

Switch# format slot0:

All sectors will be erased, proceed? [confirm]

Enter volume id (up to 30 characters): MyNewCard

Formatting sector 1

Format device slot0 completed

Switch#

For this example, an 8-MB Flash memory card was used, and at the line "Formatting sector,"

For complete command descriptions and conﬁguration information, refer to the appropriate

LightStream 1010 ATM Switch PCMCIA Flash Memory Card Installation Guide

Formatting a Flash Memory Card

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