3Com Switch 8800 Advanced Software V5 Configuration Guide

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this command and go to the next one. Therefore, each configuration
command in a batch file must be a standard configuration command, meaning
the valid configuration information which can be displayed with the display
current-configuration command after this command is configured
successfully; otherwise, this command may not be executed correctly.
Storage Device
Operations
Memory space management
You can use the fixdisk command to restore the space of a storage device or the
format command to format a specified storage device as shown in the following
table:
You may use the two commands when some space of a storage device becomes
inaccessible due to abnormal operations for example.
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CAUTION: When you format a storage device, all the files stored on it are erased
and cannot be restored. In particular, if there is a startup configuration file on the
storage device, formatting the storage device results in loss of the startup
configuration file. Format a file under the directions of technical support switch
fabricers.
Mounting/unmounting a storage device
Switch 8800s support hot swappable storage devices, such as CF card, USB device,
etc (excluding Flash), you can use the mount and umount command to mount or
unmount the storage device.
When a device is unmounted, it is in a logically disconnected state, you can then
remove the storage device from the system safely. To mount a device, you are
reconnecting the logically disconnected device to the system.
Follow the steps below to mount/unmount a storage device:
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CAUTION:
To do... Use the command... Remarks
Restore the space of a storage
device
fixdisk device Optional
Format a storage device format device Optional
To do... Use the command... Remarks
Mount a storage device mount device Optional
A storage device is in
mounted state when it is
connected to the system by
default.
Unmount a storage device umount device Optional
A storage device is in
mounted state by default.
Before unplugging a storage
device, unmount it.