Cisco ACE-4710-K9 Administration Manual page 231

Chapter 5 Managing the ACE Software
Before you reformat Flash memory, we recommend that you copy the following
ACE operation and configuration files or objects to a remote server:
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save configuration files or objects, such as the existing startup-configuration files,
running-configuration file, licenses, core dump files, or packet capture buffers, to
a remote FTP, SFTP, or TFTP server.
See the Cisco 4700 Series Application Control Engine Appliance SSL
Configuration Guide for details on how to use the crypto export command to
export SSL certificate and key pair files to a remote FTP, SFTP, or TFTP server.
The syntax for the command is as follows:
For example, to erase all information in Flash memory and reformat it, enter:
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If ACE-APPLIANCE-RECOVERY-IMAGE.bin is not present, the ACE
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stops the Flash memory reformat because there is no image to boot after
format.
ACE software image
ACE license
Startup-configuration file of each context
Running-configuration file of each context
Core dump files of each context
Packet capture buffers of each context
SSL certificate and key pair files of each context
"Copying Files" section for details on how to use the copy command to
format flash:
host1/Admin# format flash:
Warning!! This will erase everything in the compact flash
including startup configs for all the contexts and reboot
the system!!
Do you wish to proceed anyway? (yes/no) [no] yes
Cisco 4700 Series Application Control Engine Appliance Administration Guide
Reformatting Flash Memory
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