Working With External Storage Devices; Formatting An External Flash Device; Mounting Or Unmounting A Usb Drive; External Storage Device Support Matrix - Cisco MDS 9000 Series Configuration Manual

Using the Device File Systems, Directories, and Files

Working with External Storage Devices

This section describes formatting, mounting, and unmounting of external storage devices on devices.

Formatting an External Flash Device

Insert the external flash device into the active supervisor module in a Cisco MDS device.
To format an external flash device, run the following command:
format {slot0: | usb1: | usb2:}
Example:
switch# format slot0:
Note You can format an external flash device to erase its contents and restore the device to its factory-shipped
state. For information about recovering corrupted bootflash using formatting, see the .

Mounting or Unmounting a USB Drive

Mount or unmount a USB drive automatically by plugging or unplugging the drive from a Cisco MDS device.
You can also use the mount or unmount command in either the user EXEC mode or the privileged EXEC
mode to mount or unmount the device, respectively.
• To mount a USB drive on a Cisco MDS device, run the following command:
• To unmount a USB drive from a Cisco MDS device, run the following command:

External Storage Device Support Matrix

This section provides information about hardware and software support for external storage device ports on
each type of Cisco MDS platform.
Cisco MDS switches support devices formatted with the FAT32 file system.
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mount {usb1: | usb2:}
Example:
switch# mount usb1:
unmount {usb1: | usb2:}
Example:
switch# unmount usb1:
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