Managing The File System; Storage Medium Naming Rules; File Name Formats; Managing Files - HP 3100 v2 Series Configuration Manual

Managing the file system

This chapter describes how to manage the device's file system, including the storage media,
directories and files.

Storage medium naming rules

A storage medium is named based on the following rules:If a storage medium is the only storage
medium of its type on the device, it is named by its type. For example, if the device has only one
Flash, the name of the Flash is flash.

File name formats

When you specify a file, enter the file name in one of the formats shown in
Table 18 File name formats
Format
file-name
path/file-name
drive:/[path]/file-n
ame

Managing files

CAUTION:
To avoid file system corruption, do not plug or unplug storage media or perform active/standby
switchover while the system is processing a file operation.
You can display directory or file information; display file contents; rename, copy, move, remove,
restore, and delete files.
Description
Specifies a file in the current
working directory.
Specifies a file in a specific folder
in the current working directory.
The path argument represents
the path to the file. If the file is in a
single-level folder, specify the
folder name for the argument. If
the file is in a nested folder,
separate each folder name by a
forward slash (/).
Specifies a file in a specific
storage medium on the device.
The drive argument represents
the storage medium name,
typically flash.
If the device has only one storage
medium, you do not need to
specify the storage medium.
If the device has multiple storage
media, you must provide the
storage medium name.
Length
1 to 91
characters
1 to 135
characters
1 to 135
characters
78
Table 18.
Example
a.cfg indicates a file named a.cfg
in the current working directory.
test/a.cfg indicates a file named
a.cfg in the test folder in the
current working directory.
flash:/test/a.cfg indicates a file
named a.cfg in the test folder in
the root directory of the Flash
memory.