Requirements; Connecting Usb Devices; Disconnecting Usb Devices - 3Com VCX Connect Installation And Configuration Manual

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Requirements

Connecting USB
Devices
Disconnecting USB
Devices
EVICES
Before you attempt to connect any USB device, the device must:
Contain a single partition only, and
Have been previously formatted with one of the file systems
mentioned in
Most USB 1.1 and 2.0 storage devices meet these requirements.
To connect a USB storage device to a VCX Connect system, follow these
instructions:
1 Plug the USB storage device into a USB port.
2 Log in to root account on the VCX Connect server, and enter this
command:
cd /mnt
3 Wait for approximately 10 seconds and then enter this command:
ls
4 Look for the presence of this device in the list:
usbdisk
5 Mount the USB storage device using this command:
mount /mnt/usbdisk
CAUTION: After you you have mounted the USB storage device, do not
disconnect it without first unmounting it. If you fail to unmount the USB
storage device:
The VCX Linux operating system is not informed that the device is no
longer available.
Data may be lost because files are not gracefully closed.
See

"Disconnecting USB Devices"

Before you disconnect a USB storage device from a VCX Connect system,
you must unmount it.
1 Log in to the root account on the VCX Connect server and enter this
command:
umount /mnt/usbdisk
2 Remove the storage device from the USB port.
"Supported File Systems".
next, for instructions.