Usbstorage - Brocade Communications Systems 8 Command Reference Manual

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usbStorage

usbStorage
Manages data files on an attached USB storage device.
Synopsis usbstorage [-e | --enable]
usbstorage [-d | --disable]
usbstorage [-l | --list]
usbstorage [-r | --remove area target]
usbstorage [-h | --help]
Description Use this command to control a USB device attached to the Active CP. When the USB device is
enabled, other applications, such as supportSave, firmwareDownload, firmwareKeyupdate, or
configDownload/cfgUpload can conveniently store and retrieve data from the attached storage
device. Refer to the help pages for these commands for specific information on how the USB device
is accessed by each application.
Notes The execution of this command is subject to Virtual Fabric or Admin Domain restrictions that may
be in place. Refer to chapter 1, "Using Fabric OS Commands" and Appendix A, "Command
Availability" for details.
This command is available only on the Active CP.
Operands This command has the following operands:
-e | --enable
-d |--disable
-r |--remove area target
-l |--list
-h |--help
Examples To enable an attached USB device:
To list the contents of the attached USB device:
992
Enables the USB device. The USB device must be enabled before the list and
remove functions are available.
Disables an enabled USB device. This command prevents access to the
device until it is enabled again.
Removes a target in a specified application storage area. Valid areas are:
firmware, support, config, or firmwarekey. A specified area must be followed
by a target. Any existing file in a given application directory can be specified
as a target. This command removes all data associated with the specified
target.
Lists the content of the USB device up to two levels down from the root
directory.
Displays the command usage.
switch:admin> usbstorage -e
USB storage enabled
switch:admin> usbstorage -l
firmwarekey\
support\
support1034\
config\
firmware\
0B 2007 Aug 15 15:13
106MB 2007 Aug 24 05:36
105MB 2007 Aug 23 06:11
0B 2007 Aug 15 15:13
380MB 2007 Aug 15 15:13
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