Reformatting The Primary Flash Card - Juniper SYSTEM BASICS - CONFIGURATION GUIDE V 11.1.X Configuration Manual

Reformatting the Primary Flash Card

You can reformat the primary flash card. To do so:
1.
2.
flash-disk initialize
The redundant SRP module is offline.
The armed releases are different on the primary SRP and redundant SRP.
Examples
host1#synchronize
host1#synchronize low-level-check all
host1#synchronize low-level-check configuration
There is no no version.
See synchronize.
Access Boot mode.
a. From Privileged Exec mode, enter the reload command. Information about
the reloading process is displayed.
b. When the countdown begins, press the mb key sequence (case-insensitive).
The CLI enters Boot mode (:boot## prompt). If you do not press the mb key
sequence, the reloading process continues and returns the CLI to the normal
User Exec mode.
Issue the flash-disk initialize command.
Use to reformat the flash card.
You can perform a low-level format of the flash card.
On the E120 and E320 routers only, you can use this command to format a
second flash card installed as disk1. You can issue this command in Boot mode
for either flash card. In Privileged Exec mode, you can use the disk1 keyword
to access the unmounted second flash card while the router is in an operational
state.
This command is available for disk1 in Privileged Exec mode only on SRP 320
modules. This command is not accepted for disk0 in Privileged Exec mode.
Example 1
host1#halt primary-srp
host1#reload
WARNING: Execution of this command will cause the system to reboot.
Proceed with reload? [confirm]
Reload operation commencing, please wait...
[ Press mb]
:boot##flash-disk initialize
Example 2 On an SRP 320 module
Chapter 6: Managing Modules
Managing Flash Cards on SRP Modules
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