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Chapter 4 Managing the ACE Software
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or objects, such as the existing startup-configuration files, running-configuration file, licenses, core
dump files, or packet capture buffers, to a remote FTP, SFTP, or TFTP server.
See the Cisco 4700 Series Application Control Engine Appliance SSL Configuration Guide for details
on how to use the crypto export command to export SSL certificate and key pair files to a remote FTP,
SFTP, or TFTP server.
Detailed Steps
Command
format flash:
Example:
host1/Admin# format flash:
Warning!! This will erase everything in the compact flash including
startup configs for all the contexts and reboot
the system!!
Do you wish to proceed anyway? (yes/no) [no] yes
What to Do Next
After you reformat the Flash memory, perform the following actions:
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"Copying Files" section for details on how to use the copy command to save configuration files
Reinstall the ACE software image by using the copy image: command (see
or Downgrading Your ACE
Reinstall the ACE license by using the license install command (see
Software Licenses).
Import the startup and running-configuration files into the associated context by using the copy
command (see the "Copying Configuration Files from a Remote Server"
Cisco 4700 Series Application Control Engine Appliance Administration Guide
Purpose
Erases all data on the Flash memory and
reformats it with the ext3 base file system.
If the ACE fails to extract a system image
from the Grub bootloader, it prompts you to
provide the location of an available system
image to backup:
Failed to extract system image
Information from Grub
backup specific imagefile? (yes/no)
[no] yes
Enter Image name:
c4710ace-mz.A3_1_0.bin
Saving Image [c4710ace-mz.A3_1_0.bin]
Formatting the cf.....
Unmounting ext3 filesystems...
Unmounting FAT filesystems...
Unmounting done...
Unmounting compact flash filesystems...
format completed
Restoring Image backupimage/scimi-3.bin
kjournald starting.
seconds
REXT3 FS on hdb2, internal journal
EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with
ordered data mode.
starting graceful shutdown
host1/Admin# Unmounting ext3
filesystems...
Unmounting FAT filesystems...
Unmounting done...
Software).
Reformatting the Flash Memory
successfully
Commit interval 5
Appendix A, Upgrading
Chapter 3, Managing ACE
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