Windows 7; Linux - Cisco IE-3000-8TC Administration Manual

Windows 7

Procedure
Step 1
From the cmd prompt in Windows 7 enter
Step 2 Enter
Step 3 Enter
SELECT DISK=
Step 4 Enter
CLEAN ALL
Step 5
Enter
CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY
Step 6 Enter
SELECT PARTITION 1
Step 7 Enter
INACTIVE
Step 8 Enter
FORMAT FS=FAT32
Step 9
Enter
EXIT
Step 10 The USB flash drive is now formatted as non-bootable.

Linux

Set up of USB flash drive using Linux requires root privileges.
Note
Procedure
Step 1 Plug the USB flash drive into the server. From the command line, enter dmesg | tail. This displays the detection
information and device location for the USB flash drive.
On a single disk system it will most likely be sdb, but it may also be sdc, sdd, etc. Confirm the USB flash
drive's device location before proceeding.
Step 2 Enter
fdisk
appears. Enter the print command by typing
Step 3 If the partition is marked bootable by the
command and enter
Print the data again and you will see it is no longer bootable.
Step 4
Write changes to the disk using the
for the write to complete, and then remove the USB flash drive.
MCS 7890 should now not wait on a prompt of invalid boot media when the USB flash drive is booted with
the USB plugged in.
Warning
BIOS recovery works in two different modes:
• Automatic mode
OL-27022-01
to view a table containing a list of available disks.
LIST DISK
followed by the disk number for the USB flash drive.
to remove all contents from USB flash drive.
to select that partition.
to ensure that the partition is marked as inactive.
to complete the formatting of the USB flash drive.
to exit DISKPART.
using the device path found in step 1 (for example:
to select the first partition.
1
To prevent firmware corruption, which can result in a catastrophic failure of the MCS 7890, use
of a UPS is highly recommended. The time to complete a BIOS upgrade is approximately 30
minutes.
.
DISKPART
to create a primary partition on the USB flash drive.
to see details about the device
p
under the boot column, toggle the bootable attribute using the
*
command, which also results in an exit from fdisk. Wait a few seconds
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An MCS 7890 requires a BIOS recovery
. The command prompt
fdisk /dev/sdb)
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