Formatting Compact Flash Memory As A Class C Flash File System; Formatting Compact Flash Memory As A Class B Flash File System - Cisco 2600 Series Hardware Installation Manual

Appendix B Maintaining the Router
Class C Flash File System (Geometry and Format Information Displayed):
Router# show flash:
******** ATA Flash Card Geometry/Format Info ********
ATA CARD GEOMETRY
Number of Heads:
Number of Cylinders
Sectors per Cylinder
Sector Size
Total Sectors
ATA CARD FORMAT
Number of FAT Sectors
Sectors Per Cluster
Number of Clusters
Number of Data Sectors 250080
Base Root Sector
Base FAT Sector
Base Data Sector

Formatting Compact Flash Memory as a Class C Flash File System

To format a new internal compact Flash memory card with a Class C Flash file system, or to remove the
files from a previously installed internal compact Flash memory card, enter the format flash: command.
The following example shows output for formatting an internal compact Flash memory card formatted
with a Class C Flash file system:
Router# format flash:
Format operation may take a while. Continue? [confirm]
Format operation will destroy all data in "flash:".
Enter volume ID (up to 64 chars)[default flash]:
Current Low End File System flash card in flash will be formatted into DOS
File System flash card!
Format:Drive communication & 1st Sector Write OK...
Writing Monlib sectors ...................................................................
Monlib write complete
..
Format:All system sectors written. OK...
Format:Total sectors in formatted partition:250592
Format:Total bytes in formatted partition:128303104
Format:Operation completed successfully.
Format of flash complete
Router#

Formatting Compact Flash Memory as a Class B Flash File System

To format a new internal compact Flash memory card with a Class B Flash file system (LEFS), or to
remove the files from a previously installed internal compact Flash memory card, enter the erase flash:
command.
The following example shows output for formatting an internal compact Flash memory card with a
Class B Flash file system:
Router# erase flash:
Erasing the flash filesystem will remove all files! Continue? [confirm]
Current DOS File System flash card in flash: will be formatted into Low
End File System flash card!
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Installing and Formatting Compact Flash Memory Cards in Cisco 2691 Routers
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31209
374
128
406
Continue? [confirm]
Continue? [confirm]
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