Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference Guide v6.1.0 (53-1000599-02, June 2008)

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usbStorage
Manages data files on an attached USB storage device.
Synopsis usbstorage [-e | --enable]
usbstorage [-d | --disable]
usbstorage [-l | --list]
usbstorage [-r | --remove application area
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 This command is available only on the Active CP.
This command is not available on all platforms. Refer to the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide for
details.
Operands All operands are exclusive. Only one operand can be specified, followed by suboperands if
applicable.
-e | --enable Enables the USB device. The USB device must be enabled before the list and
remove functions are available.
-d |--disable Disables an enabled USB device. This command prevents access to the
device until it is enabled again. This command may fail if USB storage is busy
doing a read/write operation.
-r |--remove application area
Removes data in a specified application storage space. Valid applications
are: firmware, support, config, firmwarekey. A specified application must be
followed by an application area. Any existing file in a given application
directory can be specified. This command removes all data associated with
the specified application area.
-l |--
list Lists the content of the USB device up to two levels down from the root
directory.
-h |--help Displays command usage
Examples To enable an attached USB device:
swicth:admin> usbstorage -e
USB storage enabled
To list the contents of the attached USB device:
switch:admin> usbstorage -l
firmwarekey\ 0B 2007 Aug 15 15:13
support\ 106MB 2007 Aug 24 05:36
support1034\ 105MB 2007 Aug 23 06:11
config\ 0B 2007 Aug 15 15:13