Alcatel Carrier Internetworking Solutions omniswitch instruction

Managing System Files	File and Directory Management

A screen similar to the following will be displayed:

drw	512	Mar	9	17:19	./
drw	512	Mar	9	17:20	../
-rw	3555972	Mar	9	06:58	Hbase.img
-rw	266815	Mar	9	06:57	Hadvrout.img
-rw	113389	Mar	9	06:58	Hdiag.img
-rw	1297834	Mar	9	06:58	Heni.img
-rw	791455	Mar	9	06:58	Hl2eth.img
-rw	878029	Mar	9	06:58	Hos.img
-rw	277136	Mar	9	06:58	Hqos.img
-rw	8215	Mar	9	07:01	Hrelease.img
-rw	463498	Mar	9	06:58	Hrout.img
-rw	130556	Mar	9	06:58	Hsecu.img
-rw	1305435	Mar	9	17:18	Hweb.img
-rw	267186	Mar	9	06:58	Hwebl2eth.img
-rw	242646	Mar	9	06:58	Hwebqos.img
-rw	145175	Mar	9	06:58	Hwebrout.img
-rw	205762	Mar	9	06:58	Hwebsecu.img
-rw	68559	Mar	9	06:58	Hwebadvrout.img
-rw	16730	Feb 27 13:21			boot.cfg
-rw	105613	Feb 26 15:54			certs.pem
-rw	105613	Feb 26 15:54			certs.pem.bak

Utility Commands

The utility commands include freespace, fsck, and newfs. These commands are used to check memory and delete groups of files.

Displaying Free Memory Space

The freespace command displays the amount of free memory space available for use in the switch’s file system. You may issue this command from any location in the switch’s directory tree.

-> freespace

/flash 16480256 bytes free

Performing a File System Check

The fsck command performs a file system check and can automatically repair any errors found. It displays diagnostic information in the event of file corruption. When you enter the command, you must specify the flash directory as follows.

-> fsck /flash

The screen displays the following prompt:

Do you want fsck to automatically repair any errors found? (<CR> = No)

OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005

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omniswitch specifications

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