Command
History This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms,
refer to the relevant Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version Description
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
Usage
Information
To display these changes in the show bootvar command output, save the
running configuration to the startup configuration (using the copy command) and
reload system.
format flash
Erase all existing files and reformat the file system in the internal flash memory or the USB drive. After the
file system is formatted, files cannot be restored.
Z9500
Syntax format [flash: | usbflash:]
Parameters flash: |
usbflash: •flash: reformat the file system in the internal flash
memory.
•usbflash: reformat the file system in the USB flash
drive.
Defaults flash memory
Command
Modes
EXEC Privilege
Command
History This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms,
refer to the relevant Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version Description
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
Usage
Information
Include the colon (:) when entering this command.
62 File Management