Installing and Maintaining the E1200i System 77
Copying Files to the External Flash
Copy files to the flash when you want keep a backup image. The In Use LED illuminates during a read or
write operation. Do not eject the flash card from the slot while this LED is lit.
To copy files to the external flash card use the following command:
Displaying Files Stored on the External Flash
Flash cards can be used to copy and store system images, boot images, and configuration files. Optional
flash memory cards are shipped blank.
To display files stored on a flash, use the following command:.
Figure 28 dir Command Example
FTOS supports up to a 40-character file name length, up to a 180-character local file path length, and up to
a 256-character remote file path length.
Command Syntax Command Mode Purpose
copy file-url1 file-url2 EXEC Privilege Configure the following parameters:
•file-url1: the file source
•file-url2: enter slot0://
Command Syntax Command Mode Purpose
dir [filesystem]EXEC Privilege Configure the following optional parameters to view
files on the flash card:

•filesystem: enter either flash: for the

internal flash or slot0: for the external

flash.

The default is flash: (the internal flash). To view the
external flash, enter dir slot0:
Force10#dir slot0:
Directory of slot0:
1 -rwx 6478482 Sep 7 101 16:54:34 E1200i.BIN
flash: 64077824 bytes total (57454592 bytes free)
Force10#