HP TippingPoint Next Generation Firewall manual Using the External CFast Storage Card

C Using the External CFast Storage Card

This information describes the external storage card and provides the following topics:

•”About the External CFast Storage Card” on page 37

•”CFast Card Commands” on page 38

About the External CFast Storage Card

All NGFW Appliances come with a pre-formatted external CFast storage card.

NOTE: Only CFast cards available from HP TippingPoint have been validated to achieve optimal performance with HP TippingPoint products. Other vendor cards are not supported. Using other vendor cards could be detrimental to proper operation of the HP TippingPoint system.

The external CFast card is a 8GB (for the S1000/S3000 Series appliances) or 32GB (for S8000 Series appliances) storage card used to store system logs, snapshots, and other system data.

CAUTION: Failure to properly remove the HP TippingPoint CFast card can result in disk corruption and a system error.

You can replace the CFast card when the system is operating. Before you remove the card, use the command line interface (CLI) to first unmount the card. For the appropriate unmount command, consult Table C-1.

After you successfully unmount the previous storage card, you can insert a new card into the CFast slot. Referencing Table C-1, issue the appropriate mounting and preparation commands in the CLI.

When you manually mount and format a CFast card, the card will mount automatically when the appliance boots.

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