Deleting all image files, Deleting all image files -5 – Alcatel Carrier Internetworking Solutions Omni Switch/Router User Manual

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Deleting Switch Files

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Deleting All Image Files

You can use the

imgcl

command to delete all executable (image) files. The files deleted by

the

imgcl

command include the

MPX

boot file (

mpx.img

), and all executable switching module

files (the factory default is all files ending with the

.img

extension).

♦ Important ♦

You should only use the

imgcl

command during

network down times and when you are connected to
the switch through the serial port.

To use this command, enter

imgcl

at the system prompt. A screen similar to the one shown below will be displayed.

Remove the following?

/flash/esx.img
/flash/mpx.img

Are you sure you want to remove them? (n)

Press the

key to delete all the image files or press

to cancel. If you press the

key,

the switch will spend several minutes deleting the image files.

♦ Note ♦

If you want to delete all files in flash memory, you can
use the

newfs

command, which is described in Creat-

After you have deleted all the old image files, you must load new image files using

FTP

ZMODEM

so the switch can function. See Chapter 5, “Installing Switch Software,” for instruc-

tions on using the

ftp

and

load

commands.