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Fabric OS Command Reference

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usbStorage

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usbStorage

Manages data files on an attached USB storage device.

Synopsis

usbstorage [-e | --enable]

usbstorage [-d | --disable]

usbstorage [-l | --list]

usbstorage [-r | --remove area target]

usbstorage [-h | --help]

Description

Use this command to control a USB device attached to the Active CP. When the USB device is
enabled, other applications, such as supportSave, firmwareDownload, firmwareKeyupdate, or
configDownload/cfgUpload can conveniently store and retrieve data from the attached storage
device. Refer to the help pages for these commands for specific information on how the USB device
is accessed by each application.

Notes

The execution of this command is subject to Virtual Fabric or Admin Domain restrictions that may
be in place. Refer to chapter 1, "Using Fabric OS Commands" and Appendix A, "Command
Availability
" for details.

This command is available only on the Active CP.

Operands

This command has the following operands:

-e | --enable

Enables the USB device. The USB device must be enabled before the list and
remove functions are available.

-d |--disable

Disables an enabled USB device. This command prevents access to the
device until it is enabled again.

-r |--remove area target

Removes a target in a specified application storage area. Valid areas are:
firmware, support, config, or firmwarekey. A specified area must be followed
by a target. Any existing file in a given application directory can be specified
as a target. This command removes all data associated with the specified
target.

-l |--list

Lists the content of the USB device up to two levels down from the root
directory.

-h |--help

Displays the command usage.

Examples

To enable an attached USB device:

switch:admin>

usbstorage -e

USB storage enabled

To list the contents of the attached USB device:

switch:admin>

usbstorage -l

firmwarekey\

0B 2007 Aug 15 15:13

support\

106MB 2007 Aug 24 05:36

support1034\ 105MB 2007 Aug 23 06:11

config\

0B 2007 Aug 15 15:13

firmware\

380MB 2007 Aug 15 15:13