Complete these steps to power on the Cisco ASR 901S Aggregation Services Router and verify its initialization
and self-test:
Procedure
Step 1
Remove the tape from the circuit breaker switch handle.
Step 2
Restore power by moving the handle of the circuit breaker to the ON position.
The System LED on the bottom panel should go ON.
Depending on your installation, the other bottom-panel LEDs can also come on.
If you encounter problems when you power on the router, see
Troubleshooting, on page 75
.
Using CLIs for Flash Memory and Directory Procedures
The following sections contain the formatting procedures for flash memory and file and directory procedures
using Cisco IOS CLIs.
Formatting Procedures for Flash Memory
We recommend that you erase the (Class B) flash memory to initialize with a Class B flash file system.
The Class B flash file system is also known as the low end file system (LEFS).
Formatting Flash Memory as a DOS File System
To format the flash memory or to remove the files from it, use the
erase flash:
command.
The following is sample output for formatting the flash memory, formatted with a Class B flash file system:
Router#
erase flash :
Erasing the flash filesystem will remove all files! Continue? [confirm]
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
...erased
Erasing device
File and Directory Procedures
The following sections describe file and directory procedures for flash memory, formatted with a Class B
flash file system.
Copying Files
To copy files to another location, use the
copy tftp:flash:
command.
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