Operation Manual – File System Management
H3C S5500-EI Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 1 File System Management
Configuration
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1.1.4 Storage Device Operations
I. Naming rules
Naming rules of the storage devices are as follows:
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If there is only one storage device of the same type on the device, the physical
device name of the storage device is the storage device name.
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If there are multiple storage devices with the same type on the device, the physical
device name of the storage device is composed of the storage device type and the
serial number of the storage device. The serial number is displayed in English
letters such as a, b or c.
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If storage device partitioning is supported on the device, the name of the partition
device is composed of the physical device name and partition number. The serial
numbers of partitions are displayed in numbers such as 0, 1 or 2.
Note:
Currently, the storage device on an S5500-EI series Ethernet switch is the Flash only,
which is named
flash:
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II. Memory space management
You can use the
fixdisk
command to restore the space of a storage device or the
format
command to format a specified storage device as shown in the following table:
To do…
Use the command…
Remarks
Restore the space of a
storage device
fixdisk device
Optional
Available in user view
Format a storage device
format
device
Optional
Available in user view
You may use the two commands when some space of a storage device becomes
inaccessible due to abnormal operations for example.