[c-nsp] NXOS - 'format' command missing ?

Darin Herteen synack at live.com
Fri May 10 14:38:03 EDT 2013


Well... not that this will help that much, but it is available on 6.0(2)N1(1)

5548-11# format ?
  bootflash:  Format bootflash:
  slot0:      Format slot0:
  usb1:       Format usb1:


> Date: Fri, 10 May 2013 13:42:01 -0400
> From: brandon at burn.net
> To: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
> Subject: [c-nsp] NXOS - 'format' command missing ?
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I did some searching on this, and couldn't find anyone else complaining of 
> it - so I figured I'd ask here.
> 
> Got some 5548UP's, they were running 5.1.something out of the box, just 
> put 5.2(1)N1(4) on them.  Same issue with original code as well as new.
> 
> Cisco docs state there is a 'format' command.  You should be able to use 
> this on usb1: for example (the USB port near mgmt0/console).  Here is what 
> I have:
> 
>    ...
>    event            Event Manager commands
>    find             Find a file below the current directory
>    gunzip           Uncompresses LZ77 coded files
>    gzip             Compresses file using LZ77 coding
>    hardware         Change hardware usage settings
>    install          Upgrade software
>    ...
> 
> It's not 'hidden' either.
> 
> n5kup-1# format
>            ^
> % Invalid command at '^' marker.
> n5kup-1# format usb1:
>            ^
> % Invalid command at '^' marker.
> 
> Any info would be appreciated, even if 'yes it doesn't exist, you're not 
> crazy'.  Thanks.
> 
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