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Catalyst 6500 Series Switch Software Configuration Guide—Release 8.7
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Working With the Flash File System
This chapter describes how to use the flash file system on the Catalyst 6500 series switches.
Note For complete syntax and usage information for the commands that are used in this chapter, refer to the
Catalyst 6500 Series Switch Command Reference publication.
This chapter consists of these sections:
• Understanding How the Flash File System Works, page 26-1
• Working with the Flash File System on the Switch, page 26-2
Understanding How the Flash File System Works
The flash file system on a Catalyst 6500 series supervisor engine provides a number of useful commands
to help you manage the software image and configuration files. The flash file system on the supervisor
engine consists of the flash devices on which you can store the files:
• Supervisor Engine 1 and Supervisor Engine 2
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bootflash: Onboard flash memory
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slot0: Linear Flash PC card (PCMCIA slot)
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disk0: ATA Flash PC card (PCMCIA slot)
• Supervisor Engine 720
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bootflash: Onboard flash memory
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disk0: CompactFlash Type II card only (disk 0 slot)
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disk1: CompactFlash Type II card (disk 1 slot)
• Supervisor Engine 32
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bootdisk: Onboard flash memory
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disk0: CompactFlash Type II card only (disk 0 slot)
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