PC Card Storage

Use the PC Card page to mount, unmount, and format a Compact Flash-to-PC Card adapter used as a storage device. A compact Flash is useful for saving and restoring configurations and for Device Port Logging.

To set up PC Card storage in the SLC:

  1. Insert any of the supported PC Cards into either of the PC Card bays on the front of the SLC.  (You can do this before or after powering up the SLC.) If the card is a compact Flash-to-PC Card adapter, and the first partition on the Compact Flash is formatted with a file system supported by the SLC (ext2 and FAT), the card mounts automatically.

  2. If the card does not mount automatically, or you want to update its settings, click the Devices tab and select the PC Card option. The PC Card  page displays.

  3. From the PC Card Slots table, select the button (on the right) for the Compact Flash you want to configure.

  4. Enter the following settings for the selected PC Card:

Storage Settings

Slot (view only)

Slot on the SLC where the PC Card is inserted.

Device (view only)

Type of PC Card (modem or storage).

Type (view only)

Information read from PC Card.

State (view only)

Applies to storage cards.

Mount

Select the checkbox to mount the first partition of the Compact Flash on the SLC (if not currently mounted). Once mounted, a Compact Flash is used for device port logging and saving/restoring configurations.

Unmount

To eject the Compact Flash from the SLC, first unmount the Compact Flash. Select the checkbox to unmount it.

Warning: If you eject a Compact Flash from the SLC without unmounting it, subsequent mounts of a PC Card Compact Flash in either slot may fail, and you will need to reboot the SLC to restore PC Card functionality.

Format

Select to unmount the Compact Flash (if it is mounted), remove all existing partitions, create one partition on the Compact Flash, format it with the selected file system (ext2 or FAT), and mount it.

Filesystem

Select  ext2 or FAT, the file systems the SLC supports.

  1. Click Apply.

 

See also

PC Card - Overview

PC Card Modem Settings