About Flash Devices
Every switch in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family contains one internal bootflash. The Cisco MDS 9500 Series additionally contains one external CompactFlash called slot0.
All switches in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family have one internal bootflash: that resides in the supervisor or switching module.You have access to two locations within the internal bootflash: file system.
- The volatile: file system provides temporary storage, and it is also the default location for file system commands. Files in temporary storage (volatile:) are erased when the switch reboots.
- The bootflash: (nonvolatile storage) file system provides permanent storage. The files in bootflash: are preserved through reboots and power outages.
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