Technical data

Managing Router Files

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While the operation is in progress, a running percentage of work completed

appears next to the Volume field in the Router Files Manager window. After the

ﬂash memory is compacted, the Router Files Manager displays the list of ﬁles

stored on the ﬂash media.

The router is unavailable for any other file system requests until it finishes

compacting. If you issue a ﬁle system request before the router ﬁnishes

compacting memory, you see the following message:

Last command failed appears.

This messages indicates that the router did not successfully complete the

operation. You will have to repeat the procedure.

Caution: On AN and ANH routers, the compacting operation can take up to

12 minutes. Refrain from resetting the router during this time. Resetting the

router during compacting corrupts the memory card, and the router will not

boot until you replace the memory card.

Caution: While the router is compacting memory, if the slot that contains the

memory card resets, runs diagnostics, or loses power, the memory card loses

all its data and can become corrupted. Likewise, if you remove a memory card

while it is being compacted, the memory card can become corrupted and lose

its stored data.