Allied Telesis AT-S63 - Manual (Page 200)

Chapter 10: File System
200 Section II: Advanced Operations
Caution
When you format the flash memory, ALL files including the default
configuration and boot files are lost. This includes encryption keys,
certificates, configuration files, and all other special files. To remove
selected files, use the procedure in “Deleting a System File” on
page 194.
To format the flash memory, perform the following procedure:
1. From the Main Menu, type 5 to select System Administration.
The System Administration menu is shown in Figure 4 on page 46.
2. From the System Administration menu, type 9 to select System
Utilities.
The System Utilities menu is shown in Figure 7 on page 53.
3. From the System Utilities menu, type 1 to select File Operations.
The FIle Operations menu is shown in Figure 56 on page 184.
4. From the File Operations menu, type 9 to select Format Flash Drive.
The following prompt is displayed:
This command will format the flash drive and requires a
switch reboot.
Do you want to continue? [Yes/No] ->
5. To continue, type Y for Yes; to stop the formatting, type N for No.
If you choose Y, the flash memory is formatted and the switch reboots.