Removing the Removable Compact Flash Disk

Depending on your configuration, the Services Router might not have a backup compact flash drive. If no backup compact flash drive is installed, proceed directly to the next section, Installing the Removable Compact Flash Disk.

The removable compact flash drive is located in a slot on the front panel of the Services Router. To remove the removable compact flash disk (see Figure 40):

1. Place an electrostatic bag or antistatic mat on a flat, stable surface.
2. Attach an electrostatic discharge (ESD) grounding strap to your bare wrist and connect the strap to the ESD point on the chassis, or to an outside ESD point if the router is disconnected from earth ground. For more information about ESD, see Preventing Electrostatic Discharge Damage.
3. Verify the CF REMOVE LED is off.

   If the CF REMOVE LED is on, the router might have booted from the removable compact flash disk.

   To see which device the router used to boot, issue the show system storage command from the CLI. For example:

   
   user@host> show system storage

   Filesystem        512-blocks       Used      Avail Capacity Mounted on
   /dev/ad0s1a           218254     175546      40526     81%  /
   ...

   The boot device is mounted on /. The primary compact flash disk is located at ad0. The removable compact flash disk is located at ad2. The USB storage device is located at usb0. This example shows that the router booted from the primary compact flash disk.

4. If the show system storage output indicates that the router booted from the removable compact flash disk, press and release the power button to power off the router. Wait for the POWER ON LED to turn off before you remove the compact flash drive.
5. Slide the compact flash drive door up to unlatch the door, then tilt the top of the door out (see Figure 40).
6. Eject the removable compact flash disk by pressing the button to the left of the compact flash drive once to unlock the button, and again to eject the compact flash drive.
7. Gently grasp the compact flash disk, and slide it out of the connector.
8. Place the compact flash disk on the antistatic mat or in the electrostatic bag.