ramdisk

Syntax

ramdisk -c[-s size][v volumelabel][-t type]

ramdisk -d[fs|all]

ramdisk -l [-sfo]

Description

Creates and deletes RAM disks. Creates and deletes RAM disks.

Options

-c

Creates a RAM disk.

-s size

Specifies RAM disk size in MB. Valid values are from 4 MB to 512 MB.

-v volumelabel

Specifies a volume label name for the RAM disk. Valid values are up to 11 characters, without spaces or the following characters: % ^ * + = [ ] | : ; \ < > ? /.

-t type

Specifies a file system type.

-d

Deletes one or more RAM disks.

fs

Specifies the file system drive for RAM disk deletion.

all

Deletes all RAM disks.

-l

Lists all RAM disks.

-sfo

Displays information in standard formatted output.

Usage

You can use this command to provision temporary staging locations. It is beneficial in bare metal environments when media is not available for staging or scripting. The command supports up to 10 RAM disks of the following file types and sizes:

  • FAT16—(Default) 4 MB minimum size to 512 MB maximum size

  • FAT32—512 MB minimum size to 2000 MB maximum size

If you do not specify -t type , a default FAT16 type file system is created.

Examples

To create a 512 MB FAT16 RAM disk:

Shell> ramdisk -c -s 512
      

To create a 512 MB FAT16 RAM disk with a volume label of RAMDISK1:

Shell> ramdisk -c -s 512 -v RAMDISK1
      

To create a 1000 MB FAT32 RAM disk:

Shell> ramdisk -c -s 1000
      

To list mapping information for all RAM disks:

Shell> ramdisk -l
      

To delete RAM disk fs0:

Shell> ramdisk -d fs0