Format media

You can format a USB Flash Drive Memory Key.

You can format a USB by supplying a user-specified label.

With HMC 10.3.1061.0, or later, to format a USB Flash Drive Memory Key, complete the following steps:

  1. In the navigation area, click HMC management, and then select HMC actions > Format media. The Format media panel opens.
  2. From the Format media panel, select the device that you want to format from the Available devices table.
  3. Select the type of file system to format. The available values are ext4 and vfat.
  4. Enter a label to assign to the device. The specified label is converted to uppercase and truncated to 11 characters. If you do not enter a label, a blank label is assigned.
  5. Ensure that your media is correctly inserted, then click Format.

With HMC 10.3.1060.0, or earlier, to format a USB Flash Drive Memory Key, complete the following steps:

  1. In the navigation area, click HMC management, and then select HMC actions > Format media.
  2. From the Format Media window, select the type of media you want to format, then click OK.
  3. Make sure that your media is correctly inserted, then click Format. The Format Media progress window is displayed. When the media is formatted, the Format Media Completed window is displayed.
  4. Click OK and then click Close to end the task.

Use the online Help if you need additional information about this task.