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Catalyst 5000 Series Supervisor Engine III Flash Memory Card Installation Note
Document Contents
Supervisor Engine III Flash Memory Cards
Preventing Electrostatic Discharge Damage
Installing and Removing a Flash Memory Card
Using Flash Memory Cards
Related Documentation
Cisco Connection Online

Catalyst 5000 Series Supervisor Engine III Flash Memory Card Installation Note


Product Numbers: MEM-S3-FLC8M(=), MEM-S3-FLC16M(=), MEM-S3-FLC20M(=)

This installation note contains the procedure to install a Flash memory card in Catalyst 5000 series Supervisor Engine III module.

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Document Contents

This installation note contains the following sections:

Supervisor Engine III Flash Memory Cards

The Supervisor Engine III Flash memory cards are Intel Series 2+ cards that conform with the PCMCIA format. There are three models available, as follows:

All Supervisor Engine III Flash memory cards are formatted for the Catalyst 5000 series Supervisor Engine III module and are ready to use.

Flash memory cards are used to store and boot software images. They can also be used as servers to store software images for other systems. Each Supervisor Engine III module can be configured with up to two Flash memory cards: one in slot0 and one in slot1. The 8-, 16-, and 20- MB Flash memory cards can be used together in redundant configurations. Figure 1 shows the front panel of a Supervisor Engine III module with two PCMCIA Flash memory card slots, slot 0 (lower) and slot 1 (upper).


Figure 1   Supervisor Engine III Flash Memory Card Slots


For information on using the PCMCIA Flash memory cards, refer to the "Using Flash Memory Cards" section.

Preventing Electrostatic Discharge Damage

Follow these guidelines to prevent electrostatic discharge (ESD) damage:


For safety, periodically check the resistance value of the antistatic strap. The measurement should be between 1 and 10 megohms.

Installing and Removing a Flash Memory Card

Before you install a Flash memory card, verify that the card's write-protect switch is off. When the card is oriented with the printing side up and the edge connector end away from you, the write-protect switch is located on the front edge of the card, as shown in Figure 2.


Figure 2   Locating the Flash Memory Card Write Protection Switch


Use the following procedure for installing and removing a Flash memory card (see Figure 3):


Note      You can insert and remove the Flash memory card with the power ON.



Step 1   Connect an ESD-preventive strap between you and an unpainted chassis surface.

Step 2   Face the front panel of the switch and hold the Flash memory card with the connector end of the card toward the slot, as shown in Figure 3a. The connector end of the card is opposite the end with the write-protect switch.

Step 3   Insert the card into the appropriate slot until the card completely seats in the connector at the back of the slot and the eject button pops out toward you, as shown in Figure 3b.


Note The card does not insert all the way inside the slot; a portion of the card remains outside the slot. Do not attempt to force the card past this point.


Step 4   To eject a Flash memory card, press the appropriate ejector button until the card is free of the connector at the back of the slot, as shown in Figure 3c.

Step 5   Remove the card from the slot and place it in an antistatic bag.


Figure 3   Installing and Removing a Flash Memory Card


Using Flash Memory Cards

All Catalyst 5000 series Flash memory cards are formatted for the Supervisor Engine III module at the factory and are ready to use on receipt.

Table 1 shows many of the commands available for using and managing Flash devices, including the Flash memory cards. To perform specific tasks, use these commands either alone or combined with other commands. For example, to copy a file from a TFTP server to a Flash memory card, set the BOOT environment variable so that the system will boot from this new image, and verify these actions, perform the following steps in privileged mode:


Step 1   Copy a file from a TFTP server to the Flash memory card in slot0:

Console (enable) copy tftp slot0:

Step 2   Set the BOOT environment variable so that the system boots from slot0:

Console (enable) set boot system flash slot0:cat5000-sup-4-1-2.bin prepend

Step 3   Display the contents of the BOOT environment variable:

Console (enable) show boot

For complete descriptions of these commands and how to use them, see the Catalyst 5000 Series Software Configuration Guide and the Catalyst 5000 Series Command Reference.

Table 1   Commands for Using and Managing Flash Devices

Task Command

Copy a Flash file to a TFTP server, Flash memory, another Flash device, or to the running configuration.

copy m/device:filename {tftp | flash | m/device:filename | config}

Copy a file from a TFTP server to Flash memory or to a Flash device, or to the running configuration.

copy tftp {flash | m/device:filename | config}

Copy a file from Flash memory to a TFTP server or to a Flash device, or to the running configuration.

copy flash {tftp | m/device:filename | config}

Copy the running configuration to Flash memory, another Flash device, or to a TFTP server.

copy config {flash | m/device:filename | tftp}

Set the BOOT environment variable.

set boot system flash device:[filename] [prepend] [mod_num]

Format a Flash memory device.

format [spare spare-number] [m/]device1: [[device2:] [monlib-filename]]

Specify the boot field in the configuration register, which determines the boot method the switch will use at the next startup

set boot config-register boot {rommon | bootflash | system} [mod_num]

Display the contents of the BOOT environment variable.

show boot [mod_num]

Clear a specific image from the BOOT environment variable.

clear boot system flash device:[filename] [mod_num]

Clear the entire BOOT environment variable.

clear boot system all [mod_num]

Display a list of files on a Flash device.

dir [[m/]device:][filename] [all | deleted | long]

Set the default Flash device for the system.

cd [[m/][bootflash: | slot0: | slot1:]]

Verify the default Flash device for the system.

pwd [mod_num]

Delete a file on a Flash device.

delete [[m/]device:]filename

Undelete a file on a Flash device.

undelete index [[m/]device:]

Permanently remove all deleted files on a Flash device.

squeeze [m/]device:

Identify the supported Flash devices on the system.

show flash devices

Display information about the Flash memory.

show flash [[m/]device:] [all | chips | filesys]

Verify the checksum of a file on a Flash device.

verify [[m/]device:] filename

Related Documentation

Refer to the following documents for additional information on Supervisor Engine III Flash devices:

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