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June 16, 1997
These release notes identify the Cisco IOS Release 11.2 feature packs for Cisco 2500 series routers (Cisco and CiscoPro models).
Product numbers for supported feature packs are as follows:
These release notes contain the following sections:
The heart of a Cisco IOS software feature pack is a CD-ROM that contains software images and RSL, a Windows 95 application, which loads the images onto the router. Each Cisco IOS Release 11.2 feature pack CD contains feature sets. For users without Windows 95, images can also be loaded with a Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server application.
Each Cisco IOS Release 11.2 software feature pack box contains the following:
RSL supports the following Cisco 2500 series routers:
RSL contains an upgrade utility that permanently modifies a CiscoPro router so that it will accept the Cisco IOS Release 11.2 software images.
The utility changes the router's SysObjectID Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) MIB value (used for network management) from CiscoPro to that of a Cisco router. The software banner also changes so that it no longer identifies the router as a CiscoPro product.
The upgrade utility must be located in the Images directory. If it is not, the upgrade utility will inform you that the image is not present. The Cisco 2500 series upgrade utility's filename is cpa25-upgrade-l.112-3.P.
This section describes the Cisco feature packs, listing the software feature sets comprising each pack. You can use this information to identify your feature pack set in conjunction with the corresponding information provided in the table in the section "Cisco IOS Release 11.2 Feature Sets,". The table in that section identify which features are supported for a feature set on a specific platform.
This section includes two tables: Table 1, on the following page, identifies each feature pack as specified on the label of the CD containing the router software. It also lists the feature sets comprising the feature pack, giving the UNIX and DOS filenames of the images. The table provides a brief description of each feature set and the router platform on which the feature set runs. Table 1 also identifies the memory required to run each feature set on the Cisco 2500 series router; Table 2 describes the memory delivered by default and the memory upgrades available.
You can use Table 1 to identify the memory required for your configuration based on the image you run. You can then check this against Table 2 to determine how much memory is available on the router as the factory default and the upgrades that you can obtain to satisfy your requirements.
Memory Type | Default | Upgrade Options |
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Flash | 8 MB | 4-MB upgrade: MEM4F= 8-MB upgrade: MEM8F= |
Main | 4 MB | 8-MB upgrade: MEM8D= |
This section describes several solutions to problems you might encounter when using RSL. These solutions are additions to RSL's online help.
This installation tip provides a possible recovery solution in the event that you are unable to connect to your router. You can skip this section unless you are experiencing a connection error.
In some cases, you might receive the following error message while connecting to the target router:
"Failed to configure the router to enable the Cisco IOS software image and configuration
file upload and download operations. You may want to check the router to make sure that
the selected interface exists."
If you encounter this message, try increasing the Short Timeout value, which is set to 25 seconds, in the Options dialog box, especially if one of the following situations applies:
In some cases, RSL is unable to restore the startup configuration. If this happens, take the following steps:
Step 1 Ensure that all cables are properly attached to both the router and the PC.
Step 2 Restart RSL and connect using the Preconfigured router option.
Step 3 When asked if you want to overwrite the existing startup configuration file, choose NO.
Step 4 When asked if you want to continue, choose YES.
Step 5 When connected, select Download Router Configuration in the Router Software Loader dialog box.
Step 6 Select the appropriate file, and click the radio button beside Copy configuration to the router's nonvolatile memory.
The router should now contain the startup configuration it had before the initial RSL connection. You can now exit RSL.
The following information about RSL operations can help you with the installation process:
Table 3 shows specific features supported for Cisco IOS Release 11.2 on Cisco 2500 series routers.
The table uses these conventions to identify features:
Features | IP Routing | IP/IPX/AppleTalk/DEC | Enterprise |
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LAN Support |
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Apollo Domain | - | - | Yes |
AppleTalk 1 and 21 | - | Yes | Yes |
Banyan VINES | - | - | Yes |
Concurrent routing and bridging (CRB) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
DECnet IV | - | Yes | Yes |
DECnet V | - | - | Yes |
GRE | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Integrated routing and bridging (IRB)2 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
IP | Yes | Yes | Yes |
LAN extension host | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Multiring | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Novell IPX3 | - | Yes | Yes |
OSI | - | - | Yes |
Source-route bridging4 | - | - | - |
Transparent and translational bridging | Yes | Yes | Yes |
XNS | - | - | Yes |
WAN Services |
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Combinet Packet Protocol (CPP) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Dialer profiles | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Frame Relay | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Frame Relay SVC Support (DTE) | - | - | Yes |
Frame Relay traffic shaping | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Half bridge/half router for CPP and PPP | Yes | Yes | Yes |
HDLC | Yes | Yes | Yes |
IPXWAN 2.0 | - | Yes | Yes |
ISDN5 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Multichassis Multilink PPP (MMP) | - | - | Yes |
PPP6 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
SMDS | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Switched 56 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Virtual Private Dial-up Network (VPDN) | - | Yes | Yes |
X.257 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
WAN Optimization |
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Bandwidth-on-demand | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Custom and priority queuing | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Dial backup | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Dial-on-demand | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Header8, link and payload compression | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Snapshot routing | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Weighted fair queuing | Yes | Yes | Yes |
IP Routing |
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BGP | Yes | Yes | Yes |
BGP49 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
EGP | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Enhanced IGRP | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Enhanced IGRP Optimizations | Yes | Yes | Yes |
ES-IS | - | - | Yes |
IGRP | Yes | Yes | Yes |
IS-IS | - | - | Yes |
Named IP Access Control List | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Network Address Translation (NAT) | Plus | Plus | Plus |
NHRP | Yes | Yes | Yes |
On Demand Routing (ODR) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
OSPF | Yes | Yes | Yes |
OSPF Not-So-Stubby-Areas (NSSA) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
OSPF On Demand Circuit (RFC 1793) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
PIM | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Policy-based routing | Yes | Yes | Yes |
RIP | Yes | Yes | Yes |
RIP Version 2 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Other Routing |
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AURP | - | Yes | Yes |
IPX RIP | - | Yes | Yes |
NLSP | - | Yes | Yes |
RTMP | - | Yes | Yes |
SMRP | - | Yes | Yes |
SRTP | - | - | Yes |
Multimedia and Quality of Service |
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Generic traffic shaping | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Random Early Detection (RED) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Management |
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AutoInstall | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Automatic modem configuration | Yes | Yes | Yes |
HTTP Server | Yes | Yes | Yes |
RMON events and alarms | Yes | Yes | Yes |
RMON full | Plus | Plus | Plus |
SNMP | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Telnet | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Security |
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Access lists | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Access security | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Extended access lists | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Kerberized login | - | - | Yes |
Kerberos V client support | - | - | Yes |
Lock and key | Yes | Yes | Yes |
MAC security for hubs11 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
MD5 routing authentication | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Network layer encryption (40-bit or export controlled 56-bit DES) | Encrypt | Encrypt | Encrypt |
RADIUS | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Router authentication | Encrypt | Encrypt | Encrypt |
TACACS+12 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
IBM Support (Optional) |
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BAN for SNA Frame Relay support | Plus | Plus | Yes |
Bisync | Plus | Plus | Yes |
Caching and filtering | Plus | Plus | Yes |
DLSw+ 13 | Plus | Plus | Yes |
Downstream PU (DSPU) concentration | Plus | Plus | Yes |
Frame Relay SNA support (RFC 1490) | Plus | Plus | Yes |
Native Client Interface Architecture (NCIA) Server | Plus | Plus | Yes |
NetView Native Service Point | Plus | Plus | Yes |
QLLC | Plus | Plus | Yes |
Response Time Reporter (RTR) | Plus | Plus | Yes |
SDLC integration | Plus | Plus | Yes |
SDLC transport (STUN) | Plus | Plus | Yes |
SDLC-to-LAN conversion (SDLLC) | Plus | Plus | Yes |
SNA and NetBIOS WAN optimization via local acknowledgment | Plus | Plus | Yes |
SRB/RSRB14 | Plus | Plus | Yes |
SRT | Plus | Plus | Yes |
TG/COS | - | - | Yes |
TN3270 | - | - | Yes |
Protocol Translation |
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LAT | - | - | Yes |
Rlogin | - | - | Yes |
Remote Node15 |
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ARAP 1.0/2.016 | - | Yes | Yes |
Asynchronous master interfaces | Yes | Yes | Yes |
ATCP | - | Yes | Yes |
CPPP | Yes | Yes | Yes |
CSLIP | Yes | Yes | Yes |
DHCP | Yes | Yes | Yes |
IP pooling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
IPX and ARAP on virtual async interfaces | - | - | Yes |
IPXCP8 | - | Yes | Yes |
MacIP | - | Yes | Yes |
NASI | - | Yes | Yes |
NetBEUI over PPP | Yes | Yes | Yes |
PPP | Yes | Yes | Yes |
SLIP | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Terminal Services15 |
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LAT17 | - | - | Yes |
Rlogin | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Telnet | Yes | Yes | Yes |
TN3270 | - | - | Yes |
X.25 PAD | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Xremote | - | - | Yes |
For a list of features supported by the back rev feature sets, see the release notes available on the Documentation CD-ROM or the World Wide Web (www.cisco.com). See the section "About Cisco IOS Software Electronic Documentation,". For example, to find a feature set list for Cisco IOS Release 11.1(8), locate the Cisco IOS Software Configuration database. Then select Cisco IOS Release 11.1, and then select Release Notes for Cisco IOS Release 11.1.
This section describes an alternative method you can use to install the router software from the CD-ROM using a PC running Windows 3.1, a Macintosh, or a UNIX system. The process requires that you first obtain a TFTP application or a remote copy protocol (rcp) application, which you can use to set up your computer as a TFTP server or an rcp server. You can use either the copy tftp flash or copy rcp flash command to download the router software to the router.
You can load router software with this alternative method in the following circumstances:
This section provides steps that enable you to install the router software using a TFTP application and a PC running Windows 3.1. You can also set up your Macintosh or UNIX workstation as a TFTP server and follow the same steps.
To install the software using an rcp application, follow the same steps but use rcp instead of TFTP. You must also substitute the copy rcp flash command for the copy tftp flash command in Step 8. See the next section, "Command Reference Information for TFTP and rcp," for detailed information about the copy rcp flash and copy tftp flash commands.
Step 1 Install any TFTP application on the PC. (Not provided by Cisco.)
Step 2 Launch the TFTP application on the PC, usually by double-clicking the application icon or its filename.
Step 3 Set up the PC as a TFTP server using the TFTP application setup or configuration facility.
The user interface of most TFTP applications includes a setup facility that allows you to specify the PC as a server. For example, from the TFTP menu of one application, you can select Settings to display a panel that includes a checkbox beside the word Server. To configure the local PC as a server, click in this checkbox.
The TFTP server also allows selection of a "root" directory. You must select the directory in which the Cisco IOS and upgrade files reside, for example d:\cpswinst\images.
Caution Be certain to set up your local PC as a TFTP server. If you overlook this step, you will not be able to copy the new software images. If you are using rcp instead of TFTP, you should also be certain to set up your local PC as an rcp server before you copy the software images. |
Step 4 Establish a console session from your local PC (which is now configured as a TFTP server) to the router. You can do this in two ways:
Step 5 Connect your PC's Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, or Token Ring port to the router's corresponding LAN port. Use the 10BaseT crossover cable provided if connecting to an Ethernet or Fast Ethernet port. You must use Category 5 cable for Fast Ethernet routers.
In the following steps, you will upgrade your CiscoPro router to a Cisco Enterprise router. If you have a model CPA100x, CPA160x, CPA25xx or CPA4500 router and plan to install an 11.2 image on the router, you must perform Step 6 through Step 14. These steps upgrade your router to allow Enterprise images to run on it. For additional information, refer to the Note on page 3.
Step 6 From the console, enter the following configuration command:
# config terminal
Step 7 From the console, enter the following configuration command and then Ctrl-Z to exit configuration mode:
#
config-reg 0x2102
#
Ctrl-Z
Step 8 At the router prompt, enter the following command to copy the router upgrade utility from the CD-ROM drive of the PC to the router:
#
copy tftp flash
Step 9 When prompted, enter the IP address of your local Windows 3.1-based PC, as in the following example:
Address or name of remote host [255.255.255.255]?
131.108.1.1
This is the IP address of your local PC, not that of the router.
Step 10 When prompted, enter the filename of the image to be copied to the router as in the following example:
Source file name?
cpa25-upgrade-l.112-3.P
Step 11 In response to the following prompt, enter the destination filename and press Enter to indicate that you want to copy the image:
Destination file name [cpa25-upgrade-1.112-3.p]?
cpa25-upgrade-l.112-3.P
(This is the name of the image file on the router. You do not need to use the full pathname of the image on the CD-ROM on the PC.)
During the transfer process, messages indicate that the software has accessed the file you have specified and is loading it.
If the file is not found, check the following: filename; TFTP server is enabled; correct root directory is selected; IP connectivity between the router and TFTP server.
Step 12 Enter yes or no in response to the prompt asking if you want to erase the existing image in the router's Flash memory before copying the new one:
Erase flash device before writing? [confirm]
yes
When copying to Flash memory, the system may provide an option to erase existing internal Flash memory before writing onto it. Answer yes to the questions. The entire copying process takes several minutes and differs from network to network.
The exclamation point (!) indicates that the copy process is taking place. Each exclamation point indicates that ten packets have been transferred successfully. If you see three periods (...), the transfer failed. Check IP connectivity between the router and TFTP server using the ping command.
Step 13 Enter the reload command to reload the router:
#
reload
After reload is complete, your CiscoPro router has been upgraded to a Cisco Enterprise router. Because the original Cisco IOS image, which resided in Flash memory, was erased during the upgrade process, the router should now be running in bootstrap mode.
Step 14 Redo Step 6 and Step 7.
Step 15 At the router prompt, enter the following command to copy the new software image from the CD-ROM drive of the PC to the router:
(boot)#
copy tftp flash
In the next series of steps, you download the Cisco IOS Release 11.2 images that you want installed on your router.
Step 16 When prompted, enter the IP address of your local Microsoft Windows 3.1-based PC as in the following example:
Address or name of remote host [255.255.255.255]?
131.108.1.1
This is the IP address of your local PC, not that of the router.
Step 17 When prompted, enter the filename of the Cisco IOS Release 11.2 image to be copied to the router as in the following example:
Source file name?
80135403.bin
This example specifies the IP feature set for Cisco 2500 series routers.
Step 18 In response to the prompt, enter the destination filename and press Enter to indicate that you want to copy the image.
This is the name of the image file on the router. You do not need to use the full pathname of the image on the CD-ROM attached to the PC.
Destination file name [80135403.bin]?
c2500-i-l
During the transfer process, the software displays messages indicating that it has accessed the file you have specified and is loading it.
Step 19 Enter yes or no in response to the prompt asking if you want to erase the existing image copy resident in the router's Flash memory before copying the new one.
Erase flash device before writing? [confirm]
yes
When copying to internal Flash memory, the system may provide an option to erase existing internal Flash memory before writing onto it. Answer yes to the questions. The entire copying process takes several minutes and differs from network to network.
The exclamation point (!) indicates that the copy process is taking place. Each exclamation point (!) indicates that ten packets have been transferred successfully. A checksum verification of the image occurs after the image is written to Flash memory.
Step 20 Enter the reload command to reload the router:
(boot)#
reload
You do not need to save the system configuration when prompted here. After reload is complete, the router should be running the required Cisco IOS image. Use the show version command to verify.
This section includes detailed information about the copy rcp flash and copy tftp flash commands. This information supplements the information provided in the steps described in the section "Installing the Router Software Without Using Windows 95,".
To copy a file from a network server to the router or to another destination using rcp, use the copy rcp flash EXEC command:
copy rcp flash
flash | Specifies internal Flash memory as the destination of the copy operation. |
EXEC
The rcp protocol requires that a client send the remote username of an rcp request to the server. When you enter the copy rcp flash command, by default the Cisco IOS software sends the username associated with the current teletype (TTY), if that name is valid. For example, if the user is connected to the router through Telnet and the user was authenticated through the username command, then the software sends that username as the remote username.
If the TTY username is invalid, the software uses the host name as both the remote and local usernames. To specify a different remote username to be sent to the rcp server, use the ip rcmd remote-username command, and possibly the ip rcmd remote-host command. You can also specify the path of an existing directory along with the remote username.
Caution The remote username must be associated with an account on the destination server. If you do not use the ip rcmd remote-username command, and possibly the ip rcmd remote-host command, to specify the name of a remote user associated with an account on the server, then the remote username associated with the current TTY process must be associated with an account on the server. If there is no username for the current TTY process, then the host name must be associated with an account on the server. If the network administrator of the destination server did not establish accounts for the remote username used, this command will not execute successfully when a default remote username is used. |
If you copy a system image from a PC used as a file server, the remote host computer must support the remote shell (rsh) protocol.
Use the copy rcp flash command to copy a system image from a network server to the router's internal Flash memory using rcp. The Cisco IOS software prompts for the address of the rcp server and rcp filename. When you enter this command, the system provides an option to erase existing Flash memory before writing onto it. The entire copying process takes several minutes and differs from network to network.
Before booting from Flash memory, verify that the checksum of the image in internal Flash memory matches the checksum listed in the README file distributed with the system software image. The checksum of the image in Flash memory is displayed at the bottom of the screen when you issue the copy rcp flash command. The README file was copied to the rcp server automatically when you installed the system software image.
The following example shows how to use the copy rcp flash command on a Cisco 4500 router. The interface might differ slightly on other systems. This example copies a system image named file1 from the netadmin1 directory on the remote server named SERVER1.CISCO.COM with an IP address of 131.108.101.101 to Flash memory. To ensure that enough Flash memory is available to accommodate the system image to be copied, the Cisco IOS software allows you to erase the contents of Flash memory first.
Router1# configure terminal
Router1(config)# ip rcmd remote-username netadmin1
Router(config)# Ctrl-Z
Router# copy rcp flash
System flash directory, partition 2:
File Length Name/status
1 984 file1 [deleted]
2 984 file1
[2096 bytes used, 8386512 available, 8388608 total]
Address or name of remote host [255.255.255.255]? 131.108.101.101
Source file name? file1
Destination file name [file1]?
Accessing file 'file1' on 131.108.101.101...
Loading dirt/ssangiah/file1 .from 131.108.101.101 (via Ethernet0): ! [OK]
Erase flash device before writing? [confirm]
Flash contains files. Are you sure you want to erase? [confirm]
Copy 'file1' from server
as 'file1' into Flash WITH erase? [yes/no] yes
Erasing device... eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee ...erased
Loading file1 from 131.108.101.101 (via Ethernet0): !
[OK - 984/8388608 bytes]
Verifying checksum... OK (0x14B3)
Flash copy took 0:00:01 [hh:mm:ss]
The following example shows sample output resulting from copying a system image into a partition of Flash memory. The system prompts only if there are two or more read/write partitions or one read-only and one read/write partition and dual Flash memory bank support in boot ROMs. If the partition entered is not valid, the process terminates. You have the option to enter a partition number, a question mark (?) for a directory display of all partitions, or a question mark and a number (?number) for a directory display of a particular partition. The default is the first read/write partition.
Router# copy rcp flash
System flash partition information:
Partition Size Used Free Bank-Size State Copy-Mode
1 4096K 2048K 2048K 2048K Read Only RXBOOT-FLH
2 4096K 2048K 2048K 2048K Read/Write Direct
[Type ?<no> for partition directory; ? for full directory; q to abort]
Which partition? [default = 2]
If the partition is read-only and has dual Flash memory bank support in boot ROMs, the session continues as follows:
**** NOTICE ****
Flash load helper v1.0
This process will accept the copy options and then terminate
the current system image to use the ROM based image for the copy.
Routing functionality will not be available during that time.
If you are logged in via telnet, this connection will terminate.
Users with console access can see the results of the copy operation.
---- ******** ----
Proceed? [confirm]
System flash directory, partition 1:
File Length Name/status
1 3459720 master/igs-bfpx.100-4.3
[3459784 bytes used, 734520 available, 4194304 total]
Address or name of remote host [255.255.255.255]? 131.108.1.1
Source file name? master/igs-bfpx-100.4.3
Destination file name [default = source name]?
The file will be copied into the partition given earlier by the user:
Loading master/igs-bfpx.100-4.3 from 131.108.1.111: !
Erase flash device before writing? [confirm]
Flash contains files. Are you sure? [confirm]
Copy 'master/igs-bfpx.100-4.3' from TFTP server
as 'master/igs-bfpx.100-4.3' into Flash WITH erase? [yes/no] yes
If the partition is read/write, the session continues as follows:
System flash directory, partition 2:
File Length Name/status
1 3459720 master/igs-bfpx.100-4.3
[3459784 bytes used, 734520 available, 4194304 total]
Address or name of remote host [255.255.255.255]? 131.108.1.1
Source file name? master/igs-bfpx.100-4.3
Destination file name [default = source name]?
The file will be copied into the partition given earlier by the user:
Accessing file 'master/igs-bfpx.100-4.3' on ABC.CISCO.COM...
Loading master/igs-bfpx.100-4.3 from 131.108.1.111: !
Erase flash device before writing? [confirm]
Flash contains files. Are you sure? [confirm]
Copy 'master/igs-bfpx.100-4.3' from TFTP server
as 'master/igs-bfpx.100-4.3' into Flash WITH erase? [yes/no] yes
boot config
boot system flash
cd
copy flash rcp
ip rcmd remote-username
verify flash
To copy a file from a TFTP server to the router or to another destination, use the copy tftp flash EXEC command.
copy tftp flash
flash | Specifies internal Flash memory as the destination of the copy operation. |
EXEC
The system prompts for the address of the TFTP server and TFTP filename if you do not provide them at the command line. When copying to internal Flash memory, the system provides an option to erase existing internal Flash memory before writing onto it. The entire copying process takes several minutes and differs from network to network.
Before booting from Flash memory, verify that the checksum of the image in Flash memory matches the checksum listed in the README file distributed with the system software image. The checksum of the image in Flash memory is displayed at the bottom of the screen when you enter the copy tftp flash command. The README file was copied to the TFTP server automatically when you installed the system software image.
Examples
The following example shows sample output of copying a system image named file1 into Flash memory:
Router# copy tftp flash
System flash directory, partition 2:
File Length Name/status
1 984 file1 [deleted]
2 984 file1
[2096 bytes used, 8386512 available, 8388608 total]
Address or name of remote host [255.255.255.255]? 223.255.254.254
Source file name? file1
Destination file name [file1]?
Accessing file 'file1' on 223.255.254.254...
Loading dirt/ssangiah/file1 .from 223.255.254.254 (via Ethernet0): - [OK]
Erase flash device before writing? [confirm]
Flash contains files. Are you sure you want to erase? [confirm]
Copy 'file1' from server
as 'file1' into Flash WITH erase? [yes/no] yes
Erasing device... eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee ...erased
Loading file1 from 223.255.254.254 (via Ethernet0): !!!!(etc.)
[OK - 984/8388608 bytes]
Verifying checksum... OK (0x14B3)
Flash copy took 0:00:01 [hh:mm:ss]
The exclamation point (!) indicates that the copy process is taking place. Each exclamation point indicates that ten packets have been transferred successfully. A series of "V" characters indicates that a checksum verification of the image is occurring after the image is written to Flash memory.
The following example shows sample output resulting from copying a system image into a partition of Flash memory. The system will prompt only if there are two or more read/write partitions or one read-only and one read/write partition and dual Flash memory bank support in boot ROMs. If the partition entered is not valid, the process terminates. You can enter a partition number, a question mark (?) for a directory display of all partitions, or a question mark and a number (?number) for directory display of a particular partition. The default is the first read/write partition.
Router# copy tftp flash
System flash partition information:
Partition Size Used Free Bank-Size State Copy-Mode
1 4096K 2048K 2048K 2048K Read Only RXBOOT-FLH
2 4096K 2048K 2048K 2048K Read/Write Direct
[Type ?<no> for partition directory; ? for full directory; q to abort]
Which partition? [default = 2]
If the partition is read-only and has dual Flash memory bank support in boot ROMs, the session continues as follows:
**** NOTICE ****
Flash load helper v1.0
This process will accept the copy options and then terminate
the current system image to use the ROM based image for the copy.
Routing functionality will not be available during that time.
If you are logged in via telnet, this connection will terminate.
Users with console access can see the results of the copy operation.
---- ******** ----
Proceed? [confirm]
System flash directory, partition 1:
File Length Name/status
1 3459720 master/igs-bfpx.100-4.3
[3459784 bytes used, 734520 available, 4194304 total]
Address or name of remote host [255.255.255.255]? 131.108.1.1
Source file name? master/igs-bfpx-100.4.3
Destination file name [default = source name]?
The file will be copied into the partition given earlier by the user:
Loading master/igs-bfpx.100-4.3 from 131.108.1.111: !
Erase flash device before writing? [confirm]
Flash contains files. Are you sure? [confirm]
Copy 'master/igs-bfpx.100-4.3' from TFTP server
as 'master/igs-bfpx.100-4.3' into Flash WITH erase? [yes/no] yes
If the partition is read/write, the session continues as follows:
System flash directory, partition 2:
File Length Name/status
1 3459720 master/igs-bfpx.100-4.3
[3459784 bytes used, 734520 available, 4194304 total]
Address or name of remote host [255.255.255.255]? 131.108.1.1
Source file name? master/igs-bfpx.100-4.3
Destination file name [default = source name]?
The file will be copied into the partition given earlier by the user:
Accessing file 'master/igs-bfpx.100-4.3' on ABC.CISCO.COM...
Loading master/igs-bfpx.100-4.3 from 131.108.1.111: !
Erase flash device before writing? [confirm]
Flash contains files. Are you sure? [confirm]
Copy 'master/igs-bfpx.100-4.3' from TFTP server
as 'master/igs-bfpx.100-4.3' into Flash WITH erase? [yes/no] yes
copy flash tftp
verify
verify flash
Cisco IOS software documentation is provided on the Documentation CD-ROM that is included with your feature pack. To locate the correct documentation, first determine the Cisco IOS release level of the image you loaded (see Table 1, the Description column).
You can either use the Documentation CD or go to www.cisco.com (select Products & Ordering, Documentation, Cisco Product Documentation, Cisco IOS Software Configuration, then select the level of release). Typical documentation consists of the following:
Cisco IOS configuration guides describe system configuration and maintenance tasks and provide comprehensive configuration examples. The configuration guides do not include command syntax for every command, so you should use them in conjunction with the command references. The Cisco configuration guides give in-depth descriptions of configuration tasks.
Cisco IOS command references describe the commands necessary for configuring and maintaining your system. If you are new to Cisco software, you should use the Cisco command references in conjunction with the configuration guides to reference commands and detailed information pertaining to their use. If you are an experienced network administrator, you might want to use the Cisco command references as standalone manuals.
Cisco Connection Online (CCO) is Cisco Systems' primary, real-time support channel. Maintenance customers and partners can self-register on CCO to obtain additional information and services.
Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, CCO provides a wealth of standard and value-added services to Cisco's customers and business partners. CCO services include product information, product documentation, software updates, release notes, technical tips, the Bug Navigator, configuration notes, brochures, descriptions of service offerings, and download access to public and authorized files.
CCO serves a wide variety of users through two interfaces that are updated and enhanced simultaneously: a character-based version and a multimedia version that resides on the World Wide Web (WWW). The character-based CCO supports Zmodem, Kermit, Xmodem, FTP, and Internet e-mail, and it is excellent for quick access to information over lower bandwidths. The WWW version of CCO provides richly formatted documents with photographs, figures, graphics, and video, as well as hyperlinks to related information.
You can access CCO in the following ways:
For a copy of CCO's Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), contact cco-help@cisco.com. For additional information, contact cco-team@cisco.com.
Posted: Tue Dec 17 19:32:45 PST 2002
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