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April 20, 1998
These release notes discuss the Cisco IOS Release 11.3(2)XA1 feature packs for Cisco 2600 series routers. These are the product numbers for the supported feature packs:
These release notes discuss the following topics:
This section explains the following:
The heart of a Cisco IOS software feature pack is a CD-ROM that contains a software image and Router Software Loader (RSL), a Windows 95 application that loads the image onto the access server/router. Each Cisco IOS Release 11.3 feature pack CD-ROM contains one feature set. For users without Windows 95, images can also be loaded with a Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server application, as explained in these release notes.
Each Cisco IOS Release 11.3 software feature pack box contains the following:
This section includes two tables:
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 |
|---|---|---|
DRAM | 16 MB | 4-MB DRAM DIMM: MEM2600-4D= |
Flash | 4 MB | 4-MB Flash SIMM: MEM2600-4FS= |
The Cisco IOS software is packaged into "feature sets" (also called "software images"). There are many different feature sets available, and each feature set contains a specific subset of Cisco IOS features. The feature set matrix is used to see the overall feature set organization.
The feature set matrix (see Table 3) shows the new feature set organization and lists which feature sets are available on the Cisco 2600 for Cisco IOS Release 11.3(2)XA1. The matrix uses the following symbols:
| Feature Set Matrix Symbol | Description |
|---|---|
Basic | This feature is offered in the basic feature set. |
Plus | This feature is offered in the Plus feature set |
| Standard Feature Sets | Cisco 2600 Series Routers |
|---|---|
IP | Basic, Plus |
Desktop (IP/IPX/AppleTalk/DEC) | Basic, Plus |
Enterprise | Basic, Plus |
To determine what features are available with each feature set, see Table 4. The table summarizes what features you can use when running a specific feature set on the Cisco 2600 series routers for Cisco IOS Release 11.3(2)XA1. The feature set table uses the following symbols:
| Feature Set Table Symbol | Description |
|---|---|
Yes | This feature is offered in the feature set. |
No | This feature is not offered in the feature set. |
The Router Software Loader application contained on the feature pack CD-ROM is designed to work with a PC running Microsoft Windows 95. Refer to the booklet included with the CD-ROM for instructions to install the software images.
This section describes several solutions to problems you might encounter when using RSL. These solutions are additions to RSL's online help.
If you are unable to connect to your access server or router, this installation tip provides a possible recovery solution. If you are not experiencing a connection error, you can skip this section.
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 Copy configuration to the router's nonvolatile memory.
The router should now contain the startup configuration it had before the initial RSL connection.
Step 7 Exit RSL.
The following information about RSL operations can help you with the installation process:
The RSL is designed to work with a PC running Microsoft Windows 95 and is the recommended method for downloading software to the router. The booklet included with the RSL CD-ROM explains how to perform this simple install process. However, two alternatives are available for installing router software:
This section explains how to use the copy xmodem flash command to install the router software from the CD-ROM onto the router.
The following example shows how to use the copy xmodem flash command on a Cisco 2600 series router.
Router# copy xmodem flash
**** WARNING ****
x/ymodem is a slow transfer protocol limited to the current speed
settings of the auxiliary/console ports. The use of the auxiliary
port for this download is strongly recommended.
During the course of the download no exec input/output will be
available.
---- ******* ----
Proceed? [confirm]y
Use crc block checksumming? [confirm]y
Max Retry Count [10]:
Perform image validation checks? [confirm]y
Xmodem download using crc checksumming with image validation
Continue? [confirm]y
Partition Size Used Free Bank-Size State Copy Mode
1 4096K 3259K 836K 4096K Read/Write Direct
2 4096K 0K 4095K 4096K Read/Write Direct
[Type ?<no> for partition directory; ? for full directory; q to abort]
Which partition? [default = 1] 2
System flash directory, partition 2:
File Length Name/status
1 68 TESTFILE
[132 bytes used, 4194172 available, 4194304 total]
Destination file name? c2611-i-mz.0918
Erase flash device before writing? [confirm]y
Flash contains files. Are you sure you want to erase? [confirm]y
Copy '' from server
as 'c2611-i-mz.0918' into Flash WITH erase? [yes/no]y
Erasing device... eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee ...erased
Ready to receive file...........C
Verifying checksum... OK (0x5DE8)
Flash device copy took 00:12:06 [hh:mm:ss]
Use this TFTP server application method as an alternative to using the RSL to install the router software from the CD-ROM. You can perform this procedure using a PC (running Microsoft Windows 95 or Microsoft Windows 3.1), a Macintosh, or a UNIX system. You can use either the copy tftp flash or copy rcp flash command to download the router software to the router.
First obtain a TFTP application or a remote copy protocol (rcp) application to set up your computer as a TFTP server or an rcp server. Use the RSL or the TFTP server included on the feature pack CD-ROM to install the router software only if you are using a PC running Windows 95. For other operating systems, a number of TFTP or rcp applications are available from independent software vendors or available as shareware from public sources on the World Wide Web.
Step 1 Install any TFTP server application on the PC. (A PC application is included on the feature pack CD-ROM for Microsoft Windows 95 only.)
Step 2 Launch the TFTP server application on the PC, usually by double-clicking the application icon or its *.exe filename.
Step 3 Set up the PC as a TFTP server by using the TFTP server application setup or configuration facility.
Most TFTP server applications include 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, which allows you to configure the local PC as a server.
The TFTP server also allows the selection of a root directory. You must select the directory in which the Cisco IOS files reside, for example, (d:\cpswinst\images).
 | Caution Make sure you set up your local PC as a TFTP server. If you overlook this step, you cannot perform the copy procedure. This reminder also applies if you are using RCP instead of TFTP. |
Step 4 Establish a console session from your local PC (which is now configured as a TFTP server) to the Cisco router by using one of these methods:
| Caution Make sure your PC is set up to communicate with the connected LAN port on the router. |
Step 5 Connect your PC Ethernet port to the corresponding router LAN port. Use the 10BaseT crossover cable to connect to an Ethernet port. Use straight-through cables if you are connecting via a 10BaseT hub, a 100BaseT hub, or a Token Ring MAU.
Step 6 Enter yes when asked if the system configuration has been modified:
# System configuration has been modified. Save? yes
Step 7 Enter yes when asked to confirm the reload:
Proceed with reload? [confirm] yes
Wait for the router to reload.
Step 8 If the password prompt appears, enter the password:
Password:
Step 9 At the router prompt, enter enable and then the password:
Router(boot)> enable
Password:
Step 10 At the router prompt, enter the following command to copy the new software image from the PC CD-ROM drive to the router:
Router(boot)(config)# copy tftp flash
In the next series of steps, you download the Cisco IOS Release 11.3 image that you want installed on your router.
Step 11 When prompted, enter the IP address of your 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 12 When prompted, enter the filename of the Cisco IOS Release 11.3 image to be copied to the router, as in the following example:
Source file name? 80255201.bin
This example specifies the DOS image name of the IP feature set for Cisco 1600 series routers (as shown in Table 1 in the section, "Cisco Feature Packs and Memory Requirements").
Step 13 In response to the destination address prompt, enter the destination UNIX image filename, and press Enter.
This is the name of the image file on the router, not the full path of the image on the CD-ROM attached to the PC. Refer to Table 1 in the section, "Cisco Feature Packs and Memory Requirements" for the UNIX image filename.
Destination file name [80255201.bin]? c2600-i-mz.113-2.XA1
Step 14 Enter yes in response to the prompt asking if you want to erase the existing image copy resident in the router Flash memory before copying the new one:
Erase flash device before writing? [confirm] yes
The entire copying process takes several minutes and differs from network to network.
During the transfer process, the software displays messages indicating that it has accessed the file you have specified and is loading it.
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 15 Enter the following commands to reset the configuration register to 0x2102:
Router(boot)(config)# config terminal
Router(boot)(config)# config-reg 0x2102
Router(boot)(config)# end
Step 16 Enter the reload command to reload the router:
Router# reload
After reload is complete, the router should be running the desired Cisco IOS image. Use the show version command to verify.
All documents mentioned in this section are available as printed manuals or electronic documents. (See the section "Online Navigation" for more information on accessing electronic documentation.)
The following documentation is related to these release notes:
The following documents are specific to the Cisco 2600 series routers:
The following documents apply to the Cisco 2600 series routers:
The Cisco IOS configuration guides, command references, and chapter topics are as follows:
| Books | Chapter Topics |
|---|---|
| Access Server and Router Product Overview User Interface System Images and Configuration Files Using ClickStart, AutoInstall, and Setup Interfaces System Management |
| Network Access Security Terminal Access Security Accounting and Billing Traffic Filters Controlling Router Access Network Data Encryption with Router Authentication |
| Terminal Lines and Modem Support Network Connections AppleTalk Remote Access SLIP and PPP XRemote LAT Telnet TN3270 Protocol Translation Configuring Modem Support and Chat Scripts X.3 PAD Regular Expressions |
| ATM Dial-on-Demand Routing (DDR) Frame Relay ISDN LANE PPP for Wide-Area Networking SMDS X.25 and LAPB |
| IP IP Routing |
| AppleTalk Novell IPX |
| Apollo Domain Banyan VINES DECnet ISO CLNS XNS |
| Transparent Bridging Source-Route Bridging Remote Source-Route Bridging DLSw+ STUN and BSTUN LLC2 and SDLC IBM Network Media Translation DSPU and SNA Service Point Support SNA Frame Relay Access Support APPN NCIA Client/Server Topologies IBM Channel Attach |
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The following URL contains links to access helpful tips to configure your Cisco products:
http://www.cisco.com/kobayashi/serv_tips.shtml
This URL is subject to change without notice. If it does change, point your web browser to http://www.cisco.com/ and follow this path: Software & Support, Technical Tips (button on left margin).
"Hot Tips" are popular tips and hints gathered from Cisco's Technical Assistance Center (TAC). Most of these documents are also available from the TAC's Fax-on-Demand service. To access Fax-on-Demand and receive documents at your fax machine, call 888-50-CISCO (888-502-4726). From international areas, call 415-596-4408.
The following sections are provided from the Technical Tips page:
You can access Cisco IOS software documentation, such as printed manuals and configuration notes, either at Cisco Connection Online (CCO) on the World Wide Web or on the Cisco Documentation CD-ROM.
Additional information about CCO and the Documentation CD-ROM is in the sections
"Cisco Connection Online" and "Documentation CD-ROM" at the end of these release notes.
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.
Cisco documentation and additional literature are available in a CD-ROM, which ships with your product. The Documentation CD-ROM, a member of the Cisco Connection Family, is updated monthly. Therefore, it might be more up to date than printed documentation. To order additional copies of the Documentation CD-ROM, contact your local sales representative or call customer service. The CD-ROM is available as a single unit or as an annual subscription. You can also access Cisco documentation on the World Wide Web at http://www.cisco.com, http://www-china.cisco.com, or http://www-europe.cisco.com. 
Posted: Tue Dec 17 19:19:29 PST 2002
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