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Chapter 1 Cisco SDM Express
Provision From USB Flash
When you provision your router with a configuration file, the file is merged with the running configuration, and it also becomes part of the startup configuration.
Caution Cisco SDM does not check the validity of configuration files you use to provision your router. Be sure that the contents of the configuration file you plan to use contain the appropriate data.
To provision your router from a USB flash device, follow these steps:
Step 1 Enter the name of the configuration file, with full path, in the File Name field, or click Browse to open a file selection window.
The file must have the extension .cfg or the filename must be a CCCD file. CCCD files are boot configuration files.
Step 2 Click Preview File to display the contents of the file in the lower pane.
File Selection
This window allows you to load a file from your router. Only DOSFS file systems can be viewed in this window.
The left side of window displays an expandible tree representing the directory system on your Cisco router flash memory and on USB devices connected to that router.
The right side of the window displays a list of the names of the files and directories found in the directory that is specified in the left side of the window. It also shows the size of each file in bytes, and the date and time each file and directory was last modified.
You can choose a file to load in the list on the right side of the window. Below the list of files is a Filename field containing the full path of the specified file.
Note If you are choosing a configuration file to provision your router, the file must be a CCCD file or have a .cfg extension.
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