4
MAINTAINING THE ROUTER
Software
Maintenance
Accessing the Boot Menu
The Router 3000 supports three types of software file:
■BootROM program files
■Application files
■Configuration files
This chapter describes the configuration methods you can use to upgrade, upload and download configuration files and application files, and manage the BootROM password.
The Boot menu is used during software maintenance of the router. Create a configuration environment (see “Configuration Fundamentals of the Router” on page 34) and boot the router. The terminal screen displays the following information:
Booting
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*R3000 Boot Rom, V4.60
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Copyright(C)
Compiled at 20:46:59 , Jul 25 2003.
Now testing memory...OK!
64M bytes SDRAM
8192k bytes flash memory
Press
Press Ctrl + B within 5 seconds. The system prompts you for the BootROM password:
Please input bootrom password :
If you do not press Ctrl + B within 5 seconds, the system begins decompression, and you must restart the router.
