AIS AI2524 user manual Retrieve System Images Configuration Files, Device

Chapter 7: Manually Loading System Images

Retrieve System

Images and

Configuration

Files

If you have a minimal configuration that allows you to interact with the system software, you can retrieve other system images and config- uration files from a network server and modify them for use in you routing environment. This section describes tasks related to retrieving system images and configuration files for modification.

Retrieve System Images and Configuration File Task List

When retrieving system images and configuration files, perform these tasks. The first two are required; the rest are optional.

zCopy System Images from a Network Server to Flash Memory

zCopy Configuration Files from a Network Server to the Router

zChange the Buffer Size for Loading Configuration Files

zVerify the Image in Flash Memory

zDisplay System Image and Configuration Information

zReexecute the Configuration Commands in Startup Configuration

zClear the Configuration Information

Copy System Images from a Network Server to Flash Memory

You can copy system images from a Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server to Flash memory:

1.Make a backup copy of the current system software image. Refer to Copy System Images from Flash Memory to a Network Server, for more information.

2.Copy a system image to Flash memory. copy tftp flash

3.When prompted, enter the server IP address or domain name. ip-addressor name

4.If prompted, enter the server system filename. filename

5.If prompted, enter the Flash memory device that is to receive th copy of the system image.

device

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