AIS AI2524 user manual Copy Configuration Files from a Network Server to Router

Chapter 7: Manually Loading System Images

You can copy normal or compressed images to Flash memory. You can produce a compressed system image on any UNIX platform using the compress command. Refer to your UNIX platform's documen- tation for the exact usage of the compress command.

This example shows how to copy a system image named IJ09140Z into the current Flash configuration:

Router# copy tftp flash

IP address or name of remote host [255.255.255.255]? server1 Name of tftp filename to copy into flash []? IJ09140Z

copy IJ09140Z from 131.131.101.101 into flash memory? [confirm]

xxxxxxxxbytes available for writing without erasure. erase flash before writing? [confirm]

Clearing and initializing flash memory (please wait)####...

Loading from 101.2.13.110:!!!!...

[OK - 324572/524212 bytes] Verifying checksum...

VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV... Flash verification successful. Length = 1204637, checksum = 0x95D

The series of pound signs #) indicates that each Flash device is being cleared and initialized—one per device. Different platforms use differ- ent methods to indicate that Flash is clearing.

The exclamation point (!) indicates that the copy process is taking place. Each exclamation point !) indicates that ten packets have been transferred successfully.

The series of V characters indicates that a checksum is being calcu- lated.

An O indicates an out-of-order packet.

A period (.) indicates a timeout. The last line in the sample configu- ration indicates that the copy is successful.

Copy Configuration Files from a Network Server to the

Router

You can copy configuration files from a TFTP server to the router. You might use this process to restore a configuration file to the router if you have backed up the file to a server. If you replace a router and want to use the configuration file that you created for the original, you can restore that file instead of recreating it. You can also use this pro

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