AI2524 Router Card User’s Manual

cess to copy a different configuration to the router that is stored on a network server.

You can copy a configuration file from a TFTP server to the running configuration or to the startup configuration. When you copy a config- uration file to the running configuration, you copy to and run the file from RAM.

When you copy a configuration file to the startup configuration, you copy it to the nonvolatile random-access memory (NVRAM).

To copy a configuration file from a TFTP server to the router, com- plete these tasks from EXEC mode:

1.Copy a file from a TFTP server to the router.

copy tftp {running-config startup-config}

2.When prompted, enter the server IP address or domain name.

{ip-address name}

3.If prompted, enter the filename of the server system image. filename

Change the Buffer Size for Loading Configuration Files

The buffer that holds the configuration commands is generally the size of NVRAM. Complex configurations might need a larger configura tion file buffer size. To change the buffer size:

1.Enter configuration mode from the terminal. configure terminal

2.Change the buffer size to use for booting a host or network config- uration file from a network server.

boot buffersize bytes

3.To exit configuration mode, press <Ctrl-Z>.

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