Appendix B ROM Monitor

 

Disaster Recovery with TFTP Download

 

 

 

 

Variable

Command

 

 

 

Number of times the router attempts

TFTP_RETRY_COUNT=

ARP and TFTP download. The default

retry_times

is 7.

 

 

 

 

 

Amount of time, in seconds, before the

TFTP_TIMEOUT= time

download process times out. The

 

 

default is 2400 seconds (40 minutes).

 

 

 

 

 

Configures how the router displays file

TFTP_VERBOSE= setting

download progress.

 

 

0—No progress is displayed.

 

 

1—Exclamation points (!!!) are

 

 

displayed to indicate file download

 

 

progress. This is the default setting.

 

 

2—Detailed progress is displayed

 

 

during the file download process. For

 

 

example:

 

 

Initializing interface.

 

 

Interface link state up.

 

 

ARPing for 1.4.0.1

 

 

ARP reply for 1.4.0.1 received.

 

 

MAC address 00:00:0c:07:ac:01

 

 

 

 

 

Using the TFTP Download Command

The steps described in this section should be performed while in ROM monitor mode.

Step 1 Use the appropriate commands to enter all the required variables and any optional variables.

Step 2 Enter the tftpdnld command as follows:

rommon 1 > tftpdnld [ -r]

 

 

Cisco 1700 Series Router Software Configuration Guide

 

 

 

 

 

 

78-5407-03

 

 

B-7

 

 

 

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Cisco Systems 1700 appendix Using the Tftp Download Command, TFTPTIMEOUT= time, TFTPVERBOSE= setting