Appendix C ROM Monitor
Console Download
Console Download
You can use console download, which is a ROM monitor function, to download either a software image or a configuration file over the router console port. After download, the file is either saved to the
Use console download when you do not have access to a TFTP server.
Note If you want to download a software image or a configuration file to the router over the console port, you must use the ROM monitor dnld command.
Note If you are using a PC to download a Cisco IOS image over the router console port at 115,200 bps, ensure that the PC serial port is using a 16550 universal asynchronous transmitter/receiver (UART). If the PC serial port is not using a 16550 UART, we recommend using a speed of 38,400 bps or less when downloading a Cisco IOS image over the console port.
Command Description
The following are the syntax and descriptions for the xmodem console download command:
xmodem [-cyrx] destination_file_name
cOptional. Performs the download using
yOptional. Sets the router to perform the download using Ymodem protocol. The default is Xmodem protocol. The protocols differ as follows:
•Xmodem supports a
•Ymodem uses
rOptional. Image is loaded into DRAM for execution. The default is to load the image into flash memory.
xOptional. Image is loaded into DRAM without being executed.
destination_ Name of the system image file or the system configuration file. For the router to | |
file_name | recognize it, the name of the configuration file must be router_confg. |
Follow these steps to run Xmodem:
Step 1 Move the image file to the local drive where Xmodem will execute.
Step 2 Enter the xmodem command.
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