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Performing Other Configuration Tasks
Performing Other Configuration Tasks
This section presents procedures for performing the following additional configuration
tasks:
Configuring the Software Configuration Register
Recovering a Lost Password
Using Flash Memory Cards in the RP
Configuring the Software Configuration Register
The software configuration register is a 16-bit register in NVRAM that you use to define
specific system parameters.You can set or change the contents of this register to accomplish
the following tasks:
Define boot sources for the default Cisco IOS software, assigning them in the following
order of precedence:
Flash memory card inserted in PCMCIA slot 0
TFTP server in the network
Flash memory SIMM (NVRAM) on the RP
Boot image stored within the operating environment, which you access by means
of an appropriate form of the boot command issued at the ROM monitor prompt
(rommon>)
Define a default boot filename.
Enable or disable the Break function.
Control broadcast addresses.
Set the console terminal baud rate.
Recover a lost password.