Chapter 3 Installing the Router
Using Flash Memory Cards in the RP
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To format a new Flash memory card, follow these steps:
Step 1 Insert the Flash memory card into slot 0 or slot 1 on the RP. (This example uses
slot 0.)
Step 2 Enter the format slot0: command at the privileged EXEC mode prompt on the
system console:
Router# format slot0:
All sectors will be erased, proceed? [confirm]
Enter volume id (up to 30 characters): MyNewCard
Formatting sector n
Format device slot0 completed
Router#
The console displays the “Formatting sector n” line in the sample output shown
above. When the count reaches 1, the formatting process is complete and the new
Flash memory card is ready for use.
For complete command descriptions and configuration information, refer to the
Configuration Fundamentals Command Reference and the Configuration
Fundamentals Configuration Guide in the Cisco IOS documentation set. For
information on obtaining these publications, see the “If You Need More
Information” section on page 3-82.
Specify a Boot Image
Use the procedure in this section to identify a sample Cisco IOS software image
(new.image in this example) that is to be made bootable from a Flash memory
card. The software configuration register must be set to 0x2102 during this
procedure to boot the image from a Flash memory card; therefore, the
config-register command must be included in the command sequence, as shown
in this example:
Router# configure terminal
Router(config)# no boot system
Router(config)# boot system flash slot0:new.image
Router(config)# config-register 0x2102
Ctrl-Z
Router# copy running-config startup-config
Router# reload