Cisco Systems OL-11497-03 manual System Configuration Dialogue, External Network Interface

Chapter 3 Installing the Router

IOS Software Configuration for the Router

If the ROM monitor prompt (rommon>) appears on the system console, your router did not find a valid system image, or the boot sequence was otherwise interrupted, and the system entered read-only memory (ROM) monitor mode.

To boot a Cisco IOS software image manually, enter the boot command on the system console. For information on using the various forms of the boot command, see the following sections:

•Locating a Valid Cisco IOS Software Image, page 3-47

•Booting from the Cisco IOS Software Image, page 3-48

System Configuration Dialogue

The following information is an example of a System Configuration Dialog interactive script message that appears on the system console. This interactive script prompts you through the steps to create a router configuration database file defining basic system operation parameters.

--- System Configuration Dialog ---

Continue with configuration dialog? [yes/no]:

External Network Interface

After configuration, the RP and line cards can communicate with external networks. You do not need to configure the network interfaces immediately, but you cannot connect to a network until you configure the interfaces for operation in your networking environment. For configuration information, see the “Router Configuration” section on page 3-49.

Note The interface-specific LEDs on the line cards go on when the line card interfaces are configured.

To verify correct operation of each line card interface, complete the first-time setup procedures and configuration, then check the status of the interfaces against the LED descriptions in the configuration notes for each line card.

If the system does not complete each of the boot process steps, see Chapter 4, “Troubleshooting the Installation.”

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