Cisco Systems OL-7396-01 Loading Functional Images (Catalyst 8510 MSR and LightStream 1010)

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ATM Switch Router Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter26 Managing Configuration Files, System Images, and Functional Images
Maintaining Functional Images (Catalyst 8510 MSR and LightStream 1010)
Loading Functional Images (Catalyst 8510 MSR and LightStream 1010)
You load a functional image in two steps:
Step1 Copy the image to a Flash memory device (bootflash, slot0, or slot1). For in structions on copying files
to a Flash memory device, refer to the Configuration Fundamentals Configuration Guide.
Step2 Load the image from the Flash memory device to the hardware controller.
Note The command for loading functional images on th e ATM switch router differs from that described in the
Cisco IOS documentation.
To download a functional image from a Flash memory device to a hardware controller, use the following
command in privileged EXEC mode:
The reprogram command checks the compatibility of the image for the selected card type before
downloading the functional image.
Caution Do not interrupt the download procedure. Wait until it has finished before attempting any commands on
the switch.
Example
The following example demonstrates loading the functional image abr_t mp.exo from the Flash PC card
in slot 0 to the controller in slot 0, subcard 1:
Switch# reprogram slot0:abr_tmp.exo 0 1
Command Purpose
reprogram device:filename {slot [subcard] |
rommon}
Loads the functional image with the specified
filename to a device.