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Software Configuration Guide—Release 12.2(25)SG
OL-7659-03
Chapter3 Configuring the Switch for the First Time
Modifying the Supervisor Engine Startup Configuration
Step2 Enter the configure terminal command at the EXEC mode prompt (#), as follows:
Switch# configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
Switch(config)#
Step3 Configure the configuration register to 0x102 as follows:
Switch(config)# config-register 0x102
Set the contents of the configuration register by specifying the value command variable, where value is
a hexadecimal number preceded by 0x (see Table 3-3 on page3-20).
Step4 Enter the end command to exit configuration mode. The new value settings are saved to memory;
however, the new settings do not take effect until the system is rebooted.
Step5 Enter the show version EXEC command to display the configuration register value currently in effect;
it will be used at the next reload. The value is displayed on the last line of the screen display, as shown
in this sample output:
Configuration register is 0x141 (will be 0x102 at next reload)
Step6 Save your settings. (See the “Saving the Running Configuration Settings to Your Start-Up File” section
on page 3-10. Note that configuration register changes take effect only after the system reloads, such as
when you enter a reload command from the console.)
Step7 Reboot the system. The new configuration register value takes effect with the next system boot up.
Verifying the Configuration Register Setting
Enter the show version EXEC command to verify the current configuration registe r setting. In
ROMMON mode, enter the show version command to verify the configuration register setting.
To verify the configuration register setting for the switch, perform this task:
In this example, the show version command indicates that the current configuration register is set so that
the switch does not automatically load an operating system image. Instead, it enters ROMMON mode
and waits for you to enter ROM monitor commands.
Switch#show version
Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software
IOS (tm) Catalyst 4000 L3 Switch Software (cat4000-IS-M), Experimental
Version 12.1(20010828:211314) [cisco 105]
Copyright (c) 1986-2001 by cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Thu 06-Sep-01 15:40 by
Image text-base:0x00000000, data-base:0x00ADF444
ROM:1.15
Switch uptime is 10 minutes
System returned to ROM by reload
Running default software
Command Purpose
Switch# show version Displays the configuration register setting.