Cisco 7200 Compact Flash Disk for NPE-G1, 128 MB Option
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1. Continue confirm Format Drive communication amp 1st Sector Write OK Writing Monlib OS a ea E vcs S ETA E P N T EEEE A E S a E ese E Oe Ge Monlib write complete Format All system sectors written OK Format Total sectors in formatted partition 81760 Format Total bytes in formatted partition 49861120 Format Operation completed successfully Format of disk0 complete The new CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or PC card is now formatted and ready to use in the system on which you formatted it Memory Replacement Instructions for the Network Processing Engine or Network Services Engine and Input Output Controller 1 16 OL 8358 03 _ Chapter 1 CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk and Flash Memory Card Information Working with a CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or Flash Memory Card W Using the copy Command amp To copy an image from a CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or PC card to another file system or from another file system to the Flash Disk use the copy command copy dev source filename dev destination filename In this example e The file you want to copy is located in a file system tftp bootflash slot0 disk1 and so forth e The variable source filename is the name of the file you want to copy to another file system tftp bootflash slot0 disk1 and so forth e The variable destination filename is the name you want to apply to this file after it is copied This can be the same name a2. dev di rectory name Creates a new directory Allows you to create directories on a Flash Disk where directory name is the name you assign to this directory Displays current working directory Allows you to display the name of the Flash Disk directory in which you are currently working rename dev filename dev filename Renames a file Allows you to rename a file that is located on one Flash Disk and assign to that file another or the same file system path and filename The first group of arguments defines the source current file system path and filename and the second set of arguments defines the destination file system path and filename rmdir dev directory namet Removes an existing directory Allows you to remove a directory that currently exists on a Flash Disk where directory name is the name of the directory you want to remove show dev Lists information about Flash Disk format and geometry show file systems Displays a list of all defined file systems 1 This command does not work with a PC Card I OL 8358 03 Memory Replacement Instructions for the Network Processing Engine or Network Services Engine and Input Output Controller Chapter1 CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk and Flash Memory Card Information W Working with a CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or Flash Memory Card p Tip For complete command information see the File Management Commands cha
3. Disk Flash Disk or PC card is unformatted or has been formatted on another possibly incompatible system format it now using the procedure in the Using the format Command section on page 1 16 as appropriate To copy the image new image to Flash Disk disk0 use the following series of commands System gt enable Password System copy diskl new image disk0 new image 3393 bytes copied in 0 548 secs System In the preceding example the 3393 byte file new image was copied to the Flash Disk in PC card slot 0 in approximately one half second OL 8358 03 Memory Replacement Instructions for the Network Processing Engine or Network Services Engine and Input Output Controller gy Chapter1 CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk and Flash Memory Card Information W Working with a CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or Flash Memory Card Step 3 Verify that the file new image is now on the Flash Disk in PC card slot 0 System pwd disk0 System dir Directory of disk0 1 rw 3393 Jul 26 1998 17 44 47 new image 48755200 bytes total 48747008 bytes free Using the mkdir Command To create a directory on a CompactFlash Disk or Flash Disk use the mkdir command The following example shows how to create a directory called daily_dir on the Flash Disk in PC card slot 1 and then verify that it was created System mkdir disk1 daily dir Created dir disk1l daily_dir System dir Directory of disk1 1 drw 0 Jul 25 199
4. Flash Disks shipped with I O controllers or CompactFlash Disks shipped with the the NPE G1 or NPE G2 are formatted at the factory Spare Flash memory cards are blank and must be formatted before you can use them gt Caution The formatting procedure erases all information on the Flash Disk To prevent the loss of important data that might be stored on a Flash Disk proceed carefully If you want to save data that is currently on your Flash Disk copy the data to a TFTP server or to another Flash Disk before you format the new Flash Disk A Flash Disk that was shipped as part of a configured system contains a Flash Disk compatible Cisco IOS software image therefore you do not need to format it to use it in the system in which it was shipped Use the following procedure to format a new CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or PC card using the format command The procedure assumes you have already booted your system Step 1 Insert the Flash memory card into the appropriate PC card slot Step 2 Use the format dev command to format the CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or PC card Use the disk2 device name for a CompactFlash Disk disk0 and disk1 device names for Flash Disks and slot0 and slot1 device names for linear PC cards The following example shows a 48 MB Flash Disk in slotO being formatted System format disk0 Format operation may take a while Continue confirm Format operation will destroy all data in disk0
5. I O controller or NPE G1 or NPE G2 with a good image in the onboard Flash memory so you can start the router e The bootable image you want to copy to the Compact Flash Disk Flash Disk or PC card exists on a TFTP server to which you have access meaning you know its name and have connectivity to it and at least one interface is available over which you can access this server amp Note To ensure access to a TFTP sever you will need to configure at least one network interface using the setup facility Refer to the Configuration Fundamentals Configuration Guide publication for instructions on how to configure a network interface using the setup facility e You know the filename of the image you want to copy onto the CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or PC card Use the following procedure to copy a bootable file called new image in the examples to the memory card Boot the router and allow it to initialize Insert a CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or PC card into an available slot and reformat the disk or card using the procedure in the Reformatting a CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or Flash Memory Card section on page 1 7 Then proceed to Step 3 amp Note You cannot boot from a CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or PC card that was formatted on another type of system You must reformat the disk or card to use it as a boot source To avoid potential problems when you insert a CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or PC card in you
6. the disk0 and disk1 devices The CompactFlash Disk is inserted into the one slot on the NPE G1 or NPE G2 and is addressed as the disk2 device To install a Flash Disk or PC card in a PC card slot complete the following steps Figure 1 1 Installing and Removing a PC Card or Flash Disk H6437 Memory Replacement Instructions for the Network Processing Engine or Network Services Engine and Input Output Controller OL 8358 03 E Chapter1 CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk and Flash Memory Card Information W installing and Removing a CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or Flash Memory Card Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Attach an ESD wrist or ankle strap connecting the equipment end of the strap to an unfinished chassis surface Orient the Flash Disk or PC card so that its connector end faces the appropriate slot See a in Figure 1 1 or 1 in Figure 1 2 Carefully insert the card into the slot until it completely seats in the connector and the ejector button for the slot pops out toward you See b in Figure 1 1 or 2 in Figure 1 2 Tip Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 The Flash Disk is keyed and cannot be seated the wrong way The ejector button does not pop out if the Flash Disk is not completely inserted amp Note PC cards do not insert all the way into the PC card slots on the I O controller the end of the card protrudes from the I O controller faceplate Do not attempt to force th
7. 2 Enable the boot system flash disk0 myfile command using the config register command with the hexadecimal value shown in the following example System config config reg 0x2102 This command with the hexadecimal value 0x2102 results in the following e Enables the system to boot the default boot ROM software if the Flash Disk based image fails to boot hexadecimal value 0x2000 e Disables Break hexadecimal value 0x0100 e Enables the image myfile as the default boot image hexadecimal value 0x0002 Step3 Press Ctrl Z to exit configuration mode System config Crt1 Z System Step4 Save the new configuration to NVRAM by using the copy system running config nvram startup config command as follows System copy system running config nvram startup config Making a CompactFlash Disk or Flash Disk Based Software Image the Bootable Software Image After you copy a software image to the Flash Disk use the following series of commands to make the image bootable the file named new image in this example The software image in this example is located on the Flash Disk in PC card slot 0 Note that the config register command is also a part of this command sequence because you must set the configuration register to 0x2102 to enable loading an image from the Flash Disk System config terminal System config no boot system System config boot system flash disk0 new image System config config register 0x2102 Ctrl Z System cop
8. 8 10 15 43 daily_dir 48755200 bytes total 48751104 bytes free Note If you create a directory and place a file in it that you plan to access or use later on be sure to define the entire directory path to the file as you enter the appropriate software commands For example if you placed the file itsa file into the directory daily_dir on a Flash Disk in slot 1 you must designate the entire directory path as follows disk1 daily_dir itsa file Otherwise the system might not be able to locate this file Using the rmdir Command To remove a directory from a CompactFlash Disk or Flash Disk use the rmdir command The following example shows how to remove the directory daily_dir from the Flash Disk in PC Card slot 1 and then verify that it was removed System rmdir disk1 daily dir Delete disk1 daily_dir confirm y Removed dir disk1 daily_dir System dir Directory of disk1 No files in directory 48755200 bytes total 48751104 bytes free Using the delete Command To delete a file from a CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or PC card use the delete command Use the dir command to find the file you want to delete and then use the delete command to delete it Memory Replacement Instructions for the Network Processing Engine or Network Services Engine and Input Output Controller OL 8358 03 _ Chapter 1 CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk and Flash Memory Card Information Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Working wi
9. CHAPTER 1 CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk and Flash Memory Card Information Product Numbers MEM I 0 FLC16M MEM I 0 FLC20M MEM 0 FLD48M MEM 0 FLD64M MEN I 0 FLD128M MEM 7100 FLD48M MEM 7100 FLD128M MEM NPE G1 FLD64 MEM NPE G1 FLD128 MEM NPE G1 FLD256 MEM NPE G2 FLD256 This chapter describes the CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk and Flash Memory card options and specifications as well as information regarding installation reformatting and copying bootable images The following topics are covered in this chapter e Product Description page 1 1 e Boot Environment Variables page 1 3 e Installing and Removing a CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or Flash Memory Card page 1 4 e Reformatting a CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or Flash Memory Card page 1 7 e Copying a Bootable Image onto a CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or Flash Memory Card page 1 9 e Copying Bootable Images Between Flash Disks or Flash Memory Cards page 1 10 e Working with a CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or Flash Memory Card page 1 11 Product Description The CompactFlash Disk slots on the NPE G1 and NPE G2 network processing engines for the Cisco 7200 VXR routers and the PC card slots on the I O controllers and used with Cisco 7200 series routers use three types of Flash memory options The PC card slots on the I O controllers and CompactFlash Disk slots on the NPE G1 and Cisco uBR7200 series universal broadband routers also use three types of Flash M
10. Memory Replacement Instructions for the Network Processing Engine or Network Services Engine and Input Output Controller gy Chapter1 CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk and Flash Memory Card Information HI sReformatting a CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or Flash Memory Card Step 3 Step 4 the NPE G1 or NPE G2 and is addressed as the disk2 device Flash Disks or PC cards are inserted into the slotO and slot physical slots but are addressed as the disk0 and disk1 devices PC cards are addressed as the slot0 and slot1 devices The following example is for copying files from a Flash Disk in physical slot0 device name disk0 to a TFTP server Router gt enable Password lt password gt Router copy disk0 image name tftp Enter destination file name image name image name CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC CECECECECCECE Address or name of remote host tftp server name tftp server name EEE EEE EEE EEE PP EERE EEE EP PERE REESE REREAD EL EEE EERE EEE EEC EEE EULER To reformat the CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or PC card use the format command along with the appropriate device name The following example shows a Flash Disk in slotO being formatted Router format disk0 All sectors will be erased proceed confirm Enter volume id up to 30 characters MyNewCard Formatting sector 1 Format device slot1 completed Router Optional Copy the files you saved to th
11. PC card in slot 0 is old image e The bootable image in onboard Flash memory is boot image You will copy the new image from the new Flash Disk or PC card onto the Flash Disk or PC card that contains the old image Note The scenario assumes that the new image will fit on the Flash Disk or PC card in slot 0 alongside the old image If there is not enough available space use the delete command to delete files from the card to make sufficient room for the new image however do not delete the old image file If you are using a Flash Disk or PC card you must then use the squeeze command to make the deleted space available for new files If after you have deleted files and used the squeeze command the two files cannot coexist on E Memory Replacement Instructions for the Network Processing Engine or Network Services Engine and Input Output Controller OL 8358 03 Chapter1 CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk and Flash Memory Card Information Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Working with a CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or Flash Memory Card W the PC card in slot 0 remove this card place it in an antistatic bag and store it in a safe place and insert the new PC card with the new image file in slot 0 Proceed to Step 5 and use the boot system flash slot0 new image command to designate the new image file as the default boot helper image Boot the router By default the boot image file is used Enable the router as f
12. ard W Table 1 4 Flash Disk Related Software Commands Command and Arguments Purpose ed dev directory namet Changes current directory Allows you to move between directories on a file system where directory name is the directory to which you want to move copy dev source filename dev destination filename Copies from one file to another Allows you to make a copy of a file source filename located on a source file system dev and place it with either the same filename or a different filename destination filename on a destination file system delete dev filename Deletes a file Allows you to delete any file you designate where filename designates the name of the file dir all dev Lists files on a file system Allows you to list the contents of the Flash Disks in PC Card slots 0 and 1 The all argument lists all files on all file systems in your system format flash bootflash dev Formats a file system Allows you to format a linear Flash memory card flash onboard Flash memory bootflash Flash Disk disk0 or disk1 or Compact Flash Disk disk2 This command also allows you to reformat a linear Flash memory card or Flash Disk that was formatted on another type of system Note This command destroys all data currently in Flash memory therefore we strongly recommend that you use the format command with caution to prevent irretrievable loss of data mkdir
13. disk0 System pwd disk0 You can also move up or back one level in the directory hierarchy using the cd command and then verify your working directory with the pwd command System pwd disk1 daily_dir System cd System pwd disk1 System Using the dir Command To list the directory structure and contents of the CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or PC card from which you are currently working use the dir command with no arguments System dir Directory of disk1 1 drw 0 Jul 25 1998 10 23 11 daily_dir 2 drw 0 Jul 25 1998 10 28 37 access_lists 48755200 bytes total 48742912 bytes free I OL 8358 03 Memory Replacement Instructions for the Network Processing Engine or Network Services Engine and Input Output Controller E Chapter1 CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk and Flash Memory Card Information W Working with a CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or Flash Memory Card System Note that the size of the CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or PC card is shown in the output of the dir command A 48 MB Flash Disk is shown in this example You can also view the contents of other directories and file systems using specific optional arguments with the dir command See Table 1 4 Using the format Command To format a new CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or PC card use the format dev command amp Note You must format a new CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or PC card before you can use it Flash memory cards or
14. e TFTP server or second card or Flash disk back to the CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or PC card as follows Router copy tftp disk0 Enter source filename image name 20575008 bytes available on device disk0 proceed confirm address or name of remote host tftp server name tftp server name loading new image from tftp server name via Ethernet1 0 Eh ete ed ATO A ee EEA E a a AE A A A A A AA A at OP Pe Gol heheh Pol ih Peele ep AE BE sb op op OK 7799951 15599616 bytes CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC GECE Router The CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or PC card is now reformatted and ready to use E Memory Replacement Instructions for the Network Processing Engine or Network Services Engine and Input Output Controller OL 8358 03 Chapter1 CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk and Flash Memory Card Information Copying a Bootable Image onto a CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or Flash Memory Card W Copying a Bootable Image onto a CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or Flash Memory Card Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 After you have reformatted your CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or PC Flash memory card you can copy a bootable image onto it The procedure for copying an image onto a CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or PC card is based on the following assumptions e You have an
15. e card past this point Some older PC cards might have foil tape attached to the outside edge of the card If you insert one of these PC cards into the upper PC card slot slot 1 of an I O controller installed in a Cisco uBR7200 series router it might be difficult to remove the card You should use a new PC card that does not have the foil tape remove the foil tape from the older PC card or if necessary use small pliers to remove the PC card This completes the procedure for installing a PC card in a PC card slot Figure 1 2 Installing and Removing a CompactFlash Disk To remove and install a CompactFlash Disk from a CompactFlash Disk slot complete the following steps Press the ejector button on the slot Grasp the card and pull it from the slot Place the card in an antistatic bag Insert the CompactFlash Disk into the CompactFlash Disk slot until it engages It protrudes slightly mi Memory Replacement Instructions for the Network Processing Engine or Network Services Engine and Input Output Controller OL 8358 03 _ Chapter 1 CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk and Flash Memory Card Information Reformatting a CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or Flash Memory Card W Reformatting a CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or Flash Memory Card amp Depending on the circumstances you might need to use a Compact Flash Disk Flash Disk or PC card from another system to copy images or to back up configuration files howe
16. eference in the chapter File Management Commands Software Command Overview This section lists some of the basic software commands you can use with a CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or PC card Examples of these commands are included in the sections that follow I OL 8358 03 Memory Replacement Instructions for the Network Processing Engine or Network Services Engine and Input Output Controller Chapter1 CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk and Flash Memory Card Information W Working with a CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or Flash Memory Card The CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or Flash memory cards along with other locations in your system are defined as file systems which are locations where you can store use or retrieve files and software images You can use a Flash Disk or Flash memory card in either one or both of the PC card slots in your T O controller and you can use a CompactFlash Disk in the one CompactFlash Disk slot on the NPE G1 or NPE G2 The CompactFlash Disk inserted into the CompactFlash Disk slot in the NPE G1 or NPE G2 is referred to as the disk2 device Flash Disks or PC cards inserted into slot0 and slot1 are referred to as the slot0 and slotl devices respectively The following partial output of the show file systems command shows a sample system with a Flash Disk called diskO installed in PC card slot 0 and a linear Flash memory card called slot1 installed in PC card slot 1 Router show fi
17. eleted files The Flash Disk also supports the Cisco IOS File System feature which provides a single interface to all of the router s file systems including the Flash Disks and onboard Flash memory as well as network file systems such as File Transfer Protocol FTP and Trivial FTP TFTP servers S Note The Flash Disk is only supported on systems with the Cisco IOS File System feature and the Cisco IOS File System feature is supported in Cisco IOS Release 12 0 1 or later releases of 12 0 In general Flash Disk functionality requires Cisco IOS Release 12 0 2 or a later release of 12 0 e Linear Flash Disks also known as PC cards were the initial PC card used for the routers and are available in 16 MB and 20 MB sizes Table 1 1 lists the CompactFlash Disk options and supported processors Table 1 2 lists the Flash Disk options and supported I O controllers Table 1 3 lists the PC card options and supported I O controllers Table 1 1 CompactFlash Disk Options Memory Size Product Number Supported Processors 64 MB MEM NPE G1 FLD64 NPE G1 UBR7200 NPE G1 128 MB MEM NPE G1 FLD128 NPE G1 UBR7200 NPE G1 256 MB MEM NPE G1 FLD256 NPE G1 UBR7200 NPE G1 256 MB MEM NPE G2 FLD256 NPE G2 1 These products are also available as CompactFlash Disk upgrades To order an upgrade add an equal sign after the Product Number for example MEM NPE G1 FLD64 Table 1 2 Flash Disk Options Memory Size Product Numb
18. emory options These options as follows e CompactFlash Disks CompactFlash Disks are smaller in size than Flash Disks but provide the same ATA interface and equivalent functionality S Note Use the CompactFlash Disk only with the NPE G1 or NPE G2 or UBR7200 NPE G1 Do not attempt to use a CompactFlash Disk in the Type 2 Flash Disk slots in an I O controller OL 8358 03 Memory Replacement Instructions for the Network Processing Engine or Network Services Engine and Input Output Controller Chapter1 CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk and Flash Memory Card Information HI Product Description e Flash Disks also known as Flash Memory Disks Flash Disks are Flash memory based devices that conform to the PC card standard formerly called Personal Computer Memory Card International Association or PCMCIA and present an ATA AT Attachment interface to the system This interface complies with the ANSI ATA Interface Document X3T13 1153 D Rev 9 specification These cards provide from 48 MB to 256 MB of storage space The Flash Disk is more flexible than linear Flash memory because the Flash Disk has controller circuitry that allows it to emulate a hard disk and automatically maps out bad blocks and performs automatic block erasure The Flash Disk also provides the capability to allocate noncontiguous sectors which eliminates the need for the squeeze command which is required with linear Flash memory cards to recover the space used by d
19. en correctly downloaded to the PC card Use the following series of commands to designate the new image file in slot 0 as the default boot helper image and reboot the router Router configure terminal Router config no boot system Router config boot system flash slot0 new image Router config Ctrl Z Router copy running config startup config Router reload Insert the Compact Flash Disk Flash Disk or PC card into the default boot device for your router typically this is slotO for an I O controller or the CompactFlash Disk slot for the NPE G1 or NPE G2 When the system reloads it will boot the new image file from the memory card or disk Copying Bootable Images Between Flash Disks or Flash Memory Cards amp As future releases of Cisco IOS images become available you will receive these images either as a file booted from a network server a file on floppy disk or a file on a Flash Disk or PC Card Use the following procedure for copying bootable images between disks or cards so that you can use the new software image in your router The following scenario describes how to use a newly released image on a Flash Disk or PC card in a system that has an older image on a Flash Disk or PC card in the slot 0 and a default boot helper image in the onboard Flash memory For this scenario the filenames are as follows e The new image on the new Flash Disk or PC card is new image e The old image on the Flash Disk or
20. er Supported 1 0 Controllers 64 MB MEM I O FLD64M C7200 I O C7200 I O FE C7200 I O FE MII C7200 1 O 2FE E C7200 I O GE E UBR7200 I O UBR7200 I O FE UBR7200 I O 2FE E 128 MB MEM I O FLD128M C7200 I O C7200 I O FE C7200 I O FE MII MEM 7100 FLD128M C7200 I O 2FE E C7200 I O GE E UBR7200 I O UBR7200 I O FE UBR7200 I O 2FE E 1 These products are also available as Flash Disk upgrades To order an upgrade add an equal sign after the Product Number for example MEM I O FLD64M Memory Replacement Instructions for the Network Processing Engine or Network Services Engine and Input Output Controller 1 2 OL 8358 03 _ Chapter 1 CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk and Flash Memory Card Information amp Boot Environment Variables il Table 1 3 PC Card Options Memory Size Product Number Supported 1 0 Controllers 16 MB MEM I O FLC16M C7200 I O C7200 I O FE C7200 I O FE MII UBR7200 I O UBR7200 I O FE 20 MB MEM I O FLC20M C7200 I O C7200 I O FE C7200 I O FE MII UBR7200 I O UBR7200 I O FE 1 All linear PC card memory options have reached End of Life and are no longer orderable but they can continue to be used in existing legacy installations Note A complete discussion of the Cisco IOS File System feature is beyond the scope of this publication For information about this feature refer to the Configuration Fundamentals Configuration Guide and Configuration Fundamenta
21. he commands Also ensure that you define the entire path to a file as you enter the boot commands otherwise the system might not be able to find the file For example notice the difference in the following correct and incorrect commands System config boot flash system disk0O myfile Based on the preceding correct command the system boots the file specified myfile System config boot flash system disk0O myfile Based on the preceding incorrect command the system finds the filename field blank because there is a space after the disk0 name In this case the system ignores the filename argument and boots the first file on the Flash Disk which might not be the file called myfile I OL 8358 03 Memory Replacement Instructions for the Network Processing Engine or Network Services Engine and Input Output Controller Chapter1 CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk and Flash Memory Card Information W Working with a CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or Flash Memory Card Use the following procedure to enable booting the file myfile from a Flash memory card Step 1 Enter configuration mode and specify an image filename in the PC card slot from which to boot by using the configure terminal command as follows System configure terminal Enter configuration commands one per line End with CTRL Z System config boot system flash disk0O myfile S Note Specify disk2 for a CompactFlash Disk on the NPE G1 or NPE G2 Step
22. le systems File Systems Size b Free b Type Flags Prefixes 32768000 29093816 flash rw bootflash flash rw slot0 flash 7995392 4717276 flash rw sloti 48755200 48747008 flash rw disk0 disk rw disk1 opaque rw system opaque rw null network rw tftp 522232 505412 nvram rw nvram network rw rep network rw ftp Note The show file systems command displays all recognized file systems even if they are not currently in use This is why the above display shows entries for both slot0O and disk1 even though those devices are not currently inserted into the PC card slots Table 1 4 lists the software commands along with their most common command options that you can use with the Flash memory cards The following device names can be used with most of these commands e disk2 CompactFlash Disk e disk and disk1 Flash Disks e slot0 and slot1 linear PC cards e bootflash onboard Flash memory e nyram onboard nonvolatile random access memory e running config the running system configuration file e startup config the startup system configuration file e tftp a TFTP server to which you have access m__Memory Replacement Instructions for the Network Processing Engine or Network Services Engine and Input Output Controller OL 8358 03 Chapter1 CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk and Flash Memory Card Information Working with a CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or Flash Memory C
23. ls Command Reference publications for Cisco IOS Release 12 x These publications are available on the Documentation DVD and on Cisco com Boot Environment Variables By default and as a result of a reset or power on the ROM monitor loads the boot image from boot flash memory If the ROM monitor cannot find a bootable image in boot flash memory it searches the CompactFlash Disk or PC card based devices such as linear Flash memory cards or Flash Disks for the first bootable image The boot image when loaded looks in the boot environment variables stored in nonvolatile random access memory NVRAM to determine the location of the Cisco IOS software image and the configuration to use If boot environment variables are not defined the system will boot the first image found on a Flash Disk or if no such image is found the system will boot the first image found on a linear Flash memory card The contents of the boot environment variables which are stored in the configuration file in NVRAM determine the actions your system takes on bootup To see the current settings of these variables use the show bootvar command as follows Router gt show bootvar BOOT variable CONFIG_FILE variable Current CONFIG_FILE variable BOOTLDR variable does not exist Configuration register is 0x100 Following are explanations for each of these boot environment variables e BOOT variable Points to the Cisco IOS software image that you
24. mode as follows Router configure terminal Enter configuration commands one per line End with CTRL Z System config boot bootldr bootflash c7200 boot mz The result of this configuration file entry is that the BOOTLDR variable is bootflash c7200 boot mz e Configuration register variable Instructs the system where to look for a bootable Cisco IOS software image you set it as a hexadecimal value in configuration mode as follows Router configure terminal Enter configuration commands one per line End with CTRL Z System config config register 0x102 The result of this configuration file entry is that the configuration register is set to hexadecimal 0x102 For more information about the configuration register see Chapter 4 Observing System Startup and Performing a Basic Configuration in the Cisco 7200 VXR Installation and Configuration Guide at the following URL http www cisco com en US products hw routers ps34 1 products_installation_guide_book09186a 008007daa6 html Installing and Removing a CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or Flash Memory Card This section describes the proper method for installing and removing a CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or Flash memory card into the CompactFlash Disk slots on an NPE G1 or NPE G2 or the Flask Disk or PC card slots on an I O controller Tip All CompactFlash Disks Flash Disks and Flash memory cards must be formatted before their initial use CompactFlash Disks Flash Disk
25. ollows Router gt enable Password Router Insert the new Flash Disk or PC card in slot 1 Use the following command to copy the new image file in slot 1 to the Flash Disk or PC card in slot 0 only if there is enough memory space for the two images to coexist If there is not enough memory space proceed to Step 5 Router copy slotl new image slot0 new image amp Note Use the disk0 and disk1 device names when using Flash Disks Use the following series of commands to designate the new image file which is on the card in slot 0 as the default boot helper image and reboot the router Router configure terminal Router config no boot system Router config boot system flash slot0 new image Router config Ctrl Z Router copy running config startup config Router reload When the system reloads it will boot the new image file from the card in slot 0 Working with a CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or Flash Memory Card This section provides basic instructions for working with a CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or Flash memory card in your system Detailed descriptions of more complex CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or Flash memory card options and the Cisco IOS File System feature are beyond the scope of this publication and can be found in the following Cisco IOS Release 12 x publications e Configuration Fundamentals Configuration Guide in the chapter File Management e Configuration Fundamentals Command R
26. onnectivity to it and at least one interface is available over which you can access this server or a secondary CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or PC card amp Note To ensure access to a TFTP server you need to configure at least one network interface using the setup facility Refer to the Configuration Fundamentals Configuration Guide publication for instructions on how to configure a network interface using the setup facility e Ifyou do not have access to a TFTP server and want to save the existing information on the CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or PC card you have a second CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or PC card that is already formatted with sufficient space on which to copy the files e You know the filename of the files you want to copy to the TFTP server or onto the secondary CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or PC card Use the following procedure to reformat a CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or PC Flash memory card Insert the disk or card into slot 0 If slot 0 is not available use slot 1 See the Installing and Removing a CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or Flash Memory Card section on page 1 4 Optional Copy all the files on the CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or PC card to a TFTP server or a secondary Flash Disk or PC card using the copy command The appropriate device name depends on the type of memory card and the slot you are using The CompactFlash Disk is inserted into the one slot on I OL 8358 03
27. pter in the Configuration Fundamentals Command Reference document Using Software Commands This section provides examples of some of the basic software commands you can use with the CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or Flash memory cards G sing the show Command page 1 14 e U U sing the pwd Command page 1 15 sing the cd Command page 1 15 Using the dir Command page 1 15 U sing the format Command page 1 16 U U sing the copy Command page 1 17 sing the mkdir Command page 1 18 e Using the rmdir Command page 1 18 e Using the delete Command page 1 18 Using the show Command To display information about the CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or Flash memory card format and geometry use the show dev command System show disk0 xk x ATA Flash Card Geometry Format Info ATA CARD GEOMETRY Number of Heads 16 Number of Cylinders 840 Sectors per Cylinder 32 Sector Size 512 Total Sectors 430080 ATA CARD FORMAT Number of FAT Sectors 105 Sectors Per Cluster 16 Number of Clusters 26822 Number of Data Sectors 429536 Base Root Sector 338 Base FAT Sector 128 Base Data Sector 370 Router In this example Number of Heads is the number of heads on the Flash Disk Number of Cylinders is the number of cylinders on the Flash Disk Sectors per Cylinder is the number of sectors in each cylinder Sector Size is the number of bytes in each sector _ Memory Replacement In
28. r router we recommend that you reformat all of your CompactFlash Disks Flash Disks or PC cards using the recommended minimum Cisco IOS software release for your platform during your regularly scheduled service times See the Software and Hardware Requirements section on page 3 2 and Table 1 1 Table 1 2 and Table 1 3 in this chapter Use the following series of commands to copy the new image new image in the following example to a PC card in slot0 Router gt enable Password Router copy tftp new image slot0 new image 20575008 bytes available on device slot0 proceed confirm address or name of remote host 1 1 1 1 loading new image from 1 1 1 1 via Ethernet1 0 lirrrrrirrres I OL 8358 03 Memory Replacement Instructions for the Network Processing Engine or Network Services Engine and Input Output Controller jg Chapter1 CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk and Flash Memory Card Information HZ Copying Bootable Images Between Flash Disks or Flash Memory Cards Step 4 OK 7799951 15599616 bytes CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC CCCG Router amp Note In the preceding example the exclamation points appear as the file is downloaded and the C characters signify calculation of the checksum which is a verification that the file has be
29. s or Flash memory cards shipped with an I O controller NPE G1 or NPE G2 are formatted at the factory but spare memory cards are not formatted To avoid potential problems when using spare memory cards we recommend that you reformat all of your memory cards using the recommended minimum Cisco IOS software release for your platform during your regularly scheduled service times See the Software and Hardware Requirements section on page 3 2 Memory Replacement Instructions for the Network Processing Engine or Network Services Engine and Input Output Controller 1 4 OL 8358 03 Chapter1 CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk and Flash Memory Card Information Installing and Removing a CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or Flash Memory Card W See the Reformatting a CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or Flash Memory Card section on page 1 7 for instructions on how to reformat a memory card S Note For safety warnings for the memory cards see the Safety Guidelines section on page 3 8 An I O controller has two physical PC card slots slot 0 lower and slot 1 upper See Figure 1 1 The NPE G1 and NPE G2 hve one CompactFlash Disk slot See Figure 1 2 Note Do not confuse the physical card slot name with the proper device name to use when addressing the card Linear memory cards are addressed as the slot0 and slot1 devices Flash Disk cards are inserted into the slotO and slot1 physical slots but are addressed as
30. s the original filename or a different filename The following assumptions are made for this command e You have a system processor with a Flash Disk compatible Cisco IOS software image in the onboard Flash memory called boot flash memory so you can start the system e Your system is running Cisco IOS Release 12 0 2 or later e The bootable image you want to copy to the CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or PC card exists in another file system or on a TFTP server to which you have access meaning you know its name and have connectivity to it and at least one interface is available over which you can access this server through Telnet To ensure access to a TFTP server you need to configure at least one interface To configure an interface you can use the setup command or use the configuration editor An Ethernet interface is used in the examples that follow e You know the filename of the image you want to copy to the CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or PC card Note Step 1 Step 2 You might need to copy a new image to a CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or PC Card whenever a new Cisco IOS software release or a new Cisco IOS software maintenance release becomes available You can use the copy command for this purpose Use the following procedure to copy a file called new image in this example located on a Flash Disk called diskJ in PC card slot 1 to the Flash Disk called diskO in PC card slot 0 If the CompactFlash
31. structions for the Network Processing Engine or Network Services Engine and Input Output Controller OL 8358 03 _ Chapter 1 CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk and Flash Memory Card Information Working with a CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or Flash Memory Card W e Total Sectors is the total number of sectors on the Flash Disk e Number of FAT Sectors is the number of sectors used to track allocation of clusters to files e Sectors Per Cluster is the number of sectors contained in each cluster Files grow by a minimum of one cluster e Number of Clusters is the total number of clusters available for use by files e Number of Data Sectors is the number of sectors available for files e Base Root Sector is the logical address of the first sector of the root directory e Base FAT Sector is the first sector in the File Allocation Table FAT e Base Data Sector is the first sector available for use by files Using the pwd Command To determine which CompactFlash Disk or Flash Disk slot you are accessing use the pwd command System pwd disk0 System The preceding example indicates that you are currently in the working directory called disk0 which is the Flash Disk in PC Card slot 0 Using the cd Command To move back and forth between installed Flash Disks use the cd command by defining a specific path name Then to verify your working directory use the pwd command System cd disk1 System pwd disk1 System cd
32. th a CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or Flash Memory Card W The following example shows how to find a file called fun on the Flash Disk in PC card slot 0 delete the file and then verify that it is deleted Find the file you want to delete System dir Directory of disk0 1 drw 0 May 10 1998 09 54 53 funl 48755200 bytes total 48742912 bytes free Delete the file fun System delete disk0 funl Verify that the file fun is deleted System dir Directory of disk0 No files in directory 48755200 bytes total 48742912 bytes free System Enabling Booting from a CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or PC Card To enable booting from a Flash memory card set configuration register bits 3 2 1 and 0 to a value between 2 and 15 in conjunction with the boot system dev filename configuration command The following are definitions of the various Flash Disk related boot commands e boot system flash disk0 or boot system slot0 Boots the first file on the card in slot 0 e boot system flash disk1 or boot system slot1 Boots the first file on the card in slot 1 e boot system flash disk0 herfile or boot system slot0 herfile Boots the file named herfile on the card in slot 0 e boot system flash disk1 hisfile or boot system slot1 hisfile Boots the file named hisfile on the card in slot 1 Note As you enter boot commands pay attention to how you use the Spacebar which influences the way your system interprets t
33. ver you cannot boot from a CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or PC card that was formatted on another type of system You must reformat the card before you can use it as a boot source The procedure for reformatting a CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or PC card is similar The major difference between them is selecting the correct device name for formatting Note A To avoid potential problems when you insert CompactFlash Disks Flash Disks or PC cards in your router we recommend that you reformat all of your CompactFlash Disks Flash Disks or PC cards using the recommended minimum Cisco IOS software release for your platform during your regularly scheduled service times See the Software and Hardware Requirements section on page 3 2 Caution Step 1 Step 2 The following formatting procedure erases all information on the CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or PC card To prevent the loss of important data that might be stored on a CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or PC card proceed carefully If you want to save the data on a CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or PC card copy the data to a server before you format the card The formatting procedure assumes the following e You have already booted your Cisco 7200 series router or Cisco uBR7200 series router e To be able to save the existing information on the CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or PC card you should have access to a TFTP server meaning you know its name and have c
34. want to boot you set it in configuration mode The default software image is the CISCOxxx image where xxx is a filename assigned by the system if you do not enter a specific filename The system then looks for the first image on the Flash Disk in slot 0 I OL 8358 03 Memory Replacement Instructions for the Network Processing Engine or Network Services Engine and Input Output Controller Chapter1 CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk and Flash Memory Card Information W installing and Removing a CompactFlash Disk Flash Disk or Flash Memory Card Enter configuration mode and specify a filename and PC card slot from which to boot using the configure terminal and boot system commands as follows Router configure terminal Enter configuration commands one per line End with CTRL Z System config boot system flash disk0 c7200 p mz 12 0 The result of this configuration file entry is that the BOOT variable is disk0 c7200 p mz 12 0 e CONFIG_FILE configuration file variable Determines where the configuration is read from on bootup you set it in configuration mode as follows Router configure terminal Enter configuration commands one per line End with CTRL Z System config boot config disk0 configfile The result of this configuration file entry is that the CONFIG_FILE variable is disk0 configfile e BOOTLDR boot loader variable Determines which image is used as the boot helper boot image you set it in configuration
35. y system running config nvram startup config System reload When the system reloads it boots the image new image from the Flash Disk in slot 0 Memory Replacement Instructions for the Network Processing Engine or Network Services Engine and Input Output Controller 1 20 OL 8358 03
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