Rom Monitor Mode; User Exec Mode - Cisco 12404 Installation And Configuration Manual

Chapter 3 Installing the Cisco 12404 Internet Router

ROM Monitor Mode

User EXEC Mode

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as show commands, which show the current configuration status, and clear
commands, which clear counters or interfaces. The EXEC commands are not
saved across reboots of the router.
The configuration modes allow you to make changes to the running configuration.
If you later save the configuration, these commands are stored and can be used
when you reboot your router. Start at global configuration mode where you can
then enter a specific mode or the system automatically enters ROM monitor mode
when the router cannot boot properly.
ROM monitor mode is a separate mode used when the router cannot boot properly.
If your router does not find a valid system image when it is booting, or if the router
configuration file is corrupt at startup, the system might enter ROM monitor
mode.
After your router boots successfully and loads the Cisco IOS software, the system
software displays the user EXEC mode prompt on the system console. The user
EXEC mode prompt consists of the assigned router host name plus the greater
than bracket (>). The following example shows the user EXEC mode prompt for
a router with the factory default name Router.
Router>
The default host name is
configuration using the setup command facility.
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unless it has been changed during initial
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