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d. Loading the new configuration variables:
rommon> reset
To load the configuration variables to the ROM monitor, you must power cycle
or reset the switch. To reset the switch, use the command reset.
Booting a switch in rommon mode.
4.
a. Viewing the images on Flash devices:
rommon> dir [device:]
ROM monitor is responsible for loading the Cisco IOS Software images for a
device. To view an image, use the command dir followed by the device name
such as dir bootflash: or dir slot0:. You can use the command dev to locate
which devices are available.
b. Booting an image from Flash.
rommon> boot [device:filename]
To boot from ROM monitor, use the command boot. The command boot with-
out any device or filename uses the BOOT field in the configuration variables. If
the field is empty or the file is invalid, the user is returned to the rommon>
prompt. If you specify the name of the file when using the boot command, the
variable is ignored and the file is booted.
Caution Boot variables and filenames are case-sensitive. If you specify an invalid name
or miss a character or a case setting in the name, the file will not be found and the switch
will return you to the rommon mode. It might be useful to view the Flash device and
highlight and copy the filename into a buffer using the edit commands in the terminal
application.
Xmodem transfers:
5.
rommon> xmodem
This command initiates an Xmodem receive for the ROM monitor. Using this com-
mand, you can boot a switch from a file located on a PC attached to the console
port. Use the terminal software on your PC to start an asynchronous transfer using
Xmodem and send a file from the PC hard drive to the Flash device. After the switch
has booted the image that was transferred from the PC, the OS will be active, and a
valid file can be copied into flash memory. This process can take a long time and
should be considered a last resort to recovering a lost or damaged image.
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