Cisco ASR 900 Series Configuration Manual page 3

Procedure
Step 1 Download a Cisco ASR 903 Router satellite nV image from Cisco.com and copy the image to a TFTP server.
Step 2 Create a console connection to the management port of the Cisco ASR 903 Router. For more information about creating
a console connection, see
Step 3
Copy nV compatible binary image to flash or bootflash.
Router# copy tftp://10.10.10.10//tftpboot//asr903rsp1_sat-universalk9_npe.03.08.00.S.153-1.S.bin
bootflash:
Step 4 Set the configuration register to 0x2042.
Router(config)# config-register 0x2042
Step 5 Erase the existing configuration.
Router# write erase
Step 6 Specify the boot image.
Router(config)# boot system bootflash:asr903rsp1_sat-universalk9_npe.03.08.00.S.153-1.S.bin
Step 7
Save the configuration.
Router# copy running-configuration startup-configuration
Step 8 Reload the router
Router(config)# reload
The system boots in nV mode and is detectable by the nV host.
You can use the show nv satellite status command to verify the image version.
Note
Removing a Satellite Image from the Cisco ASR 903 Router
Restoring the Cisco ASR 903 Router to a normal IOS XE image requires that you load an image in ROMmon mode using trivial
file transfer protocol (TFTP). For instructions on how to remove a satellite image from the Cisco ASR 903 Router, please contact
Cisco support.
Configuring Satellite Mode Sequence
When booting to a satellite nV image, the Cisco ASR 903 Router
• enables Ethernet ports in IEEE mode.
• enables inter-chassis links (IC links).
• uses Satellite Discovery and Control (SDAC) to establish a connection to the host nV device.
Cisco ASR 903 Series Aggregation Services Router Hardware Installation Guide.
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