Using The Flash Memory Card; Installing And Removing The Flash Memory Card - Cisco 7000 Series Hardware Installation And Maintenance Manual

Using the Flash Memory Card

Using the Flash Memory Card
This section describes installation, removal, and typical operations of the 8- or 16- MB, Intel
Series 2+ Flash memory card, which installs in the PCMCIA slot on the RP faceplate.
The Flash memory card is used to store and boot Cisco Internetwork Operating System (Cisco IOS)
software images and interface processor microcode images, and can be used as a server to store
software and microcode images for other systems.
The spare Flash memory card is shipped blank; you must format it before using it. (Formatting
instructions are included in this document.) The Flash memory card shipped with a spare RP or
shipped with a system is already formatted.
Note that the following sections are in a chronological order typical of many Flash memory card
installations: inserting the card, formatting the card, copying an image to the card, and making that
image bootable.
Note
11.0 or later boot ROMs.

Installing and Removing the Flash Memory Card

The Flash memory card can be inserted and removed with the power on. Following is the procedure
for installing and removing a Flash memory card:
Step 1
Note
system. Should a replacement metal sleeve be required, consult Customer Engineering through the
Technical Assistance Center (TAC).
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To boot from the Flash memory card, a Cisco 7010 router must be using Cisco IOS Release
Verify that the metal sleeve is correctly installed on the Flash memory card. (The sleeve
must be installed with the connector end exposed, as shown in Figure 3-27.)
A metal sleeve will be provided with all Flash memory cards shipped as a spare or with a new