Saving And Retrieving The Configuration File - Cisco 7000 Series Hardware Installation And Maintenance Manual

Installing and Configuring Processor Modules
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Saving and Retrieving the Configuration File

This section describes the procedures for saving and retrieving the system configuration using a
Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server.
The procedures for saving and retrieving the configuration file might be required for the following
scenarios:
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Initialize the router by entering the i command as follows:
> i
The router will power cycle, the configuration register will be set to 0x141, and the router
will boot the boot ROM system image and prompt you with the system configuration dialog
as follows:
--- System Configuration Dialog ---
Enter no in response to the system configuration dialog prompts until the following system
message is displayed:
Press RETURN to get started!
Press Return. After some interface information, the boot ROM prompt appears as follows:
Router>
Enter the enable command to enter the EXEC mode in the boot ROM image. The prompt
changes to the following:
Router#
Enter the show configuration EXEC command to display the enable password in the
configuration file and to display any boot system commands.
Enter the configure terminal command at the EXEC prompt. You are prompted as follows:
Router# conf term
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CTRL/Z.
Enter no in response to any boot system command in the configuration file.
Using the config-register 0x<value> command, change the configuration register value
back to its original value (noted from Step 3) or change it to a value of 0x0101 (factory
default).
Exit configuration mode by entering Ctrl-Z.
Reboot the router and enable it using the recovered password.
Upgrading the Cisco 7000 to operate with the 7000 Series Route Switch Processor (RSP7000),
which requires you to remove the RP (and SP or SSP) and replace them with the RSP7000 and
7000 Series Chassis Interface (RSP7000CI). Removing the RP effectively removes the
configuration file that is stored in the RP's NVRAM, making it necessary to first save the
configuration file to a TFTP server. In addition, you cannot read the RP's Flash card with the
RSP7000. This requires that you use a TFTP server to save and retrieve the file.
Replacing a failed RP (or RSP7000), which requires you to remove the RP (or RSP7000) and
install a new processor module. Removing the RP (or RSP7000) effectively removes the
configuration file that is stored in NVRAM, making it necessary to first save the configuration
file to a TFTP server. You can also use the procedures for copying files between NVRAM and a
Flash memory card.