Appendix B Using The Compactflash Disk; Hardware And Software Requirements; Tools And Parts Required; Compatibility Requirements - Cisco CISCO7201 Installation And Configuration Manual

Hardware and Software Requirements

The CompactFlash Disk is only supported on systems with the Cisco IOS File System feature, and the
Note
Cisco IOS File System feature is supported in Cisco IOS Release 12.0(1) or later releases of 12.0. In
general, CompactFlash Disk functionality requires Cisco IOS Release 12.0(2) or a later release of 12.0.
The Cisco IOS File System feature provides a single interface to all file systems your system uses:
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Note A complete discussion of the Cisco IOS File System feature is beyond the scope of this publication. For
information about this feature, refer to the Configuration Fundamentals Configuration Guide and
Configuration Fundamentals Command Reference publications for Cisco IOS Release 12.x. These
publications are available on the Documentation DVD and through Cisco.com. (For information on how
to access Cisco.com, see the
section on page

Hardware and Software Requirements

The Cisco 7201 router uses only a 256-MB CompactFlash Disk.
The minimum Cisco IOS release for the Cisco 7201 CompactFlash Disk is Cisco IOS
Release 12.4(4)XD7.

Tools and Parts Required

You need some or all of the following tools and parts to install a CompactFlash Disk:
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Compatibility Requirements

This section discusses CompactFlash Disk compatibility and use between supported systems.
In order to boot a Cisco IOS software image from the CompactFlash Disk, when the system is executing
from the ROM monitor software image, your ROM monitor software image and your boot image must
be from one of the minimum Cisco IOS releases listed in the
section on page
running these software images.
Cisco 7201 Installation and Configuration Guide
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Flash memory file systems—CompactFlash Disks and onboard flash memory
Network file systems—File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Remote Copy Protocol (rcp), and TFTP
Any other endpoint for reading or writing data—NVRAM, the running configuration, ROM, raw
system memory, system bundled microcode, Xmodem, Flash load helper log, modems, and BRI
MUX interfaces
"Obtaining Documentation, Obtaining Support, and Security Guidelines"
xviii.)
Antistatic wrist strap
Access to a Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server
CompactFlash Disk (MEM-7201-FLD256=)
B-2. Use the show version or show hardware commands to verify that your system is
Appendix B Using the CompactFlash Disk
"Hardware and Software Requirements"
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