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Appendix B Working with the Cisco IOS File System, Configuration Files, and Software Images
tar File Format of Images on a Server or Cisco.com
Software images located on a server or downloaded from Cisco.com are provided in a tar file format,
which contains these files:
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This example shows some of the information contained in the info file.
details about this information:
system_type:0x00000000:c3560-i5-mz.121-19.EA1
version_suffix:i5-mz.121-19.EA1
Note Disregard the stacking_number field. It does not apply to the switch.
Table B-3 info File Description
Field
version_suffix
version_directory
image_name
ios_image_file_size
total_image_file_size
image_feature
image_min_dram
image_family
78-16156-01
An info file, which serves as a table of contents for the tar file
One or more subdirectories containing other images and files, such as Cisco IOS images and web
management files
image_family:C3560
stacking_number:1.0
info_end:
version_directory:c3560-i5-mz.121-19.EA1
image_system_type_id:0x00000000
image_name:c3560-i5-mz.121-19.EA1.bin
ios_image_file_size:3973632
total_image_file_size:5929472
image_feature:LAYER_3|MIN_DRAM_MEG=64
image_family:C3560
stacking_number:1.0
board_ids:0x00000008
info_end:
Description
Specifies the Cisco IOS image version string suffix
Specifies the directory where the Cisco IOS image and the HTML subdirectory are installed
Specifies the name of the Cisco IOS image within the tar file
Specifies the Cisco IOS image size in the tar file, which is an approximate measure of how
much Flash memory is required to hold just the Cisco IOS image
Specifies the size of all the images (the Cisco IOS image and the HTML files) in the tar file,
which is an approximate measure of how much Flash memory is required to hold them
Describes the core functionality of the image
Specifies the minimum amount of DRAM needed to run this image
Describes the family of products on which the software can be installed
Working with Software Images
Table B-3
Catalyst 3560 Switch Software Configuration Guide
provides additional
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