Cisco AS5350XM Configuration Manual page 32

Exploring the Cisco IOS File System
Table 1 describes the memory locations.
Table 1
Component
CPU
Processor memory
Packet I/O memory
System flash and flash memory
NVRAM memory
To inspect the file system, enter the show file systems command and the dir command as shown in the
following procedure.
View the different file storage areas and file management functions:
Step 1
Router# show file systems
File Systems:
Size(b)
520184
* 32768000
7602176
In addition, verify that you have everything that you ordered (for example, 32 megabytes of
flash memory). The asterisk (
Display the objects in the system memory directory:
Step 2
Router# dir system:
Directory of system:/
4 dr-x
1 -rw-
2 dr-x
14 dr-x
Note Remember to include the trailing colon (
Cisco AS5350XM and Cisco AS5400XM Universal Gateways Software Configuration Guide
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Memory Location Descriptions
Free(b) Type
520184 nvram
- - opaque
- - opaque
- - network
- - opaque
22992256 flash
4634364 flash
- - opaque
- - network
- - network
) indicates the current directory.
*
0
5026
0
0
Understanding Basic Hardware Architecture and Cisco IOS Software
Description
750 MHz (Cisco AS5350XM and
Cisco AS5400XM)
Stores the Cisco IOS image after it is initially read
out of flash memory and decompressed (also
known as main memory or DRAM).
Also stores routing tables, call control blocks, and
other data structures.
Temporarily stores packets in transit.
Stores Cisco IOS images, modem
firmware/portware, and custom web pages.
Stores configurations in nonvolatile memory,
which retains its contents when a unit is powered
off.
Flags Prefixes
rw nvram:
rw null:
rw system:
rw tftp:
wo vfc:
rw flash:
rw flash:
wo lex:
rw rcp:
rw ftp:
<no date> memory
<no date> running-config
<no date> ucode
<no date> vfiles
) in dir commands.
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