Adding A New Image To The Flash Memory Card; Reformatting A Flash Memory Card - Cisco 7246 - uBR Router Hardware Installation Manual

Flash Memory Card

Adding a New Image to the Flash Memory Card

Boot the Cisco uBR7200 series router. By default, the file boot.image is used.
Step 1
Enable the router as follows:
Step 2
Router> enable
Password: <password>
Router#
Insert the new flash memory card into slot 1.
Step 3
Use the following command to copy the file new.image in slot 1 to the flash memory card in slot 0, only
Step 4
if there is enough memory space for the two images to coexist. If there is not enough memory space,
proceed to Step 5.
Router# copy slot1:new.image slot0:new.image
Note
Step 5 Use the following series of commands to designate the file new.image (which is on the flash memory
card in slot 0) as the default boot image:
Router# configure terminal
Router(config)# no boot system
Router(config)# boot system flash slot0:new.image
Router(config)# ^z
Router# copy running-config startup-config
Router# reload
When the system reloads, it boots the file new.image from the flash memory card in slot 0.

Reformatting a Flash Memory Card

Depending on the circumstances, you might need to use a flash memory card from another system to
copy images or back up configuration files; however, you cannot boot from a flash memory card that was
formatted on another type of system. You must reformat the card before you can use it as a boot source.
(Use only Type II PCMCIA flash memory cards provided by Cisco.)
To avoid potential problems when inserting spare flash memory cards in your Cisco uBR7200 series
Note
router, Cisco recommends that you reformat all of your flash memory cards on a Cisco uBR7200 series
router running Cisco IOS Release 12.0(5)T1 or later during your regularly scheduled service times.
The following formatting procedure erases all information on the flash memory card. To prevent the loss
Caution
of important data that might be stored on a flash memory card, proceed carefully. If you want to save the
data on a flash memory card, copy the data to a server before you format the card.
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You can also enter the preceding command as copy slot1:new.image slot0:.
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