Managing The Firewall Services Module Boot Partitions; Flash Memory Overview; Setting The Default Boot Partition - Cisco 7604 Configuration Manual

Managing the Firewall Services Module Boot Partitions

The switch supports autostate messaging only if you install a single FWSM in the chassis.
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Autostate messaging is disabled by default. To enable autostate messaging in Cisco IOS software, enter
the following command:
Router(config)# firewall autostate
Managing the Firewall Services Module Boot Partitions
This section describes how to reset the FWSM from the switch, and how to manage the boot partitions
on the Flash memory card. This section includes the following topics:
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Flash Memory Overview

The FWSM has a 128-MB Flash memory card that stores the operating system, configurations, and other
data. The Flash memory includes six partitions, called cf:n in Cisco IOS software commands:
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Setting the Default Boot Partition

By default, the FWSM boots from the cf:4 application partition. However, you can choose to boot from
the cf:5 application partition or into the cf:1 maintenance partition. Each application partition has its
own startup configuration.
To change the default boot partition, enter the following command:
Router(config)# boot device module mod_num cf:n
Catalyst 6500 Series Switch and Cisco 7600 Series Router Firewall Services Module Configuration Guide using ASDM
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Flash Memory Overview, page 2-10
Setting the Default Boot Partition, page 2-10
Resetting the FWSM or Booting from a Specific Partition, page 2-11
Maintenance partition (cf:1)—Contains the maintenance software. Use the maintenance software to
upgrade or install application images if you cannot boot into the application partition, to reset the
application image password, or to display the crash dump information.
Network configuration partition (cf:2)—Contains the network configuration of the maintenance
software. The maintenance software requires IP settings so that the FWSM can reach the TFTP
server to download application software images.
Crash dump partition (cf:3)—Stores the crash dump information.
Application partitions (cf:4 and cf:5)—Stores the application software image, system configuration,
and ASDM. By default, Cisco installs the images on cf:4. You can use cf:5 as a test partition. For
example, if you want to upgrade your software, you can install the new software on cf:5, but
maintain the old software as a backup in case you have problems. Each partition includes its own
startup configuration.
Security context partition (cf:6)—64 MB are dedicated to this partition, which stores security
context configurations (if desired) and RSA keys in a navigable file system. Other partitions do not
have file systems that allow you to perform common tasks such as listing files. This partition is
called disk when using the copy command.
Chapter 2 Configuring the Switch for the Firewall Services Module
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