Using The Flash Memory Card; Installing And Removing The Flash Memory Card - Cisco 7000 Hardware Installation And Maintenance

Your installation is complete. Proceed to the appropriate software publications to configure your
interfaces. If the system does not complete each of these steps, proceed to the chapter
"Troubleshooting the Installation" for troubleshooting procedures.
Many of the interface processor LEDs will not light until you have configured the interfaces. In order
to verify correct operation of each interface, complete the first-time startup procedures and
configuration, then refer to the LED descriptions in the appendix "Reading LED Indicators" to check
the status of the interfaces.

Using the Flash Memory Card

This section describes installation, removal, and typical operations of the 8- or 16-MB, Intel
Series 2+ Flash memory card, which installs in the PCMCIA slot on the RP (or RSP7000) faceplate.
The Flash memory card is used to store and boot Cisco Internetwork Operating System (Cisco IOS)
software images and interface processor microcode images, and can be used as a server to store
software and microcode images for other systems.
The spare Flash memory card is shipped blank; you must format it before using it. (Formatting
instructions are included in this document.) The Flash memory card shipped with a spare RP or
shipped with a system is already formatted.
Note that the following sections are in a chronological order typical of many Flash memory card
installations: inserting the card, formatting the card, copying an image to the card, and making that
image bootable.
Note
memory cards formatted on the RP-based systems (7000 series routers) are formatted differently
from Flash memory cards formatted on RSP-based systems (7500 series routers and Cisco 7000
series routers with an RSP7000). The reciprocal of this is also true for Flash memory cards formatted
on RSP-based systems; the cards cannot be used in RP-based systems.
Note that the following sections are in a chronological order typical of many Flash memory card
installations: inserting the card, formatting the card, copying an image to the card, and making that
image bootable.
Note
Cisco IOS Release 11.0 or later boot ROMs.

Installing and Removing the Flash Memory Card

The Flash memory card can be inserted and removed with the power on. Following is the procedure
for installing and removing a Flash memory card:
Step 1
You must reformat the RP's Flash card before you can use it with the RSP7000. Flash
To boot from the Flash memory card, a Cisco 7000 or Cisco 7010 router must be using
Verify that the metal sleeve is correctly installed on the Flash memory card. (The sleeve
must be installed with the connector end exposed, as shown in Figure 3-23.)
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