Copying An Image Into The Flash Memory Card - Cisco 7000 Hardware Installation And Maintenance

Using the Flash Memory Card
Step 2
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the system counted the card's sectors backwards from 64 to 1 as it formatted them. For 16-MB Flash
memory cards, the system counts backwards from 128 to 1.
The new Flash memory card is now formatted and ready to use.
Note
Products Command Reference publication and the Router Products Configuration Guide.

Copying an Image into the Flash Memory Card

With the Flash memory card formatted, you can now copy an image into it. To copy an image, use
the following procedure, which assumes the following:
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setup command facility. For instructions on using this procedure, refer to the Router Products
Configuration Guide or Router Products Getting Started Guide publications.
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Following is the procedure for copying a bootable file (called new.image) into the Flash memory
card:
Step 1
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cannot boot from a Flash memory card formatted on another type of system. You must reformat it
to use it as a boot source.
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To format the Flash memory card, use the format slot0 command as follows. (Use only
Intel Series 2+ Flash memory cards.)
Router# format slot0:
All sectors will be erased, proceed? [confirm]
Enter volume id (up to 30 characters): MyNewCard
Formatting sector 1
Format device slot0 completed
Router#
For this example, an 8-MB Flash memory card was used, and at the line "Formatting sector,"
For complete command descriptions and configuration information, refer to the Router
The system is running Cisco IOS Release 11.0 or later.
The bootable image you wish to copy to the Flash memory card exists on a TFTP server to which
you have access (meaning you know its name and have connectivity to it), and at least one
interface is available over which you can access this server.
To assure access to a TFTP sever, you will need to configure at least one interface using the
You know the filename of the image you wish to copy into the Flash memory card
If the Flash memory card is unformatted or has been formatted on another system, format
it using the procedure in the section "Formatting the Flash Memory Card."
If you have already formatted a Flash memory card, you can use it instead; however, you