Flash Memory Card Compatibility - Cisco 7000 Hardware Installation And Maintenance

Using the Flash Memory Card

Flash Memory Card Compatibility

In order to use the Flash memory card with your RP, the card must have been formatted on an RP
board. In order to use a Flash memory card with an RSP7000, the card must have been formatted on
an RP board. Flash memory cards formatted on an RP-based systems cannot be used on RSP-based
systems; the reciprocal is also true for cards formatted on RSSP-based systems. Therefore, if you
want to use a card formatted on an RSP (RSP7000) board (Cisco 7500 series and Cisco 7000 series
with RSP7000 installed), you must first reformat it.
Any Intel Series 2+ Flash memory card can be used with the RP (or RSP7000). However, with older
version of Flash memory cards on the RP, you must install the card's metal sleeve, and the system
must contain Cisco IOS Release 11.0 boot ROMs (SWR-G7-11.0.0=) or later. (The RP requires
these boot ROMs in order to boot from the Flash memory card.) In addition, the RP can only read
up to 16 MB. The RSP7000 does not have these limitations.
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