Cisco Systems EA6500 Manual De Usuario

The Flash memory components allow you to do the following:

Copy the system image to Flash memory using TFTP.

Copy the system image to Flash memory using rcp.

Boot the system from Flash memory either automatically or manually. 

Copy the Flash memory image to a network server using TFTP or rcp. 

Boot manually or automatically from a system software image stored in Flash memory. 

The Flash memory components support the following security features:

Flash memory cards contain a write-protect switch that you can use to protect data. You must set the 
switch to unprotected to write data to the Flash PC card.

The system image stored in Flash memory can be changed only from privileged EXEC level on the 
console terminal.

To configure your switch to boot from Flash memory, follow these steps:

Copy a system image to Flash memory using TFTP or rcp (refer to the Cisco IOS Configuration 
Fundamentals Configuration Guide, Release 12.1, “Cisco IOS File Management,” “Loading and 
Maintaining System Images,” at this URL:

Configure the system to boot automatically from the file in Flash memory. You might need to change the 
configuration register value. See the 

, for more information on modifying the configuration register.

Save your configurations.

Power cycle and reboot your system to ensure that all is working as expected.

The BOOTLDR environment specifies the Flash file system and filename containing the boot loader 
image.

With a Supervisor Engine 1 and MSFC1, do not erase the boot loader image from the MSFC1 bootflash: 
device. The boot loader must be present in the MSFC1 bootflash: device to boot a Supervisor Engine 1 
and MSFC1 successfully.