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Performing Other Configuration Tasks
Performing Other Configuration Tasks
This section presents procedures for performing the following additional configuration
tasks:
•
Configuring the Software Configuration Register
•
Recovering a Lost Password
•
Using Flash Memory Cards in the RP
Configuring the Software Configuration Register
The software configuration register is a 16-bit register in NVRAM that you use to define
specific system parameters.You can set or change the contents of this register to accomplish
the following tasks:
•
Define boot sources for the default Cisco IOS software, assigning them in the following
order of precedence:
— Flash memory card inserted in PCMCIA slot 0
— TFTP server in the network
— Flash memory SIMM (NVRAM) on the RP
— Boot image stored within the operating environment, which you access by means
of an appropriate form of the boot command issued at the ROM monitor prompt
(
rommon>
)
•
Define a default boot filename.
•
Enable or disable the Break function.
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Control broadcast addresses.
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Set the console terminal baud rate.
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Recover a lost password.