Verifying the Front Panel LEDs
The front-panel indicator LEDs provide power, activity, and status information useful during bootup. For
more detailed information about the LEDs, see
Verifying the Hardware Configuration
To display and verify the hardware features, enter the following commands:
•
show version
—
Displays the system hardware version; the installed software version; the names and
sources of configuration files; the boot images; and the amount of installed DRAM, NVRAM, and flash
memory.
•
show diag slot
—
Displays the IDPROM information for the assemblies in the chassis.
Checking Hardware and Software Compatibility
To check the minimum software requirements of the Cisco IOS software with the hardware installed on your
Cisco Router, Cisco maintains the Software Research tool on Cisco.com. The tool provides the minimum
Cisco IOS requirements for individual hardware modules and components.
To access this tool, you must have a Cisco.com login account.
Note
To access the Software Research tool
1
Click
Login
at Cisco.com.
2
Type
Software Advisor
in the search box and click
Go
.
3
Click the link for the Software Advisor Tool.
4
Choose a product family or enter a specific product number to search for the minimum supported software
needed for your hardware.
Configuring the Cisco Router at Startup
This section explains how to create a basic running configuration for your Cisco Router.
You need to acquire the correct network addresses from your system administrator or consult your network
plan to determine correct addresses before you can complete the router configuration.
Note
Before continuing the configuration process, check the current state of the router by entering the
show version
command. The
show version
command displays the release of Cisco IOS software that is available on the
router.
For information on modifying the configuration after you create it, see the Cisco IOS configuration and
command reference guides.
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