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Cisco 7304 Network Service Engine Installation and Configuration
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Chapter 7 Upgrading, Configuration, and Troubleshooting Tasks
Configuring Autoboot to Boot from the Network
Troubleshooting ROMmon Upgrades
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If Cisco IOS fails to boot to the command prompt after a ROMmon upgrade, the ROMmon will
reverts to the “golden” ROM—ROM 0.
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If Cisco IOS fails after a ROMmon is newly upgraded, the new ROMmon is marked as bad and may
not be selected for use again. Start the upgrade procedure again from the beginning.
Additional ROMmon Upgrade Information
For NSE ROMmon release notes, see
Cisco 7300 Series Router Release Notes
.
Configuring Autoboot to Boot from the Network
To configure autoboot to boot from the network, you must have a usable network interface correctly
configured. This procedure assumes your interface is configured and that a default gateway is set if the
TFTP server is not local.
Follow these steps for configuring autoboot to boot from the network:
Step 1
Specify the Cisco IOS image using the
boot system
command.
Step 2
Specify the boot loader (optional).
Step 3
Ensure your configuration register is set to autoboot (0x2102).
See the following example:
Router>
boot sysem tftp
server_name
://c7300-js-mz
Router>
boot bootldr bootdisk:c7300-boot-mz
Router>
config-reg 0x2102
Router>
copy running-config startup-config
Configuring Autoboot to Boot from a Local Device
The procedure for booting from a local device is similar to booting from the network. However, if you
are booting from a local device, specifying the bootloader image is not necessary.
See the following example:
Router>
boot system flash disk0:c7300-js-mz
Router>
config-reg 0x2102
Using the Bootldr Command
Use the
bootldr
command to specify an image to boot the system in the case of a system crash. You can
use the
bootldr
command in Cisco IOS or in ROMmon mode.
You can use the
bootldr
command in Cisco IOS:
Router>
enable
Router#>
config