A P P E N D I X A Configuration Register Information; Configuration Bit Meanings; Bits - Cisco 7500 Series Configuration Manual
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Configuration Bit Meanings
Table A-1
Bit No.
11–12
13
14
15
Bits 0–3
The lowest four bits of the processor configuration register (bits 3, 2, 1, and 0) form the boot field.
Table A-2
Table A-2
Boot Field
0
1
2
2-F
The boot field specifies a number in binary. If you set the boot field value to 0, you must have a console
port access to boot the operating system manually. Boot the operating system by entering the b command
at the bootstrap prompt as follows:
Definitions of the various command options follow:
If you set the boot field value to a value of 2 through F, and there is a valid system boot command stored
in the configuration file, the router boots the system software as directed by that value. (See
If you set the boot field to any other bit pattern, the router uses the resulting number to form a default
boot filename for netbooting.
If there are no boot commands in the configuration file, the router attempts to boot the first file in system
Flash memory. If no file is found in system Flash memory, the router attempts to netboot a default file
with a name derived from the value of the boot field (for example, cisco2-7500). If the netboot attempt
fails, the boot helper image in boot flash memory will boot up.
If boot commands are in the configuration file, the router software processes each boot command in
sequence until the process is successful or the end of the list is reached. If the end of the list is reached
without a file being successfully booted, the router will retry the netboot commands up to six times if
bit 13 of the configuration register is set, otherwise it will load the operating system software available
Cisco 7500 Series Installation and Configuration Guide
A-2
Configuration Register Bit Settings (continued)
Hex
0x800–0x1000
0x2000
0x4000
0x8000
provides information about the bits settings.
Bits 0–3 Settings
Meaning
Stays at the system bootstrap prompt (ROM monitor) on a reload or power cycle
Boots the boot helper image as a system image
Full boot process, which loads the Cisco IOS image into Flash memory
Specifies a default filename for booting over the network from a TFTP server
> b [tftp] flash filename
b—Boots the default system software from ROM
b flash—Boots the first file in Flash memory
b filename [host]—Boots over the network using TFTP
b flash filename—Boots the file (filename) from Flash memory
Meaning
Console line speed
Boots default ROM software if initial boot fails
IP broadcasts do not have network numbers
Enables diagnostic messages and ignores NVRAM contents
Appendix A
Configuration Register Information
Table
A-3.)
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