Appendix B
Using the ROM Monitor
Entering Boot Commands
The boot command syntax is as follows, where:
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boot [flash: [partition: [filename]] | slot0: [partition: [filename]] | slot1: [partition: [filename]] |
filename tftpserver] [-x] [-v]
Some examples of boot commands are as follows:
In all boot commands, boot can be entered as b.
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Use the CLI commands show version and show hardware to see the source of the currently running
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Cisco IOS image.
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partition is a partition number in the Flash memory
filename is the Cisco IOS image file name
tftpserver is the IP address of the TFTP server
-x directs the router to load the image but not execute the boot process
-v (Verbose) specifies that progress print setting messages and error information be displayed
boot—Boots from the first Cisco IOS image in the internal Flash memory.
boot flash:—Boots from the first Cisco IOS image in the internal Flash memory.
boot flash: partition:—Boots from the first Cisco IOS image in the specified partition in the internal
Flash memory.
boot flash: filename—Boots from the specified IOS image in the internal Flash memory.
boot flash: partition: filename—Boots from the specified Cisco IOS image in the specified partition
in the internal Flash memory.
boot slot0:—Boots from the first Cisco IOS image in the first partition in the PCMCIA Flash
memory in slot 0.
boot slot0:2:—Boots from the first Cisco IOS image in the second partition in the PCMCIA Flash
memory in slot 0.
boot slot0: filename— Boots from the specified Cisco IOS image in the PCMCIA Flash memory in
slot 0.
boot slot1:3: filename—Boots from the specified Cisco IOS image in the third partition in the
PCMCIA Flash memory in slot 1.
boot filename tftpserver— Boots from the specified Cisco IOS image on the specified TFTP server
(after first booting from Flash). For example:
boot c3660-is-mz 172.15.19.11
ROM Monitor Command Descriptions
Cisco 3600 Series Routers Hardware Installation Guide
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