ROM-Monitor Command-Line Interface
For example:
Router# configure ?
memory
network
overwrite-network
terminal
<cr>
To redisplay a command you previously entered, press the up arrow key or Ctrl-P. You can continue to
press the up arrow key to see the last 20 commands you entered.
If you are having trouble entering a command, check the system prompt, and enter the question mark (?)
Tip
for a list of available commands. You might be in the wrong command mode or using incorrect syntax.
Enter exit to return to the previous mode. Press Ctrl-Z or enter the end command in any mode to
immediately return to privileged EXEC mode.
ROM-Monitor Command-Line Interface
The ROM-monitor is a ROM-based program that executes upon platform power-up, reset, or when a fatal
exception occurs. The router enters ROM-monitor mode if it does not find a valid software image, if the
NVRAM configuration is corrupted, or if the configuration register is set to enter ROM-monitor mode.
From the ROM-monitor mode, you can load a software image manually from Flash memory, from a
network server file, or from bootflash.
You can also enter ROM-monitor mode by restarting and pressing the Break key during the first 60
seconds of startup.
Note
The Break key is always enabled for 60 seconds after rebooting, regardless of whether the Break key is
configured to be off by configuration register settings.
To access the ROM-monitor mode through a terminal server, you can escape to the Telnet prompt and
enter the send break command for your terminal emulation program to break into ROM-monitor mode.
Once you are in ROM-monitor mode, the prompt changes to rommon 1>. Enter a question mark (?) to
see the available ROM-monitor commands.
For more information about the ROM-monitor commands, refer to the Cisco 7600 Series Router Cisco
IOS Command Reference publication.
Cisco 7600 Series Router Cisco IOS Software Configuration Guide—12.1E
2-6
Configure from NV memory
Configure from a TFTP network host
Overwrite NV memory from TFTP network host
Configure from the terminal
Chapter 2
Command-Line Interfaces
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