AIS Router AI2524 User Manual

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Chapter 7: Manually Loading System Images

August 1997

Page 7-29

2524UM

Configure the Router to Automatically Boot from Flash Memory

To configure the router to boot automatically from Flash memory, per-
form one of these tasks in global configuration mode:

z

Boot the first bootable file found in any partition.

boot system {flash | flash flash:}

z

Boot the first bootable file from the specified partition.

boot system {flash | flash flash:}

partition-number:

z

Boot the specified file from the first partition.

boot system {flash | flash flash:}

filename

z

Boot the specified file from the specified partition.

boot system {flash | flash flash:}

partition-number:filename

The result of booting a relocatable image from Flash memory depends
on where and how the image was downloaded into Flash memory.

Configure a Flash Partition as a TFTP Serve

To configure a Flash partition as a TFTP server, perform one of these
tasks in global configuration mode:

z

Specify a file.

tftp-server flash

filename

z

Specify a file in the first partition of Flash.

tftp-server flash

filename

z

Specify a file in the specified partition of Flash.

tftp-server flash

partition-number:

filename

Once you have specified TFTP server operation, exit configuration
mode and save the configuration information to your startup configu-
ration.

Use Flash Load Helper to Upgrade Software on Run-from-
Flash Systems

Flash load helper is a software option that enables you to upgrade sys-
tem software on run-from-Flash systems that have a single bank of

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