IOS copy 1

[SuperGumby]

Hi, another newbie on the block I'm afraid.

Yesterday I was handed a 1601 router and told 'look at this'.

The router has IOS 11.1 loaded and has a PCMCIA card plugged into it which has 11.3 on it. I would like to:

1) copy the content of the card to a PC for safe keeping.
2) copy the router conf files and IOS for same reason.
3) load 11.3 onto the router. (if possible)

I've been exploring the Cisco site to the extent that I believe TFTP is my friend for this job. I have also downloaded Fast Step, ConfigMaker & TFTP Server.

Any assistance, even links, appreciated.

rgds & TIA

 

[routerman]

You can upload the IOS image by using the TFTP-SERVER command.
In this case where the image is in flash you would enter
TFTP-SERVER FLASH file-name
This enables the router to send the image, you can then tftp it off onto a PC.

These routers dont have any onboard flash apart from the ROMMON IOS, they use the IOS from the PCMCIA card. However it is possible to have more than one image in flash if the space on the card allows, the router boots from the first image it finds.

If you do SHOW FLASH then the output should indicate that the image is in the PCMCIA flash memory.


To save the configuration, to a tftp server, use the command
COPY RUN TFTP command and follow the prompts.

Finally you can upload images from a TFTP server on a PC, use the command COPY TFTP FLASH and again follow the prompts.
Hope this gets you started.

 

[SuperGumby]

tks,

I'm still muddlin' m' way through but this info helps.

Is it possible this series has an option where an IOS is loaded without the flash, it sure seems to suggest it does.

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Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software
IOS (tm) 1600 Software (C1600-BOOT-R), Version 11.1(10)AA, EARLY DEPLOYMENT RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
Copyright (c) 1986-1997 by cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Tue 18-Mar-97 14:01 by ccai
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or is this a 'subset' of the full IOS ?