Need help upgrading the IOS on a 2610XM router. 1

[tdoma]

First off let me say my Cisco knowledge is not that good. I am curently working on router that we need to put into production. I uploaded a IOS version to the router. After that uploading the wrong IOS I cannot see any interfaces when I do a Show Ver. So what I am looking for is to upload the correct IOS version to the router. I have tried using the instructions on

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/routers/ps259/products_tech_note09186a008015bf9e.shtml.

But based on the instructions, I am not sure which commands I am supposed to enter on the router, other than the SET command. If I type in the IP address information, how do I get to the next line below? Do scroll or press enter?

By the way here are the instructions:

Operation
First, you must set ROMmon environment variables prior to the TFTP download. All variable names are case sensitive.

You can view the ROMmon environment variables by using the set command, as shown below:

rommon 3 > set
PS1=rommon ! >
IP_ADDRESS=172.18.16.76
IP_SUBNET_MASK=255.255.255.192
DEFAULT_GATEWAY=172.18.16.65
TFTP_SERVER=172.18.16.2
TFTP_FILE=quake/rel22_Jan_16/c2600-i-mz
The variables to set for tftpdnld are shown below:

usage: tftpdnld [-ur]
Use this command for disaster recovery only to recover an image via TFTP.
Monitor variables are used to set up parameters for the transfer.
(Syntax: "VARIABLE_NAME=value" and use "set" to show current variables.)
"ctrl-c" or "break" stops the transfer before flash erase begins.

The following variables are REQUIRED to be set for tftpdnld:
IP_ADDRESS: The IP address for this unit
IP_SUBNET_MASK: The subnet mask for this unit
DEFAULT_GATEWAY: The default gateway for this unit
TFTP_SERVER: The IP address of the server to fetch from
TFTP_FILE: The filename to fetch

The following variables are OPTIONAL:
TFTP_VERBOSE: Print setting. 0=quiet, 1=progress(default), 2=verbose
TFTP_RETRY_COUNT: Retry count for ARP and TFTP (default=7)
TFTP_TIMEOUT: Overall timeout of operation in seconds (default=7200)
TFTP_CHECKSUM: Perform checksum test on image, 0=no, 1=yes (default=1)

Command line options:
-r: do not write flash, load to DRAM only and launch image
-u: upgrade the rommon, system will reboot once upgrade is complete
rommon 14 >

Please help.

 

[Cluebird]

Type this (change the addresses and filenames to the actual ones you're using). Make sure your tftp server is running, reachable, allows sending and receiving, and has the correct IOS. ALL COMMANDS ARE CASE SENSITIVE FOR THIS PROCEDURE!!!
rommon1>IP_ADDRESS=172.18.16.76
rommmon2>IP_SUBNET_MASK=255.255.255.192
rommon3>DEFAULT_GATEWAY=172.18.16.65
rommon4>TFTP_SERVER=172.18.16.2
rommon5>TFTP_FILE=c2600-i-mz.121.10(EA1).bin
rommon6>tftpdnld

Before typing the tftpdnld command you can enter the set command to verify the entries you made. One error will make the procedure fail.

 

[tdoma]

Thank you very much ClueBird. I have another question though, after I have copied the right IOS, what step is next? Reload the router? Any saving?

 

[Cluebird]

You can reload the router to make sure the IOS image loads okay. Once the image is in flash, you don't need to do anything else to save it.