CCNA 2 v3.

1 Module 5
Managing Cisco IOS Software

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Objectives

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Router Startup Sequence

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Locating IOS Software

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Using the boot system Command

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Configuration Register Values

The order in which the router looks for system

bootstrap information depends on the boot field
setting in the configuration register. The default
configuration register setting can be changed with
the global configuration mode command config-
register. Use a hexadecimal number as the
argument for this command.
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Identifying Boot Image Source

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Software Components in Memory

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Fields in the IOS Name

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Managing Configuration Files Using
TFTP

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Managing Configuration Files Using
Copy and Paste

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Managing IOS Images Using TFTP

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The confreg Command

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Managing IOS Using XModem

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The tftpdnld Command

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File System Verification

• There are several commands that can be

used to verify the router file system.
show version
show flash

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The show version Command

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The show flash Command

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Summary

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