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Catalyst 2948G-L3 and Catalyst 4908G-L3 Software Feature and Configuration Guide
78-10408-01, Cisco IOS Release 12.0(7)W5(15d)
Chapter 3 Initial Switch Router Configurations
Using the Boot Flash Memory SIMM
The following example demonstrates how to first erase and clean boot flash memory and then copy the
new system image from the TFTP server to the boot flash memory SIMM.
Router# dir bootflash:
Directory of bootflash:/
1 -rw- 3168032 <no date> pci-fix
2 -rw- 1858797 <no date> domino-diag.f1
3 -rw- 3166692 <no date> cat2948g-in-mz.120-7.WX5.14.27
4 -rw- 3172268 <no date> cat2948g-in-mz.120-7.W5.14.42
5 -rw- 3173128 <no date> cat2948g-in-mz.120-7.W5.14.45
16777216 bytes total (2237976 bytes free)
Router# copy tftp bootflash:
Address or name of remote host []? 172.10.00.00
Source filename []? domino/cat2948g-in-mz.120-7.W5.14.46
Destination filename [cat2948g-in-mz.120-7.W5.14.46]?
Accessing tftp://172.10.00.00/domino/cat2948g-in-mz.120-7.W5.14.46...
Erase bootflash: before copying? [confirm] yes
Erasing the bootflash filesystem will remove all files! Continue? [confirm] yes
Erasing device... eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
ee ...erased
Erase of bootflash: complete
Loading domino/cat2948g-in-mz.120-7.W5.14.46 from 172.10.00.00 (via FastEthernet
1): !!.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!
[OK - 3173128/6345728 bytes]
Verifying checksum... OK (0x799F)
3173128 bytes copied in 177.668 secs (17927 bytes/sec)
Router# dir bootflash:
Directory of bootflash:/
1 -rw- 3173128 <no date> cat2948g-in-mz.120-7.W5.14.46
16777216 bytes total (13604024 bytes free)
Note To erase a full boot flash, enter yes when you are prompted to confirm erasing boot flash.