CISCO ROUTER STARTUP PROCEDURE

POST

Enter ROM RXBoot image Load IOS

monitor mode Check Config Registry (Cut down IOS) Subset

Load from Read NVRAM Load from

ROM TFTP

Load from
Flash

Load IOS
Subset Load IOS

Is there a Config File ? NO Run Auto install Setup Mode

YES
NVRAM Where? TFTP Server

Normal Path
Load Config NO Can I find it ? YES Load alternate
file config file

THE CISCO ROUTER STRUCTURE

RAM NVRAM FLASH INTERFACES

Internetwork IOS Backup, Config File OS E0,S0,T0
Show version Show startup-config Show Flash Show Interfaces

Programs Dynamic Tables &

Show Processes CPU Config Info Buffers
Show Protocols Show Running-config Show mem
Show ip route

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