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Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM1E/PXM45), Cisco MGX 8950, Cisco MGX 8830, and Cisco MGX 8880 Configuration Guide
Release 5.0.10, OL-3845-01 Rev. B0, August 16, 2004
Chapter 6 Preparing RPM Cards for Operation
Initializing RPM Cards
Step 8 Enter global configuration mode. For example:
Router#configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
Step 9 Enter the boot system command using the format:
Router(config)# boot system x:<filename>
For example:
Router(config)#boot system x:rpm-js-mz.122-4.T
Step 10 To configure the RPM card to store its configuration on the PXM hard disk, enter the boot config
command as follows:
RPM-PR_mgx8850a_9(config)#boot config e:auto_config_slot
The RPM configuration file is named: auto_config_slot. The slot portion of the name must match the
slot number that corresponds to the RPM card.
Note The configuration is also stored in NVRAM using the name startup-config.
Tip The RPM software and the configuration files are intentionally stored in different directories.
The E:RPM directory on the PXM, which can be accessed by referencing e: in IOS, is backed
up whenever the saveallcnf command is entered. The C:FW directory, which can be referenced
from IOS by entering x:, is not backed up when the switch configuration is saved. When you
keep the software files in the C:FW directory, you reduce the sized of saved configuration files,
and you reduce the time required to save the configuration.
Step 11 Exit global configuration mode and save your changes with the copy run start command. For example:
Router(config)#^Z
Router#copy run start
Building configuration...
[OK]
Router#
Note The copy run start command performs the same function as the older write mem command.
This step ensures that your configuration change will not be lost when the router restarts. It also saves
the configuration to the PXM hard disk. The following directory listing shows the configuration file that
is saved:
mgx8850a.7.PXM.a> cd E:RPM
mgx8850a.7.PXM.a> ll
size date time name
-------- ------ ------ --------
512 NOV-17-2000 20:01:10 . <DIR>
512 NOV-17-2000 20:01:10 .. <DIR>
553 DEC-16-2000 20:40:24 auto_config_slot09
In the file system :
total space : 102400 K bytes
free space : 92334 K bytes
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