Installation guide

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Release Notes for Cisco IOS Release 12.0(10)W5(18c) Feature Packs for the Cisco Catalyst 8500 CSR
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Installation Notes
Image Installation Tips and Troubleshooting When Using RSL
Image Installation Tips
The following information about RSL operations can help you with the installation process:
• If you are loading software on a preconfigured Catalyst 8500 CSR, save the configuration file on
your PC before running RSL.
• If you have added any static entries to the PC Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) table, one or
more of them might be deleted by RSL. Manually reenter any deleted entries in the PC ARP table.
• During a connection, if the Catalyst 8500 CSR running configuration is not the same as its startup
configuration, the exact configuration is not restored. Any changes that you made since the last time
you entered copy running-config startup-config or write memory commands are lost.
• RSL restores the Catalyst 8500 CSR startup configuration, but some running configuration
commands are not restored. To restore the exact running configuration, reboot the router. The
following interface configuration commands are not restored to the running configuration:
– no shutdown
– no ringspeed
– media-type aui
Recovering from a Connection Error
If any of the following elements apply to your installation, modify the Short Timeout value from the
Options dialog box in RSL:
• You are connecting to a router or access server that has a large configuration file.
• You are connecting to a Catalyst 8500 CSR that has a large configuration file.
• You see the following error message:
"Failed to configure the router to enable the Cisco IOS software image and configuration
file upload and download operations. You may want to check the router to make sure that
the selected interface exists."
If you are connecting to any other router or access server, increase the Short Timeout to a value over
25 seconds.
Note If you change the timeout value, you must do so before connecting to the
Catalyst 8500 CSR, or the new value will not be used. Also, increasing the Short Timeout
value can increase the time it takes for RSL to connect to the target Catalyst 8500 CSR.
Restoring the Startup Configuration
In some cases, RSL is unable to restore the startup configuration. If this happens, follow these steps:
Step 1 Ensure that all cables are properly attached to both the Catalyst 8500 CSR and the PC.
Step 2 Restart RSL and connect by using the Preconfigured router option.
Step 3 When asked if you want to overwrite the existing startup configuration file, choose no.