Datasheet

Using the Flash Disk

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Installation Prerequisites

For convenience throughout this publication, the I/O controller, Route Switch Module (RSM), network

processing engine (NPE), and RSP8 are referred to as the system processor. Specific differences are

clearly noted.

Tools and Parts Required

You need some or all of the following tools and parts to install a Flash Disk:

• 3/16-inch flat-blade screwdriver—For Flash Disk installation in Cisco 7100 series systems only

• Antistatic wrist strap

• Access to a Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server

• Linear Flash memory card

• One of the following Flash Disk or CompactFlash Disk kits:

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Cisco 7100 series systems—Flash Disk Product Numbers: MEM-7100-FLD48M= or

MEM-7100-FLD128M= (See the “Hardware Requirements” section on page 3 for a system

list.)

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Cisco 7200 VXR routers

• with the NPE-G2—CompactFlash Disk Product Number: MEM-NPE-G2-FLD256=

• with the NPE-G1—CompactFlash Disk Product Numbers: MEM-NPE-G1-FLD64=,

MEM-NPE-G1-FLD128=,or MEM-NPE-G1-FLD256=

(See the “Hardware Requirements” section on page 3 for a system list.)

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Cisco 7200 series routers (I/O controller-based systems)—Flash Disk Product Numbers:

MEM-I/O-FLD48M=, MEM-I/O-FLD64M=, or MEM-I/O-FLD128M=

(See the “Hardware Requirements” section on page 3 for a system list.)

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Cisco 7500 series routers—Flash Disk Product Numbers MEM-RSP8-FLD48M=,

MEM-RSP8-FLD64M=, and MEM-RSP8-FLD12M8= for use with an RSP8 only, and

MEM-RSP16-FLD48M=, MWEM-RSP16-FLD64M=, and MEM-RSP16-FLD128M= for use

with an RSP16 only. (See the “Hardware Requirements” section on page 3 for a system list.)

Compatibility Requirements

This section discusses Flash Disk compatibility and use between supported systems.

In order to boot a Cisco IOS software image from the Flash Disk, when the system is executing from the

ROM monitor software image, your ROM monitor software image and your boot image must be from

one of the minimum Cisco IOS releases listed in Table 1. Use the show version or show hardware

commands to verify that your RSP8-based system is running these software images. The NPE-300 or

later version installed in the Cisco 7204VXR and Cisco 7206VXR systems and the Cisco 7201 meets

these requirements.

The format command places a processor-specific library on the Flash Disk so that the ROM monitor

software can read the Flash memory media. If you plan to use the boot or dir commands at the ROM

monitor prompt (rommon>), you might need to reformat your Flash Disk if it was not already formatted

on a like system processor.