Specifications

48 Input/Output Controller Replacement Instructions

Additional Information

Caution The following formatting procedure erases all information on the Flash memory card. To

prevent the loss of important data that might be stored on a Flash memory card, proceed carefully.

If you want to save the data on a Flash memory card, copy the data to a server before you format the

card.

The formatting procedure assumes the following:

• You have already booted your Cisco 7200 series router or Cisco uBR7200 series router.

• You have access to a TFTP server (meaning you know its name and have connectivity to it) and

at least one interface is available over which you can access this server, or a secondary Flash

memory card.

Note To ensure access to a TFTP server, you will need to conﬁgure at least one network interface

using the setup command facility. Refer to the Conﬁguration Fundamentals Conﬁguration Guide

publication for instructions on how to conﬁgure network interface using the setup command facility.

• You know the ﬁlename of the image you want you want to copy to the TFTP server or onto the

secondary Flash memory card.

Use the following procedure to reformat a Flash memory card:

Step 1 Insert the Flash memory card into slot 0. (If slot 0 is not available, use slot 1.) See the

“Installing and Removing a Flash Memory Card” section on page 45.

Step 2 Copy all the ﬁles on the Flash memory card to a TFTP server or a secondary Flash

memory card. The following example is for copying ﬁles to a TFTP server:

Router> enable

Password: <

password

Router# copy slot0:image.name tftp

Enter destination file name [image.name]: image.name

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

Address or name of remote host [tftp.server.name]? tftp.server.name

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Router#

Step 3 To reformat the Flash memory card, use the format slot0: (or format slot1:) command

as follows:

Router# format slot0:

All sectors will be erased, proceed? [confirm]

Enter volume id (up to 30 characters): MyNewCard

Formatting sector 1

Format device slot0 completed

Router#

Step 4 Copy the ﬁles you saved to the TFTP server back to the Flash memory card as follows:

Router# copy tftp slot0

Enter source filename: image.name

20575008 bytes available on device slot0, proceed? [confirm]

address or name of remote host [tftp.server.name]? tftp.server.name

loading new.image from tftp.server.name (via Ethernet1/0):!!!!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!