You now have successfully completed the lab objectives for this chapter. You have learned how to control the router boot sequence and have configured R1 to boot from TFTP and then Flash. You have seen how to manage Cisco IOS Software images and configuration files, and you have used a TFTP server to back up as well as upgrade Cisco IOS Software images and configuration files within your network. Table 16-1 is a command summary, reviewing the commands used throughout the chapter.
Table 16-1. Chapter Command Summary
Command
Purpose
boot system tftp
Specifies that the router should load the system image from a TFTP server at startup
boot system flash
Specifies that the router should load the system image from Flash at startup
Reload
Reloads the Cisco IOS Software
show flash
Displays any files currently in Flash memory and shows the amounts of Flash memory used and remaining
show version
Displays the names and sources of configuration files and the boot images
copy flash tftp
Copies a Cisco IOS Software image from Flash to a TFTP server
copy tftp flash
Copies a Cisco IOS Software image from a TFTP server to Flash
copy running-config tftp
Copies the running config to a TFTP server
copy tftp startup-config
Copies a configuration file from a TFTP server to the startup config