© 2005 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.INTRO v Managing Your Network Environment Managing Cisco Devices

© 2005 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.INTRO v Outline Overview Cisco IOS File System and Devices Managing Cisco IOS Images Managing Device Configuration Files Cisco IOS copy Command Executing Adds, Moves, and Changes Using show and debug Commands on Operational Cisco Devices Summary Lab Exercise 9-1: Gathering Information About Neighboring Devices and Using System Files

© 2005 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.INTRO v Cisco IOS File System and Devices

© 2005 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.INTRO v Managing Cisco IOS Images

© 2005 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.INTRO v Verify that flash memory has room for the Cisco IOS image. Verifying Memory and Deciphering Image Filenames

© 2005 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.INTRO v Back up current files prior to updating flash memory. Creating a Software Image Backup

© 2005 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.INTRO v Upgrading the Image from the Network

© 2005 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.INTRO v Device Configuration Files

© 2005 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.INTRO v Cisco IOS copy Command NVRAM Terminal TFTP server Erase start

© 2005 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.INTRO v Cisco IOS copy Command Example

© 2005 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.INTRO v copy run tftp and copy tftp run Commands

© 2005 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.INTRO v Adding New Devices to the Network 1. Determine the IP address to be used for management purposes. 2. Configure administrative access for the console, auxiliary, and vty interfaces. 3. Configure passwords for the privileged EXEC mode for the device. 4. Configure network management access to the device. 5. Determine the IP address to assign to each interface. 6. Configure the new device with the appropriate configuration.

© 2005 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.INTRO v Moving Devices on the Network Determine what to do with the obsolete equipment. –Which devices connect to the equipment being moved? –Will the move and reconfiguration affect the security policy? –Does the device play a role that no other devices play? Review the facilities for the new location. After the move, test network connectivity.

© 2005 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.INTRO v Changing the Hardware Hardware changes Power down the equipment or use OIR. Make sure the appropriate modules are available. Read the hardware installation manual. Verify the policies of your organization. Cisco IOS software changes Does the new version support the current and future features you need? Does your platform have sufficient RAM and flash memory to support the feature set?

© 2005 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.INTRO v show and debug Commands

© 2005 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.INTRO v Considerations When Using debug Commands May generate output in a variety of formats that may not identify the problem Require high overhead, possibly disrupting network device operation Useful for obtaining information about network traffic and router status

© 2005 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.INTRO v Commands Related to debug

© 2005 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.INTRO v Summary The Cisco IOS File System feature provides a single interface to all the file systems (NVRAM, RAM, TFTP, flash) that a router uses. As a network grows, storage of the Cisco IOS software and configuration files on a central server enables control of the number and revision level of software images and configuration files that must be maintained. Having proper backup of the current device configuration stored in a TFTP server can help reduce device downtime.

© 2005 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.INTRO v Summary (Cont.) The Cisco IOS software copy commands can be used to move configurations from one component or device to another, such as RAM, NVRAM, or a file server. Network equipment is often moved from one location to another, removed from the network, or the configuration may change. The process is referred to as adds, moves, and changes. The show and debug commands are built-in tools for troubleshooting. The show command is used to display static information, while the debug command is used to display dynamic data.

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