IOS Fundamentals

Internal Components:
POST- Instructions stored in ROM chip, Load OS- From Flash (The Hard Drive)
#show flash
#delete flash:[filename]
- slow

RAM- -high speed

-OS is moved from slow flash to high speed RAM
-########...## decompressing OS into RAM
-Volatile- contents emptied on power loss
-stores configuration as running-config
-#show running-config- shows every command typed on router

NVRAM- -Non Volatile RAM

-Specific partition on flash, or a separate chip on motherboad
-stores configuration as startup-config
-#show startup-config-
-After loading OS into RAM, the IOS will look for the startup-config in NVRAM
-#copy running-config startup-config OR wr saves config to startup-config
-Factory reset a router---> #write erase [erases NVRAM contents], then reboot
#reload

External Components:
TFTP
#copy running-config tftp
[specify TFTP server IP address]

#copy tftp running-config

[merges contents of RAM with contents of NVRAM]

#copy tftp startup-config

[copies configs from TFTP server to NVRAM]

HTTP

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