Boot System Command

When i use command "boot system filename ipaddress" to boot a router from IOS stored on a network PC; do i need to care about how much flash is available on the router??
I have to try this on a router which already has an IOS in flash. The available flash space is 14 Mb and the IOS that I want to test is 19Mb. I do not want to delete the present IOS and want to test 19Mb IOS with boot system flename ipaddress command? Will this work??

Hi Pankaj,
When you are doing a netboot using" boot system filename ipaddress"" the router will boot from the image specified on the PC and will not use its own flash in that case, You should should have enough DRAM to support that image. If you dont have enough DRAM to load your image then your router might get crash.
Yes, it will work if you have specified the correct boot statement and you are able to rach the PC from where you are booting it.
HTH,
-amit singh

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Hello All,
Could anyone please explain me what the boot bootldr and boot bootstrap are? And how do they different from the boot system command?
I did not understand the description of these commands in the Cisco command reference document.
Thanks a lot,
Nitass

Hi Nitass.
Boot system is used to specify the system image that loads at startup i.e the full IOS image that system will load.
boot bootldr command is used to specified a boot loader image which is an image with only booting featues and few limited commands, this image is like a safe mode for the system where we fall back on if system is unable to boot from main image.
bootstrap is the minimum software that is required to recongnize and run the hardware. It comes both in software and hardwares with the software.Like in cat 6K on Sup's is a special hardware with an image on it.
HTH,
-amit singh

Dual Boot - Solaris 8 intel under system commander

I am interesting in installing Solaris 8 for intel on my PC but need to keep my existing operating environments (98 and NT). I would like to install solaris on either a spare partition or spare disk drive.
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hi phil_xxx
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Deathstalker,
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Boot system flash: does not appear on 2960 running config

Dear friends,
On the 2960, i have two .bin images and i am pointing to the latest one.
However, the boot system flash: command along with the new image does not appear in the running config but it appears in the
show boot command.
t3a.sidradc.dmz.01#dir flash:
Directory of flash:/
    2 -rwx        2131   Jan 3 2010 07:30:45 +03:00 private-config.text
    4 -rwx     8040418   Mar 1 1993 05:31:51 +03:00 c2960-lanbasek9-mz.122-50.SE3.bin
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548 -rwx        9001   Jan 3 2010 07:30:45 +03:00 config.text
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t3a.sidradc.dmz.01(config)#boot system flash:c2960-lanbasek9-mz.122-50.SE3.bin
t3a.sidradc.dmz.01(config)#exit
t3a.sidradc.dmz.01#wr
Building configuration...
[OK]
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BOOT path-list      : flash:c2960-lanbasek9-mz.122-50.SE3.bin
Config file         : flash:/config.text
Private Config file : flash:/private-config.text
Enable Break        : no
Manual Boot         : no
HELPER path-list    :
Auto upgrade        : yes
Auto upgrade path   :
NVRAM/Config file
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Timeout for Config
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Config Download
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and the other being the issue where IOS can return the prompt before it's done unpacking the files
Ok, now what EXACTLY is the appliance and IOS version? The only time I know of this bug is the Metro Ethernet (ME) switches and when the current appliance is upgraded FROM an IOS version 15.2(1)S.
But there is a "workaround" which Cisco doesn't want to publish (don't ask me why not): Use "archive tar /x" and, optionally, delete the old IOS sub-directory.
Personally, I wouldn't recommend anyone using the "copy the BIN file" method unless you know what you are doing or you've put extra measures in place. The "archive /x tar" and/or "archive download-sw" was developed so that it could be automated and the operator can see the result at the end. The "copy the BIN file" method doesn't give anyone a result whether or not the file was copied or not or was the file copied completely.
Regularly, I would upgrade our switches (2960/2960S, ME-3800X, 3560E/3560CG, 3750X) fleet using the "archive download-sw" method and I don't use scripts. I just copy-and-paste the command. So far, since 2009, I've "lost" only 6 switches when I upgraded the switch to upgrade the wrong file (another IOS bug on it's own) and I had to physically show up and upgrade using ROMmon. Every time I would upgrade, about 900 switches (some in a stack), it would take me about 4 days. Even though I work with three guys who's very good at almost any scripting but we've come to a unanimous conclusion NOT to use scripting.
Moving on, if "copy the BIN file" is still a preferred choice, I would like to know how do you go about verifying the file was copied completely? Whenever I resort to the "copy the BIN file", I ensure the file copied is complete by verifying the MD5 hash value against the MD5 hash value found in the Cisco website. Trust me, adding this additional "layer" of security saved me doing ROMmon upgrade so many times.

2950 fails boot system flash:

Hi all,
I am new to the cisco family, and am presently attending the 3rd semester of Net Academy, so apologies for perceived ignorance. Last night working on Chapter 6 Switch Config, I attempted to boot to a second OS in flash that happens to be of a newer version than the one running on the labs 2950.
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I change the boot parameters to point to the other file as such...
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Dir flash: reveals that both os are still present....
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Kevin

Hi jack,
thanks for replying.
You are correct in your assumption. I also has a feeling that IT was the case. As class time was running out, I had I could not follow up an discover the correct syntax.
But this morning, I read through the 2950 'boot command' prompt docs and figured out my mistake-forward slash missing /
I went to school and input this:
boot flash:/c2950-[i]6q4[l]2-mz.121-19.EA1.bin
problem solved!!!!
Another little known mistake, which I discovered form reading another post in this forum, was the mistaken identity of 1 for what is actually a lower case 'L'. See brackets....
The best thing about my screw up, I did not ERASE anything and therefore recoverable..
Thanks again for your concern.
Kevin

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Hi,
You need to remove the first boot statement from the config for the switch to boot from the image as intended by you.
Here's how you clear the incorrect boot statment.
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Urgent!! running system command in java

i am trying to run system command(windows) in java. I am getting
exception as java.io.IOException: CreateProcess: c:\dir
Please Help.
Here is the code
import java.io.*;
public class RunCommand {
public static void main(String[] args) {
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while((s=stdError.readLine())!=null){
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Boot System Failed

Recently my computer has crashed, Once the laptop reset there was a message saying,
"Boot system has failed - Insert Boot Disk and press any button"
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Thanks

yes. I tried that before any thing. System did not respond. Then I switchedoff the system. Then rebooted holding "option" button. That led the system to internet recovery. After a while recovery process stopped and exclamation mark in a triangle appeared with a caption apple.com/support, 6003F.

How to Run Operating System Command Before/After Message Processing SAP PI

Hi,
We are trying to execute multiple commands via "Operating System Command Before/After Message Processing".
When we use single command say for example cp or mv (copy or move) the commands get executed fine.
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/this works fine/
when we club commands together or try to redirect the outputs of commands, none of the commands get executed.
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Hi Harleen,
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(1) &
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Execute Command1 and then execute Command2
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(3) ||
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(4) ()
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What do i need to do to share TB and Lightning files between W7 and Ubuntu 14.04 on a dual boot system?

I recently installed Ubuntu 14.04 alongside W7. Since I'm not comfortable dropping Windows completely yet, I want my W7 Thunderbird and my Ubuntu TB to have access to the same data file holding current messages, so I don't have to get out of one to use TB on the other. I rely on Lightning and also want my reminders to be consistent from either OS. I have a separate NTFS data partition which, I understand, can be used to house the profile directory (though I've not seen that as a solution for Lightning).
In trying to set it up, I've run into questions that I can't find a good answer for -- want sources that address the problem and are recent. I'm pretty patient, and I can stumble through a lot of things (like learningn about partitions). But I'm not a programmer, and this start-stop-sort-through-dozens-of-old-incomplete-and-irrelevant-answers process is frustrating. (Nor do I lift the hood and tune my own car engine.) I also recognize that some things I want to do aren't necessarily common, so they're not at the top of anyone's "tell the world how to do this" list.
1. My profiles directory has 6 *.default files. I assume the current one is the most recent. Do I need the older ones? How did I get them, since I've never knowingly created a new one? I'm the only user of my machine and thus the only user for TB.
2. I saw the following before setting up the dual boot system, so it's likely not related -- but if someone who knows TB well can comment I'll appreciate it: when I view All folders, I see 58(!) folders with names nstmp-##. The contents overlap with normally-named folders, but the sets of messages are not identical. Do these indicate a problem and/or should I change something? Does this have to do with compacting or archiving, neither of which I do? Never saw the need, and never saw an article saying that they're important. I just want to use mail and reminders. And BTW I've been using TB/Lightning for years and am Very happy with them, so I want to keep using them.
3. Is there a way to set up Lightning to hit the same data file(s) on my data partition? Or somewhere? Where are Lightning's files? I remember one source mentioned linking to "storage.sdb", but (1) I can't find the reference again, and (2) links to some of my files don't always work. Broken links aren't Mozilla's problem, but someone might know how to geet around the problem for the sake of Lightning. Also, storage.sdb and calendar* directories exist inside my *.default profile directory -- so why would I need to link anything? Are these not where calendar data is stored? If not, where?
I'd rather understand the reasons behind recommended procedures ("do A because Y is how Lightning/TB works" -- vs "do A, then B, then C...and it will/should(!) work."). But if you can point me to a clear procedure that will get me where I want to go, that will be enough.
Last, the following two URLs looked like they would help but don't -- so you don't need to point me to them again:
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Sharing_a_profile_between_Windows_and_Linux -- this is only 2 years old but:
(1) it only says that "settings" specify file locations, without saying which settings. Stumbling around, I found "Local directories" under Server Settings. For more detail the page refers to an article that's 10 years old. Neither source says which subdirectory under *.default should be the target. The older one references ".../mail", but when I enter that value in Local Directories under Ubuntu, nothing shows up. When I went down one more level to "/Local Folders", the folders appear and the new-message counts seem(!) ok. But I also got a couple "folder missing...will adjust filters" messages. I never got those under Windows. So am I good to go, or am I missing messages?
(2) The above page only says that Lightning is a "potential problem", with no suggestion of a solution or link to a discussion. Searching results in many hits, but I haven't found anything helpful.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1624973 -- this looked promising, but the comments are dated 2009-2010, deal with ubuntu 10 and XP, and don't seem to address my problem -- unless I'm not savvy enough to recognize it, which is entirely possible.
Thanks for any insights.

Lightning is a problem for you because it hooks into Thunderbird at a low level and you need a version compiled for the platform Thunderbird is running on. So you can't do the preferred solution, which is to put your whole profile in a shared folder and have both instances of Thunderbird reference the same profile. (Ditto for Enigmail). Lightning may become an integral part of Thunderbird in an upcoming release, at which point this limitation due to Lightning should disappear.
And if you can't use a shared profile, you can't set your Lightning, or your Address Book, to share a common set of files. Put another way, the linkage from Thunderbird to its address book files and calendar data is hard-coded, and not exposed where we can adjust it. :-(
The halfway house is to place your mail stores in a shared place, and use the Local Directory setting in each account's settings to connect to it. They don't need to be in the profile; what's more important in your case is that they are in a folder accessible to both operating systems.
Look in your profile; everything under Mail and ImapMail needs to be moved out to a shared folder. Note the entries in Thunderbird under Local Directory before you do this, and reconstruct those pathnames in Thunderbird, but adjusted to suit their new locations.
(You can see here that you need to make many adjustments, one per account, in each instance of Thunderbird, so it's a high-maintenance solution and this is why we don't recommend it when the alternative, moving the whole profile, is possible.)
I share address books and calendars between Thunderbirds on various computers (and my phone and tablet) by syncing to something in the cloud; Google Contacts and Google Calendar are my choices, using gContactSync and CalDav.
Having made the break myself some years ago, I'd recommend you break away from Windows. ;-)

I have a macbook and it is a dual boot system, I would like to be able to see the mac side of the system on a larger monitor. I can hook to a hdmi cable and see the pc side, but not the mac side, any suggestions?

I have a macbook that I bought second hand. The mac has a dual boot system with bootcamp on one side and snow leopard on the other. I would like to be able to hook to a larger hdmi monitor so that in both systems I could see better since on the leopard side the computer has PS4. I have purchased the dvi to HDMI accessory and purchased the HDMI to DVI cable, and can see fine on the bootcamp side, but nothing on the leopard side. Could somebody help me with configuring things so that it will see both side?
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ps sorry but the operating system is OS X

When you try to use the Mac side on your external monitor do you get a blank screen or do you see the aurora background?
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Dual Core Center working in Vista but not XP on a dual boot system?

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