CISCO 2600 BACKUP AND RESTORE IOS

HOW TO BACKUP IOS CISCO ROUTER 2600

USING TFTP SERVER

      1.       Instal tftp server

      

2.       Edit configuration file

C:\OpenTFTPServer/OpenTFTPServerMT.ini

3.       Uncomment and edit

Before	After
‘write=N	Write=Y
‘Overwrite=N	Overite=Y

4. Save

>>Run OpenTFTP Server

5. Connect cross cable from port fa0/0 on router to network card on pc.

Change ip on pc to static ip

6. Connect console from router to pc. Using hyperterminal to access into router

7. Open file goto new connection

8. Insert name and choose icon

9. Select connection.. like me use COM1.

10. Choose speend rate. It important when use tftp server to transfer ios from server to your router.

11. Now you are connected to your router

12. Set ip address for port fa0/0.

>>Router#configure terminal

>>Enter configuration commands, one per line.  End with CNTL/Z.

>>Router(config)#interface fastEthernet 0/0

>>Router(config-if)#ip address 10.1.1.2 255.255.255.0

>>Router(config-if)#no shutdown

13. Test connection

14. Check flash file

15. Copy flash file to tftp server

16. Check file on tftp server folder

>>C:\OpenTFTPServer

17. DONE TO TRANFER FLASH TO TFTP SERVER

HOW TO RESTORE FLASH TO CISCO 2600 ROUTER

1. Check cable are connected

2. Run tftp server (see above)

3. Open hyperterminal (see above)

>>Set ip address on router

               Rommon 1>IP_ADDRESS=10.1.1.2

               Rommon2>IP_SUBNET_MASK=255.255.255.0

               Rommon3>DEFAULT_GATEWAY=

(IF TFTP SERVER AT OUTSIDE NETWORK RANGE, YOU MUST SET GATEWAY. LIKE ME,  MY TFTP SERVER IN THE SAME RANGE OF NETWORK SO DONT NEED TO PUT GATEWAY)

               Rommon4>TFTP_SERVER=10.1.1.1  <<YOUR IP SERVER

               Rommon5>TFTP_FILE=c2600-d-mz.122-13b.bin <<file name have to move

              

               Rommon6>tftpdnld –r

(when hit the enter, file from server will move to your router. Wait the file finish to finish transfer.)

Done transfer

4. Set ip address

Router>enable

Router#configure terminal

Enter configuration commands, one per line.  End with CNTL/Z.

Router(config)#int fa0/0

Router(config-if)#ip add 10.1.1.2 255.255.255.0

Router(config-if)#no shut

Router(config-if)#

(if server at outside range of network,you must configure ip route)

6. Copy tftp flash from server

7. Reload

 8. DONE!!!! ;)