Second-Generation Channel Interface Processor (CIP2) Installation and Configuration 45
CIP2 Microcode Guidelines
If you plan to load a microcode image from an individual file or a bundled system image stored in
Flash memory, enter the show flash slot0: EXEC command to display the contents and verify the
exact name of the file (cip1234 is used in this example):
Router> show flash slot0:
(additional displayed text omitted)
-#- ED --type-- --crc--- -seek-- nlen -length- -----date/time------ name
1 .. FFFFFFFF A831B720 3828CC 16 3549260 Feb 24 1996 20:28:56 rsp-k-mz.111-5
2 .. FFFFFFFF 83A6447F 8B8D18 16 761932 Apr 17 1996 15:15:59 cip1234
(additional displayed text omitted)
5419388 bytes available (15158916 bytes used)
Follow these steps to configure the microcode for a CIP2 on a router configured with Cisco IOS
Release 11.1(5) or later.
Step 1 Enter the privileged EXEC mode command interpreter, as follows:
Router> enable
Password:
Router#
Note For complete information on the command interpreter and software functions, refer to the
publications listed in the section “If You Need More Information” on page 2.
Step 2 If you need to copy a new CIP2 microcode image into your system’s Flash memory, refer
to the section “Using Flash Memory,” on page 46, then proceed to Step 3.
Step 3 In privileged command mode, enter router configuration mode and specify that the
console terminal will be the source of the configuration subcommands, as follows:
Router# configure terminal
To load the microcode from an individual microcode image that is stored as a file in Flash
memory, enter the microcode command, the processor type, the specific memory
location of the CIP2 microcode image, and the exact argument for filename (cip1234 is
used in this example):
Router(config)# microcode cip flash slot0:cip1234
The no microcode command cancels any existing instructions to load an image from
Flash memory:
Router(config)# no microcode cip flash slot0:cip1234
