You are right !!! No need to upgrade the FLASH "IF" you can get IOS storage
from a reliable source, i.e. slot0:, disk0:, or another router. The 7500's
pull from a small hard drive called a PMCIA card :-)
Good Luck !!!
Phil
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jon McCoy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Cisco" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2000 3:31 PM
Subject: RE: Flash DRAM IOS
> Sure, you could pull the flash entirely, or put IP-only for basic
> functionality on a minimum size flash. Considering how relatively
expensive
> flash memory is, and how cheap (most) DRAM is, most student labs probably
do
> exactly that -- or compress the IOS image on a 2500 series to conserve
flash
> space. Of course, in a production environment where you _should_ be able
to
> afford the proper configuration and feature set, this would be a career
> limiting move. And, even when it all works, it's still a bit slower than
a
> flash boot.
>
> -jon-
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pierre-Alex [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2000 9:47 AM
> To: Cisco
> Subject: RE: Flash DRAM IOS
>
>
> No, I am not a risk taker.
>
> As a Cisco instructor, I may be asked this question in the future.
>
> So is it technical possible to run a router with less Flash than required
if
> you load from a TFTP server?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stull, Cory [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2000 8:40 AM
> To: 'Pierre-Alex'
> Subject: RE: Flash DRAM IOS
>
>
> So you can sleep at night. Lets say you have a power outage. Your router
> will most likely boot up way before your tftp server... Router will give
up
> trying to do its netload / tftp and boot from rom. Then when your tftp
> server finishes booting back up it will be too late.
>
> UPS you say? Most UPS's only last for half hour to an hour tops. Are you
a
> gambling man?
>
> My 02 cents.
> Cory
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pierre-Alex [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2000 5:01 AM
> To: Cisco
> Subject: Flash DRAM IOS
>
>
> Say you have a router with 8 meg of Flash which requires 16 to run an IOS.
> Given that you can upload the IOS from a TFTP server directly into DRAM
why
> would you need to upgrade flash?
>
> Pierre
>
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