ASR1006 boot from rommon to tftp

[JustTakeTheFirstStep]

ASR1006 Router entered as rommon.

I am trying to boot via tftp from rommon.

I found a way in the guide, but which port should I connect the ethernet cable to?

[Leo Laohoo]

Copying the firmware from USB would be easier/

[JustTakeTheFirstStep]

Does ASR recognize usb commands?

[Leo Laohoo]

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@JustTakeTheFirstStep wrote:

Does ASR recognize usb commands?

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Of course.  

I have been booting IOS, from ROMMON, using USB flash drives since 2009.  

[JustTakeTheFirstStep]

Thanks for checking.

Can you answer the question in the text as well?
If I have to boot with TFTP, which interface should I connect to after setting up in rommon?

[Leo Laohoo · Accepted solution]

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@JustTakeTheFirstStep wrote:

If I have to boot with TFTP, which interface should I connect to after setting up in rommon?

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The answer is redundant. 

If I need to boot the firmware from ROMMON, that normally means you have physical access to the box.  So this means boot from USB is not just quicker but trivial.  

Nobody TFTP-boots from ROMMON anymore.

TFTP boot has the following tasks:

• Enter the correct IP address details using the correct case-sensitive commands. 
• Make sure the TFTP server is working.
• Make sure the link is up. 

Too many factors to make TFTP-boot work. 

I have a drawer full of USB thumb drives.  I stick one in and enter the command

boot usb0:filename.bin

  Voila!  

 

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