Cisco 2911 CLI Wizard

[johnlloyd_13]

hi all,

i've been configuring 2911 routers for quite some time and always notice this line:

Would you like to enter the initial configuration dialog? [yes/no]: n

Would you like to terminate autoinstall? [yes]:

i know the initial config dialog from the 2800 ISR G1s but the autoinstall is quite new.

could someone enlighten me what's the line for?

[Richard Burts · Accepted solution]

Actually the autoinstall is quite old. I remember it from many years ago - in fact so long ago that I had to look it up to remember the details. The short version is that it is a feature that was designed to allow you to ship a new router and for that router to dynamically learn and load its configuration. The longer version is in this link

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/12_2/configfun/configuration/guide/fcf002.html

In fact it is so old (notice that it was supported on Token Ring) that I believe that it is not used much in current networks. But it is still part of the code that runs in the router at startup.

HTH

Rick

[johnlloyd_13]

hi rick,

thanks for the feedback and helpful link! i didn't know this was a legacy feature.

i haven't used the autoinstall yet in my entire networking career.

[Richard Burts]

Yes it is certainly a "legacy"  feature. If you have not used it yet, then I can predict, with some confidence, that it is likely that the rest of your networking career will go by without using it.

HTH

Rick