Cisco IE 3000 User Manual

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Cisco IE 3000 Switch Software Configuration Guide
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Appendix B Working with the Cisco IOS File System, Configuration Files, and Software Images
Working with Software Images
tar File Format of Images on a Server or Cisco.com
Software images located on a server or downloaded from Cisco.com are provided in a tar file format,
which contains these files:
• An info file, which serves as a table of contents for the tar file
• One or more subdirectories containing other images and files, such as Cisco IOS images and web
management files
This example shows some of the information contained in the info file. Table B-3 provides additional
details about this information:
system_type:0x00000000:ies-lanbase-mz.122-44.EX
image_family:IES
stacking_number:1.37
info_end:
version_suffix: lanbase-122-44.EX
version_directory: ies-lanbase-mz.122-44.EX
image_system_type_id: 0x00000000
image_name: ies-lanbase-mz.122-44.EX.bin
ios_image_file_size: 6369792
total_image_file_size: 11878912
image_feature: LAYER_2|MIN_DRAM_MEG=64
image_family: IES
stacking_number: 1.37
board_ids: 0x00000090 0x00000091
info_end:
Note Disregard the stacking_number field. It does not apply to the switch.
Copying Image Files By Using TFTP
You can download a switch image from a TFTP server or upload the image from the switch to a TFTP
server.
You download a switch image file from a server to upgrade the switch software. You can overwrite the
current image with the new one or keep the current image after a download.
Ta b l e B-3 info File Description
Field Description
version_suffix Specifies the Cisco IOS image version string suffix
version_directory Specifies the directory where the Cisco IOS image and the HTML subdirectory are installed
image_name Specifies the name of the Cisco IOS image within the tar file
ios_image_file_size Specifies the Cisco IOS image size in the tar file, which is an approximate measure of how
much flash memory is required to hold just the Cisco IOS image
total_image_file_size Specifies the size of all the images (the Cisco IOS image and the web management files) in the
tar file, which is an approximate measure of how much flash memory is required to hold them
image_feature Describes the core functionality of the image
image_min_dram Specifies the minimum amount of DRAM needed to run this image
image_family Describes the family of products on which the software can be installed

Cisco IE 3000 Specifications

General

Operating Temperature	-40 to 75°C (-40 to 167°F)
DRAM	128 MB
Flash Memory	32 MB
Uplink Ports	2 x 10/100/1000Base-T or SFP
MAC Address Table Size	8000
Mounting	DIN rail, Wall