From: Jason Wong (jason.th.wong@gmail.com)
Date: Tue Oct 11 2005 - 04:10:25 GMT-3
The short answer is "YES" and long answer is "YES, you can".
On 10/10/05, Jason Aarons <jaarons@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> I just plan to use it to move images onto a router for upgrading, not
> leave the USB flash in the router. Nor do I plan to call TAC requesting
> support on a external usb flash device I bought at WalMart. I just
> wasn't certain if I could format any flash and use it, or if it checked
> for something proprietary.
>
> I did the same thing with Cisco made flash card for the 5500/6500s to
> move images around, make backups of running-configs, only I had a actual
> Cisco 64MB ATA flash card that cost a arm and a leg. Remember how the
> difffernet versions of CatOS, and IOS used different file formats. You
> would get a error "bad magic number", what a mess that was (and
> probobably still is!).
>
> Using a USB would be faster then copying
> tftp://10.10.10.10/2811/filename.ios flash: -jason
>
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> From: "CCIEBOB" <cciebob@comcast.net>
> Reply-To: "CCIEBOB" <cciebob@comcast.net>
> To: "'Private Ryan'" <pv.ryan@gmail.com>, "'Jason Aarons'"
> <jaarons@hotmail.com>
> CC: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
> Subject: RE: MEMUSB-64FT= versus off shelf 64MB USB drive from
> Wal-Mart?
> Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2005 10:47:42 -0500
> >I disagree with using Cisco compact flash when in production. Why
> should I
> >spend $900 dollars for a 512 compact flash card from Cisco, when I
> can get
> >the same compact flash for $100 dollars?
> >
> >It's the same flash, just re-branded to say Cisco. I checked into
> this,
> >Cisco's' take is that you should only use Cisco compact flash. They
> won't
> >even support a third party vendor that says it's "Cisco approved"
> >
> >Hey, it's just a static drive that your image is going to sit
> on. If it
> >fails, replace it.
> >
> >Just my take on this.
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf
> Of
> >Private Ryan
> >Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2005 10:33 AM
> >To: Jason Aarons
> >Cc: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> >Subject: Re: MEMUSB-64FT= versus off shelf 64MB USB drive from
> Wal-Mart?
> >
> >cisco2811 seems using Compat Flash and you can try 3rd party 64Mb
> >Compat Flash for trial. But you should use cisco compat flash when
> >your router is put on production.
> >
> >
> >2005/10/9, Jason Aarons <jaarons@hotmail.com>:
> > > I have 8 2811s to upgrade from 12.3(11)T IOS to 12.4(2)T (needed
> for
> > > HWIC-D-AP), can I buy a off the shelf usb 64MB flash drive,
> format it in
> > > a 2811, copy flash:file.ios usb:file.ios and use it to upgrade
> all the
> > > other 2800s?
> > >
> > > Or do I have to have a cisco MEMUSB-64FT= ?
> > >
> > > Is there something proprietary about the Cisco MEMUSB-64FT= ?
> > >
> > >
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