[c-nsp] SXF4 (modular)

Jared Mauch jared at puck.nether.net
Tue Mar 28 09:23:45 EST 2006


On Tue, Mar 28, 2006 at 08:21:21AM -0600, Church, Chuck wrote:
> The odd part is the 'modular' IOS has just one big 75+ mb .bin file for
> download.  Sort of sounds like the non-modular.  I guess the features
> you guys are looking for will be the additional 'modules' that add onto
> this?  I really hope this doesn't turn into Windows, where a certain
> .DLL version is needed for one feature, but that version isn't
> compatible with a 3rd module.  And so on... 

	You actually need to install (unpackage) the image to get full
modular support (ge: imagine patching the next PSIRT issue instead
of a reload)

	- jared

Router#install ?
  activate   Activate pending software changes
  clear      Remove installed software
  commit     Create a new tag
  copy       Copy installed software to a new destination
  file       Install new base software, updates, or patches
  move       Move installed software to a new destination
  prune      Prune a set of tags
  repackage  Repackage software
  rollback   Rollback to specified tag


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