Installing IOS via console

[BrandonSwag]

I ran into a wired setup this week trying to do some pre-install work. I have a Cisco 7513 router with no RJ45 ethernet interfaces all the LAN interfaces are gigabit fiber.

I have setup routers like this before and typically just use Xmodem to install IOS on a brand new flash card.

The problem I ran into is the 7513 would not allow me to use Xmodem it was not even an option. Is this common for higher end routers like this?

I was able to get around the problem using a 2950 switch with a fiber GBIC and TFTP but what happens if I had to put the IOS on through the console port? I found it hard to believe that this would be impossible to do.

Router(boot)#copy ?
/erase Erase destination file system.
bootflash: Copy from bootflash: file system
disk0: Copy from disk0: file system
disk1: Copy from disk1: file system
flash: Copy from flash: file system
ftp: Copy from ftp: file system
null: Copy from null: file system
nvram: Copy from nvram: file system
rcp: Copy from rcp: file system
running-config Copy from current system configuration
slavebootflash: Copy from slavebootflash: file system
slavedisk0: Copy from slavedisk0: file system
slavedisk1: Copy from slavedisk1: file system
slavenvram: Copy from slavenvram: file system
slaveslot0: Copy from slaveslot0: file system
slaveslot1: Copy from slaveslot1: file system
slot0: Copy from slot0: file system
slot1: Copy from slot1: file system
startup-config Copy from startup configuration
system: Copy from system: file system
tftp: Copy from tftp: file system

Router(boot)#copy xmodem ?
% Unrecognized command
Router(boot)#copy xmodem slot0
Destination filename [slot0]? 7500-rsp-jsv-mz.122-28.bin
%Error opening slot0:xmodem (File not found)
Router(boot)#


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