A ROMmon image is a software package used by ROM Monitor (ROMmon) software on a router. The software package is separate from the consolidated package normally used to boot the router. For more information on ROMmon, see the "ROM Monitor Overview and Basic Procedures" section in the Cisco 8100 Series Secure Routers Hardware Installation Guide.

An independent ROMmon image (software package) may occasionally be released and the router can be upgraded with the new ROMmon software. For detailed instructions, see the documentation that accompanies the ROMmon image.

Note	A new version of the ROMmon image is not necessarily released at the same time as a consolidated package for a router.

Note	The ROMmon image is not available for download on software.cisco.com: Instead the ROMmon image is bundled along with the IOS XE image. When you install the IOS XE image, if the version of ROMmon bundled is higher than the existing version of ROMmon, an upgrade is performed automatically.