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    170 West Tasman Drive San Jose, CA 95134-1706 USA http://www.cisco.com Cisco Systems, Inc. Corporate Headquarters Tel: 800 553-NETS (6387) 408 526-4000 Fax: 408 526-4100 P A-E3 Ser ial P or t Adapter Installation and Configur ation Product Number : P A-E3(=) and P A-2E3(=) Platf or ms Suppor ted: Cisco 7500 Series, Cisco 7000 Ser ies, VIP2, Cisco 7[...]

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    Preface v Pref ace This preface describes ho w to find additional information on the P A-E3 serial port adapter and other Cisco products, services, and documentation. This preface contains the follo wing sections: • Objectiv es, page v • Organization, page v • Related Documentation, page vi • Cisco Connection Online, page viii • Document[...]

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    Related Documentation vi PA-E3 Serial Port Adapter Installation and Configuration Related Documentation Y our router and the Cisco IOS software running on it contain extensi ve features and functionality , which are documented in the following resources: • For Cisco IOS software configuration information and support, refer to the modular config[...]

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    Preface vii Related Documentation — Route Switch Module Catalyst VIP2-15 and VIP2-40 Installation and Configur ation Note (Document Number 78-4780-01) which shipped with your Catalyst RSM/VIP2. • For hardware installation and maintenance information on Cisco 7100 series routers, refer to the Cisco 7100 Series Installation and Configuration Gu[...]

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    Cisco Connection Online viii PA-E3 Serial Port Adapter Installation and Configuration Cisco Connection Online Cisco Connection Online (CCO) is Cisco Systems’ primary , real-time support channel. Maintenance customers and partners can self-register on CCO to obtain additional information and services. A vailable 24 hours a day , 7 days a week, CCO[...]

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    CHAPTER Overview 1-1 1 Ov er vie w This chapter describes the one-port P A-E3 and two-port P A-2E3 E3 serial port adapters. This chapter contains the following sections: • Port Adapter Overvie w , page 1-1 • P A-E3 Serial Port Adapter Features, page 1-2 • Management Information Base, page 1-3 • P A-E3 Port Adapter LEDs, page 1-3 • P A-E3 [...]

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    Port Adapter Overview PA-E3 Serial Port Adapter Installation and Configuration 1-2 Figure 1-1 One-P ort P A-E3 Serial Port Adapter Figure 1-2 T wo-P ort P A-2E3 Serial Port Adapter The one-port P A-E3 provides two netw ork interfaces per VIP2 for Cisco 7000 series and Cisco 7500 series routers and the Catalyst RSM/VIP2 for Catalyst 5000 family swit[...]

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    Overview 1-3 PA-E3 Serial Port Adapter Features P A-E3 Serial P ort Adapter Features The P A-E3 serial port adapter has the following features: • Single-width port adapter for the VIP2 in all Cisco 7000 series and Cisco 7500 routers, and in Cisco 7100 series, Cisco 7200 series, and Cisco uBR7200 series routers • Single-width port adapter for th[...]

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    PA-E3 Receptacles and Cables PA-E3 Serial Port Adapter Installation and Configuration 1-4 The two-port P A-2E3 port adapter has one status LED and six uplink port status LEDs (RCLK, FERF , OOF , AIS, RL, and LL) for each serial E3 port. (See Figure 1-4.) Figure 1-4 T wo-P ort P A-2E3 Port Adapter LEDs—Partial Front Vie w Shown After system initia[...]

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    Overview 1-5 Interoperability Guidelines for PA-E3 DSUs On a single P A-E3, there are one or two serial E3 ports, each with two connectors (recei ve and transmit), where you connect the Cisco 75-ohm coaxial cable. The 75-ohm coaxial cable (Cisco part number CAB-A TM-DS3/E3) for the P A-E3 is av ailable only from Cisco Systems; it is not av ailable [...]

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    Interoperability Guidelines for PA-E3 DSUs PA-E3 Serial Port Adapter Installation and Configuration 1-6[...]

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    CHAPTER Preparing for Installation 2-1 2 Prepar ing f or Installation This chapter describes the general equipment, safety , and site preparation requirements for installing P A-E3 port adapters. • Parts and T ools Required, page 2-1 • Software and Hardware Requirements, page 2-2 • Safety Guidelines, page 2-3 • Compliance Information, page [...]

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    Software and Hardware Requirements PA-E3 Serial Port Adapter Installation and Configuration 2-2 Software and Har dware Requirements T able 2-1 lists the minimum Cisco IOS software release required to use the one-port P A-E3 and two-port P A-2E3 in supported router platforms. T able 2-1 P A-E3 and P A-2E3 Software Requirements Caution The VIP2 requi[...]

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    Preparing for Installation 2-3 Safety Guidelines Note The VIP2 and Catalyst RSM/VIP2 supports online insertion and remov al (OIR), but indi vidual port adapters do not. T o replace the port adapters, you must first remov e the VIP2 or Catalyst RSM/VIP2 from the chassis and then replace port adapters as required. OIR is supported for port adapters [...]

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    Safety Guidelines PA-E3 Serial Port Adapter Installation and Configuration 2-4 in deze publicatie verschijnen, kunt u het document Re gulatory Compliance and Safety Information (Informatie ov er naleving v an veiligheids- en andere voorschriften) raadple gen dat bij dit toestel is ingesloten. V aroitus Tämä v aroitusmerkki merkitsee vaaraa. Olet [...]

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    Preparing for Installation 2-5 Electrical Equipment Guidelines V arning! Denna varningssymbol signalerar fara. Du befinner dig i en situation som kan leda till personskada. Innan du utför arbete på någon utrustning måste du vara medv eten om farorna med elkretsar och känna till vanligt förf arande för att förebygga skador . Se förklaringa[...]

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    Compliance Information PA-E3 Serial Port Adapter Installation and Configuration 2-6 • Handle carriers by av ailable handles or edges only; a void touching the printed circuit boards or connectors. • Place a remov ed component board-side-up on an antistatic surface or in a static shielding container . If you plan to return the component to the f[...]

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    CHAPTER VIP2 and the PA-E3 3-1 3 VIP2 and the P A-E3 This chapter provides information on the P A-E3 serial port adapter and its use on the VIP2 in Cisco 7000 series and Cisco 7500 series routers. This chapter contains the following sections: • Overvie w , page 3-1 • Removing a Port Adapter , page 3-4 • Installing a Port Adapter , page 3-5 Ov[...]

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    Overview PA-E3 Serial Port Adapter Installation and Configuration 3-2 Figure 3-1 VIP2-15 or VIP2-40 with One-P ort P A-E3 Port Adapters in P ort Adapter Slots 0 and 1 Note Port adapters hav e a handle attached, but this handle is not sho wn to allow a full vie w of detail on each port adapter’ s faceplate. H10611 PA-E3 in port adapter slot 0 PA-E[...]

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    VIP2 and the PA-E3 3-3 Overview Figure 3-2 shows tw o one-port E3 port adapters installed in port adapter slots 0 and 1, on a VIP2-50. Figure 3-2 VIP2-50 with One-P ort P A-E3 Port Adapters in P ort Adapter Slots 0 and 1 Depending on the circumstances, you might need to install a new port adapter on a VIP2 motherboard or replace a failed port adapt[...]

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    Removing a Port Adapter PA-E3 Serial Port Adapter Installation and Configuration 3-4 When only one port adapter is installed on a VIP2, a blank port adapter must fill the empty slot. This allo ws the VIP2 and router chassis to conform to electromagnetic interference (EMI) emissions requirements, and encourages air to flow through the chassis prop[...]

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    VIP2 and the PA-E3 3-5 Installing a Port Adapter Figure 3-4 Pulling a P ort Adapter Out of a Slot — Partial P ort Adapter View Step 7 If you remo ved a port adapter , place it in an antistatic container for safe storage or shipment back to the factory . If you removed a blank port adapter , no special handling is required; ho wev er , store the b[...]

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    Installing a Port Adapter PA-E3 Serial Port Adapter Installation and Configuration 3-6 Figure 3-5 Aligning a P ort Adapter in a Port Adapter Slot Caution T o prevent jamming the carrier between the upper and lo wer edges of the port adapter slot and to ensure that the edge connector at the rear of the port adapter mates with the connector at the re[...]

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    VIP2 and the PA-E3 3-7 Installing a Port Adapter Figure 3-6 P ort Adapter Installed in a Port Adapter Slot — P artial Port Adapter View Step 5 Replace the scre w in the rear of the port adapter slot. (See Figure 3-3 for its location.) Do not ov ertighten this screw . Step 6 T o reinstall the VIP2 in the system, follo w the steps in the section ?[...]

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    Installing a Port Adapter PA-E3 Serial Port Adapter Installation and Configuration 3-8[...]

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    CHAPTER Catalyst RSM/VIP2 and the PA-E3 4-1 4 Catalyst RSM/VIP2 and the P A-E3 This chapter provides information on the P A-E3 serial port adapter and its use on the Catalyst RSM/VIP2 in the Catalyst 5000 family switches. This chapter contains the follo wing sections: • Overvie w , page 4-1 • Removing a Port Adapter , page 4-3 • Installing a [...]

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    Overview PA-E3 Serial Port Adapter Installation and Configuration 4-2 Figure 4-1 Catalyst RSM/VIP2-40 with One-P or t P A-E3 P ort Adapters in Port Adapter Slots 0 and 1 Note Port adapters hav e a handle attached, but this handle is not sho wn in the figure to allo w a full view of detail on each port adapter’ s faceplate. Depending on the circu[...]

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    Catalyst RSM/VIP2 and the PA-E3 4-3 Removing a Port Adapter When only one port adapter is installed on a Catalyst RSM/VIP2, a blank port adapter must fill the empty slot to conform to electromagnetic interference (EMI) emissions requirements and to allow air to flow through the chassis properly . If you plan to install a new port adapter , you mu[...]

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    Installing a Port Adapter PA-E3 Serial Port Adapter Installation and Configuration 4-4 Figure 4-3 Pulling a P ort Adapter Out of a Slot — Partial P ort Adapter View Step 8 If you remo ved a port adapter , place it in an antistatic container for safe storage or shipment back to the factory . If you removed a blank port adapter , no special handlin[...]

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    Catalyst RSM/VIP2 and the PA-E3 4-5 Installing a Port Adapter Figure 4-4 Aligning a P ort Adapter in a Port Adapter Slot Caution T o prevent jamming the carrier between the upper and lo wer edges of the port adapter slot and to ensure that the edge connector at the rear of the port adapter mates with the connector at the rear of the port adapter sl[...]

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    Installing a Port Adapter PA-E3 Serial Port Adapter Installation and Configuration 4-6 Figure 4-5 P ort Adapter Installed in a Port Adapter Slot — P artial Port Adapter View Step 5 Replace the scre w in the rear of the port adapter slot. (See Figure 4-2 for its location.) Do not ov ertighten this screw . Step 6 T o reinstall the Catalyst RSM/VIP2[...]

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    CHAPTER Cisco 7200 Series and the PA-E3 5-1 5 Cisco 7200 Ser ies and the P A-E3 This chapter provides information on the P A-E3 serial port adapter and its use in Cisco 7200 series routers. This chapter contains the following sections: • Overvie w , page 5-1 • Removing a Port Adapter , page 5-2 • Installing a Port Adapter , page 5-3 Overview [...]

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    Removing a Port Adapter PA-E3 Serial Port Adapter Installation and Configuration 5-2 Note The Cisco 7200 series routers support online insertion and remov al(OIR); therefore, you do not hav e to po wer down the Cisco 7200 series routers when removing and replacing a port adapter . When a port adapter slot is not in use, a blank port adapter must ?[...]

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    Cisco 7200 Series and the PA-E3 5-3 Installing a Port Adapter Caution Always handle the port adapter by the carrier edges and handle; ne v er touch the port adapter’ s components or connector pins. (See Figure 5-3.) Figure 5-3 Handling a P ort Adapter Step 6 Place the port adapter on an antistatic surf ace with its components facing upward, or in[...]

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    Installing a Port Adapter PA-E3 Serial Port Adapter Installation and Configuration 5-4 Step 5 W ith the metal carrier aligned in the slot guides, gently slide the port adapter halfway into the slot. Caution Do not slide the port adapter all the way into the slot until you hav e connected all required cables. T rying to do so disrupts normal operati[...]

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    CHAPTER Cisco uBR7200 Series and the PA-E3 6-1 6 Cisco uBR7200 Ser ies and the P A-E3 This chapter provides information on the P A-E3 serial port adapter and its use in Cisco uBR7200 series univ ersal broadband routers. This chapter includes the follo wing sections: • Overvie w , page 6-1 • Removing a Port Adapter , page 6-2 • Installing a Po[...]

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    Removing a Port Adapter PA-E3 Serial Port Adapter Installation and Configuration 6-2 Note The Cisco uBR7200 series routers support online Insertion and Remov al (OIR); therefore, you do not hav e to po wer down the router when remo ving and replacing a P A-E3. When a port adapter slot is not in use, blank port adapters must fill empty slots to all[...]

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    Cisco uBR7200 Series and the PA-E3 6-3 Removing a Port Adapter • For a Cisco uBR7223, place the port adapter lever in the unlock ed position. (See Figure 6-3.) Figure 6-3 Placing the P ort Adapter Lever in the Unlocked P osition — Cisco uBR7223 Shown Step 3 Grasp the handle on the port adapter and pull the port adapter from the router midplane,[...]

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    Installing a Port Adapter PA-E3 Serial Port Adapter Installation and Configuration 6-4 Step 6 Place the port adapter on an antistatic surf ace with its components facing upward, or in a static shielding bag. If the port adapter will be returned to the factory , immediately place it in a static shielding bag. This completes the procedure for removin[...]

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    Cisco uBR7200 Series and the PA-E3 6-5 Installing a Port Adapter Figure 6-6 Placing the P ort Adapter Retention Clip in the Locked P osition — Cisco uBR7246 Shown • For a Cisco uBR7223, place the port adapter lever in the lock ed position. (See Figure 6-7.) Figure 6-7 Placing the P ort Adapter Lever in the Locked P osition — Cisco uBR7223 Sho[...]

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    Installing a Port Adapter PA-E3 Serial Port Adapter Installation and Configuration 6-6[...]

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    CHAPTER Cisco 7100 Series and the PA-E3 7-1 7 Cisco 7100 Ser ies and the P A-E3 This chapter provides information on the P A-E3 serial port adapter and its use in the Cisco 7100 series routers. This chapter contains the following sections: • Installation Overvie w , page 7-1 • Removing a Port Adapter , page 7-2 • Installing a Port Adapter , p[...]

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    Removing a Port Adapter PA-E3 Serial Port Adapter Installation and Configuration 7-2 Figure 7-2 Cisco 7140 Series Router—P ort Adapter Slot 4 Location Depending on your circumstances, you might need to install a new port adapter in a Cisco 7100 series router or replace a failed port adapter in the field. All port adapters av ailable for the Cisc[...]

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    Cisco 7100 Series and the PA-E3 7-3 Installing a Port Adapter Figure 7-3 Handling a P ort Adapter Step 6 Place the port adapter on an antistatic surf ace with its components facing upward, or in a static shielding bag. If the port adapter will be returned to the factory , immediately place it in a static shielding bag. Step 7 Install a blank port a[...]

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    Installing a Port Adapter PA-E3 Serial Port Adapter Installation and Configuration 7-4 Figure 7-4 Aligning the Single-Width P ort Adapter Between the Slot Guides Step 7 W ith the port adapter halfway in the slot, connect all required cables to the port adapter . Step 8 After connecting all required cables, carefully slide the port adapter all the w[...]

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    CHAPTER Configuring the PA-E3 Interfaces 8-1 8 Configur ing the P A-E3 Interf aces T o continue your P A-E3 serial port adapter installation, you must configure the E3 interfaces. The instructions that follow apply to all supported platforms. Minor dif ferences between the platforms are noted. This chapter contains the following sections: • Usin[...]

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    Identifying Port Adapter Slot and PA-E3 Interface Port Numbers PA-E3 Serial Port Adapter Installation and Configuration 8-2 The system prompt for the privile ged le vel ends with a pound sign (#) instead of an angle bracket (>). At the console terminal, use the following procedure to enter the pri vileged lev el: Step 1 At the user -le vel EXEC [...]

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    Configuring the PA-E3 Interfaces 8-3 Cisco 7200 Series and Cisco uBR7200 Series Ports Interface ports maintain the same address regardless of whether other port adapters are installed or remov ed from the slot. Howe v er , when you mov e a port adapter to a different slot, the first number in the address changes to reflect the new chassis slot nu[...]

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    Identifying Port Adapter Slot and PA-E3 Interface Port Numbers PA-E3 Serial Port Adapter Installation and Configuration 8-4 Figure 8-2 P A-E3 Interface P ort Address Example — Cisco uBR7246 Shown Y ou can identify interface ports by physically checking the port adapter/interface port location on the back of the router or by using software command[...]

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    Configuring the PA-E3 Interfaces 8-5 Catalyst RSM/VIP2 Ports Figure 8-3 Cisco 7505 Serial P ort Number Example Y ou can identify interface ports by physically checking the slot/port-adapter/interface port location on the back of the router or by using show commands to display information about a specific interface or all interfaces in the router .[...]

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    Identifying Port Adapter Slot and PA-E3 Interface Port Numbers PA-E3 Serial Port Adapter Installation and Configuration 8-6 Figure 8-4 Serial P ort Adapters in the Catalyst 5509 Y ou can identify interface ports by physically checking the port-adapter/interface port location on the back of the router or by using show commands to display information[...]

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    Configuring the PA-E3 Interfaces 8-7 Performing a Basic Configuration Slots in the Cisco 7140 series routers are numbered as shown Figure 8-6. The fixed LAN interface is slot 0, the fixed W AN interfaces are slots 1 and 2, and the modular port adapter interface is slot 4. Slot 3 is not used. Slot 5 is the service module. Figure 8-6 P ort Adapter [...]

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    Configuration Example PA-E3 Serial Port Adapter Installation and Configuration 8-8 Step 3 If IP routing is enabled on the system, change to interface configuration mode and use the ip address configuration subcommand to assign an IP address and subnet mask to the interface, as in the follo wing example: router(config-if)# ip address 10.0.0.0 10.2[...]

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    Configuring the PA-E3 Interfaces 8-9 Setting the Bandwidth Setting the Bandwidth In interface configuration mode, reduce ef fecti ve bandwidth (range of 22 to 34010 kilobits per second) by entering the dsu bandwidth configuration subcommand, as in the follo wing example: router(config-if)# dsu bandwidth 16000 Use the no form of this command to re[...]

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    Configuring Cyclic Redundancy Checks PA-E3 Serial Port Adapter Installation and Configuration 8-10 Specifying E3 F raming In interface configuration mode, specify E3 framing by entering the framing {g751 | bypass} configuration subcommand, as in the following e xample: router(config-if)# framing g751 Use the no form of this command to return to t[...]

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    Configuring the PA-E3 Interfaces 8-11 Checking the Configuration For a VIP2, use the follo wing example: router# configure terminal Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z. router(config)# router(config)# interface serial 1/0/0 router(config-if)# crc 32 Ctrl-z For a Catalyst RSM/VIP2, use the following example: router# configure[...]

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    Checking the Configuration PA-E3 Serial Port Adapter Installation and Configuration 8-12 Step 4 Specify one of the ne w interfaces as follo ws: • show interfaces port adapter type slot/port on Cisco 7100 series, Cisco 7200 series, and Cisco uBR7200 series routers • show interfaces type slot/port adapter/interface command on the VIP2 • show in[...]

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    Configuring the PA-E3 Interfaces 8-13 Using show Commands to Display Interface and System Information The following e xample of the show interfaces type slot/port command sho ws all of the information specific to the serial E3 port (interface port 0) in port adapter slot 2: router# show interfaces serial 2/0 Serial2/0 is up, line protocol is up Ha[...]

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    Checking the Configuration PA-E3 Serial Port Adapter Installation and Configuration 8-14 Output queue 0/40, 0 drops; input queue 0/75, 0 drops 5 minute input rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec 5 minute output rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec 0 packets input, 0 bytes, 0 no buffer Received 0 broadcasts, 0 runts, 0 giants, 0 parity 0 input errors, 0 CRC, 0 [...]

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    Configuring the PA-E3 Interfaces 8-15 Using show Commands to Display Interface and System Information For a Catalyst RSM/VIP2, use the show controllers serial command, using arguments such as those that specify the port adapter and port numbers (port-adapter/port), to display information that is specific to the serial interface hardware. Follo win[...]

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    Checking the Configuration PA-E3 Serial Port Adapter Installation and Configuration 8-16 Follo wing is an example of the show version command used with a Cisco 7500 series system: router# show version Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software IOS (tm) GS Software, Version 11.1(16)CA Synced to mainline version: 11.1(10.5) Copyright (c) 1986-1997 [...]

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    Configuring the PA-E3 Interfaces 8-17 Using show Commands to Display Interface and System Information T o determine which type of port adapter is installed on a VIP2 in your system, use the show diag slot command. Specific port adapter information is displayed, as shown in the follo wing example of a one-port P A-E3 in chassis slot 2: router# show[...]

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    Checking the Configuration PA-E3 Serial Port Adapter Installation and Configuration 8-18 For a VIP2, use the show controllers cb us command to display all of the current interface processors and their interfaces. F ollowing is an e xample of the show controllers cbus command that shows serial port 1/0/0 on a one-port P A-E3 installed on a VIP2 in c[...]

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    Configuring the PA-E3 Interfaces 8-19 Using the ping Command to Verify Network Connection For a Catalyst RSM/VIP2, use the show controllers cb us command to display all of the current interfaces. Follo wing is an example of the show controllers cb us command that sho ws serial port 0/0 on a one-port P A-E3 installed on a Catalyst RSM/VIP2: router# [...]

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    Checking the Configuration PA-E3 Serial Port Adapter Installation and Configuration 8-20 each signal that is not returned before the specified timeout is displayed as a period (.). A series of exclamation points (!!!!!) indicates a good connection; a series of periods (.....) or the message [timed out] or [failed] indicates that the connection fai[...]

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    Configuring the PA-E3 Interfaces 8-21 Using the loopback Command to Verify the Physical Interface • Set the interface into network payload loopback mode as follo ws: Router# configure terminal Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z. router(config)# interface serial 10/0/0 router(config-if)# loopback network payload Network pa[...]

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    Checking the Configuration PA-E3 Serial Port Adapter Installation and Configuration 8-22[...]