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    Corporate Headquarters: Copyright © 20 04 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Systems, Inc., 170 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA 95134-1706 USA Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide Product Numbers: RSP8=, CISCO7507/8-MX, CISCO7513/8-MX, CISCO7507/8x2-MX, CISCO7513/8x2-MX, MEM-RSP8-64M=, MEM-RSP8-128M=, MEM-[...]

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    2 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Related Documentation • T roubleshooting the Installation, page 64 • Maintenance Information, page 69 • Reference Information, page 80 • Obtaining Documentation, page 88 • Obtaining T echnical Assistance, page 89 • Obtaining Additional Publications and Infor[...]

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    3 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Product Description – Ordering Documentation, page 89 – Documentation Feedback, page 89 – Obtaining T echnical Assistance, page 89 – Obtaining Additional Publications and Information, page 91 Product Description The topics discussed in this section are: • CPU,[...]

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    4 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Product Description • Monitoring interface and en vironmental status • Providing Simple Netw ork Management Protocol (SNMP) management and the interface between the console and T elnet The high-speed switching section of the RSP8 communicates with and controls the i[...]

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    5 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Product Description Figur e 2 RSP8 Components CPU The CPU used in the RSP8 is a 250-MHz R7000 with 256-KB Layer 2 cache. 1 MEMD SRAM 6 Flash EPR OM (ROMmon) U7 2 Bus connectors 7 Auxiliary port 3 CPU 8 Flash memory SIMM holder 4 DRAM DIMMs (bank 0: bottom) DRAM DIMMs (b[...]

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    6 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Product Description Memory Components T able 1 shows the memory components on the RSP8. DRAM DRAM stores routing tables, protocols, and network accounting applications and runs the Cisco IOS software. The standard (default) RSP8 conf iguration is 64 MB (preconf igured w[...]

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    7 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Product Description Note SRAM is f ixed and is not f ield-upgradable. NVRAM The system conf iguration, software conf iguration register settings, and en vironmental monitoring logs are contained in the 2-MB NVRAM, which is backed up with b uilt-in lithium batteries that[...]

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    8 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Product Description PC Card Slots The RSP8 has two PC Card slots a vailable. Either slot can support a Flash memory card or a Flash Disk. T ype I and T ype II PC Cards can be used in PC Card slot 0 and slot 1. T ype III PC Cards can be used in slot 1. Not all Flash memo[...]

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    9 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Product Description Specifications T able 3 lists the physical specif ications for the RSP8: System Software The Cisco 7507, Cisco 7507-MX, Cisco 7513, and Cisco 7513-MX routers support downloadable system software and microcode for most Cisco IOS and microcode upgrades[...]

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    10 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Installation Prerequisites Installation Prerequisites Before beginning the installation procedures, re view the follo wing sections to ensure awareness of the appropriate regulatory and safety requirements, and to ensure that your RSP8 hardware functions properly with [...]

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    11 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Installation Prerequisites Attention Ce symbole d'avertissement indique un danger . Vous vous trouvez dans une situation pouvant causer des blessures ou des dommages corporels. Avant de travailler sur un équipement, soyez conscient des dangers posés par les circ[...]

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    12 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Installation Prerequisites Electrical Equipment Guidelines Follo w these basic guidelines when working with any electrical equipment: • Before beginning an y procedures requiring access to the chassis interior, locate the emer gency po wer-of f switch for the room in[...]

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    13 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Installation Prerequisites • When you remov e a processor module, place it component-side-up on an antistatic surface or in a static shielding bag. Immediately place the module in a static shielding bag if you need to return it to the factory . • A void contact bet[...]

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    14 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Installation Prerequisites – 12.1(0) or a later release of Cisco IOS Release 12.1 – 12.1(2)E or a later release of Cisco IOS Release 12.1 E Note Y ou can reboot from a Flash memory card or Flash Disk in the RSP8 that was pre viously formatted on an RSP4+. • Yo u [...]

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    15 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Installation Prerequisites Caution Before using a Flash memory card previously formatted and used in an RSP , RSP7000, RSP1, RSP2, or RSP4, you must reformat the Flash memory card. Flash memory cards formatted on any of these processors do not work properly in an RSP8.[...]

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    16 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Installing the RSP8 Installing the RSP8 Before you begin, be sure that your system meets the minimum software, hardw are, and microcode requirements described in the “Compatibility Requirements” section on page 13 . This section includes the following procedures fo[...]

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    17 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Installing the RSP8 Step 3 If you are replacing the RSP8, disconnect any de vices that are attached to the console or auxiliary ports. If you are removing the RSP8 for maintenance and will reinstall the same one, you can lea ve the devices attached provided that doing [...]

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    18 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Installing the RSP8 Step 7 Place the remov ed RSP8 on an antistatic mat or foam. If you plan to return the RSP8 to the factory , immediately place it in an antistatic bag to pre vent ESD damage. Step 8 Attach the equipment end of the ESD-pre ventiv e strap to the RSP8 [...]

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    19 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Installing the RSP8 Figur e 4 Handling the RSP8 Dur ing Remov al and Installation Caution T o prev ent damage to the backplane, you must install the RSP8 in one of the two RSP slots on the router . The slots are keyed for correct installation. F orcing the RSP8 into a [...]

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    20 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Installing the RSP8 Connecting a Console Terminal The system console port on the RSP8 is a DB-25 receptacle DCE port for connecting a console terminal, which you need to conf igure in order to communicate with your system. The console port is located on the RSP8 just b[...]

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    21 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Installing the RSP8 Note The Y -cables are not r equired ; tw o individual console cables and two indi vidual auxiliary cables can be used instead. Figure 6 sho ws the console Y -cable and Figure 7 shows the auxiliary Y -cable. Figur e 6 Console Y -Cable (P art Number [...]

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    22 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Installing the RSP8 Step 3 For a Cisco 7507, Cisco 7507-MX, Cisco 7513, or Cisco 7513-MX with HSA or HA conf igured, verify that the console terminal displays the system banner and startup screen as the system restarts. • The acti ve console display should look simil[...]

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    23 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Installing the RSP8 Step 6 V erify that all the enabled LEDs (on the interface processors) are on. Step 7 In systems with a second RSP8 installed (and HSA or HA conf igured), use the show version command to verify that the standby RSP8 is recognized by the system. F ol[...]

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    24 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Configuring the Router for a Single RSP8 Configuring the Router for a Single RSP8 If you hav e a single RSP8, you can conf igure your system according to the Cisco IOS release appropriate for your router . See the Cisco IOS software conf iguration documentation set tha[...]

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    25 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Configuring High System Availability Configuring High System Availability This section describes high system av ailability (HSA), a feature that enables a router to continue processing and forwarding packets after a planned or unplanned outage. It includes the followin[...]

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    26 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Configuring High System Availability If a system crash causes the activ e RSP8 to fail, the standby RSP8 becomes the new acti ve RSP8 and uses its own system image and conf iguration f ile to reboot the router . The failed RSP8 card (no w the standby) remains inactiv e[...]

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    27 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Configuring High System Availability HSA System Requirements T o conf igure HSA operation with the RSP8, you must hav e: • A Cisco 7507, Cisco 7507-MX, Cisco 7513, or Cisco 7513-MX containing one RSP acti ve processor card, one RSP standby processor card, and the pro[...]

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    28 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Configuring High System Availability Specifying the Default Standby RSP Y our view of the environment is al ways from the acti ve RSP8 perspectiv e, and you must def ine a default standby RSP8. The router uses the default standby information when booting. • If a syst[...]

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    29 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Configuring High System Availability Automatic synchronization mode is on by default; ho wever , to turn it on manually , use the following commands beginning in pri vileged EXEC conf iguration mode: The following e xample turns on automatic conf iguration f ile synchr[...]

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    30 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Configuring High System Availability Note Standard 16-, 20-, or 32-MB Flash memory cards are supported with the RSP8. (The 20-MB Flash memory card is currently the default.) See Flash Memory Car d Installation Instructions for detailed information. Y ou should specify [...]

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    31 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Configuring High System Availability The following e xample ensures that both RSPs have the same microcode image. Notice that slots 0, 1, 4, 9, and 10 load microcode from the bundled softw are, as noted by the statement “software loaded fr om system . ” The Channel[...]

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    32 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Configuring High System Availability ......... slot11: FSIP, hw 1.1, sw 20.01, ccb 5800FFE0, cmdq 480000D8, vps 8192 software loaded from flash slot0:pond/bath/rsp_fsip20-1 Serial11/0, applique is Universal (cable unattached) gfreeq 48000138, lfreeq 48000240 (1536 byte[...]

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    33 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Configuring High System Availability Upgrading to a New Software Version Example Note The following e xamples show systems with two RSP8s. The following e xample describes an upgrade scenario under the following conditions: • The acti ve RSP8 is in processor slot 6, [...]

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    34 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Configuring High System Availability Figure 8 illustrates the software error protection conf iguration for this sample scenario. The commands to set up this conf iguration follo w the f igure. Figur e 8 Softw are Er ror Pr otection—Upgrading t o a New Softw ar e V er[...]

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    35 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Configuring High System Availability Step 4 Enter global conf iguration mode and conf igure the system to boot f irst from a Cisco IOS Release 12.0(22.3)S1 system image and then from a Cisco IOS Release 12.0(23)S system image. Router# configure terminal Router(config)#[...]

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    36 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Configuring High System Availability In this scenario, we begin with the conf iguration shown in Figure 9 . Figur e 9 Softw are Er ror Pr otection—Backing Up with an Older Sof twar e V ersion, P art I Next, we cop y the rsp-pv-mz.120-23.S image to the acti ve and the[...]

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    37 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Configuring High System Availability Last, we delete the rsp-pv-mz.120-22.3.S1 image from the standby RSP4/4+ card, as sho wn in Figure 11 : Figur e 1 1 Softwar e Er ror Pr otection—Bac king Up with an Older Softw are V ersion, P art III Complete the following steps [...]

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    38 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Configuring High System Availability Step 4 Conf igure the system to boot f irst from a Cisco IOS Release 12.0(22.3)S1 system image and then from a Cisco IOS Release 12.0(23)S system image: Router# configure terminal Router(config)# boot system flash slot0:rsp-pv-mz.12[...]

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    39 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Configuring High System Availability Howe ver , automatic synchronization is enabled by default on the RSP . Therefore, unless you have disabled automatic synchronization, or this is the f irst time you are installing a second RSP , a manual update is not required. For[...]

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    40 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Configuring High System Availability Y ou do not need to use the slav e sync conf ig command when automatic synchronization is enabled, unless this is the f irst time you are installing a second RSP . For more information about this use of the slav e sync conf ig comma[...]

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    41 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Enabling High Availability Features Y ou can manually synchronize conf iguration f iles and R OM monitor environment v ariables on the activ e and the standby RSPs using the following command in pri vileged EXEC conf iguration mode: Caution When you install a second RS[...]

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    42 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Enabling High Availability Features SLCR is disabled by default and needs to be manually conf igured. When SLCR is enabled, and more than two linecards crash simultaneously , all line cards will be reset. For more information on ho w to conf igure SLCR, refer to the Ci[...]

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    43 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Enabling High Availability Features • Cisco Nonstop Forw arding (NSF) —Used with SSO, NSF allows routers with redundant RSPs to continue forwarding data to the standby RSP during a switchov er . This feature uses the Forwarding Information Base (FIB) that was curre[...]

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    44 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Enabling High Availability Features Enabling the Router T o enter privile ged EXEC conf iguration mode, enable the router using the following steps: Step 1 At the user-le vel EXEC prompt, run the enable command. The router prompts you for a pri vileged-lev el password [...]

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    45 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Enabling High Availability Features T o copy a Cisco IOS software image from a TFTP serv er to a Flash memory card or Flash Disk on the activ e RSP , use the following commands beginning in pri vileged EXEC conf iguration mode: Command Purpose Step 1 Router# copy tftp [...]

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    46 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Enabling High Availability Features Setting the Config-Register Boot Variable Though it is not required, we recommend that you modify the software conf iguration register boot f ield so that the system boots the same image that the hw-module slot slot-number image f il[...]

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    47 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Enabling High Availability Features T o conf igure RPR and RPR+, use the following commands beginning in pri vileged EXEC conf iguration mode: Command Purpose Step 1 Router# conf igure terminal Enters global conf iguration mode. Step 2 Router(conf ig)# hw-module slot s[...]

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    48 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Enabling High Availability Features Verifying RPR and RPR+ Use the show r edundancy command to verify that RPR or RPR+ is enabled: Router# show redundancy Operating mode is sso redundancy mode sso hw-module slot 6 image disk0:rsp-pv-mz hw-module slot 7 image disk0:rsp-[...]

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    49 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Enabling High Availability Features controller T3 6/0/0 clock source line ! ! interface Ethernet0/0/0 ip address 10.0.0.1 255.255.0.0 no ip directed-broadcast ip route-cache distributed no keepalive . . . exec-timeout 0 0 history size 40 transport preferred none transp[...]

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    50 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Enabling High Availability Features Configuring Frame Relay Autosynchronization LMI Sequence Numbers The autosynchronization procedure is only for de vices supporting Frame Relay and is optional. T o conf igure Frame Relay SSO to synchronize LMI sequence numbers betwee[...]

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    51 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Enabling High Availability Features Note The output of these commands will vary based on your de vice conf iguration and system site requirements. Step 1 Use the show r edundancy command to verify that SSO is conf igured on the device. Router# show redundancy Operating[...]

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    52 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Enabling High Availability Features Configuring Nonstop Forwarding (NSF) Cisco Nonstop Forwarding (NSF) al ways runs together with SSO. If you have not already conf igured SSO, refer to the “Conf iguring a Stateful Switchover (SSO)” section on page 49 . Cisco NSF i[...]

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    53 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Enabling High Availability Features T o conf igure BGP for NSF , use the following commands be ginning in privile ged EXEC conf iguration mode, and repeat this procedure on each of the BGP NSF peer devices: Configuring OSPF NSF Note All peer devices participating in OS[...]

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    54 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Enabling High Availability Features Verifying CEF NSF T o verify that CEF is NSF-capable, use the show cef state command: Router# show cef state CEF Status [RP] CEF enabled/running dCEF enabled/running CEF switching enabled/running CEF default capabilities: Always FIB [...]

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    55 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Enabling High Availability Features Expanded LC ipc memory: 0 Kbytes Linecard reloader type: aggressive (Default) RRP state: I am standby RRP: no RF Peer Presence: yes RF PeerComm reached: yes Redundancy mode: sso(7) CEF NSF: enabled/running Verifying BGP NSF T o verif[...]

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    56 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Enabling High Availability Features Verifying OSPF NSF T o verify NSF for OSPF , you must check that the NSF function is conf igured on the SSO-enabled networking de vice. Perform the following steps: Step 1 V erify that “nsf” appears in the OSPF conf iguration of [...]

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    57 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Enabling High Availability Features RP is ACTIVE, standby ready, bulk sync complete NSF interval timer expired (NSF restart enabled) Checkpointing enabled, no errors Local state:ACTIVE, Peer state:STANDBY HOT, Mode:SSO The following display sho ws sample output for the[...]

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    58 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Enabling High Availability Features Troubleshooting NSF Features T o troubleshoot the NSF feature, use the follo wing commands in privile ged EXEC conf iguration mode, as needed: NSF Troubleshooting Tips For the follo wing troubleshooting situations, try the correspond[...]

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    59 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Enabling High Availability Features BGP NSF Configuration Example The following e xample conf igures BGP NSF on a networking device: Router# configure terminal Router(config)# router bgp 590 Router(config-router)# bgp graceful-restart BGP NSF Neighbor Device Configurat[...]

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    60 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Enabling High Availability Features Performing a Fast Software Upgrade T o perform a Fast Software Upgrade (FSU), use the follo wing commands beginning in pri vileged EXEC conf iguration mode: Command Purpose Step 1 Router# copy tftp slot slot-number : Address or name [...]

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    61 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Enabling High Availability Features Step 2 Router# copy tftp slot slot-number : Address or name of remote host []? ip-address Name of file to copy []? imagename <Return> writing filename!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Destination filename? [ imagename1 ] <[...]

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    62 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Enabling High Availability Features Fast Software Upgrade Example The following e xample show a F ast Software Upgrade performed on a Cisco 7507 router with an acti ve RSP in slot 2 and a standby RSP installed in slot 3. Router# copy tftp slot0:rsp-pv-mz Router# copy t[...]

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    63 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Enabling High Availability Features Disabling SLCR T o disable the Cisco 7500 Single Line Card Reload feature, use the no service single-slot-r eload-enable global conf iguration command on the Cisco 7500 series router . Verifying Cisco 7500 SLCR Use the show running-c[...]

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    64 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Monitoring and Maintaining the Active and Standby RSPs Monitoring and Maintaining the Active and Standby RSPs T o display information about the activ e and the standby RSPs, use any of the following commands beginning in pri vileged EXEC conf iguration mode: Troublesho[...]

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    65 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Troubleshooting the Installation RSP8 LEDs Figure 12 sho ws the LEDs on the RSP8 faceplate. The LEDs on the RSP8 indicate the system and RSP8 status and which PC Card slot is acti ve. The CPU halt LED, which goes on only if the system detects a processor hardware failu[...]

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    66 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Troubleshooting the Installation Verifying System Startup Sequence By checking the state of the LEDs, you can determine when and where the system failed in the startup sequence. Because you turn on the system power with the on/of f switches on each power supply , it is[...]

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    67 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Troubleshooting the Installation Step 3 When you hav e verif ied that the power supply is functioning properly , observe the LEDs on the RSP8. The CPU halt LED always turns on during initial po wer-up of an RSP8 and remains on for approximately one-half second, then tu[...]

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    68 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Troubleshooting the Installation • Check the terminal settings to ensure that the terminal is set for 9600 baud, 8 data bits, no parity , and 2 stop bits. • If the terminal is set correctly and still fails to operate, suspect that the terminal is faulty . Connect a[...]

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    69 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Maintenance Information Step 4 W ait 15 seconds. Step 5 Reinsert the standby RSP8. This completes the procedure to remov e and replace an interface processor . Reloading a Failed RSP When a new acti ve RSP takes o ver ownership of the router , it automatically reboots [...]

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    70 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Maintenance Information Conf iguration information resides in two places when the router is operating: the startup default (permanent) conf iguration in NVRAM, and the running (temporary) memory in RAM. The default startup conf iguration always remains a vailable; NVRA[...]

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    71 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Maintenance Information Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 10.1.1.1, timeout is 2 seconds: ..... Success rate is 0 percent (0/5) Router# If the connection fails, check the physical connection to the remote f ile server and verify that you are using the correct address o[...]

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    72 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Maintenance Information Remote host []? Step 7 T ype the name or interface processor address of the remote host. In the follo wing example, the name of the remote server is servername : Router# copy startup-config tftp Remote host []? servername Translating “serverna[...]

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    73 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Maintenance Information Retrieving the Configuration File This section describes ho w to retriev e the saved conf iguration and copy it to NVRAM. Enter pri vileged EXEC conf iguration mode and specify that you will conf igure the router from the network. The system pro[...]

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    74 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Maintenance Information While the router retriev es and reloads the conf iguration f ile from the remote host, the console display indicates whether or not the operation is successful. A series of exclamation points (!!!!) and [OK] (as shown in the preceding e xample) [...]

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    75 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Maintenance Information Note The total number of memory devices per DIMM dif fers for each manufacturer . The DIMMs in Figure 2 are generic representations of the actual DRAM DIMMs for your RSP . T able 4 lists the various conf igurations of DRAM DIMMs that are av aila[...]

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    76 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Maintenance Information Removing DIMMs This section discusses the procedure for removing DIMMs from your RSP8. Use this procedure to remov e the existing DIMMs: Step 1 T urn off the system po wer and follow the steps in the “Removing the RSP8” section on page 16 . [...]

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    77 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Maintenance Information Step 7 Place the remov ed DIMM on an antistatic mat, and store it in an antistatic container to protect it from ESD damage. Step 8 Repeat Step 4 through Step 7 for the remaining DIMM, if required for your upgrade. This completes the DIMM remov a[...]

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    78 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Maintenance Information Checking the RSP Memory Upgrade This section describes how you w ould verify the memory upgrade. • Observe the LED states and the console display . As the system reinitializes the interfaces, the enabled LEDs should go on. (Port adapter status[...]

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    79 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Maintenance Information T o recov er a lost password, follo w these steps: Step 1 Attach an ASCII terminal to the router console port, which is located on the rear panel. Step 2 Conf igure the terminal to operate at 9600 baud, 8 data bits, no parity , 2 stop bits (or t[...]

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    80 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Reference Information Step 9 Press Return . After some interf ace information, the prompt appears as follo ws: Router > Step 10 Use the enable command to enter privile ged EXEC conf iguration mode. The prompt changes to the following: Router # Step 11 Use the show c[...]

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    81 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Reference Information Auxiliary Port Signals The auxiliary port on the RSP8 is an EIA/TIA-232, DTE, DB-25 plug to which you can attach a CSU or DSU or other equipment in order to access the router from the network. The asynchronous auxiliary port supports hardware f lo[...]

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    82 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Reference Information Software Configuration Register Settings Settings for the 16-bit software conf iguration register are written into the NVRAM. Follo wing are some reasons for changing the software conf iguration register settings: • T o select a boot source and [...]

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    83 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Reference Information • T o recov er a lost password • T o allow you to manually boot the system using the b command at the bootstrap program prompt • T o force the router to boot automatically from the system bootstrap software (boot image) or from its default s[...]

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    84 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Reference Information Changing Settings T o change the conf iguration register while running the system softw are, follow these steps: Step 1 T o enter pri vileged EXEC conf iguration mode, use the enable command and your password as shown: Router> enable Password: [...]

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    85 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Reference Information If you set the boot f ield v alue to 0x2 through 0xF and there is a valid boot system command stored in the conf iguration f ile, then the router boots the system software as directed by that v alue. If there is no boot system command, the router [...]

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    86 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Reference Information Bit 8 controls the console Break ke y . Setting bit 8 (the factory default) causes the processor to ignore the console Break ke y . Clearing bit 8 causes the processor to interpret the Break key as a command to force the system into the bootstrap [...]

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    87 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Reference Information T o disable the Break function and enable the boot system f lash device : f ilename command, use the conf ig-register command with the v alue shown in the follo wing example: Router(config)# config-reg 0x0102 Router(config)# end Router# Enabling a[...]

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    88 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Obtaining Documentation The conf ig-reg 0x2102 command, with the he xadecimal value 0x2102, results in the follo wing: • Enables the system to boot the default boot R OM software if the Flash Disk-based image fails to boot—hexadecimal v alue 0x2000 • Disables Bre[...]

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    89 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Obtaining Technical Assistance Documentation CD-ROM Cisco documentation and additional literature are av ailable in a Cisco Documentation CD-R OM package, which may hav e shipped with your product. The Documentation CD-ROM is updated re gularly and may be more current [...]

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    90 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Obtaining Technical Assistance Cisco TAC Website The Cisco T AC website ( http://www .cisco.com/tac ) provides online documents and tools for troubleshooting and resolving technical issues with Cisco products and technologies. The Cisco T AC website is av ailable 24 ho[...]

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    91 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Obtaining Additional Publications and Information Obtaining Additional Publications and Information Information about Cisco products, technologies, and network solutions is av ailable from various online and printed sources. • The Cisco Product Catalog describes the [...]

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    92 Route Switch Processor (RSP8) Installation and Configuration Guide OL-4920-02 Obtaining Additional Publications and Information Copyright © 2004 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.[...]