Release Notes for Cisco MGX Route Processor Module (RPM-PR) IOS Release 12.4(6)T5 for MGXReleases 1.3.14 and 5.3.20 [Cisco MGX 8800 Series Switches]

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Release Notes for Cisco MGX Route Processor Module (RPM-PR) IOS Release 12.4(6)T5 for MGX Releases 1.3.14 and 5.3.20

Contents

Overview

About This Release

New Features in MGX Release 1.3.14 and 5.3.20

New Features in Cisco MGX Release 1.3.14 and 5.3.00

Features Introduced in Cisco IOS Release 12.4(6)T1 for Cisco MGX Release 5.3.00

MGX-RJ45-5-ETH Back Card Support

Offline Diagnostics

Features Introduced in Earlier Releases

Features Introduced in Cisco MGX Release 5

MGX-RPM-1FE-CP Back Card Support

OIR Commands

Features Introduced in Cisco MGX Release 1.2.21

RPM-PR Image Directory Change From E:RPM to C:/FW

Switching from Active to Standby—switchredcd Command

MPLS over ATM

Automatic Cell Bus Clocking on Cisco MGX Release 5 Switches

Automatic Cell Bus Clocking on Cisco MGX Release 1 Switches

VISM-PR to RPM-PR Connectivity

Configuring the Cell Bus Clock Rate

Configuring CBC Clock Rate on MGX Release 1 Switches

CBC Idle Cell Configuration

MPLS LDP Feature

Multi-LVC Feature

NVRAM Bypass Feature

RPM-PR Redundancy Support

Features Not Supported in This Release

SNMP MIB

New and Modified Commands in Cisco IOS Release 12.4(6)T1

debug rpm hwdiags

debug rpm hwdiags stats

debug rpm swdiags

debug rpm swdiags stats

hw-module rpm pxm-tod-ignore

hw-module rpm fecp-fail fc-xover

hw-module rpm bkcd-fail fc-xover

Notes and Cautions

Special Upgrade Procedure for Cisco IOS Release 12.1(5.3)T_XT

UPC Connection Parameters

UPC Connection Parameters

Booting the RPM-PR

RPM-PR Bootflash Precautions

RPM-PR Bootflash Precautions

Solving the RPM-PR Bandwidth Issue When Adding a 12th VISM Card

Limitations and Restrictions

CWM Recognition of RPM-PR and MGX-RPM-128M/B Back Cards

RPM/B and RPM-PR Front Card Resets on the Back Card Removal

MGX-RPM-128M/B Ethernet Back Card Support

RPM/B and RPM-PR Limitations and Restrictions for MGX Release 1.3.14

RPM-PR Limitations and Restrictions for PXM45 and PXM1E

Open Caveats

Open Caveats in Release 12.4(6)T5 for Cisco MGX 1.3.14 and Cisco MGX 5.3.20

Open Caveats in Release 12.4(6)T1 for Cisco MGX 1.3.14 and Cisco MGX 5.3.00

Open Caveats in Release 12.3(11)T9 for Cisco MGX 1.3.14 and Cisco MGX 5.2.10

Open Caveats in Release 12.3(11)T7 for Cisco MGX 1.3.12 and Cisco MGX 5.2.00

Open Caveats in Release 12.3(11)T6 for Cisco MGX 1.3.12 and Cisco MGX 5.1.20

Open Caveats in Release 12.3(11)T3 for Cisco MGX 1.3.12 and Cisco MGX 5.1.00

Open Caveats in Release 12.3(7)T3 for Cisco MGX 1.3.10 and Cisco MGX 5.0.10

Resolved Caveats

Resolved Caveats in Release 12.4(6)T5 for Cisco MGX 1.3.14 and Cisco MGX 5.3.20

Resolved Caveats in Release 12.4(6)T1 for Cisco MGX 1.3.14 and Cisco MGX 5.3.00

Resolved Caveats in Release 12.3(11)T9 for Cisco MGX 1.3.14 and Cisco MGX 5.2.10

Resolved Caveat in Release 12.3.(11)T7 for Cisco MGX 1.3.12 and Cisco MGX 5.2.00

Resolved Caveats in Release 12.3(11)T6 for Cisco MGX 1.3.12 and Cisco MGX 5.1.20

Resolved Caveats in Release 12.3(11)T3 for Cisco MGX 1.3.12 and Cisco MGX 5.1.00

Resolved Caveats in Release 12.3(7)T3 for Cisco MGX 1.3.10 and Cisco MGX 5.0.10

Resolved Caveats in Release 12.3(2)T6 for Cisco MGX 1.3.00 and Cisco MGX 5.0.00

Resolved Caveats in Release 12.3(2)T5 for Cisco MGX 1.3.00 and Cisco MGX 5.0.00

Compatibility Notes

RPM-PR Boot File and Firmware File Names and Sizes

RPM-PR Compatibility Matrix

MGX RPM/B and RPM-PR Hardware

Previous Cisco IOS Release Compatibility Information

About Cisco IOS Release 12.2(15)T5

About Cisco IOS Release 12.2(11)T1

About Cisco IOS Release 12.2(8)T4

About Cisco IOS Release 12.2(8)T1

About Cisco IOS Release 12.2(4)T3

About Cisco IOS Release 12.2(4)T1

About Cisco IOS Release 12.2(4)T

About Cisco IOS Releases 12.2(2)T2 and 12.2(2)T3

About Cisco IOS Release 12.1(5.3)T_XT

Caveats Fixed with Cisco IOS Release 12.1(5.3)T_XT

Special Installation and Upgrade Requirements

Upgrading from an MGX-RPM-128M/B Card to an RPM-PR Card

Upgrading RPM-PR Cards

Upgrading RPM-PR Boot Software

Upgrading RPM-PR Run-Time Software

Upgrading Boot Software and Run-Time Software for Non-Redundant Cards

Upgrading RPM-PR Boot Software and Run-Time Software for 1:N Redundancy

Using XModem to Download Flash to RPM-PR Cards

Related Documentation

Obtaining Documentation

Cisco.com

Product Documentation DVD

Ordering Documentation

Documentation Feedback

Cisco Product Security Overview

Reporting Security Problems in Cisco Products

Product Alerts and Field Notices

Obtaining Technical Assistance

Cisco Technical Support & Documentation Website

Submitting a Service Request

Definitions of Service Request Severity

Obtaining Additional Publications and Information

Release Notes for Cisco MGX Route Processor Module (RPM-PR) IOS Release 12.4(6)T5 for MGX Releases 1.3.14 and 5.3.20

Part Number OL-11769-01, November 27, 2006

Contents

Overview

These release notes contain the following sections:

•"About This Release" section

•"New Features in Cisco MGX Release 1.3.14 and 5.3.00" section

•"Features Introduced in Earlier Releases" section

•"Features Not Supported in This Release" section

•"SNMP MIB" section

•"New and Modified Commands in Cisco IOS Release 12.4(6)T1" section

•"Notes and Cautions" section

•"Limitations and Restrictions" section

•"Open Caveats" section

•"Resolved Caveats" section

•"Compatibility Notes" section

•"Previous Cisco IOS Release Compatibility Information" section

•"Special Installation and Upgrade Requirements" section

•"Related Documentation" section

•"Obtaining Documentation" section

•"Documentation Feedback" section

•"Cisco Product Security Overview" section

•"Product Alerts and Field Notices" section

•"Obtaining Technical Assistance" section

•"Obtaining Additional Publications and Information" section

About This Release

These release notes describe the system requirements, new features, and limitations that apply to the Cisco MGX Route Processor Module (RPM-PR) IOS Release 12.4(6)T5 for MGX Releases 1.3.14 and 5.3.20. These notes also contain Cisco support information.

For more information about configuring the RPM-PR, see the Cisco MGX Route Processor Module (RPM-PR) Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 5.2.

New Features in MGX Release 1.3.14 and 5.3.20

No new features are introduced in this release.

New Features in Cisco MGX Release 1.3.14 and 5.3.00

This section lists new features introduced by release for the Cisco RPM-PR IOS Release 12.4(6)T5 for Cisco MGX Releases 1.3.14 and 5.3.20.

Features Introduced in Cisco IOS Release 12.4(6)T1 for Cisco MGX Release 5.3.00

Cisco IOS Release 12.4(6)T1 introduces the following new features for Cisco MGX Release 5.3.00:

•MGX-RJ45-5-ETH Back Card Support

•Offline Diagnostics

MGX-RJ45-5-ETH Back Card Support

The MGX-RJ45-5-ETH back card is a five-port back card for the RPM-PR in the Cisco MGX 8830, Cisco MGX 8830/B, Cisco MGX 8850, and Cisco MGX 8850/B. You can install this back card in the upper or lower bay and can use it along with other supported back cards, even on the same front card.

Figure 1 shows the MGX-RJ45-5-ETH faceplate.

Figure 1 MGX-RJ45-5-ETH Back Card

1

ENABLE LED

•Green—The back card is active.

•Off—The back card is not active.

3

Port 0 status LED

•Green

–Data present (flashing).

–The link is up.

2

Port 0 speed LED

•Orange—1000 Mbps.

•Green—100 Mbps.

•Off—10 Mbps

Table 1 lists the maximum cable length for each of the supported speeds on the MGX-RJ45-5-ETH card.

Table 1 MGX-RJ45-5-ETH Card Supported Speeds and Maximum Cable Lengths

Configuration Interface Speed

Maximum Cable Length

10 Mbs

Up to 100 meters

100 Mbs

Up to 100 meters

1000 Mbs

Up to 50 meters

Note MGX-RJ45-5-ETH LAN ports require shielded cables for EMC compliance.

MGX-RJ45-5-ETH Features

The MGX-RJ45-5-ETH back card has the following features:

•Each port can independently operate as Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, or Gigabit Ethernet

•Each port supports auto-crossover by sensing the tx and rx pins on the remote port.

•Each port can be manually configured for speed and duplex settings or for autonegotiation.

•Each interface supports sub-interfaces and 802.1Q VLANs.

•In 1:N redundancy, switchover of the front card can be triggered by failure of the back card.

•SNMP traps are sent for the following events:

–Interface up/down (for Admin and Line status)

–Interface removal

–Interface insertion

MGX-RJ45-5-ETH Limitations

The following limitations apply to the MGX-RJ45-5-ETH back card:

•The addred command is not allowed between RPM-PR with different back cards installed. Before configuring redundancy, make sure the RPM-PR cards use the same back cards.

•The ports support copper media with RJ45 connectors only. MMF is not supported.

•The traffic rate cannot exceed 400 Mbps, which is the bandwidth limit of the PCI bus. Make sure that the traffic on Gigabit Ethernet ports does not exceed this rate.

•The total traffic through all E/FE/GIGE ports on a RPM card cannot exceed 200 Mbps bidirectional. The PCI bus imposes this limit. Make sure that traffic on Gigabit Ethernet ports does not exceed this rate.

•ISL VLAN is not supported.

•The Gigabit Ethernet mode support full duplex only.

Note Gigabit Ethernet operation is achieved through automatic negotiation only (IEEE requirement). You cannot use the speed command to set 1000 Mbps.

MGX-RJ45-5-ETH Display

The dspcd command on the PXM card identifies the MGX-RJ45-5-ETH card as 5FE_RJ45. The following example shows an RPM-PR with a 5FE_RJ45 in the upper slot and a FE_RJ45 in the lower slot:
M8850_LA.8.PXM.a > dspcd 9
M8850_LA                         System Rev: 05.02   Mar. 08, 2006 03:38:03 GMT
MGX8850                                              Node Alarm: CRITICAL
Slot Number:   9    Redundant Slot: NONE 
                    Front Card          Upper Card          Lower Card
                    ----------          ----------          ----------
Inserted Card:      RPM_PR              5FE_RJ45            FE_RJ45            
Reserved Card:      RPM_PR              UnReserved          UnReserved         
State:              Active              Active              Active         
Serial Number:      SAK0419001H         SAD09420ACM         SBK0512013X 
Prim SW Rev:        ---                 ---                 ---
Sec SW Rev:         ---                 ---                 ---
...
Offline Diagnostics

The RPM-PR already has online hardware and software diagnostics that can test either non-redundant RPM-PR cards or active RPM-PR cards in a redundancy configuration. Release 5.3.00 extends these diagnostic features to the standby card, where they are called offline diagnostics. This improves the availability of the standby card by checking for failures before a switchover.

Offline or online diagnostics run in the following modes:

•User mode—Diagnostic tests are initiated manually.

•Scheduler mode—Diagnostic tests run periodically on a programmable schedule.

This section explains how to use both online and offline diagnostics, but Release 5.3.00 introduces offline diagnostics only. For more information about diagnostic commands, refer to New and Modified Commands in Cisco IOS Release 12.4(6)T1.

Manually Initiating Diagnostics

You can initiate diagnostic tests from the command line as individual tests, tests of a targeted type, or all tests in a test class. A specific test might be an EEPROM cpu diagnostic, a test type might be memory diagnostics, and the test class is either hwdiags or swdiags.

Online diagnostics run on active RPM-PR cards in privileged EXEC mode, and offline diagnostics run on the standby RPM-PR in user EXEC mode. Otherwise, configuration and operational procedures for online and offline diagnostics are the same.

The following table summarizes the required steps to manually initiate online or offline diagnostics:
Command or Action

Purpose

Step 1

enable (active card only)

For online diagnostics, enter the privileged exec mode.
Step 2
debug rpm [hwdiags | swdiags] diag-type [diag-test]

Offline diagnostic example:
router> debug rpm hwdiags nvram march
Start the desire tests. Test names and pass/fail results are displayed as they execute. For more information, see debug rpm hwdiags and debug rpm swdiags.
The following example shows how to initiate all NVRAM offline diagnostics on the standby RPM-PR:
Router> debug rpm hwdiags nvram 
NVRAM Data Pins - PASSED
NVRAM Data Pins - run time = 8 milliseconds
NVRAM Marching Pattern - PASSED
NVRAM Marching Pattern - run time = 8 milliseconds
Scheduling Diagnostics

A scheduler process can periodically run diagnostics tests at intervals. You can schedule individual tests, tests of a functional type, or all tests in a class.

The following table summarizes the required steps to schedule periodic online or offline diagnostics:
Command or Action

Purpose

Step 1

enable (active card only)

For online diagnostics, enter the privileged exec mode.
Step 2
debug rpm [hwdiags | swdiags] diag-type [diag-test]
[sched | unsched]

Offline diagnostic example:
router> debug rpm swdiags mempool alloc sched
Schedule the desired diagnostic tests. For more information, see debug rpm hwdiags and debug rpm swdiags.
The following example shows how to schedule all software diagnostics on the standby RPM-PR:
Router> debug rpm swdiags all sched
ATMDX - SCHEDULED
Mempool Alloc IO - SCHEDULED
Mempool Alloc PCI - SCHEDULED
Mempool Alloc Processor - SCHEDULED
Mempool Free IO - SCHEDULED
Mempool Free PCI - SCHEDULED
Mempool Free Processor - SCHEDULED
Pooltype Packet Header - SCHEDULED
Pooltype Packet Private - SCHEDULED
Pooltype Packet Public - SCHEDULED
Pooltype Particle Private - SCHEDULED
Pooltype Particle Public - SCHEDULED
Corrupt Sprocess - SCHEDULED
Critical Priority Sprocess - SCHEDULED
Dead Sprocess - SCHEDULED
High Priority Sprocess - SCHEDULED
Idle Sprocess - SCHEDULED
Low Priority Sprocess - SCHEDULED
Normal Priority Sprocess - SCHEDULED
Viewing Results of Scheduled Tests

The following table summarizes the required steps to view and analyze the results of scheduled diagnostic tests:
Command or Action

Purpose

Step 1

enable (active card only)

For online diagnostics, enter the privileged exec mode.
Step 2
debug rpm [hwdiags | swdiags] stats sched

Offline diagnostic example:
router> debug rpm swdiags stats sched
Display the results of scheduled tests. For more information, see debug rpm hwdiags stats and debug rpm swdiags stats.
The following example shows how to display the results of scheduled tests:
Router> debug rpm swdiags stats sched
Scheduler Software Diag Max Time = 10 milliseconds
Scheduler Software Diag Errors = 6
Scheduler has run 139608 Software Diags
Scheduler Software Diags:
ENABLED   Passed              0 millisec  ATMDX
ENABLED   Passed              0 millisec  Mempool Alloc IO
DISABLED  Passed              0 millisec  Mempool Alloc PCI
ENABLED   Passed              4 millisec  Mempool Alloc Processor
ENABLED   Passed              0 millisec  Mempool Free IO
DISABLED  Passed              0 millisec  Mempool Free PCI
ENABLED   Passed              0 millisec  Mempool Free Processor
ENABLED   Passed              0 millisec  Pooltype Packet Header
ENABLED   Passed              0 millisec  Pooltype Packet Private
ENABLED   Passed              0 millisec  Pooltype Packet Public
ENABLED   Passed              0 millisec  Pooltype Particle Private
ENABLED   Passed              0 millisec  Pooltype Particle Public
ENABLED   Passed              0 millisec  Corrupt Sprocess
ENABLED   Passed              0 millisec  Critical Priority Sprocess
ENABLED   Passed              0 millisec  Dead Sprocess
ENABLED   Passed              0 millisec  High Priority Sprocess
ENABLED   Passed              0 millisec  Idle Sprocess
ENABLED   Passed              0 millisec  Low Priority Sprocess
ENABLED   Passed              0 millisec  Normal Priority Sprocess
Features Introduced in Earlier Releases

The following releases did not introduce new features:

•Cisco IOS Release 12.3(11)T9 for Cisco MGX Release 1.3.14 and Cisco MGX Release 5.2.10

•Cisco IOS Release 12.3(11)T7 for Cisco MGX Release 1.3.12 and Cisco MGX Release 5.2.00

•Cisco IOS Release 12.3(11)T6 for Cisco MGX Release 1.3.12 and Cisco MGX Release 5.1.20

•Cisco IOS Release 12.3(11)T3 for Cisco MGX Release 1.3.12 and Cisco MGX Release 5.1.00

The following sections describe features introduced in releases earlier than Cisco MGX Release 1.3.12 and Cisco MGX Release 5.1.00.

Features Introduced in Cisco MGX Release 5

This section contains the features introduced with Cisco MGX Release 5.

MGX-RPM-1FE-CP Back Card Support

The RPM-PR in a Cisco MGX 8850 switch now supports MGX-RPM-1FE-CP back cards. This feature includes the following back card functions:

•The dspcd <rpm-slot> command correctly displays the back card type.

•SNMP Traps are sent for the following events:

–Interface up/down (for Admin and Line status)

–Interface Removal

–Interface insertion

•Back card failure or OIR triggers front card switchover if redundancy is configured. This feature is enabled by default. This feature can be disabled by entering the following command:
slot12(config)#no hw-module rpm fecp-fail fc-xover
OIR Commands

When a user inserts a back card during graceful OIR, it causes the RPM-PR to crash. To avoid this, the following new commands were added. Users can enter either set of commands (Exec mode or Conf mode).

•Exec mode commands:
hw-module slot <slot> stop
hw-module slot <slot> start
•Conf mode commands:
hw-module slot <slot> shutdown powered
hw-module slot <slot> shutdown unpowered
Two sequences exist for safely initiating OIR. Perform the following steps for sequence 1:

Step 1 Enter the following command:
hw-module slot <slot> stop
Step 2 Insert or remove the RPM-PR from the Cisco MGX 8850 switch.

Step 3 Enter the following command:
hw-module slot <slot> start
Perform the following steps for sequence 2:

Step 1 Enter the following command:
hw-module slot <slot> shutdown powered/unpowered
Step 2 Insert or remove the RPM-PR from the Cisco MGX 8850 switch.

Step 3 Enter the following command:
no hw-module slot <slot> shutdown powered/unpowered
Features Introduced in Cisco MGX Release 1.2.21

The RPM-PR in Cisco MGX 8800 Release 1.2.21 supports all new and existing features introduced in the Release 1.2.x baseline. The following four new features were introduced for RPM-PR implementations using Cisco IOS Release 12.2(15)T5:

1. Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) CoS Transparency—This feature allows the service provider to set the MPLS experimental field instead of overwriting the value in the customer's IP precedence field. The IP header remains available for customer use; the IP packet's CoS is not changed as the packet travels through the MPLS network.

For configuration information, go to:

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios122/122newft/122t/122t13/ftdtmode.htm

2. cRTP with MQC—Modular Quality of Service (QoS) Command-Line Interface (CLI). An RPM-PR in Cisco MGX 8800 Release 1.2.21 supports using the MQC to configure the compressed Real-Time Protocol (cRTP) header. The CLI commands introduced to support this feature include:

–ip rtp header-compression—Enables RTP header compression for a particular interface.

–no ip rtp header-compression—Disables RTP header compression for a particular interface.

–clear ip rtp header-compression <interface>—Resets all statistics for the interface to 0.

–show ip rtp header-compression <interface> [detail]—Shows all statistics for an interface.

–show policy-map int sw1.x—Shows the number of packets which are compressed because of a match in policy map.

For configuration information, go to:

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios122/122newft/122t/122t13/fthdrcmp.htm

3. Label Switch Controller (LSC) Redundancy

For configuration information, go to:

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/wanbu/8850px1e/rel4/scg/rpm.htm

4. MVPN—The frame-based Multicast Virtual Private Network (MVPN) feature enables the RPM-PR in Cisco MGX 8800 Release 1.2.21 to pass frame-based multicast traffic to VPNs across the ATM core.

For configuration information, go to:

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios122s/122snwft/release/122s14/fs_mvpn.htm

RPM-PR Image Directory Change From E:RPM to C:/FW

Previously, all files used by RPM-PR were stored in E:RPM. All other service modules, including PXM, store their firmware files in C:/FW. You can now use the C:/FW (or x: from RPM-PR card) directory to download the RPM-PR images. As with all other service modules, by storing all the firmware files, including the RPM-PR files in C:/FW, the router blades can more easily integrate with the shelf architecture.

Note This change is backward compatible. That is, you can still use E:RPM or (e:from the RPM-PR card) to access and configure RPM-PR images.

Due to the large number and size of RPM-PR images in the E:RPM directory, the saveallcnf command would timeout. By moving these large image files to the C:/FW directory and leaving only the configuration files in the E:RPM directory, no timeouts occurred when executing the saveallcnf command.

Switching from Active to Standby—switchredcd Command

The MGX RPM-PR uses the switchredcd command to manually change the active card to the standby card as of Cisco MGX Release 3.0 and Cisco IOS Release 12.2(8)T4), similar to other Cisco MGX service modules. The switchredcd command replaces the softswitch command that was previously used and is now obsolete.

Be sure to execute the switchredcd command before removing an active RPM-PR card from the Cisco MGX 8000 series switch shelf.

See the "Related Documentation" section and the "Upgrading RPM-PR Cards" section.

For more information on the switchredcd command, refer to the Cisco MGX 8850, MGX 8950, and MGX 8830 Command Reference (PXM45/B and PXM1E), Release 3.

MPLS over ATM

Cisco MGX 8850 and MGX 8950 Release 2.1.76 Running Cisco IOS Release 12.2(8)T has the MPLS over ATM using VC Merge feature. The virtual circuit (VC) merge facility allows a switch to aggregate multiple incoming flows with the same destination address into one outgoing flow. Wherever VC merge occurs, several incoming labels are mapped to one single outgoing label. Cells from different virtual circuit identifiers (VCIs) going to the same destination are transmitted to the same outgoing VC using multipoint-to-point connections. This sharing of labels reduces the total number of VCs required for label switching.

Without VC merge, each path consumes one label VC on each interface along the path. VC merge reduces the label space shortage by sharing labels for different flows with the same destination. Therefore, VC-Merge connections are unidirectional, and furthermore, all merged connections must be of the same service type.

Note To support VC-merge, the ATM switch requires that AXSM cards allow multiple VC frames to be merged into a single VC without interleaving cells inside AAL5 frames. The RPM-PR is the control point, where LSC resides.

VC Merge is enabled by default when the MPLS over ATM network is configured and is only used when the RPM-PR functions as an LSC. Because it is enabled by default, the only commands necessary are the following:

no tag-switching atm vc-merge to disable VC Merge

and

tag-switching atm vc-merge to enable VC Merge

For more information, see MPLS Label Switch Controller and Enhancements at this URL:

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios122/122newft/122t/122t8/ftlsc.htm#xtocid15

Automatic Cell Bus Clocking on Cisco MGX Release 5 Switches

If you are installing a combination of RPM-PR and MPSM-155 on slots covered by the same cellbus (for example, slots 5 and 6 or 3 and 4), you must enable the Auto Clock Setting feature using the cnfndparms command.

For more information on the cnfndparms command, see the appropriate section in the Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM1E/PXM45), MGX 8950, MGX 8830, and MGX 8880 Command Reference, Release 5, at this URL:

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/wanbu/8850px45/rel5/cmdref/3cnf.htm#wp1681477

The CLI commands dspcbclk and cnfcbclk allow for manual setting of the cellbus clock rates, as shown in the following listing:

unknown.7.PXM.a > dspcbclk
CellBus Rate (MHz) Slots Allowable Rates (MHz)
----------------------------------------------------------
CB1 21 1, 2 21, 42
CB2 21 3, 4 21, 42
CB3 21 5, 6 21, 42
CB4 21 17 - 22 21
CB5 21 9, 10 21, 42
CB6 21 11, 12 21, 42
CB7 21 13, 14 21, 42
CB8 21 25 - 30 21
To enable automatic setting of cellbus clock rates, a node parameter must be turned on. The CLI commands dspndparms and cnfndparms manipulate the node parameters, as shown in the following listing:
unknown.7.PXM.a > dspndparms
unknown                          System Rev: 03.00   Oct. 02, 2002 13:42:53 PST
MGX8850                                              Node Alarm: MINOR
NODE CONFIGURATION OPTIONS
Opt#  Value       Type           Description
----  -----       ----           -----------
1     3600        16bit Decimal  SHM Card Reset Sliding Window (secs)         
2     3           8bit Decimal   SHM Max Card Resets Per Window (0 = infinite)
3     Yes         Boolean        Core Redundancy Enabled                      
4     No          Boolean        Expanded Memory on PXM45B Enabled            
5     0x0         8bit Hex       Required Power Supply Module Bitmap          
6     0x0         8bit Hex       Required Fan Tray Unit Bitmap                
7     0           8bit Decimal   Trap Manager Aging timeout value(Hour(s))    
8     atm0        8bit Decimal   Primary IP interface for Netmgmt             
9     lnPci0      8bit Decimal   Secondary IP interface for Netmgmt           
10    No          Boolean        Auto Setting of Cellbus Clock Rate Enabled   
11    Yes         Boolean        Inband Node-to-Node IP Connectivity Enabled 
Turning on node parameter 10 allows for automatic setting of cellbus clock rates. After it is enabled, the software immediately determines if any cellbus rates need to be changed. If, for example, two RPM-PR cards exist in one cellbus, that cellbus rate is changed to 42 MHz, as shown in the following listing:
unknown.7.PXM.a > cnfndparm 10 yes
NODE CONFIGURATION OPTIONS
Opt#  Value       Type           Description
----  -----       ----           -----------
10    Yes         Boolean        Auto Setting of Cellbus Clock Rate Enabled   
After enabled, the dspcbclk command shows that you cannot manually configure the cellbus clock rate, as displayed in the following listing:
unknown.7.PXM.a > dspcbclk
     CellBus    Rate (MHz)    Slots     Allowable Rates (MHz)
    ----------------------------------------------------------
       CB1         21        1, 2            21, 42 (Auto Setting Enabled)
       CB2         21        3, 4            21, 42 (Auto Setting Enabled)
       CB3         21        5, 6            21, 42 (Auto Setting Enabled)
       CB4         21        17 - 22         21
       CB5         21        9, 10           21, 42 (Auto Setting Enabled)
       CB6         21        11, 12          21, 42 (Auto Setting Enabled)
       CB7         21        13, 14          21, 42 (Auto Setting Enabled)
       CB8         21        25 - 30         21
If you attempt to manually configure the cellbus clock rate while automatic cellbus rate changes are enabled, you receive an error message similar to the following:
unknown.7.PXM.a > cnfcblclk 1 42
Err: Illegal value for option -rate
    -cb <cellBus>, where cellBus is a string CB1..CB8
    -rate <clockRate>, where clockRate is 21 or 42 (MHz)
unknown.7.PXM.a > 
Automatic Cell Bus Clocking on Cisco MGX Release 1 Switches

To implement automatic cell bus clocking, an -autoClkMode option was added to the xcnfcbclk command. The default is disabled for backward compatibility. To enable this feature, enter the xcnfcbclk -autoClkMode enable command. The PXM scans the entire shelf to verify if two RPMs reside on the same cell bus, and then changes that cell bus to run at a 42 MHz clock rate. The clock rate for the remaining cell buses is not changed. The active PXM updates the disk DB and sends the update to the standby PXM.

When you enable this feature, you cannot manually configure the cell bus clock rate for any of the cell buses. When you disable this feature using the xcnfcbclk -autoClkMode disable command, the PXM does not change the clock rate for any of the cell buses, but still updates the disk DB and sends the update to the standby PXM.

Note The command to enable or disable the feature is on a per shelf basis.

Note The clock is automatically changed to 21 MHz if one of the two RPM-PRs residing on the same cell bus is removed from the shelf.

Note After disabling the automatic cell bus clocking, you can manually configure the cell bus clock.

The output from the dspcbclk command changes to reflect this new feature. A column indicates whether the feature is enabled or disabled on the cell buses. When the feature is enabled and an RPM-PR card is inserted, the PXM checks whether the card that resides next to it on the same cell bus is also an RPM-PR card. If both cards are RPM-PR cards and neither of them is in failed, reserved, unknown, self-test-fail, or no-card state, the cell bus clock rate is automatically set to 42 MHz.

Conversely, when the feature is enabled, and an RPM-PR card with a cell bus clock rate of 42 MHz is removed or fails, the PXM sets the cell bus to 21 MHz, as shown in the following example:
mgx574.1.7.PXM.a > dspcbclk
     CellBus    Rate (MHz)     Slot     AutoClkMode
    --------------------------------------------------
       CB1         21           1, 2       disable
       CB2         21           3, 4       disable
       CB3         21           5, 6       disable
       CB4         21        17 - 22       disable
       CB5         21          9, 10       disable
       CB6         21         11, 12       disable
       CB7         21         13, 14       disable
       CB8         21        25 - 30       disable
mgx574.1.7.PXM.a > cnfcbclk 1 42
WARNING: Certain Service Modules will not operate at the clock rate you specified.
         Please check the Service Modules in the slots where the Cell Bus clock rate is 
effected by this command.
mgx574.1.7.PXM.a > cnfcbclk 5 42
WARNING: Certain Service Modules will not operate at the clock rate you specified.
         Please check the Service Modules in the slots where the Cell Bus clock rate is 
effected by this command.
mgx574.1.7.PXM.a > dspcbclk
     CellBus    Rate (MHz)     Slot     AutoClkMode
    --------------------------------------------------
       CB1         42           1, 2       disable
       CB2         21           3, 4       disable
       CB3         21           5, 6       disable
       CB4         21        17 - 22       disable
       CB5         42          9, 10       disable
       CB6         21         11, 12       disable
       CB7         21         13, 14       disable
       CB8         21        25 - 30       disable
mgx574.1.7.PXM.a > xcnfcbclk
Not enough arguments (?)
xcnfcbclk "-cb <cellBus> -rate <clockRate> -autoClkMode <autoClkEnable>"
    -cb <cellBus>, where cellBus is a string CB1..CB8
    -rate <clockRate>, where clockRate is 21 or 42 (MHz)
    -autoClkMode <autoClkEnable>, where autoClkEnable is enable or disable
mgx574.1.7.PXM.a > xcnfcbclk -autoClkMode enable
mgx574.1.7.PXM.a > dspcbclk
     CellBus    Rate (MHz)     Slot     AutoClkMode
    --------------------------------------------------
       CB1         42           1, 2       enable 
       CB2         21           3, 4       enable 
       CB3         21           5, 6       enable 
       CB4         21        17 - 22       enable 
       CB5         21          9, 10       enable 
       CB6         42         11, 12       enable 
       CB7         21         13, 14       enable 
       CB8         21        25 - 30       enable
VISM-PR to RPM-PR Connectivity

The VISM-PR card supports 144 channels when used with the G.723.1 codec, whereas earlier VISM cards supported 64 channels with the G.723.1 codec.

The following VISM Release 3.0 features require either the PXM1E or PXM45 card in your Cisco MGX 8000 Series switch chassis:

•Expanded Clock Source Selection

•Private Network-to-Network Interface (PNNI) Priority Routing

•Specifying a Connection Up or Down

•AAL1 and AAL2 Switched Virtual Circuits

As of Cisco MGX Release 3.0 and Cisco IOS Release 12.2(8)T4, setting connections between a VISM-PR card and an RPM-PR card in your Cisco MGX 8000 Series switch chassis requires that you use the new VBR (NRT) 3 connection type.

If you are using a VISM-PR card in combination with either a PXM1E or PXM45 card, you must use the VBR (NRT) 3 selection when adding a connection. Use the modified addcon or cnfcon commands to configure this connection type.

For more information, refer to the Cisco VISM Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 3.

Configuring the Cell Bus Clock Rate

As of Cisco MGX Release 1.2.10 and Cisco IOS Release 12.2(8)T4), when two RPM-PR cards are on the same cell bus occupying adjacent slots (for example, slots 1 and 2 or slots 3 and 4), set the cell bus clock (CBC) rate to 42 MHz. Correspondingly, if only one RPM-PR exists on the cell bus, set the clock to the default value of 21 MHz.

If one of the adjacent RPM-PRs goes to failed or empty state, the CBC for that cell bus must be reconfigured for traffic shaping to work correctly on the active RPM-PR. On MGX Release 3, reconfiguration of CBC rate from 42 MHz to 21 MHz is done automatically. On MGX 1 switches, you must change the CBC rate manually.

Configuring CBC Clock Rate on MGX Release 1 Switches

On Cisco MGX 1 switches with Release 1.2.10, you must use the cnfcbclk command to change the CBC from 42 MHz to 21 MHz. Use the dspcbclk command from the PXM1 to confirm the CBC rate. The following output displays the use of the cnfcbclk and dspcbclk commands used to change the clock on cell bus 1 (for slots 1 and 2) from 21 MHz to 42 MHz and confirm the change:
PXM> dspcbclk
     CellBus    Rate (MHz)    Slot
    -------------------------------
       CB1         21        1, 2
       CB2         21        3, 4
       CB3         21        5, 6
       CB4         21        17 - 22
       CB5         21        9, 10
       CB6         21        11, 12
       CB7         21        13, 14
       CB8         21        25 - 30
PXM> cnfcbclk CB1 42
WARNING: Certain Service Modules will not operate at the clock rate you specified.
         Please check the Service Modules in the slots where the Cell Bus clock rate is 
effected by this command
mgx3.1.7.PXM.a > dspcbclk
     CellBus    Rate (MHz)    Slot
    -------------------------------
       CB1         42        1, 2
       CB2         21        3, 4
       CB3         21        5, 6
       CB4         21        17 - 22
       CB5         21        9, 10
       CB6         21        11, 12
       CB7         21        13, 14
       CB8         21        25 - 30
CBC Idle Cell Configuration

The RPM-PR makes use of idle cells for traffic shaping and scheduling. If two RPM-PRs exist in adjacent slots on the same cell bus and one of the RPM-PRs is put into a failed state by the PXM while that card is alive, then the failed RPM-PR must stop sending idle cells to avoid having an impact on traffic shaping on the adjacent functional RPM-PRs. The rpm-auto-cbclk-change command implements the RPM-PR support for this feature. This command instructs the RPM-PR to stop sending idle cells if the RPM-PR is put into a failed state by the PXM and thus prevents an impact on traffic shaping on an adjacent functional RPM-PR.

This command may be used if traffic shaping is not required.

The following output displays an example of the rpm-auto-cbclk-change command:
RPM-11#config terminal
  Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
  RPM-11(config)#int sw1
  RPM-11(config-if)#rpm-auto-cbclk-change
  RPM-11(config-if)#end
  RPM-11#write mem
  Building configuration...
  [OK]
  RPM-11#show run int sw1
Building configuration...
Current configuration:142 bytes
!
interface Switch1
 no ip address
 no atm ilmi-keepalive
 rpm-auto-cbclk-change
 switch autoSynch off
end
! rpm_tag_id Apr 04 2002 02:49:04
If traffic shaping is not a requirement, enter the no rpm-cbclk-change command, either manually or during card configuration. The following output displays an example of the no rpm-auto-cbclk-change command:
RPM-11#config terminal
  Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
  RPM-11(config)#int sw1
  RPM-11(config-if)#no rpm-auto-cbclk-change
  RPM-11(config-if)#end
  RPM-11#write mem
  Building configuration...
  [OK]
  RPM-11#show run int sw1
Building configuration...
Current configuration:145 bytes
!
interface Switch1
 no ip address
 no atm ilmi-keepalive
 no rpm-auto-cbclk-change
 switch autoSynch off
end
! rpm_tag_id Apr 04 2002 02:49:57
Note The CBC feature is enabled by default on the RPM-PR.

MPLS LDP Feature

The MPLS label distribution protocol (LDP), as standardized by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and as enabled by Cisco IOS software, allows the construction of highly scalable and flexible IP Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) that support multiple levels of services.

1. LDP provides a standard methodology for hop-by-hop or dynamic label distribution in an MPLS network by assigning labels to routes that have been chosen by the underlying Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP) routing protocols.

2. The resulting labeled paths, called label switch paths (LSPs), forward label traffic across an MPLS backbone to particular destinations.

These capabilities enable service providers to implement Cisco MPLS-based IP VPNs and IP+ATM services across multivendor MPLS networks.

From an historical and functional standpoint, LDP is a superset of the Cisco pre-standard Tag Distribution Protocol (TDP), which also supports MPLS forwarding along normally routed paths. For those features that LDP and TDP share in common, the pattern of protocol exchanges between network routing platforms is identical. The differences between LDP and TDP for those features supported by both protocols are embedded in their implementation details, such as the encoding of protocol messages.

Cisco IOS Release 12.2(8)T1 provides the means for transitioning an existing network from a TDP operating environment to an LDP operating environment. Thus, you can run LDP and TDP simultaneously on any given router platform. The routing protocol that you select can be configured on both:

•A per-interface basis for directly-connected neighbors and

•A per-session basis for non-directly-connected (targeted) neighbors

In addition, a label switch path (LSP) across an MPLS network can be supported by LDP on some hops and by TDP on other hops.

MPLS LDP offers the following features:

•IETF Standards-based label distribution protocol

•Multivendor interoperability

•TDP to LDP migration and interoperability

Multi-LVC Feature

Cisco IOS Release 12.2(8)T1 enables support for initiation of multiple LSPs per destination on the RPM-PR. Different label switched paths are established for different classes of service (CoS). This feature enables interface level queueing rather than per-vc level on the RPM-PR based on MPLS CoS policy. With Multilabel switched controlled virtual circuits (Multi-LVC) support, customers can deploy IP VPN services with CoS Service Level Agreements (SLAs).

NVRAM Bypass Feature

RPM-PR cards have a maximum storage of 128 KB for the nonvolatile RAM (NVRAM). This size limitation creates a problem for customers with large configurations who find it impossible to store the complete configuration in the NVRAM, even with compression enabled.

To allow customers to store large configuration files, a bypass feature was added in Cisco IOS Release 12.2(4)T. With the bypass feature enabled, users execute the enhanced write memory command to bypass NVRAM and save the configuration in the following location:

For MGX Release 1, the file auto_config_slot## is located in the C:/RPM directory on the PXM1.

Where ## represents the zero-padded slot number in which the RPM-PR card is seated in the MGX chassis.

To enable the bypass feature, enter the rpmnvbypass command from the Cisco IOS run-time image (not in the Cisco IOS boot image).

To disable the bypass feature, enter the no rpmnvbypass command.

To verify the bypass feature is either enabled or disabled, enter the show running-configuration command. If the bypass feature is enabled, rpmnvbypass appears in the window. If it does not appear, the feature is not enabled.

Note Because the bypass feature bypasses NVRAM, it is not necessary to compress the configuration file using the service compress-config command.

Table 2 lists the cautions that are important to successfully use the bypass feature.
Table 2 Boot Cautions
Caution

Description

When using the bypass feature, you can load the run-time Cisco IOS image from the PXM hard drive or from the bootflash.

You can load the Cisco IOS image in one of three ways:

1. From the PXM hard drive.

2. From the bootflash.

3. From the network (for example, through TFTP) from the RPM-PR back card (Ethernet or Fast Ethernet).

When the bypass feature is enabled, the boot config statement (c:auto_config_slot##) is automatically generated. The NVRAM configuration is cleared upon executing a write memory command. To load from the network, the RPM-PR must have an IP address for its back card. This information is part of the NVRAM configuration, which was just cleared by enabling the bypass feature. Hence, it is not possible to load the Cisco IOS image from the network upon a reload of the RPM-PR after you execute the rpmnvbypass and write memory commands.
Do not execute the no boot config command.

Doing so may prevent the bypass feature from working properly.
When you enable the bypass feature, the following boot config statement is automatically generated, and the NVRAM configuration is cleared:
c:auto_config_slot##
Any writes are subsequently directed to the boot config file. This is essential, as a write memory command expects the boot config statement to be present.

If the boot config statement is not present, and you enter the write memory command, this writes the configuration into the NVRAM, which is not desirable when the objective is to save a complete configuration that is large and requires more space.
If the command write memory is issued with the bypass feature enabled, and is consequently followed by an RPM-PR card reset, previous versions of the boot image trigger the RPM-PR card to enter boot mode (unable to load run-time Cisco IOS software).

For safety purposes, the location of the system image is stored in a special area called the ROM monitor (ROMmon) area in the NVRAM. The ROMmon is always intact.

The Release 12.2(4)T boot image accesses and reads ROMmon to load the Cisco IOS image. Boot images earlier than Release 12.2(4)T do not read the ROMmon area.

Generally, Cisco IOS boot and run-time images are the same versions. However, if you change the boot image to one earlier than Release 12.2(4)T on a reload, the boot image sees that the NVRAM configuration is empty [which is normal when the bypass feature is enabled]. But because boot images earlier than Release 12.2(4)T cannot access the ROMmon area, the boot image cannot read the location of the Cisco IOS image. Because it cannot see the Cisco IOS image, it loads itself.
Example 1 through Example 5 illustrate how to enable and disable the bypass feature, and how to validate each of these actions from the configuration display.

Example 1 Running Configuration—No Bypass Feature Enabled
rpm_slot02#show running-config
Building configuration...
Current configuration : 470 bytes
!
version 12.2
service timestamps debug uptime
service timestamps log uptime
no service password-encryption
!
hostname rpm_slot02
!
boot system c:rpm-js-mz.<new_rel>
enable password cisco
!
ip subnet-zero
!
!
!
!
interface Switch1
 no ip address
 no atm ilmi-keepalive
 switch autoSynch off
!
ip classless
no ip http server
ip pim bidir-enable
!
!
snmp-server community public RO
snmp-server community private RW
!
!
line con 0
line aux 0
line vty 0 4
 no login
!
end
Example 2 Enabling the Bypass Feature—rpmnvbypass
rpm_slot02#configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
rpm_slot02(config)#rpmnvbypass
The "boot config" statement has been (re)added to your
running configuration. Do not remove it else risk not
using the nvbypass feature
rpm_slot02(config)#end
rpm_slot02#
Example 3 Running Configuration with Bypass Feature Enabled—rpmnvbypass at End of Output
rpm_slot02#show running-config
Building configuration...
Current configuration: 515 bytes
!
version 12.2
service timestamps debug uptime
service timestamps log uptime
no service password-encryption
!
hostname rpm_slot02
!
boot system c:rpm-js-mz.<new_rel>
boot config c:auto_config_slot02    <==== Line added as per output above
enable password cisco
!
ip subnet-zero
!
!
!
interface Switch1
 no ip address
 no atm ilmi-keepalive
 switch autoSynch off
!
ip classless
no ip http server
ip pim bidir-enable
!
!
snmp-server community public RO
snmp-server community private RW
!
!
line con 0
line aux 0
line vty 0 4
 no login
!
rpmnvbypass
end
Example 4 Disabling Bypass Feature—no rpmnvbypass
rpm_slot02#configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
rpm_slot02(config)#no rpmnvbypass
rpm_slot02(config)#end
rpm_slot02#
Example 5 Running the Configuration After Disabling the Bypass Feature
rpm_slot02#show running-config
Building configuration...
Current configuration: 503 bytes
!
version 12.2
service timestamps debug uptime
service timestamps log uptime
no service password-encryption
!
hostname rpm_slot02
!
boot system c:rpm-js-mz.<new_rel>
boot config c:auto_config_slot02
enable password cisco
!
ip subnet-zero
!
!
!
!
interface Switch1
 no ip address
 no atm ilmi-keepalive
 switch autoSynch off
!
ip classless
no ip http server
ip pim bidir-enable
!
!
snmp-server community public RO
snmp-server community private RW
!
!
line con 0
line aux 0
line vty 0 4
 no login
!
end
rpm_slot02#
RPM-PR Redundancy Support

Use RPM 1:N redundancy to switch configuration and traffic from an active RPM-PR card to a standby RPM-PR card. The main benefits are:

•Route processing continues even if an RPM-PR fails and there is no operator or direct access to swap the failed card or fix the problem.

•An RPM-PR card with hardware problems can be fixed while the redundant standby card takes over its functionality.

•Software upgrades are easy and are performed with less downtime.

Features Not Supported in This Release

The following features are not supported on the RPM-PR:

•MPLS inter AS

•MPLS TE

SNMP MIB

SNMP MIB files for the RPM-PR can be compiled with most standards-based MIB compilers. The tar file contains the MGX MIB files and the MIB release notes.

Cisco IOS MIBs are not part of the MGX SNMP MIB bundle; they are part of Cisco IOS Release 12.4(6)T5.

Note The old_mib_Format is discontinued.

New and Modified Commands in Cisco IOS Release 12.4(6)T1

The following diagnostic commands, not previously documented, are modified in Cisco IOS Release 12.4(6)T1 for MGX Release 5.3.00:

•debug rpm hwdiags

•debug rpm hwdiags stats

•debug rpm swdiags

•debug rpm swdiags stats

The following commands resolve anomalies:

•hw-module rpm pxm-tod-ignore (CSCsc20282)

•hw-module rpm fecp-fail fc-xover (CSCek20297)

•hw-module rpm bkcd-fail fc-xover (CSCek20297)

debug rpm hwdiags

To perform online or offline diagnostics on RPM-XF hardware, use the debug rpm hwdiags command.

debug rpm hwdiags diag-type [diag-test] [sched | unsched]
Syntax Description

diag-type

The type of tests to run or schedule:

•all—All hardware diagnostics

•atmdx—ATMDX hardware

•cache—Cache hardware

•eeprom—EEPROM hardware

•envmon—Environmental monitor hardware

•fastether—Fast Ethernet back card hardware

•flash—Flash hardware

•memory—Memory hardware

•midplane—Midplane hardware

•nvram—NVRAM hardware

•pci—PCI hardware

diag-test

The specific test to run or schedule:

•atmdx tests

–rx-dram—ATMDX RX SAR DRAM diagnostic

–rx-sram-pattern—ATMDX RX SAR SRAM pattern diagnostic

–rx-sram-seed—ATMDX RX SAR SRAM seed diagnostic

–tx-dram—ATMDX TX SAR DRAM diagnostic

–tx-sram-pattern—ATMDX TX SAR SRAM pattern diagnostic

–tx-sram-seed—ATMDX TX SAR SRAM seed diagnostic

•cache tests

–2way-set—2-way set cache diagnostic

–delay—Delay cache diagnostic

–l1-l2-read-miss—L1/L2 read miss cache diagnostic

–l1-l2-write-miss—L1 read miss, L2 read hit cache diagnostic

–l1-read-miss-l2-read-hit—L1 read miss, L2 read hit cache diag

–l1-size—L1 size cache diagnostic

–l1-tag— L1 tag cache diagnostic

–l1-write-miss-l2-read-hit—L1 write miss, L2 read hit cache diag

–l2-size—L2 size cache diagnostic

–march—Marching pattern cache diagnostic

diag-test (continued)

•eeprom tests

–cpu—EEPROM CPU diagnostic

•envmon tests

–fan—ENVMON fan diagnostic

•fastether tests

–1—Fast Ethernet diagnostic for the upper slot

id—Fast Ethernet ID diagnostic for the upper slot

phyid—Fast Ethernet physical ID diagnostic for the upper slot

–3—Fast Ether diagnostic for the lower slot

id—Fast Ethernet ID diagnostic for the lower slot

phyid—Fast Ethernet physical ID diagnostic for the lower slot

–id—Fast Ethernet ID diagnostic for the upper and lower slots

–phyid—Fast Ethernet physical ID diagnostic for the upper and lower slots

•flash tests

–access—Flash access hardware diagnostic (active card only)

–write—Flash write hardware diagnostic

•memory tests

–busfloat32—32-bit word memory diagnostic

–busfloat32-delay—32-bit word delay memory diagnostic

–cache-pattern—Memory cache pattern diagnostic

–delay—Memory delay diagnostic

–marching-pattern—32-bit marching pattern memory diagnostic

–marching-pattern-delay—32-bit marching pattern delay memory diagnostic

–r4k-access— R4K memory access diagnostic

•midplane

–reg—Midplane register diagnostic

•nvram tests

–data-pins—Nvram data pins hardware diagnostic

–march—Nvram marching data pattern hardware diagnostic

•pci tests

–bridge—PCI bridge hardware diagnostic

–id—PCI ID hardware diagnostic

sched

Schedule a diagnostic test.

unsched

Cancel a scheduled test.

Command Default

None.

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC for online diagnostics; User EXEC for offline diagnostics.

Command History

Release

Modification

12.4(6)T1

This command was extended to offline diagnostics

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to initiate hardware diagnostics or select diagnostics for periodic execution. You enter the sched/unsched keywords to select or deselect diagnostics for periodic execution.

If you enter all as the diag-type, then all hardware tests are executed. If you specify the diag-type without the optional diag-test parameter, then all diag-tests within in the diag-type execute, for example all NVRAM tests. If you specify the diag-test, then only the specified diag-test executes.

Examples

The following example shows how to run all nvram diagnostics on the standby card:
Router> debug rpm hwdiags nvram 
NVRAM Data Pins - PASSED
NVRAM Data Pins - run time = 8 milliseconds
NVRAM Marching Pattern - PASSED
NVRAM Marching Pattern - run time = 8 milliseconds
The following example shows how to schedule all nvram diagnostics on the standby card:
Router> debug rpm hwdiags nvram sched
NVRAM Data Pins - SCHEDULED
NVRAM Marching Pattern - SCHEDULED
Related Commands

Command

Description

debug rpm swdiags

Perform RPM software diagnostics.

debug rpm hwdiags stats

To display or clear the results of hardware diagnostics, and to configure the maximum scheduled diagnostics time, use the debug rpm hwdiags stats command.

debug rpm hwdiags stats {sched | clear | boot | maxtime}
Syntax Description

sched

Display the results of scheduled hardware diagnostics.

clear

Clear the statistics of scheduled hardware diagnostics.

boot

Display the results of boot diagnostics.

maxtime

Set the maximum run time for hardware diagnostics.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC for online diagnostics; User EXEC for offline diagnostics.

Command History

Release

Modification

12.4(6)T1

This command was extended to offline diagnostics

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to display or clear the results of hardware diagnostics, and to configure the maximum scheduled diagnostics time.

Examples

The following example shows how to display the results of scheduled hardware diagnostics:
Router> debug rpm hwdiags stats sched
Scheduler Hardware Diag Max Time = 10 milliseconds
Scheduler Hardware Diag Errors = 0
Scheduler has run 6 Hardware Diags
Scheduler Hardware Diags:
DISABLED  Passed              0 millisec  ATMDX RX SAR DRAM
DISABLED  Passed              0 millisec  ATMDX RX SAR SRAM
DISABLED  Passed              0 millisec  ATMDX RX SAR SRAM
DISABLED  Passed              0 millisec  ATMDX TX SAR DRAM
DISABLED  Passed              0 millisec  ATMDX TX SAR SRAM
DISABLED  Passed              0 millisec  ATMDX TX SAR SRAM
DISABLED  Passed              0 millisec  Cache 2-Way Set
DISABLED  Passed              0 millisec  Cache Delay
DISABLED  Passed              0 millisec  Cache L1/L2 Read Miss
DISABLED  Passed              0 millisec  Cache L1/L2 Write Miss
DISABLED  Passed              0 millisec  Cache L1 Read Miss, L2 Read Hit
DISABLED  Passed              0 millisec  Cache L1 Write Miss, L2 Read Hit
DISABLED  Passed              0 millisec  Cache L1 Size
DISABLED  Passed              0 millisec  Cache L1 Tag
DISABLED  Passed              0 millisec  Cache L2 Size
DISABLED  Passed              0 millisec  Cache Marching Pattern
DISABLED  Passed              0 millisec  EEPROM Cpu
DISABLED  Passed              0 millisec  ENVMON Fan
DISABLED  Passed              0 millisec  ENVMON Temp
DISABLED  Passed              0 millisec  Fast Ethernet ID
DISABLED  Passed              0 millisec  Fast Ethernet Physical ID
DISABLED  Passed              0 millisec  Flash Access
DISABLED  Passed              0 millisec  Flash Write
DISABLED  Passed              0 millisec  Memory Bus Float 32
DISABLED  Passed              0 millisec  Memory Bus Float 32 with Delay
DISABLED  Passed              0 millisec  Memory Cache Pattern
DISABLED  Passed              0 millisec  Memory Delay
DISABLED  Passed              0 millisec  Memory Marching Pattern
DISABLED  Passed              0 millisec  Memory Marching Pattern with Delay
DISABLED  Passed              0 millisec  Memory R4K Access
DISABLED  Passed              0 millisec  MidPlane Reg
ENABLED   Passed              4 millisec  NVRAM Data Pins
ENABLED   Passed              4 millisec  NVRAM Marching Pattern
DISABLED  Passed              0 millisec  PCI Bridge
DISABLED  Passed              0 millisec  PCI ID
Related Commands

Command

Description

debug rpm swdiags stats

Display/clear the results of scheduled software diagnostics.

debug rpm swdiags

Perform RPM software diagnostics.

debug rpm swdiags

To perform online or offline diagnostics on RPM-XF software, use the debug rpm hwdiags command.

debug rpm swdiags diag-type [diag-test] [sched | unsched]
Syntax Description

diag-type

The type of tests to run or schedule:

•all—All Software diagnostics

•atmdx—ATMDX software

•mempool—Mempool software

•pooltype—Pooltype software

•sprocess—Sprocess software

diag-test

The specific test to run or schedule:

•atmdx tests

–No specific tests

•mempool tests

–alloc—Alloc mempool diagnostics

io—IO memory test

pci— PCI memory test

processor—Processor memory test

–free—Free mempool diagnostics

io—IO memory test

pci— PCI memory test

processor—Processor memory test

•pooltype tests

–packet—Packet pooltype diagnostics

header—Packet header test

private—Private packet pooltype test

public—Public packet pooltype test

–particle—Particle pooltype diagnostics

private—Private particle pooltype test

public—Public particle pooltype test

diag-test (continued)

•sprocess tests

–corrupt—Corrupt Sprocess diagnostic

–critical—Critical priority Sprocess diagnostic

–dead—Dead Sprocess diagnostic

–high—High priority Sprocess diagnostic

–idle—Idle Sprocess diagnostic

–low—Low priority Sprocess diagnostic

–normal—Normal priority Sprocess diagnostic

sched

Schedule a diagnostic test.

unsched

Cancel a scheduled test.

Command Default

No defaults.

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC for online diagnostics; User EXEC for offline diagnostics.

Command History

Release

Modification

12.4(6)T1

This command was extended for offline diagnostics

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to initiate software diagnostics or select diagnostics for periodic execution. You enter the sched/unsched keywords to select or deselect diagnostics for periodic execution.

If you enter all as the diag-type, then all hardware tests are executed. If you specify the diag-type without the optional diag-test parameter, then all diag-tests within in the diag-type execute, for example all mempool tests. If you specify the diag-test, then only the specified diag-test executes.

Examples

The following example shows how to test the free memory pool on the standby card:
Router> debug rpm swdiags mempool free 
Mempool Free IO - PASSED
Mempool Free IO - run time = 0 milliseconds
Mempool Free PCI - PASSED
Mempool Free PCI - run time = 0 milliseconds
Mempool Free Processor - PASSED
Mempool Free Processor - run time = 0 milliseconds
The following example shows how to schedule the free memory pool diagnostic on the standby card:
Router> debug rpm swdiags mempool free sched
Mempool Free IO - SCHEDULED
Mempool Free PCI - SCHEDULED
Mempool Free Processor - SCHEDULED
Related Commands

Command

Description

debug rpm hwdiags

Perform RPM hardware diagnostics.

debug rpm swdiags stats

To display or clear the results of software diagnostics, and to configure maximum scheduled diagnostics time, use the debug rpm swdiags stats command.

debug rpm swdiags stats {sched | clear | maxtime}
Syntax Description

sched

Display the results of scheduled software diagnostics.

clear

Clear the statistics of scheduled software diagnostics.

maxtime

Set the maximum run time for software diagnostics.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC for online diagnostics; User EXEC for offline diagnostics.

Command History

Release

Modification

12.4(6)T1

This command was extended to offline diagnostics

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to display or clear the results of software diagnostics, or to configure maximum scheduled diagnostics time.

Examples

The following example shows how to display the results of software diagnostics:
Router> debug rpm swdiags stats sched
Scheduler Software Diag Max Time = 10 milliseconds
Scheduler Software Diag Errors = 1
Scheduler has run 44 Software Diags
Scheduler Software Diags:
DISABLED  Passed              0 millisec  ATMDX
ENABLED   Passed              0 millisec  Mempool Alloc IO
ENABLED   Passed              0 millisec  Mempool Alloc PCI
ENABLED   Passed              0 millisec  Mempool Alloc Processor
ENABLED   Passed              0 millisec  Mempool Free IO
ENABLED   Passed              0 millisec  Mempool Free PCI
ENABLED   Passed              0 millisec  Mempool Free Processor
DISABLED  Passed              0 millisec  Pooltype Packet Header
DISABLED  Passed              0 millisec  Pooltype Packet Private
DISABLED  Passed              0 millisec  Pooltype Packet Public
DISABLED  Passed              0 millisec  Pooltype Particle Private
DISABLED  Passed              0 millisec  Pooltype Particle Public
DISABLED  Passed              0 millisec  Corrupt Sprocess
DISABLED  Passed              0 millisec  Critical Priority Sprocess
DISABLED  Passed              0 millisec  Dead Sprocess
DISABLED  Passed              0 millisec  High Priority Sprocess
DISABLED  Passed              0 millisec  Idle Sprocess
DISABLED  Passed              0 millisec  Low Priority Sprocess
DISABLED  Passed              0 millisec  Normal Priority Sprocess
Related Commands

Command

Description

debug rpm hwdiags stats

Display/clear the results of scheduled hardware diagnostics.

debug rpm hwdiags

Perform RPM hardware diagnostics.

hw-module rpm pxm-tod-ignore

To ignore the time of day update from the PXM, use the hw-module rpm pxm-tod-ignore command in global configuration mode. To use the time of day update from the PXM, use the no form of this command.

hw-module rpm pxm-tod-ignore
no hw-module rpm pxm-tod-ignore
Command Default

None

Command Modes

Global configuration mode

Command History

Release

Modification

12.4(6)T1

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

By default, the RPM-XF updates its clock to the time of day (TOD) sent by the PXM. If the RPM-XF is synchronized to an Network Time Protocol (NTP) server, the TOD update from PXM might make the RPM-XF go out of sync with the NTP server. Use this command when using NTP to configure the RPM-XF to ignore the TOD update from the PXM.

Examples

The following example <<text>>:
Router(config)#hw-module rpm pxm-tod-ignore
Related Commands

Command

Description

none

none

hw-module rpm fecp-fail fc-xover

The hw-module rpm bkcd-fail fc-xover command is deprecated and replaced with the hw-module rpm bkcd-fail fc-xover command, which extends the control of front card switchover when the back card is removed to the MGX-RJ45-5-ETH back card. This change takes effect automatically when you upgrade to Cisco IOS Release 12.4(6)T1 for Cisco MGX Release 1.3.14 and Cisco MGX Release 5.3.00.

hw-module rpm bkcd-fail fc-xover

The hw-module rpm bkcd-fail fc-xover command replaces the hw-module rpm fecp-fail fc-xover command to control front card switchover when a MGX-RJ45-1FE-CP or MGX-RJ45-5-ETH back card is removed.

Notes and Cautions

Before using this release, review the following notes and cautions.

Special Upgrade Procedure for Cisco IOS Release 12.1(5.3)T_XT

Use the following procedure when upgrading from your current RPM Cisco IOS Release12.1(5.3)T_XT run-time image and MGX version for Cisco MGX Releases 1.2.02 and 1.2.10:

Step 1 Upgrade the RPM-PR/IOS boot and run-time images first. Follow the RPM/IOS image upgrade procedure as specified in the "Upgrading RPM-PR Cards" section.

Step 2 Upgrade the MGX software by entering the following commands:
install <image-name>
newrev <image-name>
commit <image-name>
For more information on the MGX upgrade procedures, refer to the Release Notes for Cisco MGX 8230, MGX 8250, and MGX 8850 (PXM1), Software Version 1.2.10.

UPC Connection Parameters

In Release 1.1.40 and later, and Release 2.1.60 and later. the default peak cell rate (PCR) is 50 cps, and the default for policing is enabled. These settings are insufficient for running RPM-PR Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System (IS-IS) protocol over the connection, and with such settings, the IS-IS protocol fails.

Note You must increase the PCR value depending upon the number of interfaces configured for IS-IS on the RPM-PR.

Depending upon your connection type, you can use the following CLI commands to modify the PCR parameter:

•cnfupccbr

•cnfupcvbr

•cnfupcabr

•cnfupcubr

UPC Connection Parameters

In Release 2.1.60 and higher, the default PCR is 50 cps, and the default for policing is enabled. These settings are insufficient for running RPM-PR IS-IS protocol over the connection, and with such settings, the IS-IS protocol fails. The PCR value must be increased, depending on the number of interfaces configured for IS-IS on the RPM-PR.

Depending upon your connection type, you can use the following CLIs to modify the PCR parameter.

•cnfupccbr

•cnfupcvbr

•cnfupcabr

•cnfupcubr

Booting the RPM-PR

Refer to the Cisco MGX 8800/8900 Hardware Installation Guide, Releases 2 - 5.2 and the Cisco MGX 8800/8900 Series Command Reference, Release 5.2 for complete details on configuring the RPM-PR cards. (See the "Obtaining Documentation" section for information on how to order a printed copy of this manual or locate the manual online.) A summary of the booting and upgrading procedures is presented here for your convenience.

When the RPM-PR is booted, the boot image must be the first file in the bootflash. If the bootflash does not have a valid boot image as a first file, the card may not be able to boot and can result in bootflash corruption. If the bootflash is corrupt, you must send the card back for an external burn with a valid boot image.

You can reboot the RPM-PR from the PXM by entering the command resetcd <card_number> from the switch CLI, where card_number is the slot number of the RPM-PR that is being rebooted.

Note Omitting the card number resets the entire system.

Also, you can reboot the RPM-PR from the RPM-PR using the RPM-PR console port and entering the reload command.

Each time you turn on power to the RPM-PR by inserting the RPM-PR into a Cisco MGX 8850 or MGX 8950 switch, it goes through the following boot sequence:

1. The RPM-PR runs diagnostics on the CPU, memory and interfaces.

2. The system boot software, which is the boot image, executes and searches for a valid Cisco IOS image, which is the RPM-PR run-time software.

–If the configuration register is set to the factory-default setting of 0x01, the RPM-PR comes up and stays in boot mode.

–If the configuration register is 0x2, the RPM-PR looks for the run-time image either in bootflash or on the PXM1 C:/RPM drive.

The source of the Cisco IOS image is determined by the configuration register setting. To verify this setting, you can enter either the show version or show bootvar command. See the "Viewing the Hardware Configuration" section of the Cisco MGX Route Processor Module Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 1.1 (DOC-7812278=).

3. The search for run-time image is determined by which of the following boot system command you enter:

–Enter the boot system c:<runtime_image_name> command to search for a run-time image in the C:/RPM directory on the PXM1 hard disk.

–Enter the boot system bootflash:<runtime_image_name> to search for a run-time image in the bootflash.

–If the boot system bootflash:<runtime_image_name> is not entered, it loads the first available Cisco IOS image from C:/RPM, if an image is present.

4. If the run-time software is not found after three attempts, the RPM-PR reverts to the boot mode.

5. If a valid Cisco IOS image is found, the RPM-PR searches for a valid configuration, which can reside in NVRAM or as a configuration file either on the PXM hard disk C:/RPM drive or in bootflash.

If you want to load from a specific configuration file, enter either the boot config bootflash:<config_file> command or the boot config c:<config_file> command.

6. For normal RPM-PR operation, a valid Cisco IOS image must be present on the PXM-1 C:/RPM drive or in bootflash, and a configuration file must be present in NVRAM, in the bootflash, or on the PXM hard disk.

The first time you boot the RPM-PR, configure the RPM-PR interfaces and save the configuration to a file in NVRAM. Then follow the procedure described in "Initializing the RPM-PR Card" in the Cisco MGX Route Processor Module Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 1.1 (DOC-7812278=). For information on the Cisco IOS instructions, refer to Appendix C, "IOS and Configuration Basics" of the Cisco MGX Route Processor Module Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 2.1 (DOC-7812510=).

RPM-PR Bootflash Precautions

The RPM-PR bootflash is used to store the boot image, configuration and run-time files. The Flash stores and accesses data sequentially, and the RPM-PR boot image must be the first file stored to successfully boot the card. Erasing the boot image or moving it from the first position on the Flash causes the card to not boot.

The RPM-PR boot image, which comes loaded on the Flash, works for all RPM-PR Cisco IOS images. Therefore, there is no reason to ever delete or move the factory installed boot image.

Caution Erasing or moving the boot image can cause RPM-PR boot failure. When this happens, the RPM-PR card must be returned to Cisco and reflashed.

To avoid this unnecessary failure, requiring card servicing, remember the following:

•Never erase the boot file from the RPM-PR Flash.

•Never change the position of the boot file on the RPM-PR Flash.

•Use care when using squeeze flash: command to clean it up the Flash.

If the boot file remains intact in the first position on the Flash, the RPM-PR successfully boots.

RPM-PR Bootflash Precautions

The RPM-PR bootflash is used to store the boot image, configuration, and run-time files. The flash memory stores and accesses data sequentially, and the RPM-PR boot image must be the first file stored to successfully boot the card. If you erase the boot image or move it from the first position on the flash, the card will not boot.

The RPM-PR boot image, which is shipped loaded on the flash, works for all RPM-PR Cisco IOS images. Therefore, there is no reason to ever delete or move the factory-installed boot image.

Caution Erasing or moving the boot image can cause RPM-PR boot failure. When this happens, the RPM-PR card must be returned to Cisco and reflashed.

To avoid this unnecessary failure, requiring card servicing, remember the following:

•Never erase the boot file from the RPM-PR flash.

•Never change the position of the boot file on the RPM-PR flash.

•Use care when using squeeze flash: command to clean it up the flash.

If the boot file remains intact in the first position on the flash, the RPM-PR successfully boots.

Solving the RPM-PR Bandwidth Issue When Adding a 12th VISM Card

If you add more than 11 VISM cards to an MGX chassis with RPM-PR cards, you must enable the expanded memory option on the PXM45/B using the cnfndparms command (option 4). This expanded memory option does not have an impact on chassis performance, and allows more connections.

Limitations and Restrictions

This section lists the limitations and restrictions for this release and earlier releases.

CWM Recognition of RPM-PR and MGX-RPM-128M/B Back Cards

Cisco WAN Manager (CWM) does not distinguish between the Ethernet back card versions installed with the MGX-RPM-128M/B or RPM-PR. There is no functionality difference.

RPM/B and RPM-PR Front Card Resets on the Back Card Removal

When you remove or insert an Ethernet back card, the RPM-PR front card may reset. To avoid this reset problem, execute a shut command before removing the back card.

MGX-RPM-128M/B Ethernet Back Card Support

You can use the model /B 4-port Ethernet back card with the MGX-RPM-128M/B module only in combination with Cisco IOS Release 12.2(2)T2 or later. The model /B back card does not work on the MGX-RPM-128M/B with earlier versions of Cisco IOS (part number: MGX-RJ45-4E/B).

You can use earlier back cards with any Cisco IOS release.

4-port Ethernet Back Card Used with MGX-RPM-128M/B

Required Cisco IOS Release

Model /B back card

12.2(2)T2

Earlier back card models

Minimum Cisco IOS release for MGX-RPM-128M/B on Cisco MGX 8250 is Release .0(7)T

RPM/B and RPM-PR Limitations and Restrictions for MGX Release 1.3.14

The following RPM/B and RPM-PR limitations and restrictions apply to this release:

•The MGX-RPM-128M/B is a NPE-150-based router card capable of sustaining 150,000 pps. The RPM-PR is an NPE-400-based router capable of sustaining over 350,000 pps. The RPM-PR only operates with Cisco IOS Release 12.1(5.3)T_XT or later. In the following section, RPM refers to both the MGX-RPM-128M/B and the RPM-PR, (unless specifically stated). Some software versions and limitations are not applicable to the RPM-PR because it does not support any releases earlier than Cisco IOS Release 12.1(5.3)T_XT.

•With MGX-RPM-128M/B versions earlier than 12.0.7T1, some limitations in Inter-Process Communication when the MGX-RPM-128M/B is at high loads can cause the PXM to declare that the MGX-RPM-128M/B has failed. To avoid this with MGX-RPM-128M/B, software releases earlier than 12.0.7T1, throughput is limited to 62,000 pps, and we recommend that MPLS configurations are limited to 100 interfaces. With RPM software releases from 12.0.7T1, those limitations are removed. In a separate limitation, the number of directly-connected open shortest path first (OSPF) networks supported by an RPM is currently limited to 27. This means that any or all of the subinterfaces supported by the RPM can run OSPF, but the number of distinct OSPF networks supported is limited to 27. (A workaround is available; see below.) The limit of 27 is because of the overhead of supporting separate link-state databases for separate networks.

•In an application in which the RPM is a PE router in an MPLS Virtual Private Network service, the solution is to use a distance-vector routing protocol between the customer routers and the RPM. A distance-vector routing protocol provides the information for this application: reachability information, and not link-state information. The distance-vector routing protocols supported by the RPM are Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), RIP v1 and RIP v2, and static routing. With RPM software from Release 12.0.7T1 and later, distance-vector routing protocols can be used with as many different networks as subinterfaces.

•If the RPM is acting as a PE router in an MPLS VPN service, and even if OSPF is running in a customer network, it is not necessary to run OSPF between the customer router and the RPM. If the customer edge devices run Cisco IOS, they can redistribute OSPF routing information into RIP using Cisco IOS commands, redistribute RIP in the OSPF configuration, and redistribute OSPF in the RIP configuration. Similar configurations are possible for BGP. (For more information, see the "Configuring IP Routing Protocol-Independent Features" chapter in the Cisco IOS Release 12.0 Network Protocols Configuration Guide, Part 1). Redistribution is not unique to Cisco CPEs, and other vendor equipment also supports redistribution.

•Each time two RPM cards on adjacent slots are driven by the same CBC, use the cnfcbclk command to set the clock rate to 42 MHz for traffic shaping. This configuration is lost if the node rebuilds due to resetsys or a power cycle. After a rebuild using the cnfcbclk command, you must manually reconfigure the CBC rate.

•On a Cisco MGX 8850 switch, when the chassis is loaded with six or more RPM-PR cards, and if each card is configured to download the Cisco IOS run-time image from the PXM-1 hard disk, occasionally, upon entering a resetsys command or after a power cycle, some of the RPM-PR cards may go into the failed state. To reset failed RPM-PR cards, enter the resetcd <slot #> command for each failed card.

•One RPM-PR can only function as either an edge Label Switch Router (eLSR) or as an LSC, but not as both.

•Supports a total of (OC-12 minus T3) Mbps intrashelf traffic for cell bus-based modules.

•To configure redundancy, the primary and secondary RPM-PR cards need to be in the active state and the secondary card should not have any configuration.

•Removing a back card does not cause an RPM-PR switchover.

•If you must enter the switchredcd and switchcc commands, we recommend that you wait at least 5 seconds after issuing the switchredcd command, and then enter the switchcc command.

•Cisco IOS software images on primary and secondary RPM-PR cards do not have to be compatible, but the Cisco IOS software on a secondary card should be at the same level as the primary card or higher.

•Each time the RPM-PR configuration is changed and you want to store that configuration, you must enter the copy run start command on the RPM-PR. If you do not, the changed configuration is lost on RPM-PR card reboot or RPM-PR switchover in case of redundancy.

•Even though an RPM-PR can have 1999 subinterfaces, you must plan the use of subinterfaces to prevent the crossing of a safe limit of 1985. This is because each subinterface takes one interface descriptor block (IDB) and the number of IDBs available in the card is 2000. Further, a user might need some IDBs for the RPM-PR back card and its ports.

•For RPM/B and RPM-PR PVC dax connections, the slave end must be deleted before the master endpoint.

RPM-PR Limitations and Restrictions for PXM45 and PXM1E

The RPM-PR and MPLS limitations and restrictions that apply to this release are as follows:

•Removing a back card does not cause RPM-PR switchover. If the back card is a FECP and redundancy is configured, then a switchover occurs.

•In an application where the RPM-PR is a PE router in an MPLS VPN service, a much better solution is to use a distance-vector routing protocol between the customer routers and the RPM-PR. A distance-vector routing protocol provides the exact information required for this application: reachability information, and not link-state information. The distance-vector routing protocols supported by the RPM-PR are BGP, RIP v1 and RIP v2, as well as static routing. With RPM-PR software releases from 12.0.7T1, distance-vector routing protocols can be used with as many different networks as subinterfaces.

•If the RPM-PR is acting as a PE router in an MPLS VPN service, and even if OSPF is running in a customer network, it is not necessary to run OSPF between the customer router and the RPM-PR. If the customer edge devices run Cisco IOS, they can redistribute OSPF routing information into RIP using the Cisco IOS commands, redistribute RIP in the OSPF configuration, and redistribute OSPF in the RIP configuration. Similar configurations are possible for BGP. (For more information on re advertisement, see the "Configuring IP Routing Protocol-Independent Features" chapter in the Cisco IOS Release 12.0 Network Protocols Configuration Guide, Part 1). Redistribution is not unique to Cisco CPE, and other vendors' equipment also supports redistribution.

•Each time two RPM-PR cards exist on adjacent slots, driven by the same cell bus clock, set the clock rate to 42 MHz for traffic shaping, using the cnfcbclk command. This configuration is lost if the node rebuilds due to resetsys or a power cycle. The user must manually reconfigure the cell bus clock rate after the rebuild using the cnfcbclk command.

•On PXM45-based switches, when the chassis is loaded with six or more RPM-PR cards, and if every card is configured to download the Cisco IOS run-time image from the PXM45 hard disk, occasionally, upon entering a resetsys command or after a power cycle, some of the RPM-PR cards may go into the failed state. To reset the failed RPM-PR cards, enter the resetcd <slot #> command for each failed card.

•RPM-PR cannot be configured as eLSR with PXM1E as controller card.

•Saveallcnf (issued on the PXM45/B card) captures configuration data saved by the RPM-PR card (as well as AXSM and PXM45 cards), and saves it on the active PXM45/B card's hard disk. Users must have configured the RPM-PR to store its configuration on the PXM45/B hard disk (E:/RPM). That is, on RPM, a user should have this line in its running configuration (boot config e:auto_config_slot#). To ensure that the saved file contains the latest RPM-PR configuration, the user must execute the copy run start command on each RPM-PR card before executing the saveallcnf command. This way, the RPM-PR files on the active PXM45 hard disk contains the latest configuration to be saved.

•One RPM-PR can only function as either an eLSR or as an LSC, but not as both.

•Supports a total of (OC-12 minus T3) Mbps intrashelf traffic for cell bus-based modules.

•To configure redundancy, the primary and secondary RPM-PR cards need to be in the active state and the secondary card should not have any configuration.

•If you must enter the switchredcd (formerly softswitch) and switchcc commands, we recommend that you wait at least 5 seconds after issuing the switchredcd command, and then enter the switchcc command.

•Cisco IOS software images on primary and secondary RPM-PR cards are not required to be compatible, but the Cisco IOS software on a secondary card should be at the same level or higher as the primary card.

•For eLSR to LSC connectivity, default control vc used is 32. If a PNNI partition exists with VCI 32 as part of its partition range, then when you add an MPLS partition, there are two options to handle the situation:

–Add an MPLS controller and define its partition with available range. On eLSR, define control VC from any VCI value within the range defined in partition. The same VC should be defined on LSC on Xtag interface.

–Reconfigure the PNNI partition to spare the control VC usage both on RPM-PR and AXSM, AXSM/B or AXSM-E APS Management Information.

•Whenever the RPM-PR configuration is changed and you want to store that configuration, you must enter the copy run start command on the RPM-PR. If you do not do this, the changed configuration is lost on RPM-PR card reboot or RPM-PR switchover in case of redundancy.

•Even though RPM-PR can have 1999 subinterfaces, the usage of subinterfaces should be planned in such a way that it does not cross a safe limit of 1985. This is because each subinterface takes one IDB and the number of IDBs available in the card is 2000. Further, you might need some IDBs for the RPM-PR back card and its ports.

Open Caveats

This section contains the lists of open caveats in this release and earlier releases.

Open Caveats in Release 12.4(6)T5 for Cisco MGX 1.3.14 and Cisco MGX 5.3.20

Table 3 lists open caveats in Cisco IOS Release 12.4(6)T5 for Cisco MGX Release 5.3.20 as of October 2006.

Table 3 Open Caveats in Cisco IOS Release 12.4(6)T5

Caveat Number

Symptom

Conditions

Workaround

CSCin98733

On redundant pair of RPM-PR cards, standby card LED is green; ideally, it is orange.

Redundancy between two RPM-PR cards.

None

CSCsf01013

While operating in 1000 Mbps, 5FE_RJ45 back card does not support cable lengths greater than 50m. Many CRC errors occur when cable length exceeds 50m.

When the gige ports are configured for 1000 Mbps speed and cable lengths exceeds 50 m.

Use 10 Mbps/100 Mbps mode when cable length exceeds 50m.

Open Caveats in Release 12.4(6)T1 for Cisco MGX 1.3.14 and Cisco MGX 5.3.00

Table 4 lists open caveats in Cisco IOS Release 12.4(6)T1 for Cisco MGX Release 5.3.00 as of May 2006.

Table 4 Open Caveats in Cisco IOS Release 12.4(6)T1

Caveat Number

Symptom

Conditions

Workaround

CSCin98733

On redundant pair of RPM-PR cards, standby card LED is green, ideally it is orange.

Redundancy between two RPM-PR cards.

None

CSCin99398

show controller does not display gigabit speed in the capabilities of the local and peer port

For any port on 5-port gige back card (MGX-RJ45-5-ETH) for RPM.

None

CSCsd00275

The debug rpm check-image now <image-name> command on an RPM-PR router card might fail

When there is a memory fragmentation on the RPM-PR (due to high memory usage).

None

Open Caveats in Release 12.3(11)T9 for Cisco MGX 1.3.14 and Cisco MGX 5.2.10

No open bugs are listed for this release.

Open Caveats in Release 12.3(11)T7 for Cisco MGX 1.3.12 and Cisco MGX 5.2.00

No open bugs are listed for this release.

Open Caveats in Release 12.3(11)T6 for Cisco MGX 1.3.12 and Cisco MGX 5.1.20

Table 5 lists open caveats in Cisco IOS Release 12.3(11)T6 for Cisco MGX Release 1.3.12 and Cisco MGX Release 5.1.20 as of June 20, 2005.

Table 5 Open Caveats in Cisco IOS Release 12.3(11)T6

Caveat Number

Symptom

Conditions

Workaround

CSCef79260

A Cisco RPM-PR card stops responding at atmdx_rx_interrupt.

Observed in a configuration in which two LSCs are configured for hot redundancy with a large MPLS VPN configuration on a PE router, and LDP flapping was performed for a long time. Observed on an RPM router running Cisco IOS Release 12.2(15)T4e.

Unknown

CSCeh86365

The user sees an error for each of the following events if the PXM does not have the support:

•Interface up/down (Admin/Line status)

•Interface removal

•Interface insertion

The user sees this error when performing this action during a steady state condition.

None.

Open Caveats in Release 12.3(11)T3 for Cisco MGX 1.3.12 and Cisco MGX 5.1.00

Table 6 lists open caveats in Cisco IOS Release 12.3(11)T3 for Cisco MGX Release 1.3.12 and Cisco MGX Release 5.1.00 as of January 2005.

Table 6 Open Caveats in Cisco IOS Release 12.3(11)T3

Caveat Number

Symptom

Condition

Workaround

CSCec68542

In a large-scale network and under a stressful condition, segmentation and reassembly (SAR) may not reassemble properly for large packets, causing the protocol to fail.

Observed on an RPM-PR that runs Cisco IOS Release 12.2(15)T4B that functions as a Label Edge Router (LER), and that is configured with two LSCs under the following conditions:

•With a script running, disable and re-enable the multi-virtual-circuit (Multi-VC) mode on the RPM-PR.

•1000 soft permanent virtual circuits (SPVCs) that have VPN routing/forwarding (VRF) enabled exist.

•500 external Border Gateway Protocol (eBGP) sessions exist.

•80-Mbps input traffic and 6-Mbps output IP traffic is in place.

To clear the issue, enter the clear int switch1 command. L3 protocols come up.

CSCee21093

On a Cisco MGX 8850 switch with a PXM1 controller card platform, TFTP of the config file by the CWM NMS application from the RPM-PR card takes a long time to complete.

The CWM application attempts to sync up with the Cisco MGX 8850 switch. This process invokes an SNMP get route command to collect information from the switch cards. The RPM-PR config file cannot be collected as the SNMP get routine gets timed out. As the timeout happens in this condition, CWM cannot sync up with the RPM-PR configuration.

Remove the running configuration of the RPM-PR card by executing the clrsmcnf command from the PXM1 controller card. Reload the original configuration (which must be saved in a temporary file before executing the clrsmcnf command) on the RPM-PR card. This allows the card to resync properly with CWM.

CSCef07711

A Cisco MGX-RPM-PR stops responding with a crashinfo file, indicating that it failed to reset the ATMizer (SAR) chip.

Observed when a Cisco MGX 8850 switch in which an MGX-RPM-PR-512 is running Cisco IOS Release 12.2(15)T4e.

None

CSCef47494

RPM-PR does not respond to console commands.

After a node is powered on.

Reset the card slot from PXM.

CSCef79260

An RPM-PR card may stop responding upon entering atmdx_rx_interrupt.

Observed in a configuration in which two LSCs are configured for hot redundancy with a large MPLS VPN configuration on a PE router, and LDP flapping was performed for a long time.

Unknown

CSCeg11001

RPM-PR interface update to PXM failed.

Adding IP address on an RPM-PR subinterface.

Unknown

CSCin75680

On an RPM-PR card, ingress and egress parameters in resource-partition are decremented automatically when the max/min virtual circuit identifier (VCI) is changed.

Change the max/min VCI values in resource partition details and enter the snmpget command on ingress and egress bandwidth parameters after you change VCI.

Unknown

Open Caveats in Release 12.3(7)T3 for Cisco MGX 1.3.10 and Cisco MGX 5.0.10

Table 7 lists open caveats in Cisco IOS Release 12.3(7)T3 for Cisco MGX Release 1.3.10 and Cisco MGX Release 5.0.10 as of August 2004.
Table 7 Open Caveats in Cisco IOS Release 12.3(7)T3
Caveat Number

Symptom

Condition

Workaround

CSCdv24154

If you set the maximum transmission unit (MTU) size in the XtagATM interface in LSC, the system defaults to 4470.

Observed when you set the MTU size in the XtagATM interface in LSC.

None

CSCea84387

A user session may pause indefinitely, causing a Cisco router to become unresponsive.

Observed when multiple simultaneous users enter modular QoS CLI (MQC) commands on the same router through separate virtual terminal type (vty) sessions.

Allow only one user at a time to enter MQC commands

CSCea85160

snmpwalk on ifDescr responds to aal5 mib variable.

Observed when you query for the ifDescr.

None

CSCec02155

All Virtual Switch Interface (VSI) sessions go down and XTag interfaces go to the down/down state on an LSC.

Observed on an RPM-PR that acts as an LSC.

None

CSCec16481

A Cisco device running Cisco IOS and enabled for OSPF protocol is vulnerable to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack from a malformed OSPF packet. The OSPF protocol is not enabled by default.

Further details and the

Present in Cisco IOS Releases based on 12.0S, 12.2, and 12.3. Releases based on 12.0, 12.1 mainlines, and all Cisco IOS images before Release 12.0 are not affected. Refer to the Security Advisory for a list of affected release trains.

Workarounds to mitigate the effects are explained in the Security Advisory at:

http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20040818-ospf.shtml

CSCec26512

After switchover, 22 LVCs entered Bwait state.

After switchover.

None
CSCed83799
The following error message appeared on an RPM-PR terminal, followed by a traceback.
*Feb 24 14:36:35.140: 
%ATMPA-3-BADPARTICLE: Switch1: bad 
rx particle 0x61DE1540 flags 
0x00000000 index 19000
Appears on an RPM-PR terminal when there is heavy incoming and outgoing traffic through the RPM-PR card.

None
CSCed85540

An RPM-PR acting as LSC resets due to a software forced reload command.

This problem might be seen on the RPM-PR in the following conditions:

•Acts as LSC in cell-based MPLS network.

•Frequent Multi-VC flaps back to back.

None

CSCee37192

Upstream RPM to RPM flow corrupted with connection identifiers (CIDs).

—

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CSCee74057

RPM-PR throughput performance degradation.

—

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Resolved Caveats

This section contains the lists of resolved caveats in this release and earlier releases.

Resolved Caveats in Release 12.4(6)T5 for Cisco MGX 1.3.14 and Cisco MGX 5.3.20

Table 8 lists resolved caveats in Cisco IOS Release 12.4(6)T5 for Cisco MGX Release 1.3.14 and Cisco MGX Release 5.3.20 as of October 2006.

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Table 8 Resolved Caveats in Cisco IOS Release 12.4(6)T5

Caveat Number

Description

CSCin99398

sh controller not showing all auto-nego capabilities.

CSCsd00275

Debug sanity check of RPM-PR software may fail.

CSCse49165

Control the OAM Q size to mitigate Control plane flaps.

CSCsf00039

Remove community request from pxm is not handled correctly.

CSCsf13052

CEF is not enabled by default.

Resolved Caveats in Release 12.4(6)T1 for Cisco MGX 1.3.14 and Cisco MGX 5.3.00

Table 9 lists resolved caveats in Cisco IOS Release 12.4(6)T1 for Cisco MGX Release 1.3.14 and Cisco MGX Release 5.3.00 as of May 2006.

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Table 9 Resolved Caveats in Cisco IOS Release 12.4(6)T1

Caveat Number

Description

CSCej16877

Redundant entries for the back card seen in chassis and entPhysicalT

CSCek08234

Alignment errors seen with virtual access interface on RPM-PR

CSCek20297

Change the CLI for adding back card redundancy. (see hw-module rpm fecp-fail fc-xover and hw-module rpm bkcd-fail fc-xover)

CSCek24577

show inventory not supported on rpm-pr

CSCek25088

CLI, show rpm eeprom, is not showing VID/UDI field or value

CSCin98535

show rpm eeprom does not display the back card details

CSCsc20282

RPM-PR need mechanism to disable TOD from PXM when RPM is connected to NTP. (see hw-module rpm pxm-tod-ignore)

Resolved Caveats in Release 12.3(11)T9 for Cisco MGX 1.3.14 and Cisco MGX 5.2.10

No caveats are resolved in this release.

Resolved Caveat in Release 12.3.(11)T7 for Cisco MGX 1.3.12 and Cisco MGX 5.2.00

Table 10 lists the resolved caveat in Cisco IOS Release 12.3(11)T7 for Cisco MGX Release 1.3.12 and Cisco MGX Release 5.2.00 as of September 26, 2005.

Table 10 Resolved Caveat in Cisco IOS Release 12.3.(11)T7

Caveat Number

Description

CSCeh86365

IPC-ERR: Back card line update to PXM failed/timeout.

Resolved Caveats in Release 12.3(11)T6 for Cisco MGX 1.3.12 and Cisco MGX 5.1.20

Table 11 lists resolved caveats in Cisco IOS Release 12.3(11)T6 for Cisco MGX Release 1.3.12 and Cisco MGX Release 5.1.20 as of June 20, 2005.

Table 11 Resolved Caveats in Cisco IOS Release 12.3(11)T6

Caveat Number

Description

CSCef07711

A Cisco MGX-RPM-PR stopped responding with a crashinfo file, indicating that it failed to reset the ATMizer (SAR) chip.

CSCef60537

The MGX-RPM-1FE-CP RPM-PR back card was not recognized.

CSCeg87969

RPM-PR dropped unmuxed packets sent by far router.

CSCeg11001

Interface update to PXM failed when you added an ip addr.

CSCeg15067

Upon reload, the RPM-PR sent redundant traps about the presence of the card.

CSCeg17630

The MGX-RPM-1FE-CP RPM-PR back card was not recognized.

CSCeg17638

When 1FE_CP Fast Ethernet coprocessor back card failed, it did not trigger a front card switchover.

CSCeg25439

RPM-PR sent incorrect values in the trap varbind.

CSCeh00712

Inconsistency on RPM FECP_RJ45 back card type.

CSCeh02016

RPM-PR router was reloaded abnormally when its back card underwent OIR.

CSCeh06751

RPM_PR Front card switchover did not occur by default when 1FECP back card underwent OIR.

CSCeh27915

RPM-PR switchover.

CSCeh54867

%RPM_VIRTUAL_PORT-3-IPCERR: switch_vport_send_pxm_with_reply: Vport request rejected by PXM. Error String = enErr:Input parameters are InCorrect. Error Code = 1869756999.

CSCeh78358

SAR failure caused the RPM-PR to reset because of watchdog timer expiry.

CSCsa55292

The LVCs under a subinterface became stuck, causing OutPktDrops on an RPM-PR card.

CSCsa81379

NetFlow Feature Acceleration is deprecated and removed from Cisco IOS. The global command ip flow-cache feature-accelerate is no longer recognized in any Cisco IOS configuration.

Resolved Caveats in Release 12.3(11)T3 for Cisco MGX 1.3.12 and Cisco MGX 5.1.00

Table 12 lists resolved caveats in Cisco IOS Release 12.3(11)T3 for Cisco MGX Release 1.3.12 and Cisco MGX Release 5.1.00 as of January 25, 2005.

Table 12 Resolved Caveats in Cisco IOS Release 12.3(11)T3

Caveat Number

Description

CSCed94598

An RPM-PR over-shaped the traffic by 0.3 to 0.5 percent above the sustainable cell rate (SCR).

CSCee12392

An RPM-PR did not boot up due to continuous hardware watchdog resets.

CSCee33948

Intermittent diagnostic loopback failure.

CSCee38626

Unexpected reload of an RPM-PR acting as an LSR in an MPLS domain.

CSCee53246

The standby (secondary) RPM-PR did not release the config_file boot variable after the primary redundant RPM-PR card takes over when a card switchover command was executed.

CSCee59256

You could not execute the write memory or the dir filesystem command.

CSCef34052

IP connectivity between the PE and the LSC was lost, causing the LDP session to flap.

CSCef53761

RPM-PR reloaded when the SAR auto recovery mechanism began.

CSCef60537

The MGX-RPM-1FE-CP RPM-PR back card was not recognized.

CSCeg17630

The MGX-RPM-1FE-CP RPM-PR back card SNMP traps are not sent to the PXM.

Resolved Caveats in Release 12.3(7)T3 for Cisco MGX 1.3.10 and Cisco MGX 5.0.10

Table 13 lists resolved caveats in Cisco IOS Release 12.3(7)T3 for Cisco MGX Release 1.3.10 and Cisco MGX Release 5.0.10, as of August 18, 2004.

Table 13 Resolved Caveats in Cisco IOS Release 12.3(7)T3

Caveat Number

Description

CSCea62571

%UTIL-3-TREE: Data structure error with traceback logged on LSC.

CSCea85395

BGP suppressed prefixes not reinstated after condition removed.

CSCed41381

Input drops on framed PVC i/f causing an LDP session flap.

CSCed74835

When copying big files from an RPM-PR to a Cisco MGX 8850 switch hard drive, it silently failed.

CSCee54524

During SCR provisioning (changing the bandwidth) on the ePVCs, the RPM-PR PE occasionally reloaded.

Resolved Caveats in Release 12.3(2)T6 for Cisco MGX 1.3.00 and Cisco MGX 5.0.00

Table 14 lists resolved caveats in Cisco IOS Release 12.3(2)T6 for Cisco MGX Release 1.3.00 and Cisco MGX Release 5.0.00 as of June 4, 2004.

Table 14 Resolved Caveats in Cisco IOS Release 12.3(2)T6

Caveat Number

Description

CSCec76875

A PE router was unable to ping other PE routers or an LSC, nor could other platforms ping the PE router.

CSCed82475

An LSC reloaded unexpectedly when an Address Error (load or instruction fetch) exception occurred.

CSCed85438

A Fast Ethernet 100BASE-TX port adapter on an RPM-PR card stopped receiving burst traffic packets.

CSCee03384

When an LC-ATM switch subinterface was created and then deleted on an RPM-PR, the index for the subinterface for the LVC stuck detection and recovery mechanism changed in such a way that the LVC stuck information for an existing LC-ATM was overwritten when a new LC-ATM is added.

Resolved Caveats in Release 12.3(2)T5 for Cisco MGX 1.3.00 and Cisco MGX 5.0.00

Table 15 lists resolved caveats in Cisco IOS Release 12.3(2)T5 for Cisco MGX Release 1.3.00 and Cisco MGX 5.0.00 as of April 14, 2004.

Table 15 Resolved Caveats in Cisco IOS Release 12.3(2)T5

Caveat Number

Description

CSCdz79827

SNMP loop occurred at cipPrecedenceEntry on the switch subinterface of the RPM-PR.

CSCea26869

Kept sending an IPC message header cache below traceback.

CSCea44854

Error Messages from the RPM-PR card for SNMP requests are wrong.

CSCea74335

On reloading an RPM-PR card using the reload command, it prompts for saving the configuration even if it has not been modified.

CSCeb10082

No indication in the log that clear int sw1 was executed through the CLI.

CSCeb11734

Traceback messages were received on slot 14 after an upgrade was performed.

CSCeb22233

The RPM-PR failed after Fast Ethernet back card OIR.

CSCeb41501

Traceback on RPM-PR with only virtual channel connection (VCC) virtual path connection (VPC) switch partition configured.

CSCeb61872

sw rev varbind command is not available when trap 60056 is sent for an RPM-PR.

CSCeb63762

RPM-SAR remote access server (RAS) enhancement. Ability to reset SAR after failure.

CSCeb65685

ip cef load-sharing algorithm tunnel command lost upon resetting an RPM-PR.

CSCeb78535

Received multiple alignment errors when adding switch connection.

CSCeb78905

Incorrect configuration generation for RPM-PR commands.

CSCeb81588

Set PCI retry timer to nonzero value for the RPM-PR platform.

CSCeb74637

During the RPM-PR upgrade to 12.2(8)MC2d, the startup config disappeared.

CSCec14559

The PXM spontaneously failed over during 1:N RPM redundancy testing.

CSCed05581

The switch connection configuration in switch subinterfaces is lost after reloading in RPM-PR.

CSCed25513

Watchdog timeout occurred when malloc fails while resynching.

CSCed26565

RPM-PR-512 reset multiple times due to a SAR APU stall.

CSCed40082

Duplicate ping atm command in the RPM-PR.

CSCed46492

Ethernet 2/1 on RPM-PR stayed in shutdown state after a switchredcd command was used.

Compatibility Notes

This section contains compatibility information for the RPM-PR card.

All Cisco IOS firmware can be downloaded from Cisco.com at:

http://www.cisco.com/kobayashi/sw-center/sw-ios.shtml

RPM-PR Boot File and Firmware File Names and Sizes

Table 16 displays the RPM-PR boot and firmware file names and sizes for this release.

Table 16 RPM-PR Boot and Firmware File Names and Sizes

File Name

File Size (in Bytes)

Boot File

rpm-boot-mz.124-6.T5

4686920

Firmware File

rpm-js-mz.124-6.T5

13616616

RPM-PR Compatibility Matrix

Table 17 lists the RPM-PR compatibility matrix for RPM-PR.

Table 17 RPM-PR Compatibility Matrix

MGX Software Release

Cisco IOS Release

CWM

1.3.14/5.3.20

12.4(6)T5

12.4(6)T4

12.4(6)T3

12.4(6)T2

15.3.00 P2

1.3.14/5.3.00

12.4(6)T1

15.3.00

12.3(11)T8

12.3(11)T6

1.3.14/5.2.10

12.3(11)T9

12.3(11)T7

15.1.50

1.3.12/5.2.00

12.3(11)T7

15.1.50

12.3(11)T6

15.1.00

12.3(11)T3

15.1.00

1.3.12/5.1.20

12.3(11)T6

15.1.00

1.3.12/5.1.00

12.3(11)T3

15.1.00

1.3.10/5.0.10

12.3(7)T3

15.0.00 P2

1.3.00/5.0.00

12.3(2)T6

15.0.00

12.3(2)T5

15.0.00

1.2.21/4.0.15

12.3(2)T4

12.0.00.2

1.2.21/4.0.12

12.3(2)T2

12.0.00.2

1.2.21/4.0.10

12.2(15)T5

12.0.00.1

1.2.20/4.0.00

12.2(15)T4a

11.0.11

1.2.13/3.0.20

12.2(11)T2

11.0.10 Patch 1

1.2.11/3.0.10

12.2(11)T1

11.0.10

1.2.10/3.0.00

12.2(8)T4

11.0.00

1.2.02/2.1.76

12.2(8)T1¹

10.5.10 Patch 1

1.2.00/2.1.70

12.2(4)T1

10.5.10

1.1.40

12.2(4)T

10.5

1.1.34

12.2(2)T2

10.4.01 Patch 1

1.1.32

12.1(5.3)T_XT

10.4.01

¹Cisco MGX 1.2.02 has also been certified with Cisco IOS 12.2(4)T3.

MGX RPM/B and RPM-PR Hardware

Table 17 shows the front card and back card compatibility for RPM-PR hardware supported in this release. The table lists the card model, name, part numbers, minimum version, and minimum revisions of each card supported. Note that there may be more than one 800 level part numbers for the same front cards. The minimum version is identified by the last two digits of the 800 level numbers.

Note Shielded cables are required on MGX-RJ45-5-ETH ports and RPM-PR console/aux ports for EMC compliance.

Table 18 Hardware Compatibility Matrix

Front Cards

Part Number/
Min. Version

Rev.

Back Cards

Part Number/
Min. Version

Rev.

MGX-RPM-128M/B

800-05743-01

A0

MGX-RJ45-FE

MGX-MMF-FE

MGX-RJ45-4E

MGX-MMF-FDDI

MGX-MMF-FDDI/FD

MGX-SMF-FDDI

MGX-SMF-FDDI/FD

800-02735-02

800-03202-02

800-02737-02

800-02857-01

800-03820-01

800-02736-01

800-03822-01

A0

A0

A0

A0

A0

A0

A0

MGX-RPM-PR-256

800-07178-02

A0

MGX-RJ45-FE

MGX-MMF-FE

MGX-RJ45-4E/B

MGX-RPM-1FE-CP

MGX-RJ45-5-ETH

800-02735-02

800-03202-02

800-12134-01

800-16090-05

800-27602-01

A0

A0

A0

D0

A0

MGX-RPM-PR-512

800-07656-02

A0

MGX-RJ45-FE

MGX-MMF-FE

MGX-RJ45-4E/B

MGX-RPM-1FE-CP

MGX-RJ45-5-ETH

800-02735-02

800-03202-02

800-12134-01

800-16090-05

800-27602-01

A0

A0

A0

D0

A0

Previous Cisco IOS Release Compatibility Information

This section describes the compatibility information for RPM-PR modules with Cisco IOS Releases prior to 12.3.x.

About Cisco IOS Release 12.2(15)T5

Cisco IOS Release 12.2(15)T5 supports existing features on the MGX-RPM-PR and MGX-RPM-128M/B cards.

About Cisco IOS Release 12.2(11)T1

Cisco IOS Release 12.2(11)T1 supports existing features on the MGX-RPM-PR and MGX-RPM-128M/B cards.

About Cisco IOS Release 12.2(8)T4

Cisco IOS Release 12.2(8)T4 supports existing features on the MGX-RPM-PR and MGX-RPM-128M/B cards.

About Cisco IOS Release 12.2(8)T1

Cisco IOS Release 12.2(8)T1 supports existing features on the MGX-RPM-PR and MGX-RPM-128M/B cards and the CBC clock rate configuration feature described in "Features Not Supported in This Release" section.

About Cisco IOS Release 12.2(4)T3

Cisco IOS Release 12.2(4)T3 supports existing features on the MGX-RPM-PR and MGX-RPM-128M/B cards.

About Cisco IOS Release 12.2(4)T1

Cisco IOS Release 12.2(4)T1 or later is used with Cisco MGX Release 1.2.00. This Cisco IOS release supports new RPM-PR features and continues to support existing features on the RPM-PR and MGX-RPM-128M/B cards.

Note The MPLS inter AS and MPLS TE are not supported features on RPM-PR for this release.

About Cisco IOS Release 12.2(4)T

Cisco IOS Release 12.2(4)T or later is used with Cisco MGX Release 1.1.40. This Cisco IOS release supports new RPM-PR features and continues to support existing features on the RPM-PR and MGX-RPM-128M/B cards.

Note The MPLS inter AS and MPLS TE are not supported features on RPM-PR for this release.

About Cisco IOS Releases 12.2(2)T2 and 12.2(2)T3

Cisco IOS Releases 12.2(2)T2 and 12.2(2)T3 are used with Cisco MGX Releases 1.1.34 and 1.1.40. This Cisco IOS release does not support new RPM-PR features, but was tested with Release 1.1.34 and continues to support existing features on the RPM-PR and MGX-RPM-128M/B cards. Note the following anomaly in Cisco IOS Release 12.2(2)T2:

•Description—Customers upgrading to Release 12.2(2)T2 with RPMs might not see some external Border Gateway Protocol (eBGP) sessions coming up when the customer edge (CE) router is running an earlier Cisco IOS release (12.0 and 12.0.xT). This issue was encountered with a CE running a Release 12.0(7)T image. In such cases, the CEs running earlier Cisco IOS releases were not able to create BGP sessions to PEs with the later image (Release 12.2(2)T2).
The issue is fixed in 12.2(2)T3. Customers who face the problems described with the 12.2(2)T2 image, may upgrade to 12.2(2)T3 image.

•Symptom—MPLS PE does not advertise BGP network to CE router running an older Cisco IOS image.

•Condition—A Cisco router that is running Cisco IOS Release 12.2(3.1)T or 12.2(2)T and is configured as a PE router may not support LDP. This defect might cause the PE router not to advertise any BGP routes to a Cisco 2600 series CE router that is running Cisco IOS Release 12.0(18). However, the CE router advertises routes to the PE router. Entering the neighbor ce-ipaddress don-capability-negotiate command on the PE router does not correct this defect.

•Workaround—Upgrade the CE router from Cisco IOS Release 12.0(18) to Cisco IOS Release 12.2(2)T3.

About Cisco IOS Release 12.1(5.3)T_XT

Cisco IOS Release 12.1(5.3)T_XT and later is used with Cisco MGX Release 1.1.32 and provides support for:

•RPM-PR in any MGX chassis

Note RPM-PR is FCS with Release 1.1.32; and General Availability with Release 1.1.34.

•MGX-RPM-128M/Bs in a Cisco MGX 8230 chassis

•Multiple RPM-PR card types

•Cisco IOS Release 12.1(5.3)T_XT offers no other software features for the RPM-PR

Note To locate Cisco IOS-related anomalies or problems fixed, please refer to Cisco IOS release notes.

Caveats Fixed with Cisco IOS Release 12.1(5.3)T_XT

Refer to the Release Notes for Cisco IOS Release 12.1 at:

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios121/121relnt/index.htm

Special Installation and Upgrade Requirements

Existing customers must use the upgrade procedures located in the "Upgrading RPM-PR Cards" section. For new customers, the image is pre-installed and they should use the PXM installation procedure in the PXM documentation to upgrade to future maintenance releases.

Upgrading from an MGX-RPM-128M/B Card to an RPM-PR Card

To replace an MGX-RPM-128M/B card with an RPM-PR card, the PXM must be running Cisco MGX Release 1.1.34 or later, and the RPM-PR must be running IOS Release 12.2(4)T or later. Then perform the following procedure.

Step 1 Insert the RPM-PR in a test node.

Step 2 Copy the new RPM-PR boot image to the Flash. Verify that the boot image is the first file in the Flash.

Step 3 Modify the configuration of the file to use the latest IOS image on the c: drive by entering the boot system c:<IOS_filename> command.

Step 4 Enter the write memory command to save the configuration file in NVRAM.

Step 5 Enter the show bootvar command to check the Boot variable and to verify that the card us configured to boot from the latest image.

Now the RPM-PR card is ready to replace an MGX-RPM-128M/B card.

Step 6 Before you insert the RPM-PR in the node, verify the following:

•PXM is running Release 1.1.34 or later

•PXM disk contains the latest Cisco IOS image specified for the RPM-PR

Caution After an MGX-RPM-128M/B card is replaced with a RPM-PR card, the MGX-RPM-128M/B card cannot be re-installed. If you attempt to re-install the MGX-RPM-128M/B, the module is placed in a mismatch state.

Caution After installing the RPM-PR card, do not mix card redundancy.

Upgrading RPM-PR Cards

The following sections describe how to upgrade boot and run-time software on RPM-PR cards. These procedures apply to PXM 1 switches and Cisco MGX 8000 Releases 2.1 and 3 (PXM45 and PXM1E) switches.

Upgrading RPM-PR Boot Software

At the factory, a boot file is installed in the bootflash on the RPM-PR card and is used to boot the card. The run-time software is updated more frequently than the boot software. However, the boot software is updated occasionally. When you are updating run-time software, check Table 16 to see if a boot software upgrade is required.

The boot software is stored in bootflash memory on the RPM-PR card. To manage the software in bootflash, you access it as if it were a hard disk. For example, in copy and delete file commands, files are identified as bootflash:filename (which is similar to e:filename).

The following example shows a directory of bootflash contents:
Router(boot)#show flash:
-#- ED --type-- --crc--- -seek-- nlen -length- -----date/time------ name
1   .D config   D4F7352A   40330   18      686 Jan 30 2001 18:18:41 auto_config_slot09
2   .D config   CBF007C1   40660    9      688 Feb 22 2001 15:33:11 slot9.cnf
3   .. image    F596869A  2973E8   27  2452744 Feb 28 2001 03:16:05 
rpm-boot-mz_002.001.070.202
Note Although you can display directory contents with the dir bootflash: command, the show flash: command provides more detail. Also, although bootflash and Flash are separate entities on other Cisco routers, both terms refer to the same entity on the RPM-PR.

In the example above, the numbers in the left column indicate the order in which the RPM-PR card tries to load software. The second column shows that the first two files are marked for deletion (D). The last column lists the names of the files stored in bootflash.

When managing the bootflash, you must consider the following:

•When the RPM-PR card is reset, it tries to load the first bootable image in bootflash.

•Files are not removed from bootflash until the squeeze flash: command is entered.

Caution If all bootable images are deleted from bootflash, try to reinstall the bootflash file using the Xmodem download procedure found in Using XModem to Download Flash to RPM-PR Cards. If this does not work, return the card to the factory to be reprogrammed.

Upgrading RPM-PR Run-Time Software

You can load the run-time software on the RPM-PR from the following sources:

•The E:RPM directory on the PXM45 hard disk

•Bootflash

•A TFTP server on a LAN to which an RPM-PR back card is connected.

We recommend that you configure the RPM-PR card to load from the E:RPM directory on the PXM45 hard disk. Note that images load much faster from bootflash, but if you are using multiple RPM-PR cards, it takes longer to complete an upgrade because the run-time software must be copied to each RPM-PR card's bootflash instead of to a single location.

At startup, the RPM-PR card attempts to load the software in the order listed in the startup-config file. The following example shows an excerpt from a startup-config file:
!
boot system e:rpm-js-mz.122-4.T
boot system bootflash:rpm-js-mz.122-4.T
boot config c:auto_config_slot09
logging rate-limit console 10 except errors
enable password cisco
!
In the startup-config file example, the RPM-PR card attempts to load the run-time software from the PXM45 card (E:rpm-js-mz.122-4.T) first, and if that fails, it attempts to load the image copy stored in bootflash. This configuration takes longer to upgrade, but it assures the card can reboot if someone accidentally removes the file on the PXM45 hard disk.

Note The convention is lowercase e for RPM-PR commands and uppercase E for switch commands.

To configure the RPM-PR to load upgraded run-time software from the PXM45 hard disk, you must do the following:

•Copy the upgraded file to the PXM45 hard disk.

•Update the boot system variable in the router startup-config file to load the new file.

•Reset the RPM-PR card so that it loads the new file.

RPM-PR cards can be configured for 1:N redundancy as well as for non-redundant configurations. The procedures for both types of configuration are in the following sections.

Tip To simplify run-time software updates, copy the run-time file in the E:RPM directory and rename it to a generic name such as rpm-js-mz. The production run-time filenames have version numbers appended to them, but you can change this. This approach allows you to perform future upgrades by copying the file to the hard disk, renaming a copy of the file to your generic name, and resetting each card. The approach eliminates the need to reconfigure Cisco IOS on each card to recognize the new filename.

Upgrading Boot Software and Run-Time Software for Non-Redundant Cards

The following procedure describes how to upgrade boot software and run-time software.

Note The first part of this procedure describes boot software upgrade and the second part describes run-time software upgrade. RPM-PR boot software can be upgraded either in boot mode or in run-time mode. The procedure described here shows an example for run-time mode. The same commands are applicable for upgrading boot software in boot mode.

Step 1 Copy the new boot software file for the RPM-PR card to the switch (C:RPM).

Step 2 Establish a configuration session using any valid user name.

Step 3 Use the cc command to select the RPM-PR card to update as shown in the following example:
8850_LA.7.PXM.a > cc 9
(session redirected)
Router>
The switch displays the Cisco IOS prompt for the router on the RPM-PR card. From this point on, all commands are Cisco IOS commands.

Note This procedure assumes that you are familiar with Cisco IOS, which is a topic that is beyond the scope of this book. This procedure details only those commands that are unique to setting up RPM-PR on the switch. For general Cisco IOS commands, examples are given to show how to complete the task.

Step 4 Enter Enable mode for the router by entering the following command:
Router>enable
Password: 
Router#
Step 5 To verify router access to the PXM1 hard disk and display the boot file name, enter the following command:
Router#dir c:
Directory of c:/
65539  -rw-         815   Sep 13 2001 23:51:10  auto_config_slot09
65540  -rw-     2588780   Mar 22 2001 19:06:54  rpm-boot-mz_002.001.070.201
84611  -rw-     2452768   Apr 05 2001 05:34:44  rpm-boot-mz.122-4.T
66805  -rw-     8529104   Mar 22 2001 19:09:00  rpm-js-mz_002.001.070.201
85809  -rw-     7936012   Apr 05 2001 06:28:54  rpm-js-mz.122-4.T
104857600 bytes total (83068928 bytes free)
Step 6 To display the files in the bootflash, enter the following command:
Router#show flash:
-#- ED --type-- --crc--- -seek-- nlen -length- -----date/time------ name
1   .. image    F596869A  296D88   27  2452744 Feb 28 2001 03:16:05 
rpm-boot-mz_002.001.070.201
30315128 bytes available (2452872 bytes used)
Step 7 To copy new boot software to the bootflash, use the copy command as shown in the following example:
Router#copy c:rpm-boot-mz.122-4.T bootflash:
Destination filename [rpm-boot-mz.122-4.T]? 
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
2334044 bytes copied in 35.768 secs (66686 bytes/sec)
Tip When prompted for the destination filename, press <Enter> to use the source filename shown in the prompt. To change the destination filename, enter a new filename after the prompt.

Step 8 To verify that the file was copied, enter the show flash: command.

Step 9 To mark an older boot file for deletion from the bootflash, enter the following command:
Router#del bootflash:
Delete filename []? rpm-js-mz
Delete bootflash:rpm-js-mz? [confirm]
Router#
Tip To unmark a bootflash file so that it is not deleted when running the squeeze flash: command, enter the undelete <number> command, where number is the file number displayed in the left-most column of the show flash: command display.

Step 10 To delete all files that are marked for deletion from bootflash, enter the following command:
Router(boot)#squeeze flash:
All deleted files will be removed. Continue? [confirm]y
Squeeze operation may take a while. Continue? [confirm]
Squeeze of bootflash complete
Step 11 Enter the show flash: command to verify that the bootflash files are as you want them.

Caution If all bootable images are deleted from bootflash, try to reinstall the bootflash file using the Xmodem download procedure found in "Using XModem to Download Flash to RPM-PR Cards" section and restart the RPM-PR card. If this does not work, return the card to the factory to be reprogrammed. When you are done managing the bootflash, the show flash: command should display at least one bootable image, and the image you want the card to boot from must be the first bootable image in the list.

Tip If the show flash: command does not display a bootable image, copy a bootable image to bootflash as described earlier in this procedure. You can continue to manage the bootflash, even when there are no files in bootflash, until the router is restarted.

Tip If the bootflash contains bootable images and the sequence is such that the card does not start, you can enter rommon mode and load the bootable image. To get into rommon mode, establish a console connection to the RPM-PR card, reset the RPM-PR card using the resetcd <slot> command from the active PXM1 card, then quickly enter the CTRL-[, Break sequence at the RPM-PR console. The command to send a Break depends on the computer platform and software you are using. It may take a couple of attempts to successfully get into rommon mode. When you are in rommon mode, the RPM-PR card displays the rommon 1 > prompt.

Once in rommon mode, you can enter the dir bootflash: command to display the images in bootflash. To boot one of the images, enter a boot command the following format: boot bootflash:filename.

See "Using XModem to Download Flash to RPM-PR Cards" section.

This ends the boot software upgrade procedure. The following steps are for upgrading the run-time software. If you do not want to upgrade the run-time software, you need to restart the RPM-PR card by entering the reload command.

Step 12 Copy the new run-time software file for the RPM-PR card to the switch (C:RPM).

Step 13 Establish a configuration session using any valid user name.

Step 14 If you are using a generic filename for your run-time images, copy the file on the PXM1 hard disk and rename the copied file. For example:
8850_LA.8.PXM.a > copy rpm-js-mz.122-4.T rpm-js-mz
Step 15 If your RPM-PR is already configured to use a file with a generic name, skip to Step 24.

Step 16 Use the cc command to select the RPM-PR card to update as shown in the following example:
pop20two.7.PXM.a > cc 9
(session redirected)
Router>
The switch displays the Cisco IOS prompt for the router on the RPM-PR card. From this point on, all commands are Cisco IOS commands.

Note This procedure assumes that you are familiar with Cisco IOS. This procedure details only those commands that are unique to setting up RPM-PR on the switch. For general Cisco IOS commands, examples appear to show how to complete the task.

Step 17 Enter the enable mode for the router by entering the following command:
Router>enable
Password: 
Router#
Step 18 Configure the RPM-PR card to store its configuration on the PXM1 hard disk by entering the following command:
Router> boot config c:auto_config_slot#
Step 19 Display the startup run-time software filename by entering the following command:
Router#show bootvar
BOOT variable = c:rpm-js-mz.122-4.T,12;
CONFIG_FILE variable = c:auto_config_slot09
BOOTLDR variable does not exist
Configuration register is 0x2
In the example above, the startup run-time software file is C:rpm-js-mz.122-4.T, and it has a version number attached to it. Another way to view the boot list is to enter the show startup-config command and look for the boot system commands.

Step 20 Enter the router global configuration mode by entering the following command:
Router#config terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
Step 21 If you need to change the boot system filenames, remove the existing boot list by entering the following command:
Router(config)# no boot system
Step 22 Create a new boot list by entering one or more boot system commands as follows:
Router(config)# boot system c:filename
Replace the filename variable with the name of the new run-time file that was previously transferred to the C:RPM directory on the switch as follows:
Router(config)# boot system c:rpm-js-mz
If you want to enter additional boot system commands, enter them in the order in which you want the RPM-PR card to use them. The following example adds a statement to load from bootflash if the run-time file is not found on the PXM1 hard disk:
Router(config)# boot system bootflash:rpm-js-mz.122-4.T
Note Before the RPM-PR card can load run-time software from the bootflash, you must copy the run-time software to the bootflash. The procedure for copying files from the PXM1 hard disk to bootflash is described earlier.

Step 23 Exit global configuration mode and save the new configuration by entering the following command:
Router(config)#^Z
Router#copy run start
Destination filename [startup-config]? 
Building configuration...
[OK]
Step 24 To verify the change, enter the show bootvar or show run commands.

Step 25 Switch to the active PXM1 card and reset the RPM-PR card by entering the following command:
Router#cc 8
(session redirected)
8850_LA.8.PXM.a > resetcd 9
The card in slot number 9, will be reset. Please confirm action
resetcd: Do you want to proceed (Yes/No)? y
Upgrading RPM-PR Boot Software and Run-Time Software for 1:N Redundancy

You must establish redundancy before you use the procedure in this section. To upgrade the RPM-PR run-time software for 1:N redundancy, use the following procedure.

Note The directory on the PXM1 card uses (C:) and the directory within the router card uses (c:).

The following procedure describes how to upgrade boot software and run-time software.

Note The first part of this procedure describes boot software upgrade and the second part describes run-time software upgrade. RPM-PR boot software can be upgraded either in boot mode or in run-time mode. The procedure described here shows an example for run-time mode. The same commands are applicable for upgrading boot software in boot mode.

Step 1 Copy the new boot software file for the RPM-PR card to the switch (C:RPM).

Step 2 Establish a configuration session using any valid user name.

Step 3 Use the cc command to select the RPM-PR card to update as shown in the following example:
8850_LA.7.PXM.a > cc 9
(session redirected)
Router>
The switch displays the Cisco IOS prompt for the router on the RPM-PR card. From this point on, all commands are Cisco IOS commands.

Note This procedure assumes that you are familiar with Cisco IOS. This procedure details only those commands that are unique to setting up RPM-PR on the switch. For general Cisco IOS commands, examples appear to show how to complete the task.

Step 4 Enter Enable mode for the router by entering the following command:
Router>enable
Password: 
Router#
Step 5 To verify router access to the PXM1 hard disk and display the boot file name, enter the following command.
Router#dir c:
Directory of c:/
65539  -rw-         815   Sep 13 2001 23:51:10  auto_config_slot09
65540  -rw-     2588780   Mar 22 2001 19:06:54  rpm-boot-mz_002.001.070.201
84611  -rw-     2452768   Apr 05 2001 05:34:44  rpm-boot-mz.122-4.T
66805  -rw-     8529104   Mar 22 2001 19:09:00  rpm-js-mz_002.001.070.201
85809  -rw-     7936012   Apr 05 2001 06:28:54  rpm-js-mz.122-4.T
104857600 bytes total (83068928 bytes free)
Step 6 To display the files in the bootflash, enter the following command:
Router#show flash:
-#- ED --type-- --crc--- -seek-- nlen -length- -----date/time------ name
1   .. image    F596869A  296D88   27  2452744 Feb 28 2001 03:16:05 
rpm-boot-mz_002.001.070.201
30315128 bytes available (2452872 bytes used)
Step 7 To copy new boot software to the bootflash, enter the following command:
Router#copy c:rpm-boot-mz.122-4.T bootflash:
Destination filename [rpm-boot-mz.122-4.T]? 
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
2334044 bytes copied in 35.768 secs (66686 bytes/sec)
Tip When prompted for the destination filename, press <Enter> to use the source filename shown in the prompt. To change the destination filename, enter a new filename after the prompt.

Step 8 To verify that the file was copied, enter the show flash: command.

Step 9 To mark an older boot file for deletion from the bootflash, use the del bootflash: command as shown in the following example:
Router#del bootflash:
Delete filename []? rpm-js-mz
Delete bootflash:rpm-js-mz? [confirm]
Router#
Tip To unmark a bootflash file so that it is not deleted when running the squeeze flash: command, enter the undelete <number> command, where number is the file number displayed in the left-most column of the show flash: command display.

Step 10 To delete all files that are marked for deletion from bootflash, enter the following command:
Router(boot)#squeeze flash:
All deleted files will be removed. Continue? [confirm]y
Squeeze operation may take a while. Continue? [confirm]
Squeeze of bootflash complete
Step 11 Enter the show flash: command to verify that the bootflash files are as you want them.

Caution If all bootable images are deleted from bootflash, try to reinstall the bootflash file using the Xmodem download procedure found in "Using XModem to Download Flash to RPM-PR Cards" section and restart the RPM-PR card. If this does not work, return the card to the factory to be reprogrammed. When you are done managing the bootflash, the show flash: command should display at least one bootable image, and the image you want the card to boot from must be the first bootable image in the list.

Tip If the show flash: command does not display a bootable image, copy a bootable image to bootflash as described earlier in this procedure. You can continue to manage the bootflash, even when there are no files in bootflash, until the router is restarted.

Tip If the bootflash contains bootable images and the sequence is such that the card does not start, you can enter rommon mode and load the bootable image. To get into rommon mode, establish a console connection to the RPM-PR card, reset the RPM-PR card using the resetcd <slot> command from the active PXM1 card, then quickly enter the CTRL-[, Break sequence at the RPM-PR console. The command to send a Break depends on the computer platform and software you are using. It may take a couple of attempts to successfully get into rommon mode. When you are in rommon mode, the RPM-PR card displays the rommon 1 > prompt.

Once in rommon mode, you can enter the dir bootflash: command to display the images in bootflash. To boot one of the images, enter a boot command the following format: boot bootflash:filename.

See "Using XModem to Download Flash to RPM-PR Cards" section.

This ends the boot software upgrade procedure for the primary card. The following steps are for upgrading the run-time software. If you do not want to upgrade the run-time software for the primary card, skip steps 12 through 24 and go to step 25 to upgrade the boot software on the secondary card.

Step 12 Copy the new run-time software file for the RPM-PR card to the switch (C:RPM).

Step 13 If you are using a generic filename for your run-time images, copy the file on the PXM1 hard disk and rename the copied file. For example:
8850_LA.8.PXM.a > copy rpm-js-mz.122-4.T rpm-js-mz
Step 14 Establish a configuration session using any valid user name.

Step 15 If your RPM-PR is already configured to use a file with a generic name, skip to Step 25.

Step 16 Use the cc command to select the RPM-PR card to update as shown in the following example:
pop20two.7.PXM.a > cc 9
(session redirected)
Router>
The switch displays the Cisco IOS prompt for the router on the RPM-PR card. From this point on, all commands are Cisco IOS commands.

Note This procedure assumes that you are familiar with Cisco IOS. This procedure details only those commands that are unique to setting up RPM-PR on the switch. For general Cisco IOS commands, examples appear to show how to complete the task.

Step 17 Enter Enable mode for the router by entering the following command:
Router>enable
Password: 
Router#
Step 18 Configure the RPM-PR card to store its configuration on the PXM1 hard disk by entering the following command:
Router> boot config c:auto_config_slot#
Step 19 Display the startup run-time software filename by entering the following command:
Router#show bootvar
BOOT variable = c:rpm-js-mz.122-4.T,12;
CONFIG_FILE variable = c:auto_config_slot09
BOOTLDR variable does not exist
Configuration register is 0x2
In the example above, the startup run-time software file is c:rpm-js-mz.122-4.T, and it has a version number attached to it. Another way to view the boot list is to enter the show startup-config command and look for the boot system commands.

Step 20 Enter the router global configuration mode by entering the following command:
Router#config terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
Step 21 If you need to change the boot system filenames, remove the existing boot list using the boot system command as follows:
Router(config)# no boot system
Step 22 Create a new boot list by entering one or more boot system commands as follows:
Router(config)# boot system c:filename
Replace the filename variable with the name of the new run-time file that was previously transferred to the C:RPM directory on the switch as follows:
Router(config)# boot system c:rpm-js-mz
If you want to enter additional boot system commands, enter them in the order in which you want the RPM-PR card to use them. The following example adds a statement to load from bootflash if the run-time file is not found on the PXM1 hard disk:
Router(config)# boot system bootflash:rpm-js-mz.122-4.T
Note Before the RPM-PR card can load run-time software from bootflash, you must copy the run-time software to the bootflash. The procedure for copying files from the PXM1 hard disk to bootflash is described in a previous section.

Step 23 Exit global configuration mode and save the new configuration by entering the following command:
Router(config)#^Z
Router#copy run start
Destination filename [startup-config]? 
Building configuration...
[OK]
Step 24 To verify the change, enter the show bootvar or show run commands.

Step 25 Switch to the active PXM1 card by entering the following command:
Router#cc 8
(session redirected)
Step 26 Switch to the secondary card entering the switchredcd command as follows:
8850_LA.8.PXM.a > switchredcd <fromSlot> <toSlot>
Replace <fromSlot> with the slot number of the primary card. Replace <toSlot> with the slot number of the secondary card.

This step makes the secondary card active and resets the primary RPM-PR card. When the Primary card resets, it loads the upgraded software.

Step 27 cc to the secondary slot.

Step 28 Repeat steps 1 through 11.

This ends the boot software upgrade on the secondary card. If you do not want to upgrade the run-time software, go to step 30.

The following steps are for upgrading run-time software on the secondary card.

Step 29 Repeat steps 12 through 24.

Step 30 Switch back to the primary card using the switchredcd command as follows:
8850_LA.8.PXM.a > switchredcd <fromSlot> <toSlot>
Replace <fromSlot> with the slot number of the secondary card. Replace <toSlot> with the slot number of the primary card.

This step makes the primary card active and resets the secondary RPM-PR card. When the reset is complete, the secondary card is ready to run the upgraded software.

Step 31 To verify that the router reboot is complete, enter the dspcds or dspcd <slot> commands. The reboot is complete when the card state displays as Active. Another way to verify router operation is to use the cc slot command. If you can access the router from the switch prompt, the router reboot is complete.

Step 32 If there are other primary cards with redundant (secondary) cards, repeat this procedure for each primary card.

Using XModem to Download Flash to RPM-PR Cards

Use the xmodem feature to download the flash memory to an RPM/B or RPM-PR card. During this process, ensure the card is connected to a target machine through HyperTerminal with settings of 9600, n, 8, and 1.

Note This feature is only available for ROMmon image version 12.2(4r)T1 or greater. Use the show version command to the verify the ROMmon version installed on an RPM-PR card.

Step 1 Put the node in monitor mode by entering the priv command to gain access to the privileged commands as shown in the following example:
rommon 1> priv
You now have access to the full set of monitor commands. Warning: 
some commands will allow you to destroy your configuration and/or  
system images and could render the machine unbootable.
Step 2 The xmodem command becomes available and the general syntax of this command and availability of this can be checked by giving xmodem command without any parameters on the CLI, shown in the following example:
rommon 2 > xmodem
usage: xmodem [-cys]
-c  CRC-16
-y  ymodem-batch protocol
-s<speed> Set speed of download, where speed may be
          1200|2400|4800|9600|19200|38400
rommon 3 > 
The command line options for xmodem are as follows:

Option

Definition

-c

xmodem performs the download using CRC-16 error checking to validate packets. Default is 8-bit CRC.

-y

xmodem uses Ymodem-batch protocol for downloading, which uses CRC-16 error checking.

-s

Specifies the download speed. Default is 9600 bps.

Note If you do not find the xmodem commands, then the xmodem feature is not available on this ROM Monitor (ROMmon) version. In that case, you must return the card to Cisco Systems.

Note The rommon xmodem/ymodem transfer only works on the console port. You can only download files to the router. You cannot use xmodem/ymodem to get files from the router.

For example:
rommon 4> xmodem -cys 38400
Do not start sending the image yet...
Invoke this application for disaster recovery. Do you wish to continue? y/n [n]: y 
Note, if the console port is attached to a modem, both the console port and the modem 
must be operating at the same baud rate. Use console speed 38400 bps for download 
[confirm]
Step 3 Change the preferences in HyperTerminal and adjust the speed from 9600 to 38400.

Note You can also continue at the speed of 9600 by either not specifying the -s option in the command, or by specifying 9600 explicitly. This takes more time.

The following message appears:
Download will be performed at 38400. Make sure your terminal emulator is set to this 
speed before sending file. Ready to receive file ... 
Step 4 To start the image transfer, use the Transfer > Send File option in HyperTerminal.

In the Filename box, browse and choose the image file to be downloaded. Also because you used the y option while invoking the xmodem, set the transfer protocol to ymodem or use Xmodem protocol by not specifying the -y option on the command line.

The transfer window appears and transfer starts. (The transfer may not start immediately; wait for a few moments and it should start.) After the transfer is completed (it typically takes about 10-15 minutes), the following messages are displayed on HyperTerminal console:
Returning console speed to 9600. 
Please reset your terminal emulator to this speed... 
Step 5 Return the console speed to 9600 baud through HyperTerminal's Preferences menu option.

Because of the time lag between changing HyperTerminal speed to 9600 baud, you might see a some unrecognizable text. To avoid this, disconnect and reconnect the HyperTerminal restore the console.

The system resets itself and boots with new software image.

Related Documentation

The Cisco RPM-PR Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 5.2 is located at:

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/wanbu/8850px45/rel52/rpm/rpmpr/rpmpric/
index.htm

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http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/wanbu/8850px45/rel52/index.htm

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/wanbu/mgx8850/1300/index.htm

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Obtaining Technical Assistance

Cisco Technical Support provides 24-hour-a-day award-winning technical assistance. The Cisco Technical Support & Documentation website on Cisco.com features extensive online support resources. In addition, if you have a valid Cisco service contract, Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) engineers provide telephone support. If you do not have a valid Cisco service contract, contact your reseller.

Cisco Technical Support & Documentation Website

The Cisco Technical Support & Documentation website provides online documents and tools for troubleshooting and resolving technical issues with Cisco products and technologies. The website is available 24 hours a day at this URL:

http://www.cisco.com/techsupport

Access to all tools on the Cisco Technical Support & Documentation website requires a Cisco.com user ID and password. If you have a valid service contract but do not have a user ID or password, you can register at this URL:

http://tools.cisco.com/RPF/register/register.do

Note Use the Cisco Product Identification Tool to locate your product serial number before submitting a request for service online or by phone. You can access this tool from the Cisco Technical Support & Documentation website by clicking the Tools & Resources link, clicking the All Tools (A-Z) tab, and then choosing Cisco Product Identification Tool from the alphabetical list. This tool offers three search options: by product ID or model name; by tree view; or, for certain products, by copying and pasting show command output. Search results show an illustration of your product with the serial number label location highlighted. Locate the serial number label on your product and record the information before placing a service call.

Tip Displaying and Searching on Cisco.com

If you suspect that the browser is not refreshing a web page, force the browser to update the web page by holding down the Ctrl key while pressing F5.

To find technical information, narrow your search to look in technical documentation, not the entire Cisco.com website. On the Cisco.com home page, click the Advanced Search link under the Search box and then click the Technical Support & Documentation radio button.

To provide feedback about the Cisco.com website or a particular technical document, click Contacts & Feedback at the top of any Cisco.com web page.

Submitting a Service Request

Using the online TAC Service Request Tool is the fastest way to open S3 and S4 service requests. (S3 and S4 service requests are those in which your network is minimally impaired or for which you require product information.) After you describe your situation, the TAC Service Request Tool provides recommended solutions. If your issue is not resolved using the recommended resources, your service request is assigned to a Cisco engineer. The TAC Service Request Tool is located at this URL:

http://www.cisco.com/techsupport/servicerequest

For S1 or S2 service requests, or if you do not have Internet access, contact the Cisco TAC by telephone. (S1 or S2 service requests are those in which your production network is down or severely degraded.) Cisco engineers are assigned immediately to S1 and S2 service requests to help keep your business operations running smoothly.

To open a service request by telephone, use one of the following numbers:

Asia-Pacific: +61 2 8446 7411
Australia: 1 800 805 227
EMEA: +32 2 704 55 55
USA: 1 800 553 2447

For a complete list of Cisco TAC contacts, go to this URL:

http://www.cisco.com/techsupport/contacts

Definitions of Service Request Severity

To ensure that all service requests are reported in a standard format, Cisco has established severity definitions.

Severity 1 (S1)—An existing network is "down" or there is a critical impact to your business operations. You and Cisco will commit all necessary resources around the clock to resolve the situation.

Severity 2 (S2)—Operation of an existing network is severely degraded, or significant aspects of your business operations are negatively affected by inadequate performance of Cisco products. You and Cisco will commit full-time resources during normal business hours to resolve the situation.

Severity 3 (S3)—Operational performance of the network is impaired while most business operations remain functional. You and Cisco will commit resources during normal business hours to restore service to satisfactory levels.

Severity 4 (S4)—You require information or assistance with Cisco product capabilities, installation, or configuration. There is little or no effect on your business operations.

Obtaining Additional Publications and Information

Information about Cisco products, technologies, and network solutions is available from various online and printed sources.

•The Cisco Product Quick Reference Guide is a handy, compact reference tool that includes brief product overviews, key features, sample part numbers, and abbreviated technical specifications for many Cisco products that are sold through channel partners. It is updated twice a year and includes the latest Cisco channel product offerings. To order and find out more about the Cisco Product Quick Reference Guide, go to this URL:

http://www.cisco.com/go/guide

•Cisco Marketplace provides a variety of Cisco books, reference guides, documentation, and logo merchandise. Visit Cisco Marketplace, the company store, at this URL:

http://www.cisco.com/go/marketplace/

•Cisco Press publishes a wide range of general networking, training, and certification titles. Both new and experienced users will benefit from these publications. For current Cisco Press titles and other information, go to Cisco Press at this URL:

http://www.ciscopress.com

•Packet magazine is the magazine for Cisco networking professionals. Each quarter, Packet delivers coverage of the latest industry trends, technology breakthroughs, and Cisco products and solutions, as well as network deployment and troubleshooting tips, configuration examples, customer case studies, certification and training information, and links to scores of in-depth online resources. You can subscribe to Packet magazine at this URL:

http://www.cisco.com/packet

•Internet Protocol Journal is a quarterly journal published by Cisco Systems for engineering professionals involved in designing, developing, and operating public and private internets and intranets. You can access the Internet Protocol Journal at this URL:

http://www.cisco.com/ipj

•Networking products offered by Cisco Systems, as well as customer support services, can be obtained at this URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/index.html

•Networking Professionals Connection is an interactive website where networking professionals share questions, suggestions, and information about networking products and technologies with Cisco experts and other networking professionals. Join a discussion at this URL:

http://www.cisco.com/discuss/networking

•"What's New in Cisco Documentation" is an online publication that provides information about the latest documentation releases for Cisco products. Updated monthly, this online publication is organized by product category to direct you quickly to the documentation for your products. You can view the latest release of "What's New in Cisco Documentation" at this URL:

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/abtunicd/136957.htm

•World-class networking training is available from Cisco. You can view current offerings at this URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/learning/index.html

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Release Notes for Cisco MGX Route Processor Module (RPM-PR) IOS Release 12.4(6)T5 for MGXReleases 1.3.14 and 5.3.20

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Release Notes for Cisco MGX Route Processor Module (RPM-PR) IOS Release 12.4(6)T5 for MGX Releases 1.3.14 and 5.3.20

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Overview

About This Release

New Features in MGX Release 1.3.14 and 5.3.20

New Features in Cisco MGX Release 1.3.14 and 5.3.00

Features Introduced in Cisco IOS Release 12.4(6)T1 for Cisco MGX Release 5.3.00

MGX-RJ45-5-ETH Back Card Support

MGX-RJ45-5-ETH Features

MGX-RJ45-5-ETH Limitations

MGX-RJ45-5-ETH Display

Offline Diagnostics

Manually Initiating Diagnostics

Scheduling Diagnostics

Viewing Results of Scheduled Tests

Features Introduced in Earlier Releases

Features Introduced in Cisco MGX Release 5

MGX-RPM-1FE-CP Back Card Support

OIR Commands

Features Introduced in Cisco MGX Release 1.2.21

RPM-PR Image Directory Change From E:RPM to C:/FW

Switching from Active to Standby—switchredcd Command

MPLS over ATM

Automatic Cell Bus Clocking on Cisco MGX Release 5 Switches

Automatic Cell Bus Clocking on Cisco MGX Release 1 Switches

VISM-PR to RPM-PR Connectivity

Configuring the Cell Bus Clock Rate

Configuring CBC Clock Rate on MGX Release 1 Switches

CBC Idle Cell Configuration

MPLS LDP Feature

Multi-LVC Feature

NVRAM Bypass Feature

RPM-PR Redundancy Support

Features Not Supported in This Release

SNMP MIB

New and Modified Commands in Cisco IOS Release 12.4(6)T1

debug rpm hwdiags

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debug rpm hwdiags stats

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debug rpm swdiags

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debug rpm swdiags stats

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hw-module rpm pxm-tod-ignore

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