Table of Contents
Release Notes for Cisco IOS Release 12.0(4)XE Software Feature Packs for Cisco 7100 Series RoutersIntroduction
System Requirements
Hardware Supported
Software Compatibility
Determining the Version of Your Software Release
Upgrading to a New Software Release
Product Numbers Quick-Reference List
Feature Pack Overview Table.
Related Documentation
Platform-Specific Documentation
Feature Modules
Cisco IOS Documentation Set
Cisco Connection Online
Documentation CD-ROM
Release Notes for Cisco IOS Release 12.0(4)XE Software Feature Packs for Cisco 7100 Series Routers
These release notes describe the Cisco IOS Release 12.0(4)XE feature packs for Cisco 7100 series routers.
These release notes contain the following topics:
Introduction
This section explains how to use this document, describes feature pack components, and has tables that define the aspects of a feature pack.
How to Use These Release Notes
The tables in these release notes contain details about the Cisco feature packs. Use these tables to perform the following tasks before loading a software image onto a router:
1. Use Table 1, "Cisco 7100 Series Upgrade Options," to check the memory required for your feature set, and determine the factory-default memory on the router and the available memory upgrades.
2. Use Table 2, "Feature Pack Product Numbers Quick-Reference List," to identify the software image you want to load.
3. Use Table 3, "Cisco 7100 Series Feature Packs," to identify your feature pack and the memory required for your feature set, based on the image you load.
4. Use Table 4 and Table 5 the "Cisco IOS Feature Sets for the Cisco 7100 Series, Part 1," and "Cisco IOS Feature Sets for the Cisco 7100 Series, Part 2," to identify which features are supported in a feature set image.
Feature Pack Components
A feature pack is a small box that typically contains the following items:
Note If you cannot use RSL to load images, you can follow the instructions in the "Alternatives to RSL" section 15.
System Requirements
This section describes the following:
Memory Upgrades
Table 1 lists the available memory upgrades.
| Memory Type | Cisco 7100 Series Defaults | Upgrade Options |
|---|---|---|
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64-MB memory spare: MEM-7120/40-64S= 128-MB upgrade: MEM-7120/40-128S 128-MB memory spare: MEM-7120/40-128S= |
Cisco 7100 Series Upgrade Options
Hardware Supported
The following hardware is supported:
Software Compatibility
The feature packs described in these release notes contain Cisco IOS Release 12.0(4)XE software images, some earlier images, and the Router Software Loader (RSL) Version 7.5.
Determining the Version of Your Software Release
To determine the version of Cisco IOS software running on your Cisco 7100 series router, log in to the router, and enter the show version user EXEC command.
The output includes more information including processor revision numbers, memory amounts, hardware IDs, and partition information.
Upgrading to a New Software Release
For information about upgrading to a new software release, see the Cisco IOS Release 12.0 product bulletins located on CCO at:
Service and Support: Software Center: Product Information: Product Bulletins: Software
Product Numbers Quick-Reference List
Table 2 lists the Cisco product numbers of the feature packs supported in this release.
| Product Number | Feature Pack Description |
|---|---|
| 1IPSec—IP Security Protocol
2DES—Data Encryption Standard 3FW—firewall |
Feature Pack Product Numbers Quick-Reference List
Feature Pack Overview Table.
Table 3 Cisco 7100 Series Feature PacksFeature Set Table
The Cisco IOS software is packaged in feature sets consisting of software images—depending on the platform. Each feature set contains a specific set of Cisco IOS features.
The following list shows which feature sets are supported on Cisco 7100 series routers. These feature sets only apply to Cisco IOS Release 12.0(4)XE:
Cisco IOS images with strong encryption (including, but not limited to, 56-bit data encryption feature sets) are subject to United States government export controls and limited distribution. Images to be installed outside the United States require an export license. Customer orders may be denied or subject to delay because of United States government regulations. Contact your sales representative or distributor for more information, or send an e-mail to export@cisco.com.
Table 4 and Table 5 list the features and feature sets supported by Cisco 7100 series routers in Cisco IOS Release 12.0(4)XE and uses the following conventions to identify features:
- Yes—The feature is supported in the software image.
- No—The feature is not supported in the software image.
- In—The number in the "In" column indicates the Cisco IOS release in which the feature was introduced. For example, (4) means a feature was introduced in Release 12.0(4)XE. If a cell in this column is empty, the feature was included in the initial base release.
Note These feature set tables contain only a selected list of features. These tables are not a cumulative or complete list of all the features in each image.
| Feature Set | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Features | In1 | Enterprise | Enterprise IPSec 56 | Enter- prise IPSec 3DES | Enter- prise/ FW | Enter- prise/ FW IPSec 56 | Enterprise/FW IPSec 3DES |
| Connectivity | |||||||
| IBM Support | |||||||
| Internet | |||||||
| IP Routing | |||||||
| LAN Support | |||||||
| Management | |||||||
| Quality of Service | |||||||
| Scalability | |||||||
| Security | |||||||
| Switching | |||||||
| WAN Services | |||||||
| 1Indicates the maintenance release in which the feature was introduced. |
| Feature Set | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Features | In1 | IP | IP IPSec 56 | IP IPSec 3DES | IP/FW | IP/FW IPSEC 56 | IP/FW IPSec 3DES |
| Connectivity | |||||||
| IBM Support | |||||||
| Internet | |||||||
| IP Routing | |||||||
| LAN Support | |||||||
| Management | |||||||
| Quality of Service | |||||||
| Scalability | |||||||
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| Switching | |||||||
| WAN Services | |||||||
| 1Indicates the maintenance release in which the feature was introduced. |
Installation Notes
This section describes the following topics:
Image Installation Tips and Troubleshooting When Using RSL
Image Installation Tips
The following information about RSL operations can help you with the installation process:
- If you are loading software on a preconfigured Cisco 7100 series router, save the router configuration file on your PC before running RSL.
- If you have added any static entries to the PC Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) table, one or more of them may be deleted by RSL. Manually reenter any deleted entries in the PC ARP table.
- During a connection, if the Cisco 7100 series router's running configuration is not the same as its startup configuration, the exact configuration is not restored. Any changes that you made since the last time you entered copy running-config startup-config or write memory commands are lost.
- RSL restores the Cisco 7100 series router's startup configuration, but some running configuration commands are not restored. To restore the exact running configuration, reboot the router. The following interface configuration commands are not restored to the running configuration:
Recovering from a Connection Error
If any of the following elements apply to your installation, modify the Short Timeout value from the Options dialog box in RSL:
"Failed to configure the router to enable the Cisco IOS software image and configuration file upload and download operations. You may want to check the router to make sure that the selected interface exists."
If you are connecting to a Cisco AS5200, increase the Short Timeout value to 60 seconds. The Cisco AS5200 requires up to 45 seconds to write a configuration to nonvolatile random-access memory (NVRAM) due to the number of interfaces the it must check during this process.
If you are connecting to any other router or access server, increase the Short Timeout to a value over 25 seconds.
Note If you change the timeout value, you must do so before connecting to the Cisco 7100 series router, or the new value will not be used. Also, increasing the Short Timeout value can increase the time it takes for RSL to connect to the target Cisco 7100 series router.
Restoring the Startup Configuration
In some cases, RSL is unable to restore the startup configuration. If this happens, follow these steps:
Step 1 Ensure that all cables are properly attached to both the Cisco 7100 series router and the PC.
Step 2 Restart RSL and connect by using the Preconfigured router option.
Step 3 When asked if you want to overwrite the existing startup configuration file, choose no.
Step 4 When asked if you want to continue, choose yes.
Step 5 When the Cisco 7100 series router is connected, select Download Router Configuration in the Router Software Loader dialog box.
Step 6 Select the appropriate file and click the radio button beside Copy configuration to the router nonvolatile memory. The Cisco 7100 series router should now contain the startup configuration it had before the initial RSL connection.
Step 7 Exit RSL.
Note In the steps above, the Cisco 7100 series router configuration register (config-register 0xnnnn) is not restored.
Note If you press Ctrl-Alt-Delete to quit RSL, the router configuration and the configuration register are not restored. However, the configuration file is not deleted from the PC. To restore the configuration file, follow the steps above, beginning with Step 2.
Alternatives to RSL
RSL is designed to work with a PC running Microsoft Windows 95 and is the recommended method for downloading software to the router; however, two alternatives are available for installing router software:
Note The sample prompts and output shown in the following sections may not be identical to the prompts displayed on the Cisco 7100 series router console.
Installing the Router Software by Using the Console or Auxiliary Port
This section explains how to use the copy xmodem flash command to install the router software from the CD-ROM onto the router.
Note The transfer takes place only on the port where you enter the command. If you download the software by using the console, all console output is discarded for the duration of the transfer. You can only download files to the router; you cannot copy files from the router. We recommend using the auxiliary port for this type of software download, because the auxiliary port has hardware flow control and full modem control. In addition, the transfer does not occupy the system console, so it is free for other uses.
The following example shows how to use the copy xmodem flash command on a Cisco 7100 series router:
Installing the Router Software by Using a TFTP Server Application
Use this TFTP server application method as an alternative method to install the router software from the CD-ROM. You can perform this procedure by using a PC (running Microsoft Windows 95 or Microsoft Windows 3.1), a Macintosh, or a UNIX system. You can use either the copy tftp flash or copy rcp flash command to download the router software to the router.
First, obtain a TFTP application or a remote copy protocol (rcp) application to set up your computer as a TFTP server or an rcp server. If you are using a PC running Windows 95, you can use RSL or the TFTP server included on the feature pack CD-ROM to install the router software. For other operating systems, a number of TFTP or rcp applications are available from independent software vendors or as shareware on the World Wide Web.
Note To use an rcp application, follow the same procedure below, but substitute "rcp" for "TFTP" and use the copy rcp flash command instead of the copy tftp flash command.
Step 1 Install any TFTP server application on the PC. (A PC application is included on the feature pack CD-ROM for Microsoft Windows 95 only.)
Step 2 Start the TFTP server application on the PC by double-clicking the application icon or its.exe filename.
Step 3 Set up the PC as a TFTP server by using the TFTP server application setup or configuration facility.
Most TFTP server applications include a setup facility that allows you to specify the PC as a server. For example, from the TFTP menu of one application, select Settings to display a panel. To configure the local PC as a server, select the server checkbox.
Select a root directory where the Cisco IOS files reside (for example, d:\cpswinst\images).
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Caution Make sure you set up your local PC as a TFTP server. If you do not, you cannot perform the copy procedure. This caution applies to both TFTP and rcp. |
Step 4 Establish a console session from your local PC (which is now configured as a TFTP server) to the Cisco router by using one of these methods:
This is the recommended method. When you reload the Cisco 7100 series router with the new image in Step 10, you remain connected to the Cisco 7100 series router.
Step 5 Connect your PC's LAN port to the corresponding LAN port on the Cisco 7100 series router. If you are making a direct connection to the Cisco 7100 series router via Ethernet or Fast Ethernet, use an Ethernet crossover cable. If connecting to the Cisco 7100 series router via an Ethernet or Fast Ethernet hub or Token Ring MAU (hub), use straight-through cable.
Note We recommend that you back up the router configuration before upgrading the router software.
Step 6 At the prompt, enter the IP address of your PC, as shown in the following example:
Address or name of remote host [255.255.255.255]? 172.16.0.0
This is the IP address of your local PC, not that of the router.
Step 7 At the prompt, enter the filename of the Cisco IOS Release 12.0(4)XE image to be copied to the router, as shown in the following example:
Note The upgrade image file on the Feature Pack CD has a long filename (c7100-is-mz.120-4.XE); note that DOS displays it in 8.3 format such as c7100~mz.XE. The upgrade utility is a special file—not a Cisco IOS run-time image.
Step 8 At the prompt, enter the destination UNIX image filename and press Enter.
This is the name of the image file on the router—not the full pathname of the image on the CD-ROM attached to the PC. Refer to Table 3 for the UNIX image filename.
During the transfer process, the software displays messages indicating that it has accessed the file you have specified and is loading it.
Step 9 At the prompt, enter yes if you want to erase the existing image copy resident in the router Flash memory before copying the new one.
Erase flash device before writing? [confirm] yes
The entire copying process takes several minutes and differs from network to network.
The exclamation point (!) indicates that the copy process is taking place. Each exclamation point (!) indicates that ten packets have been transferred successfully. A checksum verification of the image occurs after the image is written to Flash memory.
Step 10 Enter the reload command to reload the router:
After the reload is complete, the router should be running the required Cisco IOS image. Use the show version command to verify it.
Related Documentation
The following sections describe the documentation available for Cisco 7100 series routers. These documents consist of hardware and software installation guides, Cisco IOS configuration and command references, system error messages, feature modules, and other documents.
Documentation is available as printed manuals or electronic documents, except for feature modules, which are available online on CCO and the Documentation CD-ROM only.
Use these release notes with these documents:
Release-Specific Documents
The following documents apply to Release 12.0(4)XE. They are located on CCO and the Documentation CD-ROM:
You can reach Release Notes for Cisco IOS Release 12.0 on CCO at:
Service & Support: Technical Documents: Cisco Product Documentation: Cisco IOS Software Configuration: Cisco IOS Release 12.0: Release Notes: Cross-Platform Release Notes
You can reach Release Notes for Cisco IOS Release 12.0 on the Documentation CD-ROM at:
Cisco Product Documentation: Cisco IOS Software Configuration: Cisco IOS Release 12.0: Release Notes: Cross-Platform Release Notes
You can reach the product-specific Cisco IOS release notes on CCO at:
Service & Support: Technical Documents: Cisco Product Documentation: Cisco IOS Software Configuration: Cisco IOS Release 12.0: Release Notes: Cisco 7000 Family Routers
You can reach the product-specific Cisco IOS release notes on the Documentation CD-ROM at:
Cisco Product Documentation: Cisco IOS Software Configuration: Cisco IOS Release 12.0: Release Notes: Cisco 7000 Family Routers
You can reach these documents on CCO at:
Service & Support: Technical Documents
You can reach Caveats for Cisco IOS Release 12.0 on CCO at:
Service & Support: Technical Documents: Cisco Product Documentation: Cisco IOS Software Configuration: Cisco IOS Release 12.0: Caveats: Caveats for Cisco IOS Release 12.0
You can reach Caveats for Cisco IOS Release 12.0 on the Documentation CD-ROM at:
Cisco Product Documentation: Cisco IOS Software Configuration: Cisco IOS Release 12.0: Caveats: Caveats for Cisco IOS Release 12.0
You can reach Caveats for Cisco IOS Release 12.0 T on CCO at:
Service & Support: Technical Documents: Cisco Product Documentation: Cisco IOS Software Configuration: Cisco IOS Release 12.0: Caveats: Caveats for Cisco IOS Release 12.0 T
You can reach Caveats for Cisco IOS Release 12.0 T on the Documentation CD-ROM at:
Cisco Product Documentation: Cisco IOS Software Configuration: Cisco IOS Release 12.0: Caveats: Caveats for Cisco IOS Release 12.0 T
Note Because Cisco IOS Release 12.0 XE is based on Release 12.0 and Release 12.0 T, all features and caveats in Release 12.0 and Release 12.0 T are also in Release 12.0 XE.
Platform-Specific Documentation
These documents are available for Cisco 7100 series routers on CCO and the Documentation CD-ROM:
- Quick Start Guide Cisco 7100 Series VPN Router
- Cisco 7100 Series VPN Router Installation and Configuration Guide
- Cisco 7100 Series VPN Configuration Guides
- Cisco 7100 Series Port and Service Adapters
- Installing Field-Replaceable Units in Cisco 7100 Series VPN Routers
- Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for the Cisco 7100 Series VPN Routers
You can reach Cisco 7100 series router documentation on CCO at:
Service & Support: Technical Documents: Cisco Product Documentation: Core/High-End Routers: Cisco 7100
You can reach Cisco 7100 series router documentation on the Documentation CD-ROM at:
Cisco Product Documentation: Core/High-End Routers: Cisco 7100
Feature Modules
Feature modules describe new features supported by Release 12.0(4)XE and are updates to the Cisco IOS documentation set. A feature module consists of a brief overview of the feature, benefits, configuration tasks, and a command reference. As updates, the features modules are available online only. Feature module information is incorporated in the next printing of the Cisco IOS documentation set.
You can reach the feature modules on CCO at:
Service & Support: Technical Documents: Cisco Product Documentation: Cisco IOS Software Configuration: Cisco IOS Release 12.0: New Feature Documentation
You can reach the feature modules on the Documentation CD-ROM at:
Cisco Product Documentation: Cisco IOS Software Configuration: Cisco IOS Release 12.0: New Feature Documentation
Cisco IOS Documentation Set
The Cisco IOS software documentation set consists of the Cisco IOS configuration guides, Cisco IOS command references, and several other supporting documents, which are shipped with your order in electronic form on the Documentation CD-ROM—unless you specifically ordered the printed versions.
Documentation Modules
Each module in the Cisco IOS documentation set consists of two books: a configuration guide and a corresponding command reference. Chapters in a configuration guide describe protocols, configuration tasks, Cisco IOS software functionality, and contain comprehensive configuration examples. Chapters in a command reference provide complete command syntax information. Use each configuration guide with its corresponding command reference.
You can reach these documents on CCO at:
Service and Support: Technical Documents: Cisco Product Documentation: Cisco IOS Software Configuration: Cisco IOS Release 12.0: Cisco IOS Release 12.0 Configuration Guides and Command References
You can reach these documents on the Documentation CD-ROM at:
Cisco Product Documentation: Cisco IOS Software Configuration: Cisco IOS Release 12.0: Cisco IOS Release 12.0 Configuration Guides and Command References
Release 12.0 Documentation Set
Table 6 describes the contents of the Cisco IOS Release 12.0 software documentation set, which is available in electronic form and also in printed form upon request.
Note You can find the most current Cisco IOS documentation on CCO and the Documentation CD-ROM. These electronic documents may contain updates and modifications made after the paper documents were printed.
You can reach the Cisco IOS documentation set on CCO at:
Service and Support: Technical Documents: Documentation Home Page: Cisco IOS Software Configuration: Cisco IOS Release 12.0
You can reach the Cisco IOS documentation set on the Documentation CD-ROM at:
Cisco Product Documentation: Cisco IOS Software Configuration: Cisco IOS Release 12.0
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Software Configuration Tips on the Cisco Technical Assistance Center Home Page
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http://www.cisco.com/public/serv_tips.shtml
This URL is subject to change without notice. If it changes, point your Web browser to CCO and click on this path: Products & Technologies: Products: Technical Tips
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- Internetworking Features—Lists tips on using and deploying Cisco IOS software features and services.
- Sample Configurations—Provides actual configuration examples that are complete with topology and annotations.
- Software Products—Contains Cisco IOS Software Bulletins, Cisco TCP/IP Suite 100, General Cisco IOS, Internet/Intranet Applications and Software, Network Management, Network Protection Software Tips, and WAN Switching Products and Software.
- Special Collections—Lists other helpful documents, including Case Studies, References & Request for Comments (RFCs), and Security Advisories.
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