Revised August 22, 2002
August 15, 2002
Products Affected
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Product |
Remarks |
|---|---|
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AX-AUSM-8-T1 |
Hardware revision AD or later with 4.0.11 or previous versions of firmware. |
|
AX-AUSM-8-E1 |
Hardware revision AD or later with 4.0.11 or earlier versions of firmware. |
Problem Description
A hardware change was implemented on the AX-AUSM-8-E1 and AX-AUSM-8-T1 that resulted in a change to revision AD for these models. It was then found that firmware versions earlier than 4.0.14 were incompatible with the hardware revision AD and later of both the AX-AUSM-8-E1 and AX-AUSM-8-T1. It should be noted that the version of AX-AUSM-8-E1/-T1 firmware immediately preceding 4.0.14 is 4.0.11.
Problem Symptoms
The most observable symptom is that the AX-AUSM-8-E1/-T1 will not boot up to the active or standby state.
Background
This problem was introduced with the fix for an AX-IMATM bug CSCdk09497.
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Workaround/Solution
Once the hardware revision AD (or later) AX-AUSM-8-E1/T1 card is reset with 4.0.11 firmware loaded, the card is unrecoverable in the field. In this instance, the card must be returned with a Return Material Authorization (RMA).
The best measure to protect against this situation is to visually inspect any card for the appropriate revision level before installing it into an MGX-8220 shelf operating at 4.0.11 or earlier. If the AX-AUSM-8-E1/T1 is observed to be hardware revision AD or later, do not install the card. At this point, the engineer may choose two workarounds:
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Upgrade the shelf to 4.0.13 or later (release 4.0.13 includes 4.0.14 for the AX-AUSM-8-E1/T1 firmware).
or
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Obtain an AX-AUSM-8-E1/T1 of hardware revision "AC" or earlier.
If the customer's needs permit, it is recommended to upgrade the MGX-8220 firmware to the latest version of firmware in order to take advantage the cumulative bug fixes.
RCN
|
RCN |
Description |
|---|---|
|
R98-1061 |
IMATM8/B Reset problem. |
How To Identify Hardware Levels
Go to the cc slot_number and issue the command dspcd. The following screen is returned:
ModuleSlotNumber: 8 FunctionModuleState: Active FunctionModuleType: AUSM-8T1 FunctionModuleSerialNum: 772171 FunctionModuleHWRev: ad <--- "ad" is incompatible with 4.0.11 firware. FunctionModuleFWRev: 4.0.14 <--- Firmware must be 4.0.14 or later for hardware "ad." FunctionModuleResetReason: Reset by ASC from PIO LineModuleType: LM-RJ48-8T1 LineModuleState: Present mibVersionNumber: 20 configChangeTypeBitMap: CardCnfChng, LineCnfChng cardIntegratedAlarm: Major cardMajorAlarmBitMap: Line Alarm cardMinorAlarmBitMap: Channel failure fab number: 28-2160-01 axis1.1.8.AUSM8.a >
Note: The hardware revision and firmware revision in this example are compatible. However, had the firmware revision been 4.0.11 or earlier with hardware revision "ad," the AUSM-8 card would continue rebooting.
How To Upgrade Software
See the .
For More Information
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