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Cisco Port Adapters

Field Notice: *Expired* PA-H and PA-2H Revised HSSI Port Adapters


November 17, 1997

Revised February 24, 2006

NOTICE:

THIS FIELD NOTICE HAS BEEN ARCHIVED AND IS NO LONGER MAINTAINED OR UPDATED BY CISCO.

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Products Affected 

 This field notice affects the following products:
  • PA-H(=) 
  • PA-2H(=) 

Problem Description 

 An overrun condition on the HSSI port adapters for the Cisco 7200 and Cisco 7500 systems was identified. 

As of November 17, 1997, Cisco released the PA-2H Rev. B. revised HSSI port adapters that corrected the overrun condition and dramatically improve performance under bursty and sustained traffic loads. Cisco strongly recommends that all installed PA-H and PA-2H port adapters be upgraded to the revised versions PA-H Rev. B and PA-2H Rev. B respectively. 

Revised PA-H and PA-2H port adapters can be identifiable by the text "Rev. B" in the lower-right corner of the front panel label.

The minimum Cisco IOS for the PA-H Rev. B and PA-2H Rev. B is as follows: 

PA-H Rev. B PA-2H Rev. B
Minimum 11.1 IOS: 11.1(12)CA 11.1(15)CA
Minimum 11.2 IOS: 11.2(9)P 11.2(11)P

Problem Symptoms 

 During an investigation of performance problems on the HSSI port adapters, a problem with an ASIC on the PA-H and PA-2H port adapters was discovered. Both the PA-H and PA-2H were put on line stop in early May, 1997 and a mandatory recall program initiated. 

Packet loss of up to .1% (overruns) has been observed resulting from this ASIC problem on the HSSI port adapters. In rare circumstances this overrun condition has been observed to precipitate packet-handling anomalies. 

This condition has no other affect on system-level operation. 

If you are a registered CCO user and you have logged in, you can view the bug details.

Workaround/Solution 

 Hardware and software changes have been made to the PA-H and PA-2H HSSI Port Adapters which correct the port adapter specific condition. Cisco strongly recommends that customers upgrade all PA-H and PA-2H HSSI port adapters. 

Revised PA-H and PA-2H port adapters can be distinguished by the text "Rev. B" in the lower right-hand corner of the label. In addition, the Cisco IOS commands show diag and show ver can be used to identify PA-H cards installed in a chassis and the system software level. Revised PA-H and PA-2H port adapters can be identified by the following numbers: 
 

Port Adapter New Revision Level (or later)
PA-H PN 73-2559-01 Rev. A0 HW-V 1.0
PA-2H PN 73-2914-01 Rev. A0 HW-V 1.0

Beginning November 17, 1997, customers may request replacement PA-H or PA-2H HSSI Port Adapters on a port-for-port basis at no charge.

Identifying Hardware Levels 

 You can identify the hardware version of your port adapter by using the Cisco IOS command show diag. 

Identifying PA-H port adapters: 

Cisco7200#show diag
Slot 3:
        Mx HSSI-B port adapter, 1 port
        Port adapter is analyzed
        Port adapter insertion time 2d13h ago
        Hardware revision 1.1           Board revision A0
      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
        New Hardware Revision           New Board Revision

        Serial number     4518292       Part number    73-2559-01
                                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                                        New Part Number

        Test history      0x0           RMA number     00-00-00
        EEPROM format version 1
        EEPROM contents (hex):
          0x20: 01 74 01 01 00 44 F1 94 49 07 09 05 00 00 00 00
          0x30: 50 00 00 00 97 04 21 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
 




Cisco7500#sh diag 2
Slot 2:
        Physical slot 2, ~physical slot 0xD, logical slot 2, CBus 0
        Microcode Status 0x4
        Master Enable, LED, WCS Loaded
        Board is analyzed
        Pending I/O Status: None
        EEPROM format version 1
        VIP2 controller, HW rev 2.3, board revision A0
        Serial number: 03516021  Part number: 73-1684-03
        Test history: 0x00        RMA number: 00-00-00
        Flags: cisco 7000 board; 7500 compatible
 
        EEPROM contents (hex):
          0x20: 01 15 02 03 00 35 A6 75 49 06 94 03 00 00 00 00
          0x30: 50 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
 
        Slot database information:
        Flags: 0x4      Insertion time: 0x1120 (00:03:04 ago)
 
        Controller Memory Size: 16 MBytes DRAM, 1024 KBytes SRAM
 
        PA Bay 0 Information:
                Mx HSSI-B PA, 1 ports
                EEPROM format version 1
                HW rev 1.1, Board revision A0
              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                New Hardware and Board Revision

                Serial number: 04518147  Part number: 73-2559-01
                                       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                                         New Part Number
Identifying PA-2H port adapters:  
Cisco7200#show diag 6

Slot 6:
        Mx HSSI-B port adapter, 2 ports
        Port adapter is analyzed 
        Port adapter insertion time 00:01:49 ago
        Hardware revision 1.0           Board revision A0
      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
        New Hardware Revision           New Board Revision

        Serial number     1234567       Part number    73-2914-01
                                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                                        New Part Number

        Test history      0x0           RMA number     00-00-00
        EEPROM format version 1
        EEPROM contents (hex):
          0x20: 01 82 01 00 00 38 67 F4 49 07 09 04 00 00 00 00
          0x30: 01 00 00 00 FF FF FF 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF





Cisco7500#show diag 1
Slot 1:
        Physical slot 1, ~physical slot 0xE, logical slot 1, CBus 0
        Microcode Status 0x4
        Master Enable, LED, WCS Loaded
        Board is analyzed 
        Pending I/O Status: None
        EEPROM format version 1
        VIP2 controller, HW rev 2.3, board revision A0
        Serial number: 87654321   Part number: 73-1684-03
        Test history: 0x00        RMA number: 00-00-00
        Flags: cisco 7000 board; 7500 compatible

        EEPROM contents (hex):
          0x20: 01 15 02 03 00 35 AA A5 49 06 94 03 00 00 00 00
          0x30: 50 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

        Slot database information:
        Flags: 0x4      Insertion time: 0x46740 (00:01:18 ago)

        Controller Memory Size: 8 MBytes DRAM, 1024 KBytes SRAM

        PA Bay 0 Information:
                Mx HSSI-B PA, 2 ports
                EEPROM format version 1
                HW rev 1.0, Board revision A0
              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                New Hardware and Board Revision

                Serial number: 1234567    Part number: 73-2914-01
                                        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                                          New Part Number

Configuration Limitations 

 The PA-H and PA-2H were originally released with maximum configuration guidelines. These guidelines limit the maximum number of PA-H or PA-2H cards that can be placed in a chassis as shown below: 
Chassis Type PA-H PA-2H
Cisco 7513 12 12
Cisco 7507 4 4
Cisco 7505 4 4
Cisco 7206 3 3
Cisco 7204 3 3
In the Cisco 7500 series, the limitation is imposed by the power requirements of the HSSI PAs. Exceeding the limits above may cause the power supply circuit breakers to trip on power up. 

In the Cisco 7200 series, HSSI port adapters are classified as a high speed port adapters. There is a limit of three high speed port adapters in a single Cisco 7200.

Physical Replacement of Port Adapters 

 On the Cisco 7200 series, the PA-H, PA-2H, port adapters are hot-swappable and can be replaced with a PA-H Rev. B or PA-2H Rev. B without turning off the system. On the Cisco 7500 series, port adapter OIR is not supported, and the entire VIP card must be removed prior to replacing a port adapter. 

For more information on how to replace a PA-H or PA-2H port adapter, please read "PA-H HSSI Port Adapter Installation and Configuration" or " PA-2H Dual-Port HSSI Port Adapter Installation and Configuration".

For More Information 

 If you require further assistance, or if you have any further questions regarding this field notice, please contact the Cisco Systems Technical Assistance Center (TAC) at (800) 553-24HR, (408) 526-7209, or send e-mail to tac@cisco.com.