Specifications

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PA-T3+ Serial Port Adapter Installation and Configuration
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Chapter 2 Preparing for Installation
Software and Hardware Requirements
Software and Hardware Requirements
Table 2-1 lists the recommended minimum Cisco IOS software release required to use the one-port
PA-T3+(=) and two-port PA-2T3+(=) in supported router platforms.
Caution The VIP requires that the host Cisco 7000 series router have the RSP7000 and RSP7000CI installed. The
VIP will not operate properly with the Route Processor (RP), Switch Processor (SP), or Silicon Switch
Processor (SSP) installed in the host Cisco 7000 series router.
For Cisco configuration guidelines in the Cisco 7200 series, refer to the Cisco 7200 Series Port Adapter
Hardware Configuration Guidelines.
Table 2-1 PA-T3+ Software Requirements
Router Platform Recommended Minimum Cisco IOS Release (PA-T3+[=] and PA-2T3+[=])
Catalyst 6000 family switches with
Catalyst 6000 family FlexWAN module
•
Catalyst 6000 family MSFC
1
1. MFSC = Multilayer Switch Feature Card
Cisco IOS Release 12.1(1)EX or later
• Supervisor engine software Catalyst 6000 Family Supervisor Engine Software release 5.4(1) or later
Cisco 7200 series
•
Cisco 7202, Cisco 7204, and
Cisco 7206
Cisco IOS Release 11.1(24)CC or a later release of Cisco IOS Release 11.1 CC
Cisco IOS Release 12.2(4)B or a later release of Cisco IOS Release 12.2 B
• Cisco 7204VXR, and
Cisco 7206VXR
Cisco IOS Release 12.0(3)T or a later release of Cisco IOS Release 12.0 T
Cisco IOS Release 12.2(4)B or a later release of Cisco IOS Release 12.2 B
Cisco 7301 routers
Cisco IOS Release 12.2(11)YZ or a later release of Cisco IOS Release 12.2 YZ
Cisco 7304 routers
• With Cisco 7304 PCI Port Adapter
Carrier Card
Cisco IOS Release 12.2(14)SZ or a later release of Cisco IOS Release 12.2SZ
Cisco 7401ASR routers
Cisco IOS Release 12.2(1)DX or a later release of Cisco IOS Release 12.2 DX
Cisco IOS Release 12.2(4)B or a later release of Cisco IOS Release 12.2 B
VIP
2 3 4
in the Cisco 7000 series and
Cisco 7500 series
2. The PA-T3+ is considered a high-bandwidth port adapter. The specific VIP2 model recommended for the PA-T3+ in all Cisco 7000 series routers using
the RSP7000 and RSP7000CI is the VIP2-15, which has 1 MB of SRAM and 8 MB of DRAM. Installation of the PA-T3+ on the VIP2-10 (with 512 KB
of SRAM and 8 MB of DRAM) is not recommended.
3. The PA-T3+ is considered a high-bandwidth port adapter. The specific VIP2 model recommended for the PA-T3+ in all Cisco 7000 series routers using
the RSP7000 and RSP7000CI is the VIP2-15, which has 1 MB of SRAM and 8 MB of DRAM. Installation of the PA-T3+ on the VIP2-10 (with 512 KB
of SRAM and 8 MB of DRAM) is not recommended.
4. The VIP4 provides 64 or 256 MB of 100-MHz synchronous dynamic random-access memory (SDRAM) as the central processing unit (CPU) memory
(also called program memory), and 64 of 100-MHz SDRAM as the packet memory
Cisco IOS Release 11.1(24)CC or a later release of Cisco IOS Release 11.1 CC
Cisco IOS Release 12.0(3)T or a later release of Cisco IOS Release 12.0 T
Cisco IOS Release 12.0(10)S or a later release of Cisco IOS Release 12.0(10)S
Cisco IOS Release 12.0(10)S or a later release of Cisco IOS Release 12.0(10)S