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Cisco MGX 8800/8900 Series Software Configuration Guide

Release 5.1, Part Number OL-6482-01, Rev. A0, January 25, 2005

Preparing Service Modules for Communication

This chapter describes how to prepare service modules for operation in an MGX switch. All MGX switch

cards except PXM, SRM, XM-60, and RPM are service modules. Service modules add ATM, circuit

emulation and Frame Relay services to a switch. Table 1-3 in Chapter 1, “Preparing for Configuration,”

lists service module services and the service modules that provide them. This table also lists the

interfaces supported on the service modules.

Tip For information on which slots support each type of service module and redundancy options for each

service module, see the table titled “Valid Slot Installation Options” in Cisco MGX 8800/8900 Hardware

Installation Guide, Releases 2 - 5.1.

The procedures in this chapter help you complete the initial configuration required for each service

module. After the initial configuration is complete, the card is ready for provisioning. Provisioning is

described in the configuration and command reference guide for each service module. Table 1-1 in

Chapter 1, “Preparing for Configuration,” lists the service module configuration and command reference

guides.

The following sections provide a quickstart procedure for configuring service modules and describe the

following procedures:

• Managing Firmware Version Levels for Service Modules

• Selecting MPSM Interfaces and Services

• Establishing Redundancy Between Two Service Modules

• Selecting a Card SCT

• Selecting a Port SCT

Note The Cisco MGX 8800/8900 Hardware Installation Guide, Releases 2 - 5.1, describes the physical

planning requirements for installing redundant service modules with standalone or redundant lines. If

these requirements are not met, the planned service module configuration will not work properly.

Note For the purposes of this document, the term “AXSM” refers to all types of AXSM cards. In this

document, the term AXSM/A distinguishes the first release of AXSM from AXSM/B, AXSME, and

AXSM-XG cards.