Installation guide

CHAPTER
7-1
Network Processing Engine and Network Services Engine Installation and Configuration
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NPE-G1 and NPE-G2 Installation and
Configuration Information
This chapter provides information on installing and configuring the NPE-G1 and NPE-G2 and contains
the following sections:
Preparing for an Upgrade, page 7-2
Copying the Configuration File, page 7-4
Removing the Network Processing Engine, page 7-7
Installing the NPE-G1 or NPE-G2, page 7-18
Enabling the Second Processor on the NPE-G1, page 7-45
Copying the Saved Configuration to NVRAM, page 7-51
Auxiliary and Console Port Information, page 7-54
Configuring the Native Gigabit Ethernet Interfaces, page 7-54
Using show Commands to Check the Installation, page 7-57
Upgrading the Cisco IOS Image and the Boot Helper (Boot Loader) Image, page 7-60
Upgrading ROMmon on the NPE-G1 or NPE-G2, page 7-61
Upgrading FPGA on the NPE-G2, page 7-65
Troubleshooting the Upgrade, page 7-63
Troubleshooting the NPE-G1 or NPE-G2, page 7-65
Fiber Optic Cleaning Information, page 7-65
Note The Cisco 7200 VXR and Cisco uBR7246VXR routers use different models of the NPE-G1 processor.
For the Cisco 7200 VXR, order the NPE-G1 or NPE-G1= product. For the Cisco uBR7246VXR router,
order the UBR7200-NPE-G1 or UBR7200-NPE-G1= product. Unless otherwise indicated, all references
in this chapter to the NPE-G1 refer to both models.

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