Cisco VIP-4R/4T User Manual

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VIP-4R/4T Installation and Conﬁguration

Product Number VIP-4R/4T(=)

This conﬁguration note is a standalone publication that provides instructions for installing, conﬁguring, and maintaining the Versatile Interface Processor (VIP) in your Cisco 7000 series and Cisco 7500 series routers.

The VIP operates with the CxBus in the Cisco 7000 series and CyBus in the Cisco 7500 series, and requires that the host Cisco 7000 series and Cisco 7500 series router is running Cisco Internetwork Operating System (Cisco IOS) Release 11.1(1) or later, or a Cisco-approved beta version of Cisco IOS Release 11.1.

Note The entire VIPcard, with port adapters installed, is a ﬁeld-replaceable unit (FRU).Individual

port adapters are not available as spare parts.

Included are steps for VIP hardware installation and basic VIP conﬁguration steps and examples for conﬁguring the individual interfaces on a new VIP. Also included are maintenance procedures for upgrading user-conﬁgurable VIP components.

This publication has two main sections:

• Versatile Interface Processor Functions, page 3—this section discusses general VIP features,

maintenance considerations, and overall functions

• VIP Port Adapter Functions, page 29—this section contains subsections that discuss each port

adapter and its speciﬁc features, conﬁguration and connection requirements, and functions

You need only refer to the information that is speciﬁc to your VIP port adapter conﬁguration or that applies to speciﬁc VIP functionality.A table of contents is included on page 2 so you can more easily ﬁnd what you need.

Note For complete descriptions of interface subcommands and the conﬁguration options available

for VIP-related interfaces, and which support VIP functionality, refer to the section “If You Need More Conﬁguration Information.”

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Table of Contents

This conﬁguration note includes the following sections:

• If You Need More Conﬁguration Information

• Versatile Interface Processor Functions, page 3

Note The following section contains important information about the latest Cisco IOS release.

— What is the VIP?, page 3

— VIP Software Prerequisites, page 5 — VIP Hardware Prerequisites, page 5 — What is the Cisco 7000 Family?, page 5 — VIP Port Adapter Hardware Conﬁguration Overview, page 10 — VIP Microcode Overview, page 11 — VIP Installation Prerequisites, page 11 — VIP Installation, page 16 — Checking the Installation and Verifying VIP Status, page 19 — Upgrading VIP Microcode, page 23 — Upgrading and Replacing DRAM SIMMs, page 26

• VIP Port Adapter Functions, page 29

— 4R Port Adapter, page 29 — 4T Port Adapter, page 45

• Cisco Information Online, page 74

If You Need More Conﬁguration Information

The Cisco Internetwork Operating System (Cisco IOS) software running the router contains extensivefeatures and functionality. The effectiveuse of many of many of these features is easier if you have more information at hand.

To obtain general information about documentation, call Customer Service at 800 553-6387 or 408 526-7208. Customer Service hours are 5:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Paciﬁc time, Monday through Friday (excluding company holidays). You can also send e-mail to cs-rep@cisco.com. Youcan also refer to the Cisco Information Packet that shipped with your router.

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For additional information on conﬁguring the Cisco 7000 series or Cisco 7500 series router, the following documentation resources are available to you:

• UniverCD

This publication and all other Cisco Systems publications are available on UniverCD, which is Cisco’s online library of product information. UniverCD is updated and shipped monthly, so it might be more up to date than printed documentation. Toorder UniverCD, contact a Cisco Sales or Customer Service representative.

• For systems with Cisco IOS Release 11.1(1), a Cisco-approved 11.1 beta software version, or a

later Cisco IOS release, refer to the following modular conﬁguration and modular command reference publications, as appropriate for your conﬁguration:

— Conﬁguration Fundamentals Conﬁguration Guide — Conﬁguration Fundamentals Command Reference — Wide-Area Networking Conﬁguration Guide — Wide-Area Networking Command Reference — Network Protocols Conﬁguration Guide — Network Protocols Command Reference — Network Protocols Conﬁguration Guide — Network Protocols Command Reference — Bridging and IBM Networking Conﬁguration Guide — Bridging and IBM Networking Command Reference — Conﬁguration Builder Getting Started Guide — Troubleshooting Internetworking Systems

Versatile Interface Processor Functions

The following sections describe the Versatile Interface Processor (VIP) and discuss VIP-speciﬁc features and functions, such as installing and removing the VIP, installing and removing port adapters, using and conﬁguring common VIP interface functions.

What is the VIP?

The VIP is a new interface processor for use with the Cisco 7000 series and Cisco 7500 series routers, and it installs in the interface processor slots in your Cisco 7000 series or 7500 series router. The VIP uses a single motherboard with up to two port adapters. The VIP port adapters provide the individualLAN, WAN, or LAN/WAN interface ports. The VIP can be removed from a chassis while power is on and the system is operating.

Caution The VIP supports online insertion and removal (OIR), which allows you to remove and

replacea VIP withoutﬁrst shutting down the system.Online insertion and removalmaximizesrouter availability by letting you add or remove VIPs during system operation; however, the system may indicate a hardware failure if you fail to follow proper procedures. Tohelp avoid problems with the installation, review the functional description in the section “Online Insertion and Removal—An Overview” on page 13, and follow the VIP installation steps carefully.

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Note The VIP port adapters themselves do not support OIR, nor are they FRUs.

The VIP uses a Reduced Instructions Set Computing (RISC), Mips 4600 processor for high performance, and has an internal operating frequency of 100 megahertz (MHz) and a 50-MHz system bus interface. The VIP has 8 megabytes (MB) of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) as the default DRAM configuration.

Figure 1 shows a VIP-4R/4T.The VIP ﬁrmware(microcode), which contains card-speciﬁc software instructions, resides in a Flash memory device in socket location U17. Single in-line memory modules contain the DRAM. For connector pinouts, refer to the section “4R Port Adapter Receptacles, Cables, and Pinouts” on page 34, or to the section “4T Port Adapter Receptacles, Cables, and Pinouts” on page 51. You can install VIPs in any available interface processor slots.

Figure 1 VIP with One 4R and One 4T Port Adapter (Horizontal Orientation Shown)

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Note In the Cisco 7000, Cisco 7507 and Cisco 7513 chassis, the VIP is installed vertically. In the

Cisco 7010 and Cisco 7505 chassis, the VIP is installed horizontally. Port adapters have a handle attached, but this handle is not shown to allow a full view of detail on each port adapter’s faceplate.

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VIP Software Prerequisites

The VIP requires that the host Cisco 7000 series and Cisco 7500 series router is running Cisco Internetwork Operating System (Cisco IOS) Release 11.1(1) or later, or a Cisco-approved beta version of Cisco IOS Release 11.1.

Note The latest Cisco IOS release is available via anonymous File Transfer Protocol (FTP) from

ftp/beta111_dir@ftp.cisco.com. Detailed information about the latest Cisco IOS release can be

found in the ASCII ﬁle vip1-readme, which is also available via FTP from ftp.cisco.com in the directory /ftp/beta111_dir. This ASCII ﬁle includes information and instructions on how to get the current Cisco IOS software images and VIP microcode. To access information located in Cisco Information Online (CIO), refer to the section “Cisco Information Online” at the end of this publication.

VIP Hardware Prerequisites

The VIP operates with the CxBus in the Cisco 7000 series and CyBus in the Cisco 7500 series, and operates with the optional RSP7000 and RSP7000CI RSP-based processor modules in the Cisco 7000 series routers: Cisco 7000 and Cisco 7010. The VIP will also operate with the Route Processor (RP) and Switch Processor (SP) in the Cisco 7000 series routers. The VIP operates with all RSP-based processor modules currently shipping in the Cisco 7000 series and Cisco 7500 series routers: Cisco 7505, Cisco 7507, and Cisco 7513.

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What is the Cisco 7000 Family?

For the Cisco 7000 family of routers, which includes the Cisco 7000 series and Cisco 7500 series routers, network interfaces reside on modular interface processors, including the VIP,whichprovide a direct connection between external networks and the high-speed CxBus in the Cisco 7000 series and the high-speed CyBus in the Cisco 7500 series.

In all systems, the remaining slots support any combination of network interface types: Ethernet attachment unit interface (AUI), Ethernet 10BASE-T, Fast Ethernet 100BASE-TX, Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM), Token Ring, multichannel applications, Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI), channel attachment, serial, or High-Speed Serial Interface (HSSI), and all VIP–based interfaces.

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Cisco 7000 Series

Figure 2 and Figure 3 show the rear of the Cisco 7000 series routers: the seven-slot Cisco 7000 and the ﬁve-slot Cisco 7010, respectively. In the Cisco 7000 series, two slots are reserved for the SP (or SSP) and RP, or for the 7000 Series Route Switch Processor (RSP7000) and the 7000 Series Chassis Interface (RSP7000CI). The remaining slots are for interface processors: slots 0 through 4 in the Cisco 7000, and slots 0 through 2 in the Cisco 7010.

Figure 2 Cisco 7000, Interface Processor End

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Figure 4, Figure 5, and Figure 6 show the rear of the Cisco 7500 series routers: the ﬁve-slot Cisco 7505, the seven-slot Cisco 7507, and the thirteen-slot Cisco 7513, respectively.

In the Cisco 7505, one slot (4) is reserved for the Route Switch Processor (RSP1), which contains the system processor and performs packet switching functions. Slots 0 through 3 are for interface processors.

Figure 4 Cisco 7505, Interface Processor End

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Figure 5 shows the rear of the seven-slotCisco 7507 router.In the Cisco 7507, up to two slots (2 and

3) are reserved for the Route Switch Processor (RSP2), which contains the system processor and performs packet switching functions. Slots 0 and 1 and 4 through 6 are for interface processors.

Figure 5 Cisco 7507, Interface Processor End

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Figure 6 shows the rear of the Cisco 7513 with two AC-input power supplies installed. Two slots (6 and 7) are reserved for the second generation Route Switch Processor (RSP2), which contains the system processor and performs packet switching functions. Slots 0 through 5 and 8 through 12 are for interface processors.

Figure 6 Cisco 7513, Interface Processor End

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VIP Port Adapter Hardware Conﬁguration Overview

The port adapters attach to the VIP motherboard. (See Figure 7.) Each port adapter contains the physical connections for the VIP interface types to connect to your network.

Figure 7 VIP with One 4R and One 4T Port Adapter (Product Number VIP-4R/4T[=])

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Following are the VIP port adapters by interface type:

• Ethernet 10BASE-T—4E

• Fast Ethernet 100BASE-TX—FE-TX

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• Synchronous serial—4T

• Token Ring—4R

Following are the supported electrical interfaces:

• 4E port adapter—10BASE-T Ethernet, using RJ-45

• FE-TX port adapter—IEEE 802.3u Fast Ethernet 100BASE-TX, using Media Independent

Interface (MII) or RJ-45

• 4T port adapter—synchronous serial (EIA/TIA-232, EIA-TIA-449, EIA-530, V.35, and X.21;

determined by the cable), using DB-60, 60-pin mini-D-sub connectors

• 4R port adapter—IEEE 802.5 Token Ring, using DB-9, 9-pin D-sub connectors

Note The VIP-4R/4T is a ﬁxed conﬁguration. The entire VIP-4R/4T assembly is a FRU. Port

adapters have a handle attached, but this handle is not shown to allow a full view of detail on each port adapter’s faceplate.

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Caution To prevent system problems, do not remove port adapters from the VIP motherboard or

attempt to install other port adapters on the VIP motherboard.

VIP Microcode Overview

The VIP microcode (ﬁrmware)is an image that provides card-speciﬁc softwareinstructions. A Flash memory device in socket U17 of the VIP contains the default microcode boot image. The router supports downloadable microcode, which enables you to upgrade microcode versions by downloading new microcode images, storing them in system Flash memory, and instructing the system to load its image from Flash instead of the default VIP image. (The RP in the Cisco 7000 and 7010 loads softwarefrom ROM or Flash memory; the RSP loads software from Flash only.)Youcan store multiple images for an interface type and, with a conﬁguration command, instruct the system to load any one of them or the default ROMimage. All interfaces of the same type (VIP, and so on) will load the same microcode image, either from the default ROM image or from a single image stored in system Flash. Although multiple microcode versions for a speciﬁc interface type can be stored concurrently in Flash, only one image can load at startup. The show controllers cbus command displays the currently loaded and running microcode version for the SP or SSP (in the Cisco 7000 series routers), each interface processor, and VIP. The show startup-conﬁg EXEC command shows the current system instructions for loading microcode at startup.

Software and interface processor microcode images are carefully optimized and bundled to work together.Overriding the bundle can result in system incompatibilities. We recommend that you use the microcode included in the software bundle. For a complete description of microcode and downloading procedures, refer to the section “Upgrading VIP Microcode” on page 23.

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VIP Installation Prerequisites

This section provides a list of parts and tools you will need to perform the VIP installation, and it also includes safety and ESD-prevention guidelines to help you avoid injury and damage to the equipment. This section also provides adetailed description of the OIRfunction to help you perform online installation successfully and avoid error message and system restarts. If you are installing a new VIP, be sure to review the equipment descriptions and distance limitations in the port adapter sections “Serial Distance Limitations” and “Token Ring Distance Limitations” when preparing your site and planning network connections.

List of Parts and Tools

You need the following tools and parts to install or upgrade a VIP. If you need additional equipment, contact a service representative for ordering information.

• Cables appropriate for the port adapter interfaces on your VIP

• Number 1 Phillips and a 3/16-inch, ﬂat-blade screwdriver

• Your own ESD-prevention equipment or the disposable grounding wrist strap included with all

upgrade kits, FRUs, and spares

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Safety Guidelines

Following are safety guidelines that you should follow when working with any equipment that connects to electrical power or telephone wiring.

Electrical Equipment Guidelines

Follow these basic guidelines when working with any electrical equipment:

• Before beginning any procedures requiring access to the chassis interior, locate the emergency

power-off switch for the room in which you are working.

• Disconnect all power and external cables before moving a chassis.

• Do not work alone when potentially hazardous conditions exist.

• Never assume that power has been disconnected from a circuit; always check.

• Do not perform any action that creates a potential hazard to people or makes the equipment

unsafe.

• Carefully examine your work area for possible hazards such as moist ﬂoors, ungrounded power

extension cables, and missing safety grounds; correct all hazardous conditions.

Telephone Wiring Guidelines

Use the following guidelines when working with any equipment that is connected to telephone wiring or to other network cabling:

• Never install telephone wiring during a lightning storm.

• Never install telephone jacks in wet locations unless the jack is speciﬁcally designed for wet

locations.

• Never touch uninsulated telephone wires or terminals unless the telephone line has been

disconnected at the network interface.

• Use caution when installing or modifying telephone lines.

Preventing Electrostatic Discharge Damage

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) damage, which can occur when electronic cards or components are improperly handled, results in complete or intermittent failures. A processor module comprises a printed circuit board that is ﬁxed in a metal carrier. Electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding, connectors, and a handle are integral components of the carrier. Although the metal carrier helps to protect the board from ESD, use a preventiveantistatic strap wheneverhandlinga processor module.

Following are guidelines for preventing ESD damage:

• Always use an ESD wrist or ankle strap and ensure that it makes good skin contact.

• Connect the equipment end of the strap to a captive installation screw on an installed power

supply.

• When installing a processor module, use the ejector levers to properly seat the bus connectors in

the backplane, then tighten both captive installation screws.(SeeFigure 8.) These screwsprevent accidental removal, provide proper grounding for the system, and help to ensure that the bus connectors are seated in the backplane.

• When removing a processor module, use the ejector leversto release the bus connectors from the

backplane. Use the handleto pull theprocessor module outslowlywhile keeping your other hand underneath the carrier to guide it straight out of the slot.

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• Handle carriers by the handles and carrier edges only; avoid touching the board or connectors.

• Place a removed processor module board-side-up on an antistatic surface or in a static shielding

bag. If you plan to return the component to the factory, immediately place it in a static shielding bag.

• Avoid contact between the processormodule and clothing. Thewriststrap only protects theboard

from ESD voltages on the body; ESD voltages on clothing can still cause damage.

• Never attempt to remove the printed circuit board from the metal interface processor carrier.

Caution For safety, periodically check the resistance value of the antistatic strap. The

measurement should be between 1 and 10 megohms.

Online Insertion and Removal—An Overview

The OIR feature allows you to remove and replace a VIP board while the system is operating; you do not need to notify the software or shut down the system power.

Note The VIP port adapters themselves do not support OIR, nor are they FRUs.

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This section describes mechanical functions of system components, emphasizes the importance of following correct procedures to avoid unnecessary board failures, and is for background only; speciﬁc VIP procedures follow in the section “VIP Installation” on page 16.

Each interface processor contains a receptacle with which it connects to the system backplane. Each backplane connector comprises a set of tiered pins, in three lengths. The pins send speciﬁc signals to the system as they make contact with the card. The system assesses the signals it receives and the order in which it receives them to determine what event is occurring and what task it needs to perform, such as reinitializing new interfaces or shutting down removed ones.

For example, when inserting an interface processor, the longest pins make contact with the backplane ﬁrst, and the shortest pins make contact last. The system recognizes the signals and the sequence in which it receives them. The system expects to receive signals from the individual pins in this logical sequence, and the ejector levers help to ensure that the pins mate in this sequence.

When you remove or insert an interface processor, the backplane pins send signals to notify the system, which then performs as follows:

1 Rapidly scans the backplane for conﬁguration changes and does not reset any interfaces. 2 Initializes all newly inserted interface processors, noting any removed interfaces and placing

them in the administratively shut down state.

3 Brings all previously conﬁgured interfaces on the interface processor back to the state they were

in when they were removed. Any newly inserted interfaces are put in the administratively shut downstate,as if they were present(butunconﬁgured) at boot time.If a similar interface processor type has been reinserted into a slot, then its ports are conﬁgured and brought on line up to the port count of the original interface processor.

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The system brings on line only interfaces that match the current conﬁguration and were previously conﬁgured as up; all others require that you conﬁgure them with the conﬁgure command. OIR functionality enables you to add, remove, or replace interface processors with the system online, which provides a method that is seamless to end users on the network, maintains all routing information, and ensures session preservation.

The function of the ejector levers (see Figure 8) is to align and seat the card connectors in the backplane. Failure to use the ejectorleversand insert the interface processor properly can disrupt the order in which the pins make contactwith the cardor interface processor. Followthe VIP installation and removal instructions carefully, and review the following examples of incorrect insertion practices and their results:

• Using the handle to force the interface processor all the way into the slot can pop the ejector

levers out of their springs. If you then try to use the ejector levers to seat the interface processor, the ﬁrst layer of pins (which are already mated to the card or interface processor) can disconnect and then remate with the backplane, which the system interprets as a board failure.

• Using the handle to force or slam the interface processor all the way into the slot can damage the

pins on the board connectors if they are not aligned properly with the backplane.

• When using the handle (rather than the ejector levers) to seat the interface processor in the

backplane, you might need to pull the interface processor back out and push it in again to align it properly. Even if the backplane pins are not damaged, the pins mating with and disconnecting from the card or interface processor will cause the system to interpret a board failure. Using the ejector levers ensures that the board connector mates with the backplane in one continuous movement.

• Using the handle to insert or remove an interface processor, or failing to push the ejector levers

fully against the interface processor, can leave some (not all) of the connector pins mated to the card or interface processor, a state which will hang the system. Using the ejector levers and making sure that they are pushed fully into position ensures that all three layers of pins are mated with (or free from) the backplane.

It is also important to use the ejector levers when removing an interface processor to ensure that the backplane connector pins disconnect from the card or interface processor in the logical sequence expectedby the system.Any interface processor thatis only partiallyconnected to thebackplane can hang the bus. Detailed steps for correctly performing OIR are included with the following procedures for installing and removing the VIP.

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Figure 8 Ejector Levers and Captive Installation Screws on the VIP (Horizontal Orientation Shown)

Interface processor card slot

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Note The VIP is oriented horizontally in the Cisco 7010 and Cisco 7505 and vertically in the

Cisco 7000, Cisco 7507, and Cisco 7513.

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VIP Installation

The following sections describe the procedures for removing or installing a VIP in the Cisco 7000 series and Cisco 7500 series routers. The functionality is the same for each router model; therefore, the term the chassis will be used except where speciﬁc model issues arise. The OIR function allows you to install and remove a VIP without ﬁrst shutting down the system; however, you must follow the instructions carefully. Failure to insert the VIP properly can cause system error messages indicating a board failure. For a complete description of OIR, refer to the section “Online Insertion and Removal—An Overview” on page 13.

Each unused interface processor slot contains an interface processor ﬁller (which is an interface processor carrier without an interface board) to keep dust out of the chassis and to maintain proper air ﬂow through the interface processor compartment. If you are installing a new VIP that is not a replacement, you must ﬁrst remove the interface processor ﬁller from an unused slot; proceed to the next section “Removing an Interface Processor Filler.” If you are replacing a VIP or upgrading the microcode Flash EPROM on a VIP, proceed to the section “Removing a VIP.”

Note If you suspect that a port adapter has failed, you must replace the entire VIP processor

module. Port adapters are not available as FRUs.

Caution If you use the VIP with a single port adapter, the port adapter must be in slot 0 for the VIP

to function properly. A single port adapter in slot 1 will not be recognized by the system.

Removing an Interface Processor Filler

Select an unused interface processor slot for the new VIP and remove the interface processor ﬁller as follows:

Step 1 Choose an available slot for the VIP and make a note of it. Step 1 Use a screwdriver to loosen the captive installation screws on the interface processor ﬁller.

(See Figure 8.)

Step 2 Place your thumbs on both ejector levers and simultaneously pull them both outward to

release the VIP from the backplane connector (in the opposite direction from that shown in Figure 8c).

Step 3 Grasp the handle with one hand and pull the ﬁller straight out of the slot, keepingyour other

hand under the carrier to guide it. (See Figure 9.) Keep the carrier parallel to the backplane.

Step 4 Store the interface processor ﬁller for future use.

To help preventdustand contaminants from entering the chassis, do not leavethe interface processor slot open. Immediately proceed to the section “Installing a VIP” on page 18.

Removing a VIP

Remember, the VIP supports OIR; therefore, you need not shut down the interface or the system power when removing a VIP. If you are replacing a failed VIP, remove the existing board ﬁrst, then replace the new VIP in the same slot.

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Figure 9 shows proper handling of an interface processor during installation.

Figure 9 Handling Processor Modules for Installation and Removal (Horizontal Orientation Shown)

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To remove a VIP, follow these steps:

Step 1 If you are replacing a failed VIP, disconnect all cables from the VIP ports; however, if you

are only moving a VIP to another slot, this step is not necessary.

Step 2 Use a screwdriver to loosen the captive installation screws at both ends of the VIP.

(See Figure 8.)

Caution Always use the ejector levers to remove or install the VIP. Failure to do so can cause

erroneous system error messages indicating a board failure.

Step 3 Place your thumbs on the ejector levers and simultaneously pull both of the ejectors

outward (in the opposite direction from that show in Figure 8c) to release the VIP from the backplane connector.

Step 4 Usethe VIP handle tocarefully pull the VIP straightout of the slot,keepingyour other hand

under the carrier to guide it. (See Figure 9.) Keep the VIP parallel to the backplane.

Step 5 Place the removed VIP on an antistatic mat or foam pad, or place it in an antistatic bag if

you plan to return it to the factory.

Step 6 If the interface processor slot is to remain empty, install a ﬁller (MAS7K-BLANK) to keep

dust out of the chassis and to maintain proper air ﬂow inside the chassis. Do not leave the interface processor slot open. Immediately proceed to the section “Installing a VIP.”

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Installing a VIP

The VIP slides into the open interface processor slot and connects directly to the backplane. The interface processors are keyed to guide pins on the backplane, so the VIP can be installed only in an interface processor slot. Figure 8 showsthe functional details of inserting an interface processor and usingthe ejector levers. Figure 9 showsproperhandling of an interfaceprocessorduring installation.

Caution Remove or insert only one interface processor at a time. Allow at least 15 seconds for the

system to complete its discovery and initialization before removing or inserting another interface processor. Disrupting the sequence before the system has completed veriﬁcation can cause the system to interpret hardware failures.

Follow these steps to install a VIP:

Step 1 Ensure that a console terminal is connected to the console port (on the RP or RSP) and that

your console is turned ON.

Step 2 Hold the VIP handle with one hand and place your other hand under the carrier to support

the VIP and guide it into the slot. (See Figure 9.) Avoid touching the card or any connector pins.

Caution To prevent ESD damage, handle interface processors by the handles and carrier edges

only.

Note The processor modules are oriented horizontally in the Cisco 7010 and Cisco 7505, and

vertically in the Cisco 7000, the Cisco 7507, and the Cisco 7513.

Step 3 Place the back of the VIP in the slot and align the notch on the carrier with the groove in

the slot. (See Figure 8.)

Step 4 Whilekeeping the VIP parallelto the backplane, carefullyslide it into the slot until theback

of the faceplate makes contact with the ejector levers, then stop. (See Figure 8b.)

Caution Always use the ejector levers when installing or removing processor modules. A module

that is partially seated in the backplane will cause the system to hang and subsequently crash, and shoving or slamming the interface processor into the slot can damage the backplane pins and board.

Step 5 Using your thumbs, simultaneously push both ejector levers inward until the VIP is pushed

entirely into its slot. (See Figure 8c.)

Step 6 Tighten both of the captive installation screws.

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Checking the Installation and Verifying VIP Status

You can use the conﬁgure command to conﬁgure a VIP interface. To use the conﬁgure command, enter the privileged levelof the EXEC command interpreter with the enable command. The system will prompt you for a password if one has been set.

The system prompt for the privileged level ends with a pound sign (#) instead of an angle bracket (>). At the console terminal, enter the privileged level as follows:

Step 1 At the user-level EXEC prompt, enter the enable command. The EXEC prompts you for a

privileged-level password, as follows:

Router> enable Password:

Step 2 Enter the password (the password is case sensitive).For security purposes, the password is

not displayed on your console.

Step 3 When you enter the correct password and press Return, the system displays the

privileged-mode system prompt (#) as follows:

Router#

Checking the VIP Installation

After you install the VIP and connect cables (using connection procedures in the respective port adapter subsections), verify the installation by observing the LED states and the console display. When the system has reinitialized all interfaces, the enabled LED on the VIP and on all interface processors should go on. One or the other of the MII and RJ-45 LEDs should be on, depending on your connection, and the link LED should be on if the VIP is receiving a carrier signal from the network.

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The console screen will also display a message as the system discovers each interface during its reinitialization.

When you remove and replace interface processors, the system provides status messages on the console screen. The messages are for information only.

The following sample display shows the events logged by the system as a serial-equipped VIP was removed from slot 2; the system then reinitialized the remaining interface processors and marked as down the serial interfaces on the VIP that was removed from slot 2. When the VIP is reinserted, the system automatically brings up the interfaces that were up when the VIP was removed.

Router# %OIR-6-REMCARD: Card removed from slot 2, interfaces disabled %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface Serial2/1/0, changed state to administratively down %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface Serial2/1/1, changed state to administratively down

Router# %OIR-6-INSCARD: Card inserted in slot 2, interfaces administratively shut down %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface Serial2/1/0, changed state to up %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface Serial2/1/1, changed state to up

Note When a new VIP is inserted or when a VIP is moved to a new slot, the system recognizes the

new interfaces, but leaves them in a shutdown state until you conﬁgure them and change their state to up with the conﬁgure command.

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The following example display shows the events logged by the system as a new VIP is inserted in slot 3. (Serial interfaces are used in the following examples.)

Router# %OIR-6-INSCARD: Card inserted in slot 3, interfaces administratively shut down %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface Serial3/1/0, changed state to administratively down %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface Serial3/1/1, changed state to administratively down

Verify that the VIP is installed correctly as follows:

Step 1 While the system reinitializes each interface, observe the console display messages and

verify that the system discovers the VIP as follows:

• Ifyou installed a newVIP,thesystem should recognize allnewinterfacesbutleavethem

conﬁgured as down.

• If you replaced a VIP, the system should recognize each interface and place it in the

same state (up or down) each was in when you removed the VIP.

Step 2 When the reinitialization is complete, verify that the enabled LED on each port adapter

goes on and remains on. If it does, proceed to step 5. If it does not, proceed to the next step.

Step 3 If the enabled LED on a port adapter fails to go on, suspect that the VIP board connector is

not fully seated in the backplane. Loosen the captive installation screws, then ﬁrmly push bothejector leversinto place until theyare approximately in the same orientation as the VIP faceplate. Tighten the captive installation screws. After the system reinitializes the interfaces, the enabled LED on the port adapter should go on. If it does, proceed to Step 5. If it does not, proceed to Step 4.

Step 4 If the enabled LED still fails to go on, remove the VIP and try installing it in another

available interface processor slot.

• If the enabled LED goes on when the VIP is installed in the new slot, suspect a failed

backplane port in the original interface processor slot.

• If the enabled LED still fails to go on, but other LEDs on the VIP go on to indicate

activity, proceed to Step 5 to resume the installation checkout and suspect that the enabled LED on the port adapter has failed.

• If no LEDs on the VIP go on, suspect that the VIP is faulty.

• If the enabled LED still does not go on, do not proceed with the installation. Contact a

service representative to report the problem and obtain further instructions.

Step 5 If the VIP is new and not a replacement, you have to conﬁgure the newinterfaces. Proceed

to the appropriate conﬁguration section for your port adapter. (This does not have to be done immediately, but new interfaces will not be available until you conﬁgure them.)

Step 6 If the VIP is a replacement, use the show interfaces type slot/port adapter/port or show

controllers cbus command to verify the status of the interfaces. (Refer to the section

“Verifying VIP Status Using show Commands” on page 21.) If you replaced a VIP with a new VIP with a greater number of ports (for example, if you

replaced a one-port VIP with a two-port VIP), the system will recognize the ﬁrst interface, but will not recognize the additional interface. The new interface will remain in the shutdown state until you conﬁgure it.

Step 7 When the interfaces are up, check the activity of each interface by observing the status

LEDs, which are described in the appropriate LED section for your port adapter type.

Step 8 In general, if an interface’s LED fails to go on and a cable is connected to the port, check

the cable connection and make certain it is properly seated in the connector.

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If an error message is displayed on the console terminal, refer to the System Error Messages publication for error message deﬁnitions. If you experience other problems that you are unable to solve, contact a service representative for assistance.

This completes the VIP installation. If you installed a new VIP or if you installed a replacement VIP with an additional port, you must now conﬁgure the new interface as described in the following section.

Verifying VIP Status Using show Commands

The following procedure describes how to use the show commands to verify that the new interfaces are conﬁgured correctly:

Step 1 Use the show version or show hardware commands to display the system hardware

conﬁguration. Ensure that the list includes the new interfaces.

Step 2 Display all of the current interface processors and their interfaces with the show

controllers cbus command. Verify that the new VIP appears in the correct slot.

Step 3 Specify one of the new VIP interfaces with the show interfaces type slot/port adapter/port

command and verify that the ﬁrst line of the display speciﬁes the interface with the correct slot number. Also verify that the interface and line protocol are in the correct state: up or down.

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Step 4 Display the protocols conﬁgured for the entire system and speciﬁc interfaces with the

command show protocols. If necessary, return to Conﬁguration mode to add or remove protocol routing on the system or speciﬁc interfaces.

Step 5 Display the running conﬁguration ﬁle with the write terminal (or show running-conﬁg)

command. Display the conﬁguration stored in NVRAM using the show conﬁg (or show startup-conﬁg) command. Verifythat the conﬁguration isaccurate for the system and each

interface.

If the interface is down and you conﬁgured it as up, or if the displays indicate that the hardware is not functioning properly, ensure that the network interface is properly connected and terminated. If you still have problems bringing the interface up, contact a service representative for assistance.

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Versatile Interface Processor Functions

The show controllers cbus command displays the internal status of each interface processor, including the slot location, the card hardware version, and the currently-running microcode version. It also lists each interface (port) on each interface processor including the logical interface number, interface type, physical (slot/port adapter/port) address, and hardware (station address) of each interface. The followingexample shows a VIP, with serial interfaces, installed in interface processor slot 3:

Router# show controller cbus

(display text omitted) slot3: VIP, hw 2.1, sw 200.09, ccb 5800FF70, cmdq 480000A0, vps 8192 software loaded from system FLASH ROM version 255.255, VPLD version 20.0

4T HW Revision 121, SW Revision 216, Unresponsive 0

Serial3/1/0, addr 0000.0ca5.2380 (bia 0000.0ca5.2380) gfreeq 48000140, lfreeq 48000238 (1536 bytes), throttled 0 rxlo 4, rxhi 123, rxcurr 16, maxrxcurr 16 txq 48000240, txacc 480000EA (value 77), txlimit 77

Serial3/1/1, addr 0000.0ca5.238e (bia 0000.0ca5.238e) gfreeq 48000140, lfreeq 48000238 (1536 bytes), throttled 0 rxlo 4, rxhi 123, rxcurr 16, maxrxcurr 16 txq 48000240, txacc 480000EA (value 77), txlimit 77

(display text omitted)

The show startup-conﬁg command displays the contents of the system conﬁguration ﬁle stored in NVRAM. This ﬁle should reﬂect all new conﬁguration changes you made and wrote to memory with the show running-conﬁg command. (A serial interface is used in this example.)

Router# show startup-config

Using 1652 out of 130048 bytes version 11.1(1) ! hostname Router ! enable-password hello ! microcode VIP flash VIP11-0 microcode reload ! (display text omitted) ! interface serial 3/1/0 ip address 1.1.1.1 255.255.255.248 ip route-cache cbus ! (display text omitted)

The show protocols command displaysthe global (system-wide)and interface-speciﬁc status of any conﬁgured Level 3 protocol.

Router# show protocols

Global values: Internet Protocol routing is enabled Serial3/1/0 is up, line protocol is up

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Upgrading VIP Microcode

The Cisco 7000 series and the Cisco 7500 series support downloadable microcode, which enables you to upgrade microcode versions without having to physically replace the microcode Flash memory device on the board.You can downloadnewmicrocodeversions and store multipleversions in Flash memory, and you can boot from them just as you can with the system software images. System software upgrades may also contain upgraded microcode images, which will load automatically when the new software image is loaded (unless the conﬁguration states otherwise).

Note Software and interface processor microcode images are carefully optimized and bundled to

worktogether.Overridingthe bundle can result in system incompatibilities. We recommend that you use the microcode included in the software bundle.

You can download microcode to Flash memory by copying the TFTP image of a microcode version to Flash memory. When the microcode image is stored in Flash memory you can use the microcode reloadcommand to manually load the new microcode ﬁle, and the conﬁgure command to instruct the system to load the new image automatically at each system boot.

To compare the size of the microcode image and the amount of Flash memory available, you must know the size of the new microcode image. The image size is speciﬁed in the README ﬁle that is included on the ﬂoppy disk with the new image.

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Note Note the size of the new image before proceeding to ensure that you havesufﬁcient available

Flash memory for the new image.

Caution Before you copy a ﬁle to system Flash memory, be sure there is ample space available in

Flash memory. Compare the size of the ﬁle you want to copy to the amount of available Flash memory shown. If the space available is less than the space required by the ﬁle you want to copy, the copy process will continue, but the entire ﬁle will not be copied into Flash memory.

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Cisco VIP-4R/4T User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Table of Contents

Versatile Interface Processor Functions

What is the VIP?

VIP Software Prerequisites

VIP Hardware Prerequisites

What is the Cisco 7000 Family?

Cisco 7000 Series

Cisco 7500 Series

VIP Microcode Overview

VIP Installation Prerequisites

List of Parts and Tools

Safety Guidelines

Electrical Equipment Guidelines

Telephone Wiring Guidelines

Preventing Electrostatic Discharge Damage

Online Insertion and Removal—An Overview

VIP Installation

Removing an Interface Processor Filler

Removing a VIP

Installing a VIP

Step 6 Tighten both of the captive installation screws.

Checking the Installation and Verifying VIP Status

Checking the VIP Installation

Verifying VIP Status Using show Commands

Upgrading VIP Microcode