Cisco Systems XR 12000 Series specifications Line Card Required

Important Information

Note The Cisco XR 12000 Series Routers must have a full set of switch fabric cards installed to support the requirements of the Ethernet line cards. See the appropriate Cisco 12000 Series Router installation guide for information about the switch fabric and other related requirements.

Note Because the 10-Port 1-Gigabit Ethernet, 1-Port 10-Gigabit Ethernet, and Modular Gigabit Ethernet line cards require a card cage slot that is 1.8 inches (4.5 centimeters) wide, you can use these line cards in only the Cisco 12416 Router, Cisco 12410 Router, Cisco 12406 Router, Cisco 12404 Router, Cisco 12816 Router, and Cisco 12810 Router.

Cisco IOS Software Release and Hardware Revision Requirements

The Ethernet line cards have certain Cisco IOS software requirements. Also, to ensure compatibility with the software, your Ethernet line card should have a specific hardware revision number. The number is printed on a label affixed to the component side of the card and is displayed by the show diag command.

Table 3 lists the hardware and software requirements for Ethernet line cards.

Table 3 Ethernet Line Card and Cisco IOS Release and Hardware Version Compatibility

	Line Card		Required
Ethernet Line Card	Part Number	Minimum IOS Software Release	Hardware Version
4-Port Gigabit	4GE-SFP-LC=	Cisco IOS Release 12.0(25)S or later	73-8517-03, revision A0 or later
Ethernet ISE
10-Port 1-Gigabit	10X1GE-LC=	12.0(19)S or later release of 12.0S; or 12.0(19)ST or	73-5479-06 or later
Ethernet		later release of 12.0ST
	10X1GE-LC-B=	12.0(21)S or later release of 12.0S; or 12.0(21)ST or	73-7673-02 or later
		later release of 12.0ST
1-Port 10-Gigabit	1X10GE-LR-SC=	12.0(23)S, or later, release of 12.0S1	73-7182-01 or later
Ethernet	(LR laser optical
	transceiver)
	1X10GE-ER-SC=	12.0(23)S, or later release of 12.0S	73-7182-01 or later
	(ER laser optical
	transceiver)

1. Cisco IOS Release 12.0(22)S does not support the 1X10GE-LR-SC Ethernet line cards.

The show diag slot_number, show version, and show hardware commands display the current hardware configuration of the router, including the system software version that is currently loaded and running, and the hardware revision number. For complete descriptions of show commands, refer to the Cisco IOS Configuration Fundamentals Configuration Guide and the Cisco IOS Configuration Fundamentals Command Reference for the installed Cisco IOS release.

If the command displays indicate that the Cisco IOS software is a version earlier than you need, check the contents of flash memory to determine if the required images are available on your system. The dir devicename command displays a list of all files stored in flash memory. If you do not have the correct software version, contact Cisco customer service.

For software configuration information, refer to the Cisco IOS software configuration and command reference publications for the installed Cisco IOS release. Also refer to the Cisco IOS software release notes for additional information.

Cisco XR 12000 Series Router Ethernet Line Card Installation

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