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Cisco 7401ASR Installation and Configuration Guide
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Chapter1 Overview and Parts Insta llat ion Checking the Shipping Container Contents

System Management Functions

The Cisco 7401ASR processor performs the following system management functions:
•Sending and receiving routing protocol updates
•Managing tables, caches, and buffers
•Monitoring interface and environmental status
•Providing Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) management through the console and
Telnet interface
•Accounting for and switching of data traffic
•Booting and reloading images
•Managing the port adapter (including recognition and initialization during online insertion and
removal)
Note For a chassis footprint, additional dimensions, and clearance requirements for the Cisc o 7401ASR
router, see the “Preparing to Install the Cisco 7401ASR Router” section on page 2-1 in Chapter 2,
“Rack-Mounting, Tabletop Installation, and Cabling.”
The Cisco 7401ASR router supports multiprotocol, multimedia routing and bridging with a wide variety
of protocols and port adapters.
Checking the Shipping Container Contents
Use the Cisco 7401ASR Components List to check the contents of the Cisco 7401ASR router shipping
container. Do not discard the shipping container. You need the container if you move or ship the Cisco
7401ASR router in the future.
Table1-1 Cisco 7401ASR Components List
Component Description Received
Chassis Cisco 7401ASR chassis configured with an AC or DC power supply, a port adapter
filler plate, and a CompactFlash Disk
Accessories:
•Rack-mount and
cable-management
kit
•Power cables
•Documentation
The following accessories might arrive in separate shipping containers:
Two rack-mount brackets, one cable-management bracket,
four 12-24 x 0.5-in. screws to secure the rack-mount brackets to the chassis, four 8-18
x .37-in. screws to secure the rack-mount brackets to a 19-inch rack, four 8 x .375-in.
screws to secure the rack-mount brackets to a 21–23-inch rack, and one M4 x 20-mm
screw to attach the cable-management bracket to the rack-mount bracket
An AC power cable, if an AC power supply was ordered
If ordered, router hardware and software documentation set and the Cisco
Documentation CD-ROM package1
1. Titles and quantities of documents will vary. You must order the type and quantity of documentation sets when you order the hardware.
Optional Equipment Examples: Network interface cables, transceivers, special connectors