Cisco Systems 7500 Series manual What Do I Do Now?

Chapter 3 Installing a Cisco 7500 Series Router

What Do I Do Now?

R E V I E W D R A F T — C I S CO CO N F I D E N T I A L

Using the Y-Cables for Console and Auxiliary Connections

For systems with two RSP2s, two RSP4s, two RSP8s, or one of each installed (one as master and one as slave in RSP slot 2 and slot 3 in the Cisco 7507, Cisco 7507-MX, and slot 6 and slot 7 in the Cisco 7513 and Cisco 7513-MX, using the HSA feature), you can simultaneously connect to both console or auxiliary ports using a special Y-cable. The RSP2, RSP4, or RSP8 defaults as the system master if only one is installed.

Note The Cisco 7576 does not support master/slave configuration or the HSA feature. In the Cisco 7576, the RSP in slot 6 is automatically the system master for router A and the RSP in slot 7 is automatically the system master for router B. The use of Y-cables is not supported on the Cisco 7576, and they are not included with the unit.

Figure 3-22shows the console Y-cable, and Figure 3-23shows the auxiliary Y-cable.

Figure 3-23 Console Y-Cable—RSP2/RSP4/RSP8 (CAB-RSP2CON Shown)

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To console terminal

CONSOLE

CONSOLE

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Console connectors to console ports on two RSPs in RSP slots

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Figure 3-24 Auxiliary Y-Cable—RSP2/RSP4/RSP8 (CAB-RSP2AUX Shown)

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To external

auxiliary equipment

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AUXILIARY

AUXILIARY

DB-25 female

Auxiliary connectors

to auxiliary ports on two RSPs in RSP slots

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After you install your Cisco 7500 series router hardware, complete all power connections, and correctly attach a console terminal (and any other auxiliary equipment), you can connect the network interfaces in your Cisco 7500 series router to your external network using the appropriate Cisco-supplied and external cable vendor-supplied interface cables.

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