Cisco Systems Cisco 7204

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Cisco 7204 Installation and Configuration Guide

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Chapter1 Product Overview

Physical Description

Software Requirements

Below are the recommended minimum software requirements for the Cisco 7204:

•Cisco IOS Release 11.1(17)CA or a later release of Cisco IOS 11.1 CA

•Cisco IOS Release 11.2(12)P or a later release of CiscoIOS 11.2 P

•Cisco IOS Release 11.3(2)T or a later release of CiscoIOS 11.3 T

•Cisco IOS Release 12.0(3)T or a later release of 12.0 T

Note For software inforamtion for the Cisco AS5800 Universal Access Server, refer to the Cisco AS5800

Universal Access Server documentation listed on Cisco.com at

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/access/acs_serv/as5800/index.htm.

Field-Replaceable Units

The Cisco 7204 router is easy to service; all its major components are field replaceable units (FRUs).

The following Cisco 7204 components are FRUs:

•Network processing engine

•Input/Output controller

•Port adapters and service adapters

•Power supplies

•Fan tray

•Chassis

•PCMCIA Flash Disks and Flash memory cards

•Rack-mount and cable-management kit

The following sections provide brief overviews of each FRU.

Instructions for removing and replacing FRUs are contained in separate documen ts. For example, if you

need to replace the I/O controller in your Cisco 7204 router, refer to the Input/Output Controller

Replacement Instructions document. The document is available on Cisco.com.

For ordering information, contact a customer service representative.

Network Processing Engine

The network processing engine maintains and executes the system management functions for the

Cisco 7204 router. The network processing engine also shares the system memory and environmental

monitoring functions with the I/O controller.

Note Detailed instructions for removing and replacing the ne twork pr ocess in g eng i ne a re c onta ine d in the

Network Processing Engine or Network Services Engine Installation and Configuration. This document

is available on Cisco.com.

The network processing engine is available in four versions: the NPE-1 00, NP E -150, N PE- 200 , and

NPE-300.