Chapter 3 Bringing Up the Cisco IOS XR Software on a Multishelf System

Configuring the External Cisco Catalyst 6509 Switches

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Control Ethernet Network Connections in a Single-FCC System

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RP

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SCGE

 

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Chassis

 

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Prerequisites

The following sections describe the software and hardware requirements for bringing up Catalyst 6509 switches in a multishelf system.

Software Requirements

Each Cisco Catalyst 6509 switch requires the same software:

Cisco IOS Release 12.2(14r)S9 with SUP720 Supervisor Engine controller module

System Bootstrap (ROMMON), Version 1.3 or later

BOOTLDR: s72033_rp Software (s72033_rp-PSV-M), Version 12.2(17d)SXB7

Both switches should use the same software. The filename of the software is

72033-psv-mz.122-17d.SXB8.bin, and is available on CCO at:

http://www.cisco.com/kobayashi/sw-center/lan/cat6000.shtml

Hardware Requirements

Two external Cisco Catalyst 6509 switches correctly cabled to the Cisco CRS-1 multishelf router.

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