Configuration
ESCON Channel Port Adapter Installation and
PA-4C-E 1-Port High-Performance
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Removing and Installing Port Adapters
Preparing for Installation
Configuring the HP ESCON PA
Preface
Obtaining Documentation, Obtaining Support, and Security Guidelines
Related Documentation
OL-3743-02
Preface
Overview
Port Adapter Overview, page ESCON Specifications, page LEDs, page
Port Adapter Overview
ESCON Cable, page
Parallel channel port adapter
Cisco 7206 with an HP ESCON PA in Port Adapter Slot
LEDs
ESCON Specifications
Characteristic
ESCON Specification
Cold Boot LED Sequence
Signal
Sequence
Present
ESCON Cable
Port Adapter Slot Locations on the Supported Platforms
Cisco 7200 Series Routers and Cisco 7200 VXR Routers Slot Numbering
Port Adapter Slots in the Cisco 7206 Router
Identifying Interface Addresses
Interface Address Format
Platform
Numbers
Syntax
Safety Guidelines, page Laser LED Safety Information, page
Preparing for Installation
Required Tools and Equipment
HP ESCON PA Microcode Overview
Router# show microcode
Hardware and Software Requirements
Cisco IOS Release
Checking Hardware and Software Compatibility
HP ESCON PA Image
Release 12.15T
Safety Warnings
Safety Guidelines
Warnung WICHTIGE SICHERHEITSHINWEISE
Varning! VIKTIGA SÄKERHETSANVISNINGAR
Laser LED Safety Information
Electrical Equipment Guidelines
Preventing Electrostatic Discharge Damage
Laser Radiation
Staring into Laser Beam
Port Adapter Removal and Installation, page
Removing and Installing Port Adapters
Handling Port Adapters
Handling Port Adapters, page Online Insertion and Removal, page
Online Insertion and Removal
Port Adapter Removal and Installation
Step
Step
Step
Step
Attaching the HP ESCON PA to the Channel
Using the EXEC Command Interpreter
Configuring the HP ESCON PA
Using the EXEC Command Interpreter, page
Configuring the HP ESCON PA Interface, page
Configuring the HP ESCON PA Interface
Performing a Basic Interface Configuration
Performing a Basic Interface Configuration, page
Using show Commands to Verify the New Interface Status
Checking the Configuration
Using show Commands to Verify the New Interface Status, page
Using the Ping Command to Verify Network Connectivity, page
Using the show version or show hardware Commands, page
Using the show version or show hardware Commands
Using the show controllers Commands, page
Using the show diag Command, page
Router# show controllers channel 2/0
Using the show controllers Commands
Using the show diag Command
Using the show interfaces Commands
Router# show interface channel 4/0
Using the Ping Command to Verify Network Connectivity
Upgrading Your HP ESCON PA Microcode
Configuring the HP ESCON PA Microcode, page
How Does HP ESCON PA Microcode Ship?
Upgrading the HP ESCON PA Microcode from Cisco.com
Configuring the HP ESCON PA Microcode
Release 12.15T or later
Using Flash Memory
Using Additional Flash Memory Commands, page
Recovering from Locked Blocks, page
Using Additional Flash Memory Commands
Router# cd slot0
Router# squeeze slot0
Using SanDisk Devices
Recovering from Locked Blocks
copy tftpsourcefilename disk0 disk1sandiskfilename
Running HP ESCON PA Diagnostic Tests
Configuring the HP ESCON PA
OL-3743-02
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