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