Cisco Systems PA-4T manual Software and Hardware Requirements

Software and Hardware Requirements

Software and Hardware Requirements

lists the minimum Cisco IOS software release required to use the PA-4T+ port adapter in supported router platforms.

	Table 2-1	PA-4T+ Software Requirements
Router Platform		Recommended Minimum Cisco IOS Release
Cisco 7000 series and Cisco 7500 series
•	With VIP2-15(=) or VIP2-40(=)	Cisco IOS Release 11.1(8)CA or a later release of Cisco IOS Release 11.1 CA
•	With VIP2-50(=)	Cisco IOS Release 11.1(14)CA or a later release of Cisco IOS Release 11.1 CA

Cisco 7200 series

•Cisco 7204VXR and Cisco 7206VXR Cisco IOS Release 12.0(3)T or a later release of Cisco IOS Release 12.0 T Cisco IOS Release 12.0(2)XE2 or a later release of Cisco IOS Release 12.0 XE

• Cisco 7204 and Cisco 7206	Cisco IOS Release 11.1(6)CA or a later release of Cisco IOS Release 11.1 CA1
• Cisco 7202	Cisco IOS Release 11.1(19)CC1 or a later release of Cisco IOS Release 11.1 CC
	Cisco IOS Release 11.3(4)AA or a later release of Cisco IOS Release 11.3 AA
Cisco uBR7200 series router	Cisco IOS Release 11.3(6)NA or a later release of Cisco IOS Release 11.3 NA
Cisco 7100 series
• Cisco 7120 series and Cisco 7140 series	Cisco IOS Release 12.0(4)XE or a later release of Cisco IOS Release 12.0 XE
	Cisco IOS Release 12.0(5)T or a later release of Cisco IOS Release 12.0 T

1For PA-4T+ port adapters installed in Cisco 7200 series routers, Cisco IOS Release 11.1(6)CA, or later, is required; however, we recommend Cisco IOS Release 11.1(8)CA or later.

Note Cisco IOS Release 11.2(7a)P or later supports half-duplex and binary synchronous communications (Bisync) operation on PA-4T+ port adapters in Cisco 7200 series routers.

Also refer to the Cisco IOS software release notes for the Cisco IOS software version you are running.

In Cisco 7000 series or Cisco 7500 series routers, the PA-4T+ requires the following VIP2 models:

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VIP2-15(=) (1 MB of SRAM, 8 MB of DRAM)

VIP2-20(=) (1 MB of SRAM and 16 MB of DRAM)

VIP2-40(=) (2 MB of SRAM, 32 MB of DRAM)

VIP2-50(=) (4 to 8 MB of SRAM, 32 to 128 MB of DRAM)

Note The PA-4T+ can be installed in port adapter slot 0 or slot 1 on the VIP2 motherboard, or in any available port adapter slot in a Cisco 7200 series chassis.

Caution To prevent system problems, the VIP2 requires that Cisco 7000 series routers have the RSP7000 and RSP7000CI installed. The VIP2 will not operate properly with the Route Processor (RP), Switch Processor (SP), or Silicon Switch Processor (SSP) installed in a Cisco 7000 series router.

2-2PA-4T+ Synchronous Serial Port Adapter Installation and Configuration