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Chapter 2
Preparing for Installation
The VIP2 requires that Cisco 7000 series routers have the RSP7000 and RSP7000CI installed. The VIP2
Caution
will not operate properly with the Route Processor (RP), Switch Processor (SP), or Silicon Switch
Processor (SSP) installed in the Cisco 7000 series routers.
Checking Hardware and Software Compatibility
To check the minimum software requirements of Cisco IOS software with the hardware installed on your
router, Cisco maintains the Software Advisor tool on Cisco.com. This tool does not verify whether
modules within a system are compatible, but it does provide the minimum IOS requirements for
individual hardware modules or components.
Note
Access to this tool is limited to users with Cisco.com login accounts.
To access Software Advisor, go to the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/pcgi-bin/Support/CompNav/Index.pl.
Safety Guidelines
This section provides safety guidelines that you should follow when working with any equipment that
connects to electrical power or telephone wiring.
Safety Warnings
Safety warnings appear throughout this publication in procedures that, if performed incorrectly, might
harm you. A warning symbol precedes each warning statement.
OL-3475-02
This release of the PA-2FEISL is not supported on the VIP2-50. (This restriction is subject
Note
to change without notice.)
The minimum recommended VIP2 model is a VIP2-15. The maximum transmission unit
Note
(MTU) sizes available for two PA-2FEISL port adapters on a VIP2 require the additional
VIP2 SRAM available on VIP2-15 models, or greater, to ensure adequate packet buffers.
The VIP2-15 can also be used if you only have one Fast Ethernet port adapter on a VIP2.
The VIP2-10 has certain configuration constraints because of its limited SRAM for packet
buffers; therefore, we do not recommend you use VIP2-10 with Fast Ethernet port adapters.
PA-2FEISL 100BASE-T Fast Ethernet/ISL Port Adapter Installation and Configuration
Checking Hardware and Software Compatibility
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