Table of Contents

Contents
Introduction

How to Use These Release Notes
What Is a Feature Pack?

Feature Pack Components
Product Numbers Quick-Reference List
Feature Pack Overview Table
Feature Set Tables

System Requirements

Memory Requirements
Hardware Supported
Software Compatibility
Determining Your Software Release

Installation

Installing Software Images Using the RSL

Using Fast Ethernet to Download the Image
Recovering From a Connection Error
Restoring the Startup Configuration
Helpful Hints

Alternatives to the RSL

Installing the Router Software Using the Console or Auxiliary Port
Installing the Router Software Using a TFTP Server Application

Documentation Updates
Related Documentation

Release-Specific Documents
Feature Modules
Hardware-Specific Documentation
Cisco IOS Software Documents

Documentation Modules
Master Indexes
Cisco IOS Documentation Set

Service and Support

Software Configuration Tips on the Cisco TAC Home Page
Upgrading to a New Release

Cisco Connection Online
Documentation CD-ROM

Release Notes for Cisco IOS Release 12.0(1)XA3 Feature Packs for Cisco 1700 Series Routers

November 16, 1998

These release notes describe the Cisco IOS Release 12.0(1)XA3 feature packs for Cisco 1700 series routers.

Contents

These release notes contain the following topics:

• Introduction

• System Requirements

• Installation

• Documentation Updates

• Related Documentation

• Service and Support

• Cisco Connection Online

• Documentation CD-ROM

Introduction

This section explains how to use this document, describes feature pack components, and has tables that define the aspects of a feature pack.

How to Use These Release Notes

The tables in these release notes contain details about the Cisco feature packs. Use these tables to perform the following tasks before loading a software image onto a router:

1. Use Table 1, "Feature Pack Product Numbers Quick-Reference List," to identify the software image you want to load.

2. Use Table 2, "Cisco 1700 Series Feature Packs," to identify your feature pack and the memory required for your feature set, based on the image you load.

3. Use Table 5, "Cisco 1700 Series Default Memory and Upgrade Options," to check the memory required for your feature set, and determine the factory-default memory on the router and the available memory upgrades.

4. Use the "Feature Set Tables" to identify which features are supported in a feature set image.

What Is a Feature Pack?

This section describes:

• Feature Pack Components

• Product Numbers Quick-Reference List

• Feature Pack Overview Table

• Feature Set Tables

Feature Pack Components

A feature pack is a small box that contains the following items:

• CD-ROM with the following software:

  • Cisco IOS feature set software images that can include bundled modem firmware

  • Router Software Loader (RSL) program (a Windows 95 application)

  • Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server application (for Windows 95 only)

• Getting Started with the Router Software Loader CD booklet.

• Release notes that include alternatives to using the RSL for loading software images onto a router

• Software license for using Cisco software in-object code form on a single access server or router

• Cisco Documentation CD-ROM that contains all Cisco documentation

The heart of a feature pack is the CD-ROM that contains software images and the Router Software Loader (RSL), which is a Windows 95 application that loads an image onto an access router or server. Each feature pack CD-ROM contains at least one Cisco IOS feature set. The CD booklet, Getting Started with the Router Software Loader, explains how to use the RSL to install the router image. If you cannot use the RSL to load images, you can follow the instructions in the "Alternatives to the RSL" section.

Before running the RSL, read the "Installing Software Images Using the RSL" section. If you are loading software on a preconfigured router, you should save the router configuration file on your PC before beginning the image download process, as described in Getting Started with the Router Software Loader.

Product Numbers Quick-Reference List

Table 1 lists the Cisco product numbers of the feature packs supported in this release.

Feature Pack Overview Table

Table 2 identifies each feature pack as specified on the router software CD-ROM label, describes the feature sets in each feature pack, and lists the following: UNIX and DOS filenames of the images, memory requirements, and RSL installer description.

Feature Set Tables

The Cisco IOS software is packaged into "feature sets" (also called "images"). Many different feature sets are available, and each feature set contains a specific subset of Cisco IOS features. The following conventions are used to identify feature sets:

• Plus—Value-added feature set with additional features.

• Plus 40—Value-added feature set with additional features, including 40-bit data encryption.

• Plus 56—Value-added feature set with additional features, including 56-bit data encryption.

Cisco IOS images with strong encryption (including, but not limited to, 56-bit DES) are subject to U.S. government export controls and have a limited distribution. Images to be installed outside the U.S. require an export license. Customer orders might be denied or subject to delay due to U.S. government regulations. Contact your sales representative or distributor for more information, or send e-mail to export@cisco.com.

The following list shows which feature sets are supported on the Cisco 1700 series routers. These feature sets only apply to Cisco IOS Release 12.0(1)XA3:

• IP

• IP/FW

• IP/FW Plus IPSEC 56

• IP/IPX

• IP/IPX/AT/IBM

To determine what features are available with each feature set (software image), see Table 3. The table summarizes the features you can use when running a specific feature set on the Cisco 1700 series routers for Cisco IOS Release 12.0(1)XA3. Table 3 uses these terms:

System Requirements

This section describes the following:

• Memory Requirements

• Hardware Supported

• Software Compatibility

• Determining Your Software Release

Memory Requirements

Table 5 lists the memory delivered by default and the available memory upgrades.

Hardware Supported

Router Software Loader (RSL)Version 7.2 supports many Cisco routers. Specific to the Cisco 1700 series routers, RSL 7.2 supports the Cisco 1720 series routers.

Software Compatibility

The feature packs described in these release notes contain Cisco IOS Release 12.0(1)XA3 software images and Router Software Loader (RSL) Version 7.2. Before running RSL, read the "Installing Software Images Using the RSL" section.

Determining Your Software Release

To view the version of Cisco IOS software that is running on your Cisco 1600 series router, log in to the router, and enter the show version user EXEC command:

An output begins similar to the following. The Cisco IOS version appears in the second line.

The output includes more information including processor revision numbers, memory amounts, hardware IDs, and partition information.

Installation

This section provides solutions to problems you might encounter when using the RSL to load Cisco IOS software on a router. It also describes special cases that might require you to load Cisco IOS software on a CiscoPro router or to use an alternative to the RSL.

Installing Software Images Using the RSL

This section describes some solutions to problems you might encounter when using the RSL. These solutions are additions to RSL online help.

Using Fast Ethernet to Download the Image

When downloading a new image using RSL, you must select Fast Ethernet. If you click on Ethernet only, the following error message occurs:

Recovering From a Connection Error

This installation tip provides a possible recovery solution if you are unable to connect to your access server or router. You can skip this section unless you are experiencing a connection error.

In some cases, you might receive the following error message while connecting to the target access server:

If you encounter this message, try increasing the Short Timeout value, which is set to 25 seconds, in the Options dialog box, especially if you are connecting to an access server that has a large configuration file.

Restoring the Startup Configuration

In some cases, the RSL is unable to restore the startup configuration. If this happens, take the following steps:

Step 2   Restart the RSL, and connect by using the Preconfigured router option.

Helpful Hints

The following information about RSL operations can help you with the installation process:

• If you have added any static entries to the PC Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) table, one or more of them might be deleted by the RSL. You need to manually re-enter any deleted entries in the PC ARP table.

• If the router's running configuration at connection time is not the same as its startup configuration, the exact configuration is not restored. Any changes that you have made since the last time a copy running-config startup-config or write memory command was entered are lost.

• The RSL restores the router's startup configuration, but some running configuration commands are not restored. To restore the exact running configuration, reboot the router. The following interface configuration commands are not restored to the running configuration: no shutdown, no ringspeed, and media-type aui.

Alternatives to the RSL

The RSL is designed to work with a PC running Microsoft Windows 95 and is the recommended method for downloading software to the router. The booklet included with the CD-ROM explains how to perform this simple install process. However, two alternatives are available for installing router software:

• Using the console or auxiliary port

• Using a TFTP server application

Installing the Router Software Using the Console or Auxiliary Port

This section explains how to use the copy xmodem flash command to install the router software from the CD-ROM onto the router.

The following example shows how to use the copy xmodem flash command on a Cisco 1700 series router.

Installing the Router Software Using a TFTP Server Application

Use this TFTP server application method as an alternative to using the RSL to install the router software from the CD-ROM. You can perform this procedure using a PC (running Microsoft Windows 95 or Microsoft Windows 3.1), a Macintosh, or a UNIX system. You can use either the copy tftp flash or copy rcp flash command to download the router software to the router.

First, obtain a TFTP application or a remote copy protocol (rcp) application to set up your computer as a TFTP server or an rcp server. Use the RSL or the TFTP server included on the feature pack CD-ROM to install the router software only if you are using a PC running Windows 95. For other operating systems, a number of TFTP or rcp applications are available from independent software vendors or available as shareware from public sources on the World Wide Web.

Step 2   Launch the TFTP server application on the PC, usually by double-clicking the application icon or its .exe filename.

Step 3   Set up the PC as a TFTP server by using the TFTP server application setup or configuration facility.

Most TFTP server applications include a setup facility that allows you to specify the PC as a server. For example, from the TFTP menu of one application, you can select Settings to display a panel that includes a check box beside the word Server. To configure the local PC as a server, select this check box.

The TFTP server also allows the selection of a "root" directory. You must select the directory in which the Cisco IOS files reside, for example, d:\cpswinst\images.

Step 4   Establish a console session from your local PC (which is now configured as a TFTP server) to the Cisco router by using one of these methods:

• Connect the PC com port to the router console port.

  This is the recommended method. When you reload the router with the new image in Step 12, you remain connected to the router. (If you use Telnet, you lose connection to the router.)

• Establish a Telnet session from the PC to the router.

  Caution Make sure your PC is set up to communicate with the 10BaseT Ethernet port on the router.

Step 5   Connect your PC Ethernet port to the corresponding router LAN port. Use the 10BaseT crossover cable to connect to an Ethernet port. Use straight-through cables if you are connecting via a 10BaseT hub or a 100BaseT hub.

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Note We recommend that you back up the router configuration before upgrading the router software.

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Step 6   At the router prompt, enter enable and then the password:

Step 7   At the router prompt, enter the following command to copy the new software image from the PC CD-ROM drive to the router:

Step 8   When prompted, enter the IP address of your PC, as in the following example:

This example specifies the DOS image name of the IP feature set for Cisco 1700 series routers (as shown in Table 2 in the section, "Feature Pack Overview Table").

Step 10   In response to the prompt, enter the destination UNIX image filename, and press Enter.

This is the name of the image file on the router, not the full pathname of the image on the CD-ROM attached to the PC. Refer to Table 2 in the section, "Feature Pack Overview Table" for the UNIX image filename.

During the transfer process, the software displays messages indicating that it has accessed the file you have specified and is loading it.

Step 11   Enter yes in response to the prompt asking if you want to erase the existing image copy resident in the router Flash memory before copying the new one.

Erase flash device before writing? [confirm] yes

The entire copying process takes several minutes and differs from network to network.

The exclamation point (!) indicates that the copy process is taking place. Each exclamation point (!) indicates that ten packets have been transferred successfully. A checksum verification of the image occurs after the image is written to Flash memory.

Step 12   Enter the reload command to reload the router:

Documentation Updates

Due to a production problem, many source-route bridging commands were omitted from the printed version of the Cisco IOS Software Command Summary (78-4746-xx, DOC-CIOSCS11.3=). For complete documentation of all source-route bridging commands, refer to the Bridging and IBM Networking Command Reference (78-4743-xx). You can also obtain the most current documentation on the Documentation CD-ROM or Cisco Connection Online (CCO).

Related Documentation

This section describes the documentation related to the Cisco 1700, typically including hardware installation guides, software installation guides, Cisco IOS configuration and command references, system error messages, and feature modules that are updates to the Cisco IOS documentation set. Documentation is available as printed manuals or electronic documents, except for the feature modules that are available online only.

The most up-to-date documentation can be found on the Web via Cisco Connection Online (CCO) and on the latest Documentation CD-ROM. These electronic documents might contain updates and modifications made after the paper documents were printed. For information on CCO, refer to the "Cisco Connection Online" section later in this document. For more information on to the CD-ROM, refer to the "Documentation CD-ROM" section later in this document.

Release-Specific Documents

Use these release notes with:

• Release Notes for Cisco IOS Release 12.0 that contain some feature and caveat information applicable to Cisco IOS Release 12.0(1)XA3, located on Cisco Connection Online (CCO) and the Documentation CD-ROM.

• Caveats for Cisco IOS Release 12.0(1)T that accompanies these release notes and is also located on Cisco Connection Online (CCO) and the Documentation CD-ROM.

• Product bulletins; the path is as follows from Cisco Connection Online:

  Products and Ordering: More Information: Product Bulletins. Scroll to Software. Under Cisco IOS 12.0, click the Upgrade Paths bulletin. The Upgrade Paths and Packaging Simplification bulletin appears.

Feature Modules

Feature modules describe new features introduced in 12.0 T releases and are updates to the Cisco IOS documentation set. As updates, the features modules are available online only. The feature module information will be added to the Cisco IOS documentation set before the next printing. Feature modules have a brief overview of the feature, benefits, configuration tasks, and a command reference.

To access all the 12.0 T feature modules on CCO, follow this path:

Products and Ordering: Cisco Documentation: Cisco IOS Software Configuration: Cisco IOS Release 12.0: Cisco IOS 12.0T New Features.

To access the feature modules on the documentation CD-ROM, follow this path:

Cisco Product Documentation: Cisco IOS Software Configuration: Cisco IOS Release 12.0: Cisco IOS 12.0T New Features.

Hardware-Specific Documentation

The following Cisco 1700 documents are available:

• Quick Start Guide

• Cisco 1700 Router Hardware Installation Guide

• Cisco 1700 Router Software Configuration Guide

• Upgrading Memory in Cisco 1700 Routers

This documentation can be found on CCO and on the Documentation CD-ROM:

• On Cisco Connection Online (CCO), the path is Software & Support: Cisco Documentation: Access Servers and Access Routers: Modular Access Routers: Cisco 1700. For more information, refer to "Documentation CD-ROM,".

• On the Documentation CD, the path is Access Servers and Access Routers: Modular Access Routers: Cisco 1700. For more information, refer to "Documentation CD-ROM,".

Cisco IOS Software Documents

The Cisco IOS software documentation is divided into nine modules and two master indexes. There are also four supporting documents.

You can access the Cisco IOS software electronic documents either on Cisco Connection Online (CCO) on the World Wide Web or on the Cisco Documentation CD-ROM:

• On CCO, click Software & Support: Documentation: Cisco IOS Software Configuration: Cisco IOS Release 12.0.

• On the Documentation CD-ROM, click Cisco Product Documentation: Cisco IOS Software Configuration: Cisco IOS Release 12.0.

The following are some of the types of Cisco IOS Release 12.0 documents available:

• Configuration guides and command references

• Feature descriptions

• Product-specific release notes

• Cisco IOS software caveats

New online navigation enhancements for Release 12.0 include the following:

• Online hot-linked master indexes for configuration guide and command reference documentation sets.

  On CCO or on the Documentation CD-ROM, go to Cisco IOS Release 12.0 and click Cisco IOS Release 12.0 Configuration Guides, Command References. Then click Configuration Guide Master Index or Command Reference Master Index. To access documentation related to an index entry, click the page number following the entry.

• Online hot-linked list of features that are new since Release 11.3.

  On CCO or the Documentation CD-ROM, go to Cisco IOS Release 12.0 and click Cisco IOS Release 12.0 Configuration Guides, Command References. Next, click Cisco IOS 12.0 New Features.

  To access configuration documentation for a feature, do one of the following:

• Click the page number following the feature name. This takes you to the location of the feature document.

• Using your browser search function, search on one or more keywords from the feature name. This brings the feature document to your screen.

For additional information about CCO or the Documentation CD-ROM, refer to the sections "Cisco Connection Online" and "Documentation CD-ROM" at the end of these release notes.

Documentation Modules

Each module in the Cisco IOS documentation set consists of two books: a configuration guide and a corresponding command reference. Chapters in a configuration guide describe protocols, configuration tasks, and Cisco IOS software functionality and contain comprehensive configuration examples. Chapters in a command reference provide complete command syntax information. Each configuration guide can be used in conjunction with its corresponding command reference.

Master Indexes

Two master indexes provide indexing information for the Cisco IOS software documentation set: an index for the configuration guides and an index for the command references. In addition, individual books contain a book-specific index.

Cisco IOS Documentation Set

The Cisco IOS documentation set consists of the following books and chapter topics:

Service and Support

For service and support for a product purchased from a reseller, contact the reseller. Resellers offer a wide variety of Cisco service and support programs, which are described in the section "Service and Support" in the information packet that shipped with your product.

For service and support for a product purchased directly from Cisco, use CCO.

Software Configuration Tips on the Cisco TAC Home Page

The following URL contains links to access helpful tips on configuring your Cisco products:

http://www.cisco.com/kobayashi/serv_tips.shtml

This URL is subject to change without notice. If it changes, point your web browser to http://www.cisco.com/, and follow this path: Software & Support, Technical Tips (button on left margin).

"Hot Tips" are popular tips and hints gathered from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC). Most of these documents are available from the TAC FAX-on-demand service. To access FAX-on-demand and receive documents at your FAX machine from the USA, call 888-50-CISCO (888-502-4726). From other areas, call 415-596-4408.

The following sections are provided from the Technical Tips page:

• Access Dial Cookbook—Offers easy-to-follow "recipes" for sample router configurations. The first cookbook contains network diagrams, sample configurations, and troubleshooting commands for helping you set up and use dial technologies on Cisco access routers.

• Field Notices—Designed to provide notification of any critical issues regarding Cisco products. These include problem descriptions, safety or security issues, and hardware defects.

• Hardware—Technical Tips related to specific hardware platforms.

• Internetworking Features—Tips on using and deploying Cisco IOS software features and services.

• Sample Configurations—Actual configuration examples complete with topology and annotations.

• Software Products—MultiNet & Cisco Suite 100, Network Management, Cisco IOS Software Bulletins, and CiscoPro Configurations.

• Special Collections—Other Helpful Documents, Frequently Asked Questions, Security Advisories, References & RFCs, Case Studies, and the CiscoPro Documentation CD-ROM.

Upgrading to a New Release

For information on upgrading to a new software release, refer to the Cisco IOS Software Release Upgrade Paths and Packaging Simplification  product bulletin #703 located on CCO. On CCO, follow this path: Products and Ordering: More Information: Product Bulletins. Scroll to Software. Under Cisco IOS 12.0, click the Upgrade Paths bulletin.

Cisco Connection Online

Cisco Connection Online (CCO) is Cisco Systems' primary, real-time support channel. Maintenance customers and partners can self-register on CCO to obtain additional information and services.

Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, CCO provides a wealth of standard and value-added services to Cisco's customers and business partners. CCO services include product information, product documentation, software updates, release notes, technical tips, the Bug Navigator, configuration notes, brochures, descriptions of service offerings, and download access to public and authorized files.

CCO serves a wide variety of users through two interfaces that are updated and enhanced simultaneously: a character-based version and a multimedia version that resides on the World Wide Web (WWW). The character-based CCO supports Zmodem, Kermit, Xmodem, FTP, and Internet e-mail, and it is excellent for quick access to information over lower bandwidths. The WWW version of CCO provides richly formatted documents with photographs, figures, graphics, and video, as well as hyperlinks to related information.

You can access CCO in the following ways:

• WWW:  http://www.cisco.com

• WWW:  http://www-europe.cisco.com

• WWW:  http://www-china.cisco.com

• Telnet:  cco.cisco.com

• Modem:  From North America, 408 526-8070; from Europe, 33 1 64 46 40 82. Use the following terminal settings: VT100 emulation; databits: 8; parity: none; stop bits: 1; and connection rates up to 28.8 kbps.

For a copy of CCO's Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), contact cco-help@cisco.com. For additional information, contact cco-team@cisco.com.

Documentation CD-ROM

Cisco documentation and additional literature are available in a CD-ROM package, which ships with your product. The Documentation CD-ROM, a member of the Cisco Connection Family, is updated monthly. Therefore, it might be more current than printed documentation. To order additional copies of the Documentation CD-ROM, contact your local sales representative or call customer service. The CD-ROM package is available as a single package or as an annual subscription. You can also access Cisco documentation on the World Wide Web at http://www.cisco.com, http://www-china.cisco.com, or http://www-europe.cisco.com.

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