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Release Notes for Cisco ONS 15530
for Cisco IOS Release 12.1(10)EVDetermining the Software Version
Obtaining Technical Assistance
Release Notes for Cisco ONS 15530
for Cisco IOS Release 12.1(10)EV
This document describes caveats for Cisco IOS Release 12.1(10)EV for the Cisco ONS 15530.
Date: July 8, 2002
Text Part Number: OL-2508-01
Contents
This document includes the following information:
• Caveats
• Obtaining Technical Assistance
Introduction
The Cisco ONS 15530 is a modular, scalable optical switching and aggregation platform designed to supplement the Cisco ONS 15540 ESP. With the Cisco ONS 15540 ESP, users can take advantage of the availability of dark fiber to build a common infrastructure that supports data, SAN (storage area network), and TDM (time-division multiplexing) traffic. For more information about DWDM technology and applications, refer to the Introduction to DWDM Technology publication and the Cisco ONS 15530 Planning Guide.
System Requirements
This section describes the system requirements for Cisco IOS Release 12.1(10)EV, and it includes the following sections:
• Determining the Software Version
Memory Requirements
The DRAM memory configuration is 64 MB, which is the default for the Cisco ONS 15530.
Hardware Supported
Table 1 lists the hardware components supported on the Cisco ONS 15530 and the minimum software version required. See the "Determining the Software Version" section for information on determining your software version.
Determining the Software Version
Note We strongly recommend that you use the latest available software release for all Cisco ONS 15530 hardware.
To determine the version of Cisco IOS software currently running on a Cisco ONS 15530 system, log in to the system and enter the show version EXEC command. The following sample output is from the show version command. The software version number is shown on the second line of the sample output.
Switch# show version
Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software
IOS (tm) ONS-15530 Software (ONS15530-I-M), Version 12.1(10)EV
<Information deleted>Upgrading the System Image
To ensure proper system functioning, follow the system image upgrading procedure described in the Cisco ONS 15530 Software Upgrade Guide.
Note Always set the configuration register to 0x2102 when upgrading the system image using the config-reg 0x2102 command in configuration mode.
Caution Improper system image upgrades can affect system functioning and redundancy. Always follow the recommended upgrade procedures.
Feature Set Table
The Cisco IOS Release software is packaged in feature sets (also called software images) depending on the platform. Each feature set contains a specific set of Cisco IOS features. Table 2 lists the Cisco IOS software feature sets available for the Cisco ONS 15530.
Table 2 Feature Sets Supported by the Cisco ONS 15530
Feature Set 12.1(10)EV Feature Set 12.1(10)EVInband message channel
X
FICON1 (800 Mbps)
X
Gigabit Ethernet
X
Token Ring
X
Fast Ethernet
X
SNMP
X
Ethernet
X
CiscoView
X
ATM OC-3/STM-1, OC-12/STM-4, and OC-48/STM-16
X
Cisco Transport Manager
X
X
IP packets
X
POS4
X
OSCP5
X
Coupling link
X
APS6 channel protocol
X
Fibre Channel (1 Gbps)
X
Point-to-point
X
Fibre Channel (2 Gbps)
X
Hubbed ring
X
FDDI7
X
Meshed ring
X
ESCON8 aggregation (2.5 Gbps)
X
Sysplex
X
1 FICON = Fiber Connection
2 SONET = Synchronous Optical Networking
3 SDH = Synchronous Digital Hierarchy
4 POS = Packet over SONET
5 OSCP = Optical Supervisory Channel Protocol
6 APS = Automatic Protection Switching
7 FDDI = Fiber Distributed Data Interface
8 ESCON = Enterprise Systems Connection
Caveats
This section lists the caveats for the12.1(10)EV release. Use Table 3 to determine the status of a particular caveat. In the table, "C" indicates a corrected caveat, and "O" indicates an open caveat.
This section describes the caveats in the Cisco ONS 15530.
•Symptom: A change in optical threshold condition at a WB-VOA or PB-OE modules power monitor may not be detected if the condition is transient in nature and does not last for more than a second.
Workaround: None
Symptom: When a threshold group is associated with an interface and it is replaced with another threshold group without removing the original group and the interface is in Signal degrade/threshold we may loose this information.
Workaround: Disassociate the threshold group before associating a new group, or shut/no shut the interface after configuring the new threshold group.
Symptom: 1. When swapping the ESCON line card with the 10G ITU trunk line card in a given slot,
the following error message is seen four times:
%BPE-3-NOT_REGISTERED: Interface[EthernetDcc9/0/0] MAC is not registered
Workaround: None.
Symptom: All the interfaces are moved to IDBS_UP state in shutdown_coming_up patch in common code, the alert handler routine which follows takes care of moving the interface to their appropriate states. During the above sequence 10G ITU trunk line card interfaces will be in UP state momentarily.
Workaround: Have different defaults states based on the idb_type.
Symptom: Current practise is to clear all alarms associated with an interface upon administrative shutdown. If LOF or LOS existed on a Sonet interface and the interface is shutdown, the sonetSectionCurrentStatus still reports the previous alarm condition, and at times the BIP error count increases when the interface is in a 'down' state.
Workaround: None
Symptom: Spurious memory access tracebacks on booting the box with latest image..
Workaround: None
Symptom: The CPU LED for alarms do not get cleared even though the Optical Power Monitoring alarm gets cleared. There is no functionality problem. On a CPU switchover this alarm LED is cleared and gives the correct alarm status.
Workaround: OIR the card on which ALARM was generated.
Symptom: Wave is in ADMIN down, wavepatches are in down state initially when the card comes up. At this point, both the wavepatches see a LOL since the receive power is less than the threshold configured on those interfaces. When no shut is done on the wave, active wavepatches report a Low Alarm but standby wavepatch is not reporting a low alarm. The reason is, since the standby wavepatch is already DOWN, we are not reporting it again.
Normally when the interface comes to down state, from ADMIN down or UP state, we will force the wavepatch interface to DOWN and generate the alarm.
Workaround: Doing a SHUT/NOSHUT on the interface, we can see the low alarm getting reported for this interface.
Symptom: First OIR of the OSC linecard puts the card in admindown state.
Workaround: Perform a no shutdown command to recover the interface.
Related Documentation
Refer to the following documents for more information about the Cisco ONS 15540 ESP:
• Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for the Cisco ONS 15500 Series
• Cisco ONS 15530 Planning Guide
• Cisco ONS 15530 Hardware Installation Guide
•Cisco ONS 15530 Optical Transport Turn-Up and Test Guide
• Cisco ONS 15530 Cleaning Procedures for Fiber Optic Connections
• Cisco ONS 15530 Configuration Guide
• Cisco ONS 15530 Command Reference
• Cisco ONS 15530 System Alarms and Error Messages
• Cisco ONS 15530 Troubleshooting Guide
• Network Management for the Cisco ONS 15530
• Cisco ONS 15530 TL1 Commands
•MIB Quick Reference for the Cisco ONS 15500 Series
•Cisco ONS 15530 Software Upgrade Guide
Obtaining Documentation
The following sections explain how to obtain documentation from Cisco Systems.
World Wide Web
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Ordering Documentation
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Obtaining Technical Assistance
Cisco provides Cisco.com as a starting point for all technical assistance. Customers and partners can obtain documentation, troubleshooting tips, and sample configurations from online tools by using the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) Web Site. Cisco.com registered users have complete access to the technical support resources on the Cisco TAC Web Site.
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Technical Assistance Center
The Cisco TAC is available to all customers who need technical assistance with a Cisco product, technology, or solution. Two types of support are available through the Cisco TAC: the Cisco TAC Web Site and the Cisco TAC Escalation Center.
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•Priority level 4 (P4)—You need information or assistance concerning Cisco product capabilities, product installation, or basic product configuration.
•Priority level 3 (P3)—Your network performance is degraded. Network functionality is noticeably impaired, but most business operations continue.
•Priority level 2 (P2)—Your production network is severely degraded, affecting significant aspects of business operations. No workaround is available.
•Priority level 1 (P1)—Your production network is down, and a critical impact to business operations will occur if service is not restored quickly. No workaround is available.
Which Cisco TAC resource you choose is based on the priority of the problem and the conditions of service contracts, when applicable.
Cisco TAC Web Site
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If you cannot resolve your technical issues by using the Cisco TAC Web Site, and you are a Cisco.com registered user, you can open a case online by using the TAC Case Open tool at the following URL:
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If you have Internet access, it is recommended that you open P3 and P4 cases through the Cisco TAC Web Site.
Cisco TAC Escalation Center
The Cisco TAC Escalation Center addresses priority level 1 or priority level 2 issues. These classifications are assigned when severe network degradation significantly impacts business operations. When you contact the TAC Escalation Center with a P1 or P2 problem, a Cisco TAC engineer automatically opens a case.
To obtain a directory of toll-free Cisco TAC telephone numbers for your country, go to this URL:
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Before calling, please check with your network operations center to determine the level of Cisco support services to which your company is entitled: for example, SMARTnet, SMARTnet Onsite, or Network Supported Accounts (NSA). When you call the center, please have available your service agreement number and your product serial number.
This document is to be used in conjunction with the documents listed in the "Related Documentation" section.
Posted: Tue Jun 8 12:10:43 PDT 2004
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