Release Notes for Cisco ONS 15530 8-Port FC/GE Aggregation Card Functional Image Release 2.27

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Release Notes for Cisco ONS 15530 8-Port FC/GE Aggregation Card Functional Image Release 2.27

Contents

Introduction

Determining the Release of Your 8-Port FC/GE Aggregation Card Functional Image

Updating to a New Release

New Features in Functional Image 2.27

Related Documentation

Obtaining Documentation

Cisco.com

Documentation CD-ROM

Ordering Documentation

Documentation Feedback

Obtaining Technical Assistance

Cisco.com

Technical Assistance Center

Obtaining Additional Publications and Information

Release Notes for Cisco ONS 15530 8-Port FC/GE Aggregation Card Functional Image Release 2.27

September 29, 2003

Cisco ONS 15530 8-port FC/GE aggregation card (15530-FCGE-8P) functional image release 2.27

Text Part Number: OL-5024-01

This document describes the features and caveats for the functional image, release 2.27, for the 8-port FC/GE aggregation cards used with the Cisco ONS 15530 DWDM multiservice aggregation platform.

Contents

This release note includes the following sections:

• Introduction

• New Features in Functional Image 2.27

• Related Documentation

• Obtaining Documentation

• Obtaining Technical Assistance

• Obtaining Additional Publications and Information

Introduction

The Cisco ONS 15530 supports a line card specifically for FC (Fibre Channel), FICON (Fibre Connection), GE (Gigabit Ethernet), and ISC (InterSystem Channel) link compatibility mode traffic. The 8-port FC/GE aggregation card accepts up to eight SFP (small form-factor pluggable) optics for client traffic. Each SFP optic supports FC, FICON, GE, or ISC, depending on how the interface is configured in the CLI.

Note The 8-port FC/GE aggregation card supports FICON traffic at 1 Gbps.

The 8-port FC/GE aggregation card converts client signals from two adjacent port pairs (0-1, 2-3, 4-5, or 6-7) from optical form to electrical form, and then aggregates them into four 2.5-Gbps signals. These aggregated signals pass through the backplane and the switch fabric on the active CPU switch module to a 2.5-Gbps ITU trunk card, a 10-Gbps ITU trunk card, or a 10-Gbps uplink card. The cross connections between the two cards through the backplane and switch fabric is configured using the CLI. The 8-port FC/GE aggregation card has redundant connections over the backplane to the switch fabrics on the active and standby CPU switch modules.

The 8-port FC/GE aggregation card provides buffer credit functionality for Fibre Channel and autonegotiation for Gigabit Ethernet.

For GE traffic, the Cisco ONS 15530 monitors CVRD error counts on the 8-port FC/GE aggregation card.

For FC and FICON traffic, the Cisco ONS 15530 monitors the following conditions on the 8-port FC/GE aggregation card:

• CVRD error counts

• Tx/Rx frame counts

• Tx/Rx byte counts

• Rx CRC errors

• Link failures

• Sequence protocol errors

• Invalid transmission words

• 5 minute input/output rates

• Loss of Sync

• Loss of Light

For ISC compatibility mode traffic, the system monitors the following conditions on the 8-port FC/GE aggregation card:

• CVRD error counts

• Loss of Light

Determining the Release of Your 8-Port FC/GE Aggregation Card Functional Image

This section describes the process you use to determine the existing functional image version installed on your 8-port FC/GE aggregation card.

To display the functional image version in an 8-port FC/GE aggregation card, use the following command in privileged EXEC mode:

Command

Purpose

show hardware linecard slot

Displays the functional image information.

Example

The following example shows the functional image information for the 8-port FC/GE aggregation card in slot 7:

Switch# show hardware linecard 7

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Slot Number :7/*
Controller Type :0x110A
On-Board Description :ONS 15530 8-port Fibre Channel/Gigabit Ethernet Linecard
Orderable Product Number:15530-FCGE-8P=
Board Part Number :73-7840-03
Board Revision :03
Serial Number :CAB06310X8Q
Manufacturing Date :08/12/2002
Hardware Version :3.6
RMA Number :0x00
RMA Failure Code :0x00
Functional Image Version:2.27
Function-ID :0
Updating to a New Release

For detailed functional image upgrade instructions, refer to the Cisco ONS 15530 Software Upgrade Guide. To download the 8-port FC/GE aggregation card functional image, go to the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/ons15530-fpga.

Caution A functional image download cannot revert once the download is started. Do not interrupt the download procedure. Wait until it has finished before attempting any commands on the switch. Confirm that the download is done in binary mode and check file sizes before and after the download. A failure during reprogramming can result in the card being unusable.

New Features in Functional Image 2.27

The following new features are available for functional image 2.27:

•Buffer credit functionality for Fibre Channel distance extension

•Autonegotiation for Gigabit Ethernet

•IBM coupling facility aggregation (Sysplex compatibility mode)

Related Documentation

Refer to the following documents for more information about the Cisco ONS 15530:

• 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 Cleaning Procedures for Fiber Optic Connections

•Optical Transport Turn-Up and Test Guide

• Cisco ONS 15530 Configuration Guide and Command Reference

• Cisco ONS 15530 TL1 Commands

• Cisco ONS 15530 System Alarms and Error Messages

• Cisco ONS 15530 Troubleshooting Guide

• Network Management for the Cisco ONS 15530

•Cisco ONS 15530 MIB Quick Reference

Obtaining Documentation

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If you are a Cisco.com registered user, and you cannot resolve your technical issues by using the Cisco TAC website, you can open a case online at this URL:

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If you have Internet access, we recommend that you open P3 and P4 cases online so that you can fully describe the situation and attach any necessary files.

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Obtaining Additional Publications and Information

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