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Table Of Contents
Determining the Release of Your 4-port 1-Gbps/2-Gbps FC Aggregation Card Functional Image
New Features in Functional Image 1.23
Caveat Symptoms and Workarounds
4-port 1-Gbps/2-Gbps FC aggregation card
Where to Find Safety and Warning Information
Cisco Optical Networking Product Documentation CD-ROM
Cisco Product Security Overview
Reporting Security Problems in Cisco Products
Obtaining Technical Assistance
Cisco Technical Support & Documentation Website
Definitions of Service Request Severity
Obtaining Additional Publications and Information
Release Notes for Cisco ONS 15530
4-Port 1-Gbps/2-Gbps FC Aggregation Card
Functional Image Release 1.23
This document describes the features and caveats for the functional image, release 1.23, for the 4-Port 1-Gbps/2-Gbps FC aggregation card used with the Cisco ONS 15530 DWDM multiservice aggregation platform.
February 23, 2006
Text Part Number: OL-9735-01
Contents
This release note includes the following sections:
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Introduction
The 4-port 1-Gbps/2-Gbps FC aggregation card uses up to four small form-factor pluggable (SFP) optical transceivers to support client traffic. Each client interface can be configured using the command-line interface (CLI) for FC, fibre connection (FICON), or InterSystem Channel (ISC) links traffic at a 1-Gbps or 2-Gbps rate.
The 4-port 1-Gbps/2-Gbps FC aggregation card connects through four 2.5-Gbps electrical signals, or portgroup interfaces, to the switch module. The client port data streams must be mapped to one of these portgroup interfaces using the CLI.
The signal on the portgroup interfaces connects through the backplane and the CPU switch module to a 2.5-Gbps ITU trunk card, a 10-Gbps ITU trunk card, a 10-Gbps ITU tunable trunk card, or a 10-Gbps uplink card, where the signal is converted to/from an ITU channel. The cross-connections are configured using the CLI.
The 1-Gbps client traffic from a 4-port 1-Gbps/2-Gbps FC aggregation card is interoperable with the 8-port FC/GE aggregation card at the other end of the network. Any 1-Gbps FC, FICON, or ISC client signal can be transmitted between a 4-port 1-Gbps/2-Gbps FC aggregation card and an 8-port FC/GE aggregation card.
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For FC and FICON traffic, the node monitors the following conditions on the 4-port 1-Gbps/2-Gbps FC aggregation card:
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For ISC traffic, the node monitors the following conditions on the 4-port 1-Gbps/2-Gbps FC aggregation card:
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Determining the Release of Your 4-port 1-Gbps/2-Gbps FC Aggregation Card Functional Image
This section describes the process you use to determine the existing functional image version installed on your 4-port 1-Gbps/2-Gbps FC aggregation card.
To display the functional image version in a 4-port 1-Gbps/2-Gbps FC aggregation card, use the following command in privileged EXEC mode:
Example
The following example shows the hardware version and the functional image information for the 4-port 1-Gbps/2-Gbps FC aggregation card in slot 4:
Switch# show hardware linecard 4--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Slot Number : 4/*Controller Type : 0x1111On-Board Description : ONS 15530 1G/2G Fibre Channel Aggregation ModuleOrderable Product Number: 15530-FC-4P=Board Part Number : 68-2014-02Board Revision : A0Serial Number : CNH08350243Manufacturing Date : 09/09/2004Hardware Version : 2.6RMA Number : 0x00RMA Failure Code : 0x00Functional Image Version: 1.23Function-ID : 0Version-ID (VID) : V01Updating to a New Release
For detailed functional image upgrade instructions, refer to the Cisco ONS 15530 Software Upgrade Guide. To download the 4-port 1-Gbps/2-Gbps FC aggregation card functional image, go to the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/ons15530-fpga.
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fi-ons15530-2xfc.A.1-23.exoimage to the Flash disk of the Cisco ONS 15530, download the image to the 4-port 1-Gbps/2-Gbps FC aggregation card (15530-FC-4P) using the reprogram CLI.
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New Features in Functional Image 1.23
The following new features are available for functional image 1.23, when combined with Cisco IOS software Release 12.2(29)SV or later:
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Caveats
This section lists the caveats for the 4-port 1-Gbps/2-Gbps FC aggregation card functional image.
Use Table 1 to determine the status of a particular caveat and its relevancy to your functional image release. In the table, "C" indicates a fixed caveat, "O" indicates an open caveat, and "NA" indicates the caveat is not applicable to the release.
Table 1 4-port 1-Gbps/2-Gbps Aggregation Card Functional Image Release Caveat Reference
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Caveat Symptoms and Workarounds
This section describes the open and resolved caveats for this release of the 4-port 1-Gbps/2-Gbps FC aggregation card functional image.
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Symptom: Flow control does not become active when the 4-port 1-Gbps/2-Gbps FC aggregation card is interoperating between FC switches whose World Wide Switch Names are in a certain relative range. The link initializes normally and traffic passes without any errors, but flow-control remains inactive. Therefore, throughput compensation over distance is not realized.
The output of the show interface command for the affected twogigabitphy interface shows flow control as enabled but inactive.
Conditions: This symptom is seen when flow control is enabled in the 4-port 1-Gbps/2-Gbps FC aggregation card with Functional version 1.0.
Resolution: Upgrade to Functional version 1.23 or later.
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Symptom: CRC-errored or Dropped/Out-of-Order/Duplicated frames may be transmitted by the 4-port 1-Gbps/2-Gbps FC aggregation card ports (with symmetric flow control configured and active) if the client device connected to remote port is operating in asymmetric credit mode.
EXCESS_FRAME_ALMalarm message may be logged by the (peer) Cisco ONS 15530 when the errors are being generated, or prior to the occurrence of the errors if conditions with potential to cause the error are detected on the link.Conditions: This symptom is seen only if all the following conditions are true:
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EXCESS_FRAME_ALMalarm is detected on the peer Cisco ONS 15530 (if supported).
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QDR PARITY error countin the show controller output).Workaround/Resolution: Perform any one of the following actions in decreasing order of preference:
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Symptom: Interoperation of the 4-port 1-Gbps/2-Gbps FC aggregation card with the 8-port FC/GE aggregation card is possible only in the symmetric mode flow control.
Conditions: This occurs when all the following conditions are satisfied:
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Workaround: None.
Resolution: Upgrade the 4-port 1-Gbps/2-Gbps FC aggregation card to Functional version 1.23 or later. In addition, it is recommended to remove any symmetric or asymmetric configuration from the flow control CLI.
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Symptom: Errored data may temporarily be transmitted from the 4-port 1-Gbps/2-Gbps FC aggregation card when the card transitions from the flow control active state to inactive state (due to link events such as Link Reset by the FC client). This causes the client FC device to record Transmission Word Errors. The burst of errors are temporary and settles to a clean state after re-login of the link. This symptom occurs rarely.
Conditions: This symptom is observed only when flow control is enabled on the Cisco ONS 15530 4-port 1-Gbps/2-Gbps FC aggregation card.
Workaround: None.
Resolution: Upgrade the functional image to version 1.23 or later.
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Symptom: When end-to-end speed negotiation is enabled on the twogigabitphy interfaces of the 4-port 1-Gbps/2-Gbps FC aggregation cards and the FC client devices, the twogigabitphy interfaces may lock to 1 Gbps even though the maximum negotiable speed is 2 Gbps. Error-free link connectivity and operation are maintained and the only impact observed is the reduced throughput. This problem occurs rarely.
Workaround: Perform any of the following operations:
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Symptom: CRC errors are observed on the FC client devices that are connected to the 4-port 1-Gbps/2-Gbps FC aggregation card when jumbo GE traffic is mixed on the same 10-Gbps trunk.
Conditions: This symptom is seen when the GE traffic (with frame size greater than 1500 bytes) and the FC traffic from the 4-port 1-Gbps/2-Gbps FC aggregation card pass through the same 10-Gbps trunk card, and any one of the following conditions is satisfied:
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Limitations and Restrictions
This section provides limitations and restrictions for Cisco ONS 15530 hardware and software.
4-port 1-Gbps/2-Gbps FC aggregation card
The following are the limitations of the 4-port 1-Gbps/2-Gbps FC aggregation card:
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Rarely, client FC device port may get into the error disabled state under such conditions.
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Related Documentation
Use this release notes in conjunction with the following referenced publications:
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Provides procedures to configure and manage the Cisco ONS 15530.
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Provides the regulatory compliance and safety information for the Cisco ONS 15500 Series.
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Provides detailed information on the Cisco ONS 15530 architecture and functionality.
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Provides detailed information about installing the Cisco ONS 15530.
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Provides acceptance testing procedures for Cisco ONS 15530 nodes and networks.
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Provides processes and procedures for cleaning the fiber optic connectors and component interfaces of the Cisco ONS 15530.
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Provides commands to configure and manage the Cisco ONS 15530.
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Describes the system alarms and error messages for the Cisco ONS 15530.
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Describes how to identify and resolve problems with the Cisco ONS 15530.
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Provides information on the network management systems that support the Cisco ONS 15530.
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Provides a full TL1 command and autonomous message set including parameters, AIDs, conditions and modifiers for the Cisco ONS 15530.
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Describes the Management Information Base (MIB) objects and explains how to access Cisco public MIBs for the Cisco ONS 15500 Series.
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Describes how to upgrade system images and functional images on the Cisco ONS 15530.
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Provides background information on the dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) technology.
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Provides useful information on the CLI (command-line interface) and basic shelf management.
Document Conventions
This publication uses the following conventions:
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Where to Find Safety and Warning Information
For safety and warning information, refer to the Cisco Optical Transport Products Safety and Compliance Information document that accompanied the product. This publication describes the international agency compliance and safety information for the Cisco ONS 15xxx systems. It also includes translations of the safety warnings that appear in the ONS 15xxx system documentation.
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