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Table Of Contents
Release Notes for Cisco ONS 15540 ESP
for Cisco IOS Release 12.2(18)SV3Determining the Software Version
New Features in Release 12.2(18)SV2
New Features in Release 12.2(18)SV1
New Features in Release 12.2(18)SV
Resolved Caveats in Release 12.2(18)SV3
Open Caveats in Release 12.2(18)SV2
Resolved Caveats in Release 12.2(18)SV2
Resolved Caveats in Release 12.2(18)SV1
Resolved Caveats for Release 12.2(18)SV
Obtaining Technical Assistance
Obtaining Additional Publications and Information
Release Notes for Cisco ONS 15540 ESP
for Cisco IOS Release 12.2(18)SV3
This document describes caveats for Cisco IOS Release 12.2(18)SV3 for the Cisco ONS 15540 ESP (Extended Services Platform).
Date: July 30, 2005
Text Part Number: OL-4892-03
Contents
This document includes the following information:
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Caveats
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Introduction
The Cisco ONS 15540 ESP is an optical transport platform that employs DWDM (dense wavelength division multiplexing) technology. 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 networking), 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 15540 ESP Planning Guide.System Requirements
This section describes the system requirements for Cisco ONS 15540 ESP and includes the following sections:
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Memory Requirements
The DRAM memory configuration is 128 MB, which is the default for the Cisco ONS 15540 ESP.
Hardware Supported
Table 1 lists the hardware components supported on the Cisco ONS 15540 ESP and the minimum software version required. See the "Determining the Software Version" section.
Determining the Software Version
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To determine the version of Cisco IOS software currently running on a Cisco ONS 15540 ESP 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 versionCisco Internetwork Operating System SoftwareIOS (tm) ONS-15540 Software (ONS15540-I-M), Version 12.2(18)SV2 <Information deleted>Upgrading the System Image
To ensure proper system functioning, follow the system image upgrading procedure described in the Cisco ONS 15540 ESP Configuration Guide and Command Reference.
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Caution
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 15540 ESP.
Table 2 Feature Sets Supported by the Cisco ONS 15540 ESP
Gigabit Ethernet
12.1(7a)EY2
Fast Ethernet
12.1(7a)EY2
Ethernet
12.1(7a)EY2
ATM OC-3/STM-1, OC-12/STM-4, and OC-48/STM-16
12.1(7a)EY2
12.1(7a)EY2
POS3
12.1(7a)EY2
Coupling link
12.1(7a)EY2
Fibre Channel (1 Gbps)
12.1(7a)EY2
Fibre Channel (2 Gbps)
12.1(7a)EY2
FDDI4
12.1(7a)EY2
ESCON5 SM (200 Mbps)
12.1(7a)EY2
FICON6 (800 Mbps)
12.1(7a)EY2
FICON (1 Gbps)
12.1(12c)EV3
Token Ring
12.1(7a)EY2
SNMP
12.1(7a)EY2
CiscoView
12.1(7a)EY2
Cisco Transport Manager
12.1(7a)EY2
IP packets
12.1(7a)EY2
OSCP7
12.1(7a)EY2
APS8 protocol packets
12.1(7a)EY2
Point-to-point
12.1(7a)EY2
Hubbed ring
12.1(7a)EY2
Meshed ring
12.1(7a)EY2
12.1(7a)EY2
IBM GDPS 9 coupling link
12.1(7a)EY2
2-Gbps Fibre Channel protocol monitoring on transparent transponder
12.2(18)SV
2-Gbps FICON protocol monitoring
12.2(18)SV
Functional image version diagnostics
12.2(18)SV
1 SONET = Synchronous Optical Networking
2 SDH = Synchronous Digital Hierarchy
3 POS = Packet over SONET
4 FDDI = Fiber Distributed Data Interface
5 ESCON = Enterprise Systems Connection
6 FICON = Fiber Connection
7 OSCP = Optical Supervisory Channel Protocol
8 APS = Automatic Protection Switching
9 GDPS = Geographically Dispersed Parallel Sysplex
10 ETR/CLO = external timer reference/control link oscillator
New and Changed Information
This section lists new features that appear in this and previous releases of Cisco IOS Release 12.2. The new features are sorted by release number.
New Features in Release 12.2(18)SV2
No new features are available for this release.
New Features in Release 12.2(18)SV1
No new features are available for this release.
New Features in Release 12.2(18)SV
The following new software features are available for the Cisco ONS 15540 ESP in Cisco IOS Release 12.2(18)SV:
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Caveats
This section describes open and resolved severity 1 and 2 caveats and certain severity 3 caveats. The "Open Caveats" section lists open caveats that apply to the current release and may apply to previous releases. The "Resolved Caveats" sections list caveats resolved in a particular release, but open in previous releases.
Resolved Caveats in Release 12.2(18)SV3
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Cisco Internetwork Operating System (IOS) software is vulnerable to a Denial of Service (DoS) and potentially an arbitrary code execution attack from a specifically crafted IPv6 packet. The packet must be sent from a local network segment. Only devices that have been explicitly configured to process IPv6 traffic are affected. Upon successful exploitation, the device may reload or be open to further exploitation.
Cisco has made free software available to address this vulnerability for all affected customers.
More details can be found in the security advisory that is posted at http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20050729-ipv6.shtml.
Open Caveats in Release 12.2(18)SV2
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Symptom: When monitoring is disabled, Loss of Light on the local transparent interface results in Loss of Sync on the far side wave interface.
Workaround: Enable monitoring on the transparent interface.
Resolved Caveats in Release 12.2(18)SV2
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Symptom: In some instances the system crashes when it attempts to parse IP SNMP related commands.
Workaround: None.
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Symptom: Link initialization failure due to Loss of Lock might occur for ESCON traffic on some transponder modules due to a transient failure of the clock recovery unit. Only some transponder modules are susceptible to this failure and not all. This is an initialization failure and not a run-time failure.
Workaround: None.
Resolved Caveats in Release 12.2(18)SV1
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Symptom: Tracebacks related to CPU hog issues are seen when reprogramming the 2.5-Gbps transponder module functional image.
Workaround: None.
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Symptom: Issuing a Ctrl-U when connected to a raw TL1 port causes the system to crash.
Workaround: If a TL1 port is unused, apply an IP ACL to the management Ethernet interface that blocks the incoming TCP connections to that port.
Resolved Caveats for Release 12.2(18)SV
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A Cisco device running IOS and enabled for the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) is vulnerable to a Denial of Service (DOS) attack from a malformed BGP packet. The BGP protocol is not enabled by default, and must be configured in order to accept traffic from an explicitly defined peer. Unless the malicious traffic appears to be sourced from a configured, trusted peer, it would be difficult to inject a malformed packet. BGP MD5 is a valid workaround for this problem.
Cisco has made free software available to address this problem. For more details, please refer to this advisory, available at http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20040616-bgp.shtml.
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A Cisco device running IOS and enabled for the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) is vulnerable to a Denial of Service (DOS) attack from a malformed BGP packet. The BGP protocol is not enabled by default, and must be configured in order to accept traffic from an explicitly defined peer. Unless the malicious traffic appears to be sourced from a configured, trusted peer, it would be difficult to inject a malformed packet. BGP MD5 is a valid workaround for this problem.
Cisco has made free software available to address this problem. For more details, please refer to this advisory, available at http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20040616-bgp.shtml.
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Symptom: The system crashes when the user exits from the console after the active processor card has been removed and inserted online and is switched back to being the active processor card.
Workaround: None.
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Symptom: Client Tx fault alarm is asserted when an SFP optics is inserted or upon a y-cable switchover.
Workaround: Upgrade to Cisco IOS Release 12.1(12c)EV3 and transponder functional image version 1.A2 or higher.
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Symptom: In a point-to-point network topology setup where bidirectional PSM trunk fiber protection APS is configured, and the CDL (Converged Data Link) is configured for dcc and the controller type of the mux/demux module is 0x1104 (4-channel mux/demux module without OSC), APS is unable to track a valid ethernetDcc interface. Therefore the group cannot be associated.
Workaround: Do not configure CDL as dcc for PSM APS if the corresponding mux/demux module does not have OSC ports (controller type 0x1104).
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Symptom: Continuous optical performance monitoring alarms cause memory leaks that lead to bus error exceptions and an unexpected reload.
Workaround: None.
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Symptom: Unable to disable APS group through SNMP. The console or Telnet session hangs indefinitely after configuration mode is entered using the SNMP set command.
Workaround: Do not disable the APS group through SNMP.
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Symptom: When you enter the send break command on the active CPU and keep the active CPU in the ROM monitor (ROMmon) mode for a long time, the standby CPU may reload because of a bus error exception.
Workaround: None.
Limitations and Restrictions
This section provides limitations and restrictions for Cisco ONS 15540 ESP hardware and software.
Transponder Modules
This section contains limitations and restrictions that apply to transponder modules.
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Data errors or link-down conditions for 2-Gbps Fibre Channel might occur when used with certain client laser sources. Transmitters in some client GBIC and SFP transceiver units might send large overshoots in optical power with signal bit transitions, causing momentary overload conditions on the transponder client side receiver. The average transmitted power level from the GBIC does not violate the overload specification of the transponder client side receiver, so a power meter does not detect the overload.
The workaround is to attenuate the signal from the client equipment to a recommended level of -12 dBm when transmitting 2-Gbps Fibre Channel services.
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Related Documentation
Refer to the following documents for more information about the Cisco ONS 15540 ESP:
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Obtaining Documentation
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