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Second-Generation Channel Interface
Processor (CIP2) Installation and Configuration
Product Numbers: CX-CIP2-ECA1(=), CX-CIP2-ECA2(=), CX-CIP2-ECAP1(=),
CX-CIP2-PCA1(=), CX-CIP2-PCA2(=), CX-CIP2-U-ECA1(=), CX-CIP2-U-ECA2(=),
CX-CIP2-U-ECAP1(=), CX-CIP2-U-PCA1(=), CX-CIP2-U-PCA2(=), CAB-PCA-Y=,
CAB-PCA-VA=, CAB-PCA-VB=
This document contains instructions for installing (or replacing) the second-generation Channel
Interface Processor (CIP2) in the Cisco 7000 series routers and the Cisco 7500 series routers.
Important Note The following Cisco IOS releases support the CIP2: Cisco IOS Release 10.2(13),
or later, Release 10.3(13), or later, Release 11.0(10), or later, or Release 11.1(5) or later. Prior to
these Cisco IOS releases being available, CIP2 is supported with a special microcode image.
This microcode image is available through download from Cisco Connection Online (CCO), on
diskettes shipped with the CIP2 when shipped separately from a system (as a spare), or is already in
Flash memory on a preconfigured system. (For instructions on placing CIP2 microcode in Flash
memory, see the section “CIP2 Microcode Guidelines” on page 42.)
We recommend that you load and use the version of CIP2 microcode that is bundled with your Cisco
IOS software. If you choose not to, you must then copy a CIP2 microcode image into Flash memory
and use a specified configuration command to instruct the Cisco IOS to use this microcode image
instead of the microcode image bundled with your version of the Cisco IOS; however, this is
unnecessary if you load the bundled, recommended CIP2 microcode version.
(For general information on CIP2 microcode, refer to the section “CIP2 Microcode Overview” on
page 6. For specific instructions on configuring the Cisco IOS to use a CIP2 microcode image from
Flash memory, refer to the section “CIP2 Microcode Upgrade Overview” on page 43.)
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