Cisco 7204 VXR NPE-G1 support MPLS

n.taka · ‎04-25-2012

Hi,

We just bought a Cisco 7204 VXR NPE-G1 with IOS

c7200-is-mz.123-15b.bin.

I would like to configure it for our MPLS lab router, can I upgrade this router to support MPLS protocol.

Please need your assistance.

regards

Navi

Ivan Krimmel · ‎04-26-2012

hi Navi,

you might use http://tools.cisco.com/ITDIT/CFN/jsp/index.jsp for these queries in the future, 12.3-15b does support MPLS as well, you just need SERVICE PROVIDER feature set.

HTH!

n.taka · ‎04-26-2012

Hi Ivan,

Thanks for your response.

OK, the Cisco tool is a little bit hard to get.

What I requested for is that…..Can the Cisco 7204 NPE-G1 upgradeable to support MPLS? (the current IOS is this router Cisco 7204 router is C7200-is-mz.123-15b.bin

Regards

Navi

Ivan Krimmel · ‎04-26-2012

Hi Navi,

yes it can, platform-wise, you just need a proper IOS image for that. What do you have in 'sh ver' at the moment?

n.taka · ‎04-26-2012

Hi Iavn

Below is the sh version

Router#sh version

Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software

IOS (tm) 7200 Software (C7200-IS-M), Version 12.3(15b), RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)

Compiled Thu 25-Aug-05 19:08 by ssearch

Image text-base: 0x60008AF4, data-base: 0x61CB8000

ROM: System Bootstrap, Version 12.3(4r)T3, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)

BOOTLDR: 7200 Software (C7200-KBOOT-M), Version 12.3(15b), RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)

Router uptime is 4 hours, 55 minutes

System returned to ROM by power-on

System image file is "disk2:c7200-is-mz.123-15b.bin"

cisco 7204VXR (NPE-G1) processor (revision C) with 491520K/32768K bytes of memory.

Processor board ID 30882615

SB-1 CPU at 700MHz, Implementation 1, Rev 0.2, 512KB L2 Cache

4 slot VXR midplane, Version 2.8

Last reset from power-on

Bridging software.

X.25 software, Version 3.0.0.

PCI bus mb1 (Slots 1, 3 and 5) has a capacity of 600 bandwidth points.

Current configuration on bus mb1 has a total of 0 bandwidth points.

This configuration is within the PCI bus capacity and is supported.

PCI bus mb2 (Slots 2, 4 and 6) has a capacity of 600 bandwidth points.

Current configuration on bus mb2 has a total of 0 bandwidth points.

This configuration is within the PCI bus capacity and is supported.

Please refer to the following document "Cisco 7200 Series Port

Adaptor Hardware Configuration Guidelines" on CCO ,

for c7200 bandwidth points oversubscription/usage guidelines.

3 Gigabit Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s)

509K bytes of non-volatile configuration memory.

62720K bytes of ATA PCMCIA card at slot 2 (Sector size 512 bytes).

16384K bytes of Flash internal SIMM (Sector size 256K).

Configuration register is 0x2102

Regards

navi

Ivan Krimmel · ‎04-26-2012

Right, it is an IP PLUS image, you would need this:

c7200-p-mz.123-15b.bin

to run MPLS.

n.taka · ‎04-26-2012

Thanks….

I have an existing 7206 NPE-G2 router with sh version below. Can I upgrade the 7204 IP Plus image to the 7206 NPE-G2 image?

Cisco IOS Software, 7200 Software (C7200P-SPSERVICESK9-M), Version 12.4(24)T, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)

Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport

Compiled Thu 26-Feb-09 01:45 by prod_rel_team

ROM: System Bootstrap, Version 12.4(12.2r)T, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)

BOOTLDR: Cisco IOS Software, 7200 Software (C7200P-KBOOT-M), Version 12.4(24)T, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)

SUV-IP-RTR-ER01 uptime is 2 years, 33 weeks, 3 days, 34 minutes

System returned to ROM by reload at 08:03:24 FJT Sun Sep 6 2009

System restarted at 08:13:41 FJST Sun Sep 6 2009

System image file is "disk2:c7200p-spservicesk9-mz.124-24.T.bin"

Last reload reason: Reload Command

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Cisco 7206VXR (NPE-G2) processor (revision A) with 917504K/65536K bytes of memory.

Processor board ID 36575575

MPC7448 CPU at 1666Mhz, Implementation 0, Rev 2.2

6 slot VXR midplane, Version 2.11

Last reset from power-on

PCI bus mb1 (Slots 1, 3 and 5) has a capacity of 600 bandwidth points.

Current configuration on bus mb1 has a total of 0 bandwidth points.

This configuration is within the PCI bus capacity and is supported.

PCI bus mb2 (Slots 2, 4 and 6) has a capacity of 600 bandwidth points.

Current configuration on bus mb2 has a total of 0 bandwidth points.

This configuration is within the PCI bus capacity and is supported.

Please refer to the following document "Cisco 7200 Series Port Adaptor

Hardware Configuration Guidelines" on Cisco.com <>

for c7200 bandwidth points oversubscription and usage guidelines.

1 FastEthernet interface

3 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces

2045K bytes of NVRAM.

250880K bytes of ATA PCMCIA card at slot 2 (Sector size 512 bytes).

65536K bytes of Flash internal SIMM (Sector size 512K).

Configuration register is 0x2102

Ivan Krimmel · ‎04-26-2012

no you can't - http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/routers/ps341/prod_qas0900aecd80471791.html

:)

n.taka · ‎04-26-2012

Hi Ivan,

How can I get this image?

Ivan Krimmel · ‎04-26-2012

Navi,

if you mean "NPE-G2" image, then it is not possible 'cause it is a different CPU type, not image. In other words if you wish upgrade from NPE-G1 to NPE-G2, you need to change hardware rather than software.

I hope this is clear now.

Cheers!

n.taka · ‎04-29-2012

Thanks Ivan,

It’s clear now.

Do you have any idea of where we can get the below IOS from? I notice that the NPE-G1 is not supported with Cisco anymore.

c7200-p-mz.123-15b.bin

Regards

Navi