Cisco 7500 SERIES ROUTE SWITCH PROCESSOR 16 Specification Guide
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Route Switch Processor (RSP16) Installation and Configuration Guide
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Configuring the Router for a Single RSP16
Caution
When you install a second RSP16 card for the first time and plan to enable the HSA or HA features, you
must immediately configure it correctly. See the
must immediately configure it correctly. See the
standby is configured consistently with the active. Failure to do so might result in an unconfigured
standby RSP16 card taking over control of the router when the active fails, rendering the network
inoperable.
standby RSP16 card taking over control of the router when the active fails, rendering the network
inoperable.
This completes the procedure for restarting the system.
Configuring the Router for a Single RSP16
If you have a single RSP16, you can configure your system according to the Cisco IOS release
appropriate for your router. See the Cisco IOS software configuration documentation set that
corresponds to the software release installed on your Cisco hardware at
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/index.htm.
appropriate for your router. See the Cisco IOS software configuration documentation set that
corresponds to the software release installed on your Cisco hardware at
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/index.htm.
If you have more than one RSP16 (or an RSP16 and an RSP8), and you are using a Cisco 7507 or a
Cisco 7507-MX router or a Cisco 7513 or a Cisco 7513-MX router, you must configure your router for
either high system availability (HSA), the default (see the
Cisco 7507-MX router or a Cisco 7513 or a Cisco 7513-MX router, you must configure your router for
either high system availability (HSA), the default (see the
), or high availability (HA) (see the
Using the EXEC Command Interpreter
Before you configure your system using the EXEC-level commands, you must enter the privileged level
of the EXEC command interpreter using the enable command. The system prompts you for a password
if one has been set. The system prompt for the privileged level ends with a pound sign (#) instead of an
angle bracket (>).
of the EXEC command interpreter using the enable command. The system prompts you for a password
if one has been set. The system prompt for the privileged level ends with a pound sign (#) instead of an
angle bracket (>).
At the console terminal, enter the privileged level as follows:
Step 1
At the EXEC prompt (>), enter the enable command. The EXEC command interpreter prompts you for
a privileged-level password, as follows:
a privileged-level password, as follows:
Router> enable
Password:
Step 2
Enter the password (the password is case sensitive). For security purposes, the password is not displayed.
Step 3
When you enter the correct password, the system displays the privileged-level system prompt (#) as
follows:
follows:
Router#
The pound sign (#) at the system prompt indicates the privileged level of the EXEC command interpreter,
from which you can execute EXEC-level commands.
from which you can execute EXEC-level commands.