Cisco Cisco ONS 15600 Multiservice Switching Platform (MSSP)

This section documents supplemental changes that have been added to the Release Notes for Cisco ONS 
15600 Release 7.0.4 since the production of the Cisco ONS 15600 System Software CD for Release 
7.0.4.

Review the notes listed below before deploying the ONS 15600. Caveats with tracking numbers are 
known system limitations that are scheduled to be addressed in a subsequent release. Caveats without 
tracking numbers are provided to point out procedural or situational considerations when deploying the 
product.

The ONS-SE-2G-xx.x complies with performance criteria for all intra-facility fiber cables and 
connectors per Telcordia GR-326-CORE, Issue 3 Sept. 1999. Cisco recommends the following approved 
suppliers for intrafacility fiber cables to use with this product: 

Volex

Fitel

Sumitomo

Fujikura

Tyco

VxWorks is intended for qualified Cisco personnel only. Customer use of VxWorks is not recommended, 
nor is it supported by Cisco's Technical Assistance Center. Inappropriate use of VxWorks commands can 
have a negative and service affecting impact on your network. Please consult the troubleshooting guide 
for your release and platform for appropriate troubleshooting procedures. To exit without logging in, 
enter a Control-D (hold down the Control and D keys at the same time) at the Username prompt. To exit 
after logging in, type “logout” at the VxWorks shell prompt.

When a PPM or PIM is physically removed from a node yet remains provisioned, the CTC display shows 
as blue, as though it was only preprovisioned. Because the PPM or PIM is physically removed, and thus 
raises an improper removal alarm, CTC should display the alarmed entity as yellow. This issue is 
resolved in Release 7.2.