Cisco Cisco IOS Software Release 12.1 發佈版本通知
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Channel Port Adapter Microcode
Release Note and Microcode Upgrade
Requirements
Release Note and Microcode Upgrade
Requirements
July 24, 2000
This document contains the release notes for the Channel Port Adapter (CPA) microcode software.
The CPA includes the Enterprise Systems Connection (ESCON) CPA and the Parallel CPA. The
ESCON CPA (ECPA) and Parallel CPA (PCPA) are additions to the Cisco Mainframe Channel
Connection (CMCC) family of adapters, which also includes the Channel Interface Processor (CIP)
and CIP2. The CPA microcode runs on both the ECPA and the PCPA.
The CPA includes the Enterprise Systems Connection (ESCON) CPA and the Parallel CPA. The
ESCON CPA (ECPA) and Parallel CPA (PCPA) are additions to the Cisco Mainframe Channel
Connection (CMCC) family of adapters, which also includes the Channel Interface Processor (CIP)
and CIP2. The CPA microcode runs on both the ECPA and the PCPA.
Note
In this document, references to CPA correspond to both the ECPA and PCPA.
The CPA microcode is unbundled from the Cisco IOS software. Therefore, you can obtain the CPA
microcode as a separately loadable software module and match a version of the CPA microcode to
the Cisco IOS software. Refer to the section “CPA Microcode/Cisco IOS Software Compatibility
Matrix” for more information.
microcode as a separately loadable software module and match a version of the CPA microcode to
the Cisco IOS software. Refer to the section “CPA Microcode/Cisco IOS Software Compatibility
Matrix” for more information.
Cisco IOS Release 11.3(3)T and later supports the ECPA. Cisco IOS Release 11.3(7)T and later and
Release 12.0(1) and later support the PCPA. There is a default setting in the Cisco IOS software that
corresponds to a particular microcode that is already loaded on the router Flash memory card or on
the SanDisk memory device when a CPA is purchased as a system. Refer to the section “CPA
Microcode/Cisco IOS Software Compatibility Matrix” for more information. However, when the
CPA is ordered as a spare (shipped separately from a system), you might be required to download
the microcode image from Cisco Connection Online (CCO).
Release 12.0(1) and later support the PCPA. There is a default setting in the Cisco IOS software that
corresponds to a particular microcode that is already loaded on the router Flash memory card or on
the SanDisk memory device when a CPA is purchased as a system. Refer to the section “CPA
Microcode/Cisco IOS Software Compatibility Matrix” for more information. However, when the
CPA is ordered as a spare (shipped separately from a system), you might be required to download
the microcode image from Cisco Connection Online (CCO).
Note
We recommend that you load and use the version of CPA microcode that corresponds with
your Cisco IOS software, in which case the following step is not necessary.
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