Cisco PA-T3 Installation And Configuration Manual page 29

Catalyst RSM/VIP2 and the PA-T3
Port Adapter
This chapter provides information on the PA-T3 serial port adapter and its use on the
Catalyst RSM/VIP2 in the Catalyst 5000 series switches. This chapter contains the following
sections:
•
Overview, page 4-1
•
Removing a Port Adapter, page 4-3
•
Installing a Port Adapter, page 4-4
Overview
The PA-T3 serial port adapter is used on the Catalyst RSM/VIP2 in the Catalyst 5000 series switches
and can be installed in either port adapter slot 0 or slot 1 on the Catalyst RSM/VIP2 motherboard.
Note
recommends a configuration of one PA-T3 serial port adapter (with one T3 serial interface) and one
PA-2T3 serial port adapter (with two serial interfaces) for a total of three T3 serial interfaces per
Catalyst RSM/VIP2.
Figure 4-1 shows two one-port PA-T3 serial port adapters installed in port adapter slot 0 and slot 1
on a Catalyst RSM/VIP2-15 or Catalyst RSM/VIP2-40.
You can have up to three T3 serial interfaces on a Catalyst RSM/VIP2 motherboard. Cisco
C H A P T E R
Catalyst RSM/VIP2 and the PA-T3 Port Adapter 4-1
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