Prp Auxiliary And Console Ports; Prp Reset Switch - Cisco XR 12410 Installation Manual

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PRP Auxiliary and Console Ports

PRP Reset Switch

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The auxiliary and console ports on the PRP are EIA/TIA-232 (also known as
RS-232) asynchronous serial ports connect external devices to monitor and
manage the system.
Auxiliary port—A (male) plug that provides a data terminal equipment
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(DTE) interface. The auxiliary port supports flow control and is often used to
connect a modem, a channel service unit (CSU), or other optional equipment
for Telnet management.
Console port—A (female) receptacle that provides a data circuit-terminating
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equipment (DCE) interface for connecting a console terminal.
Access to the (soft) reset switch is through a small opening in the PRP front panel
(see Figure 4-3). To press the switch, insert a paper clip or similar small pointed
object into the opening.
The reset switch is not a mechanism for resetting the PRP and reloading the
Cisco IOS XR image. It is intended for software development use only. To prevent
system problems or loss of data, use the reset switch only on the advice of Cisco
service personnel.
Pressing the reset switch causes a non-maskable interrupt (NMI) and places the
PRP in ROM monitor mode. When the PRP enters ROM monitor mode, its
behavior depends on the setting of the PRP software configuration register. For
example, if the boot field of the software configuration register is set to:
0x0—The PRP remains at the ROM monitor prompt (rommon>) and waits for
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a user command to boot the system manually.
0x1—The system automatically boots the first Cisco IOS XR image found in
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flash memory on the PRP.
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