Checking Hardware And Software Compatibility; Safety Guidelines; Safety Warnings - Cisco PA-VXA Series Installation And Configuration Manual

Chapter 2 Preparing for Installation
Table 2-1 PA-VXA, PA-VXB, and PA-VXC Software and Hardware Requirements
Port Adapters on Supported Platforms
Cisco 7500 series routers with VIP
•
1. The VIP2 and VIP4 support the PA-VXB and PA-VXC.
2. The VIP6 supports the PA-VXA and the PA-VXB.
Note Voice over Frame Relay is not supported on the Cisco 7500 series router in Cisco IOS Release
12.1(3)T.
The PA-VXB and PA-VXC port adapters are not supported in systems with an NPE-100 installed.
Note

Checking Hardware and Software Compatibility

To check the minimum software requirements of Cisco IOS software with the hardware installed on your
router, Cisco maintains the Software Advisor tool on Cisco.com. This tool does not verify whether
modules within a system are compatible, but it does provide the minimum IOS requirements for
individual hardware modules or components.
Note Access to this tool is limited to users with Cisco.com login accounts.
To access Software Advisor, click Login at Cisco.com and go to Technical Support Help—Cisco TAC:
Tool Index: Software Advisor. You can also access the tool by pointing your browser directly to
http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/support/CompNav/Index.pl.
Choose a product family or enter a specific product number to search for the minimum supported
software release needed for your hardware.

Safety Guidelines

This section provides safety guidelines that you should follow when working with any equipment that
connects to electrical power or telephone wiring.

Safety Warnings

Safety warnings appear throughout this publication in procedures that, if performed incorrectly, might
harm you. A warning symbol precedes each warning statement.
OL-3592-02
Recommended Minimum Cisco IOS Release
1, 2
Cisco IOS Release 12.1(3)T or a later release of Cisco IOS Release 12.1 T
Cisco IOS Release 12.2(1) or a later release of Cisco IOS Release 12.2
Cisco IOS Release 12.2(1)T or a later release of Cisco IOS Release 12.2 T
T1/E1 Digital Voice Port Adapter Installation and Configuration
Checking Hardware and Software Compatibility
(continued)
2-3