Information About Bringing Up A Multishelf System; Bringup Overview; Preparing A Rack Number Plan - Cisco Router IOS XR Getting Started Manual

Chapter 3 Bringing Up the Cisco IOS XR Software on a Multishelf System

Information About Bringing Up a Multishelf System

The following sections provide information that is good to know before you bring up a multishelf
system:
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Bringup Overview

The bringup procedure for a multishelf system starts after the hardware installation is complete. The
bringup procedure tasks configure the system components to work together and verify the operation and
configuration of system components. To bring up the multishelf system, complete the following
procedures in the sequence shown:
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During the bringup procedure, you need the information presented in the following section.

Preparing a Rack Number Plan

In a multishelf system, each chassis must be assigned a unique rack number, as shown in
rack number is used to identify a chassis in the system, and maintain the software and configurations for
the chassis.
Failure to assign a unique rack number to each chassis in the system can result in serious system error
Caution
and potential downtime. Unique rack numbers must be assigned and committed on Rack 0 before the
additional chassis are powered on and brought on line.
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Bringup Overview, page 3-3
Preparing a Rack Number Plan, page 3-3
Configuring the External Cisco Catalyst 6509 Switches, page 3-8
Bringing Up and Configuring Rack 0, page 3-28
Bringing Up and Verifying FCCs, page 3-34
Bringing Up and Verifying the Non-DSC LCC, page 3-37
Verifying the Spanning Tree, page 3-39
Information About Bringing Up a Multishelf System
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