Has anyone implemented a 7200 router in this group?

[gman10]

Hi all-

A new job has surfaced for me and need 7000 series experience, I've setup 2500's before. Are there major differences in the two? I'm sure there are being the number series are so disparate. Any info on setting up, staging them??

Thanks

GT

 

[mtashiro]

They are really not that much different as far as configuration is concerned. The difference is when you add modules and such. There are device weights assigned per port adapter and you should not exceed a certain value which is different depending on which 7200 you get. You also need to share the load across the two sides of the 7200.

The T1's configure a little differently depending on which PA you get but the commands are mostly the same.

 

[gman10]

What is a PA? sorry for my obvious ignorance..

GT

 

[fynx]

PA = Port Adapter.

If you can configure a 2500 you can configure a 7200. Yes you must look out for the 7200's points system - each side of the router has a maximum 600 points allocated, each card you add has a points value (e.g 1 port Fast Ethernet = 200, 4 port Token Ring = 120). If you exceed this total when you boot up, you get an error message saying the points have been exceeded.
Assuming you've managed to crack the hardware configuration, have a go at the configuration, if you come across a problem, post it here and these loverley people will gladly help you out.

Cheers and good luck,
Phil.

If everything is coming your way then you're in the wrong lane.

 

[mtashiro]

A PA is a port adapter. If you are familiar with 2600 and 3600 you know about Net Mods, basically a PA is the net mod of the 7200.

 

[gman10]

thanks everyone, I will config it and let you know!!
Cheers

Greg!

 

[NewbieGirl]

The point system is new to me and I've configured a 7213 VXR. If I exceed the point system on either side of the router does the router become unstable due to high CPU, DDRAM utilization? Are the point system standard on all Cisco routers? Where can I find more info on it? I usually stick in a mod when applicable and route without looking back.

Thanks,
Danielle

 

[tschouten]

Cisco 7200 VXR routers with an NPE-300, NPE-400, NPE-G1, or an NSE-1 use bandwidth points to determine port adapter distribution and configuration instead of high-, medium-, or low-bandwidth designations. Bandwidth points are an assigned value related to bandwidth; however, the value is adjusted based on how efficiently the hardware uses the PCI bus.

Note: Do not calculate bandwidth points for an I/O controller if it is installed in the Cisco 7200 VXR router with an NPE-G1. With the NPE-G1, I/O controllers do not use bandwidth or bandwidth points. In addition, the Gigabit Ethernet interfaces on the NPE-G1 do not require any bandwidth points.

For detailed explanations about:

Configuration Guidelines and Requirements
Installation Requirements Based on the NPE or NSE Installed
Bandwidth and Bandwidth Point Requirements

for more information you could go here

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/routers/ps341/products_tech_note09186a00800c814a.shtml