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C7200 VSA (VPN Services Adapter) Installation and Configuration Guide
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Chapter 2 Preparing for Installation
Hardware and Software Requirements
Software Requirements
Table 2-1 lists the recommended minimum Cisco IOS software release required to use the VSA in
supported router or switch platforms. Use the show version command to display the system software
version that is currently loaded and running.
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. Registered Cisco Direct users can
access the Software Advisor at: http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Support/CompNav/Index.pl. This tool does
not verify whether modules within a system are compatible, but it does provide the minimum Cisco IOS
software requirements for individual hardware modules or components.
Note Access to this tool is limited to users with Cisco.com login accounts.
Hardware Requirements
The hardware required to ensure proper operation of the VSA is as follows:
• The VSA is compatible with the Cisco NPE-G2 processor on the Cisco 7204VXR or
Cisco 7206VXR routers.
The Cisco NPE-G2 is the latest routing engine for the Cisco 7204VXR and 7206VXR, which
provides the highest performance and scalability within the family of network processing engines
(NPEs).
• ROMmon requirement—12.4(4r)XD5
• I/O FPGA requirement—0x25 (decimal 0.37)
• VSA FPGA requirement—0x13 (decimal 0.19)
Restrictions
The VSA has the following restrictions:
• VSA does not interoperate with other ISA or VAM/VAM2/VAM2+ crypto cards in the same router.
The VAM/VAM2/VAM2+ crypto cards are disabled when the VSA is active in the Cisco 7200VXR
series routers with the NPE-G2 processor.
• Only a single VSA card is supported on the Cisco 7200VXR series routers with the NPE-G2
processor.
Note Only Cisco 7200VXR series routers with the NPE-G2 processor are supported.
Table 2-1 VSA Software Requirements
Platform Recommended Minimum Cisco IOS Release
Cisco 7204VXR
Cisco 7206VXR
12.4(4)XD3 fc2