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Network Processing Engine and Network Services Engine Installation and Configuration
OL-4448-12
Chapter 8 Preparation for Installation
Software and Hardware Requirements
Port Adapter Jacket Card Support
The Port Adapter Jacket Card inserts into the I/O controller slot of a Cisco 7200 VXR router when an
NPE-G2 or NPE-G1 is installed. The Port Adapter Jacket Card network processing engine support is
shown in
Table 8-3.
Software Requirements
Table 8-4 lists the minimum software requirements for the NPE-400, NPE-G1, and NPE-G2. Table 8-5
and Table 8-6 list the recommended minimum Cisco IOS software release to ensure proper operation of
the network processing engine or network services engine in supported router platforms.
Ta ble 8-3 Network Processing Engines Supporting the Port Adapter Jacket Card
Network Processing Engine Software
NPE-G2 Cisco IOS Release 12.4(4)XD2
NPE-G1 Cisco IOS Release 12.4(4)XD
Ta ble 8-4 Software Requirements for the NPE-400, NPE-G1, and NPE-G2
Network Processing Engine
Router Platform NPE-400 NPE-G1 NPE-G2
Cisco 7200 Series
• Cisco 7204VXR
and
Cisco 7206VXR
Cisco IOS Release
12.1(3a)E or later
releases of 12.1E
Cisco IOS Release
12.1(5)T or later
releases of 12.1T
Cisco IOS Release
12.0(14)S or later
releases of 12.0S
Cisco IOS Release
12.2(4)BW
Cisco IOS Release
12.2(8)B or later
releases of 12.2 B
Cisco IOS Release
12.4(4)XD or later releases
of 12.4XD.
Note The NPE-G2
1
uses software
images that begin
with the prefix
“c7200p-”.
• Cisco 7204 and
Cisco
7206
— — —
• Cisco 7202 — — —
Cisco AS5800
Universal Access Server
• Cisco 7206 router
shelf
2
— — —
• Cisco 7206VXR
router shelf
Cisco IOS Release
12.2(5)M or later
releases of 12.2M
— —
Cisco uBR7200 series