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Cisco 7200 Series Port Adapter Hardware Configuration Guidelines
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Chapter 1 Cisco 7200 Series Port Adapter Installation Requirements
Bandwidth and Bandwidth Point Requirements
NPE-225, NPE-200, NPE-175, NPE-150
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Port adapters are labeled as high, medium, and low.
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Bandwidth point rules:
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No more than three high-bandwidth port adapters, and
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No more than five total medium- and high-bandwidth port adapters, and
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No more than 800 total bandwidth points per system
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Distribute port adapter bandwidth points evenly across both left and right system slots (buses).
NPE-100
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Port adapters are labeled as high, medium, and low.
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Bandwidth point rules:
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No more than two high-bandwidth port adapters, and
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No more than four total medium- and high-bandwidth port adapters, and
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No more than 800 total bandwidth points per system
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Distribute port adapter bandwidth points evenly across both left and right system slots (buses).
Bandwidth Table
Use the table below to determine the bandwidth points for your port adapter and I/O controller.