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Compatibility Requirements
This section describes important compatibility requirements for the RSP2.
Chassis Slot and DRAM Requirements
Following are chassis slot and DRAM requirements for ensuring RSP2 compatibility.
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You have no restrictions on installing an RSP2 in a Cisco 7505. However, the Cisco 7505 does not
support the HSA or the HA features.
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You have no restrictions on installing an RSP2 in a Cisco 7507 provided that you install the RSP2
in slot 2 or slot 3, or both. With the HSA or HA features enabled, you will install an RSP2 (or an
RSP4/4+ and an RSP2) in both RSP slots.
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You have no restrictions on installing an RSP2 in a Cisco 7513 provided that you install the RSP2
in slot 6 or slot 7, or both. With the HSA or HA features enabled, you will install an RSP2 (or an
RSP4/4+ and an RSP2) in both RSP slots.
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It is assumed that if you install two RSP2s (or am RSP4/4+ and an RSP2) in the Cisco 7507 or
Cisco 7513, you plan to enable and configure the HSA or HA features.
Memory Requirements
Flash memory cards and DRAM SIMMs must meet the following requirements:
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Flash memory cards and DRAM SIMMs must be obtained from Cisco Systems. Flash memory cards
are available in 16 MB or 20 MB, with 16 MB being the shipping default. See the
“PC Card Slots”
section on page 7
for additional information on supported Flash memory cards.
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Maximum DRAM speed is 60 nanoseconds (ns), maximum SIMM height is 1 inch
(2.54 centimeters), and maximum DRAM SIMM voltage is 3.3 volts (V).
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The minimum required DRAM configuration for the RSP2 is 32MB.
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Flash memory cards and DRAM SIMMs must be obtained from Cisco Systems. See the
“PC Card
Slots” section on page 7
for additional information on supported PC Cards.
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You cannot use a Flash memory card that was formatted on another RSP-based system, such as the
RSP7000, or RSP1 which is running a boot or Cisco IOS software image earlier than 10.3(6) or a
later release of Cisco IOS release 10.3.
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You must first reformat the Flash memory card, formatted on one of these other RSP-based systems,
before you can use it as a boot or storage source with the RSP2. Refer to
Flash Memory Card
Installation Instructions
(part number DOC-782083=) for instructions on reformatting a Flash
memory card.
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The HSA and HA features require that the boot read-only memory (ROM) device (U30, shown in
the
“System Software” section on page 8
) be updated to Version 11.1(2) or a later release of 11.1.
To check the boot ROM (also called the system bootstrap) version currently running on your RSP2,
use the show version command and check the boot ROM version number as follows:
Router# show version
(display text omitted)
System Bootstrap, Version 11.1(2)
