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How to enable EIGRP and OSPF for NSF (non stop forwarding) on the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Virtual Switching System 1440
Posted by Peter Kurdziel on January 17, 2012
Catalyst 6500 series switches support fault resistance, because it allows a redundant supervisor engine to take over if the primary supervisor engine fails. Cisco Non Stop Forwarding (NSF) works with Stateful SwitchOver (SSO) in order to minimize the amount of time a network is unavailable to its users after a switchover while IP packets continue to be forwarded. Recommendations Non Stop Forwarding is required for supervisor switchover convergence at sub-second time. Use default Hello and Dead timers for EIGRP / OSPF protocols when you run in a VSS environment. If you run the system with modular Cisco IOS software, it is recommended to go for larger value OSPF Dead timer. EIGRP OSPF
Non Stop Forwarding
Switch(config)# <b>router eigrp 100</b>
Switch(config-router)# <b>nsf</b>
Switch# <b>show ip protocols</b><br />*** IP Routing is NSF aware ***<br /><br />Routing Protocol is "eigrp 100"<br /><i><font color="#0000ff">!--- part of the output truncated</font><br /></i><b>EIGRP NSF-aware</b> route hold timer is 240s<br /><i><font color="#0000ff">!--- indicates that EIGRP is configured to be NSF aware</font><br /></i><i><font color="#0000ff">!--- part of the output truncated</font><br /></i><br /><b>EIGRP NSF enabled</b><br /><i><font color="#0000ff">!--- indicates that EIGRP is configured to be NSF capable</font><br /></i><i><font color="#0000ff">!--- rest of the output truncated</font><br /></i>
Switch(config)# <b>router ospf 100</b><br />Switch(config-router)# <b>nsf</b>
Switch# <b>show ip ospf</b><br />Routing Process "ospf 100" with ID 10.120.250.4<br />Start time: 00:01:37:484, Time elapsed: 3w2d<br /><i><font color="#0000ff">!--- part of the output truncated</font><br /></i><b>Supports Link-local Signalling (LLS)</b><br /><i><font color="#0000ff">!--- indicates that OSPF is configured to be NSF aware</font><br /></i><i><font color="#0000ff">!--- part of the output truncated</font><br /></i><b>Non-Stop Forwarding enabled, last NSF restart 3w2d ago (took 31 secs)</b><br /><i><font color="#0000ff">!--- indicates that OSPF is configured to be NSF capable</font><br /></i><i><font color="#0000ff">!--- rest of the output truncated</font><br /></i><br />
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Free telephone calls to the US and Canada with Google Voice and Obi100 or Obi110
Posted by Peter Kurdziel on January 13, 2012
Google Voice™ Calling on the OBi100
Use Google Voice™ on your regular phone and make calls to the USA & Canada for FREE !! *
Make calls to other countries with Google Voice’s incredibly low international rates using an OBi100 or OBi110 and your broadband connection to the Internet.
Absolutely Convenient use of Google Voice on a phone connected to the OBi device — No PC required.
Amazingly Simple is the best way to describe how to get going with Google Voice on your OBi. Just add your Gmail credential to the OBi and start making calls!
What You Need:
1. The OBi100 or OBi110 device – Get it here.
2. Gmail username & password – If you do not have this already, get it here.
3. A Telephone – Make A Google Voice call using your everyday phone – no need to be at your computer. - Get compatible phones here.
Set-Up:
1. Sign-in to your Gmail account, locate the Gmail “Call Phone” feature and make a call from your PC to any phone number. If you have already done this before, you may skip this.
2. Connect the OBi to a broadband connection via your Internet router.
3. Register with the OBiTALK portal, then add your OBi device and use the configuration wizard to set-up the OBi with your Gmail username + password.
4. This step requires you have previously set-up a Google Voice phone number at www.google.com/voice
- Sign-in to Google Voice.
- Select the “Settings” link in the upper right corner of the window and then choose “Voice Settings.”
- On the “Phones” tab, check the box next to the “Forwards to: Google Chat.”
- The selection will be saved automatically and you may sign-out of Google Voice.
5. Now, start making and receiving calls on your OBi with Google Voice!
Helpful Resources:
Step-by-Step Tutorial: How to Use the OBi with Google Voice
Getting Started & Troubleshooting with Google Voice on the OBi
Google Voice Set-Up & Troubleshooting Guide 
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End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcements-Cisco 7600 Series Routers / EOL/EOS for Select Cisco IOS 12.2(33)SRx Software Releases
Posted by Peter Kurdziel on August 1, 2011
Cisco Notification Service Alert:
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Cisco Notification Alert -7600-07/30/2011 10:21 GMT
End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcements-Cisco 7600 Series Routers-07/29/2011 03:31 GMT-07/30/2011 07:31 GMT
Title: EOL/EOS for Select Cisco IOS 12.2(33)SRx Software Releases
Url: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/routers/ps368/end_of_life_c51-680823.html
Description: Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(33)SRA, 12.2(33)SRB, 12.2(33)SRC, and 12.2(33)SRD. The last day to order the affected product(s) is January 11, 2012. Customers with active service contracts for affected Hardware products will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) for affected hardware as shown in Table 1 of the EoL bulletin. Table 1 describes the end-of-life milestones, definitions, and dates for the affected product(s). Table 2 lists the product part numbers affected by this announcement. For customers with active and paid service and support contracts, support will be available until the termination date of the contract, even if this date exceeds the Last Date of Support shown in Table 1. This announcement is limited to the IOS throttle 12.2(33)SRA, 12.2(33)SRA1, 12.2(33)SRA2, 12.2(33)SRA3, 12.2(33)SRA4, 12.2(33)SRA5, 12.2(33)SRA6, 12.2(33)SRB, 12.2(33)SRB1, 12.2(33)SRB2, 12.2(33)SRB3, 12.2(33)SRB4, 12.2(33)SRB5, 12.2(33)SRB5a, 12.2(33)SRB6, 12.2(33)SRC 12.2(33)SRC1 12.2(33)SRC2 12.2(33)SRC3 12.2(33)SRC4 12.2(33)SRC5, 12.2(33)SRD, 12.2(33)SRD1, 12.2(33)SRD2, 12.2(33)SRD2a, 12.2(33)SRD3, and subsequent IOS throttles continue to be available and support till further notice.
Date: 2011-07-29 13:33:44.0
For more information you can visit the End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Products index: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/tsd_products_support_end-of-sale_and_end-of-life_products_list.html
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Cisco Live Virtual – FREE access
Posted by Peter Kurdziel on July 19, 2011
https://www.ciscolivevirtual.com/portal/login.ww
Cisco Live Virtual brings together IT, Networking, Communications professionals and Cisco experts from more than 195 countries to collaborate, share and learn. You can access over 1,000 technical training sessions, keynotes, and Super Sessions, interact with peers and experts in live webcasts, chat, blogs and social media, play games and win prizes, and more. Access is FREE, so register now for instant access to this exciting global community.
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Cisco Live 2011 – Las Vegas schedule
Posted by Peter Kurdziel on July 12, 2011
I missed out on a few of the labs I wanted to take. The opening show to John Chambers, keynote and welcome address, was awesome.
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Jul 12, 2011 Personal Schedule
Printed below is your personal schedule.
| Sunday | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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4:30 PM
6:00 PM
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GENCOL-1001
Mandalay Bay G
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Collaboration Welcome Session | |
| Monday | |||
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9:30 AM
11:30 AM
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BRKSPV-3103
South Pacific C
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IP Multicast and Multipoint Design for IPTV Services | |
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12:30 PM
2:30 PM
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BRKUCC-2006
Mandalay Bay E
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SIP Trunk design and deployment in Enterprise UC networks | |
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3:00 PM
5:00 PM
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BRKSPV-2109
South Pacific A
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Content Delivery System Design for SP and Internet Video | |
| Tuesday | |||
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8:00 AM
9:30 AM
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BRKOPT-2106
Islander G
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DWDM 101 | |
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10:00 AM
11:30 AM
|
 |
GENKEY-4700
Event Center
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Keynote and Welcome Address |
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11:00 AM
12:30 PM
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TT-8035
WoS Lunch Area
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Table Topics: Tuesday | |
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12:30 PM
2:30 PM
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BRKRST-2500
Mandalay Bay G
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Campus QoS Design | |
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4:00 PM
6:00 PM
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BRKCRS-3144
South Pacific E
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Troubleshooting Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches | |
| Wednesday | |||
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8:00 AM
10:00 AM
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BRKSEC-2020
Islander G
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Firewall Design and Deployment | |
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10:30 AM
11:30 AM
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GENKEY-4701
Event Center
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Cisco Technology Keynote |
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12:30 PM
2:30 PM
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BRKCRS-3032
Islander F
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Advanced Enterprise Campus Design: Resilient Campus Networks | |
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2:45 PM
3:45 PM
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GENSSN-1006
Event Center
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Cloud Computing and Virtualization: Getting Ahead of the Curve | |
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4:00 PM
6:00 PM
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BRKOPT-2108
Lagoon L
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Packet Optical Transport | |
| Thursday | |||
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8:00 AM
10:00 AM
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BRKRST-2330
South Seas D
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EIGRP Design and Deployment | |
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10:30 AM
11:30 AM
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GENRST-4640
Mandalay Bay E
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Borderless Networks Town Hall – Making the Architecture Real | |
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12:00 PM
2:00 PM
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BRKSPV-2106
Banyan D
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Video Data Centers for SPs – Evolution of the Video Headend and Service Architecture | |
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2:30 PM
3:30 PM
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GENKEY-4702
Event Center
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Closing Keynote: William Shatner |
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4:00 PM
5:30 PM
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BRKDCT-2011
Mandalay Bay C
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Design and Deployment of Data Center Interconnects using Advanced VPLS (A-VPLS) | |
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Help justifying your trip to Cisco Live
Posted by Peter Kurdziel on March 23, 2011
http://www.ciscolive.com/us/attendees/justify.php
Justify Your Trip to Cisco Live
You probably already know that attending Cisco Live is one of the best ways to get the knowledge and build the skills that can help you reach your career goals. In other words, it’s a smart investment for technology and communications professionals with an eye toward their future.
But how does your company benefit when you attend Cisco Live? What makes the knowledge and skills you bring back a good investment for your employer?
It’s simple: the knowledge you get, the skills you build, and the connections you make offer a tangible payoff for your employer. By sending you to Cisco Live, your company can:
- Discover innovative ways that networking and communications technology can help you reach new markets and boost revenue from existing customers.
- Understand which solutions are right for your specific challenges, so you can make smarter use of your technology budget.
- Do more with the technologies already in place, to help you stay competitive and keep costs down.
- Build in-house skills at a lower cost than hiring a third-party consultant.
- Up-level the skills and experience of your department with advanced Cisco certifications.
- Anticipate emerging technology and communications trends, so you can plan for any impact on your business.
- Understand how innovative, market-leading companies are using technology to build and sustain a competitive advantage.
- Plug into a worldwide network of knowledgeable professionals who share ideas on how to accomplish more with less and keep costs down without sacrificing innovation.
- Connect with thousands of experts – including hundreds of Cisco engineers plus thousands of the brightest innovators in IT – for guidance and advice on the specific IT challenges your company may be facing.
But don’t just take our word for it. Check out how previous attendees of Cisco Live have rated their experience:
- 90% of Cisco Live 2010 attendees rated their experience extremely or very valuable.
- 9 out of 10 attendees agree that Cisco Live is the industry’s leading IT and communications conference.
“Access to the engineers in both the session meeting rooms and the solutions booth in the [World of Solutions] is invaluable.”
– Cisco Live 2010 attendee
“I have not found better value for my training budget.”
– Cisco Live 2010 attendee
“Cisco Live allows me to interact with Cisco employees directly whether it is learning a new technology, interacting with Cisco employees to discuss technical issues, or just learning what other vendors have to offer as solutions to today’s networking challenges.”
– Cisco Live 2010 attendee
“Cisco Live is the best conference I have attended in terms of technical learning opportunities.”
– Cisco Live 2010 attendee
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Whose going to Cisco Live in Las Vegas?
Posted by Peter Kurdziel on March 23, 2011
Cisco Live, Las Vegas Nevada
July 10 – 14, 2011
http://www.ciscolive.com/
With Cisco Live, you get the best of both worlds: the chance to build an agenda around your own interests, and the opportunity to join your colleagues for the events that will have the entire Cisco Live community buzzing.
Highlights include:
- Welcome Reception: Monday
- John Chambers Keynote: Tuesday
- World of Solutions Reception: Tuesday
- Padmasree Warrior Keynote: Wednesday
- Customer Appreciation Event: Wednesday
- Town Hall Meetings: Thursday
- More than 400 Technical Sessions
- Certification and Training Sessions
Key:
| Keynotes & Super Sessions | Registration | World of Solutions |
Saturday, July 9
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. | Registration Open |
Sunday, July 10
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Registration Open |
| 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. | Breakfast Seminar and Lab attendees only |
| 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Labs and Technical Seminars |
| 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Lunch Seminar and Lab attendees only |
| 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Labs and Technical Seminars |
Monday, July 11
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 7:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. | Registration Open |
| 7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Labs and Technical Seminars |
| 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Technical Breakout Sessions |
| 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Lunch |
| 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | Technical Breakout Sessions |
| 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Labs and Technical Seminars |
| 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Technical Breakout Sessions |
| 4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. | Welcome Reception / World of Solutions Open |
Tuesday, July 12
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. | Registration Open |
| 7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | Technical Breakout Sessions |
| 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Certification Labs |
| 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Keynote: Cisco CEO John Chambers |
| 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Lunch and Desserts in World of Solutions |
| 11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. | World of Solutions Open |
| 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Table Topics (during lunch) |
| 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | Technical Breakout Sessions |
| 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Certification Labs |
| 2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. | Cisco Super Session: Dave Evans |
| 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Technical Breakout Sessions |
| 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. | World of Solutions Reception |
Wednesday, July 13
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Registration Open |
| 7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | Technical Breakout Sessions |
| 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Certification Labs |
| 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Keynote: Cisco CTO Padmasree Warrior |
| 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Lunch and Desserts in World of Solutions |
| 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. | World of Solutions Open |
| 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Table Topics (during lunch) |
| 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Service Provider Community General Session |
| 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | Technical Breakout Sessions |
| 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Certification Labs |
| 2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. | Partner Super Session |
| 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Technical Breakout Sessions |
| 7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. | Customer Appreciation Event |
Thursday, July 14
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Registration Open |
| 7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | Technical Breakout Sessions |
| 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | NEW: Cisco Town Hall Meetings |
| 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Lunch and Desserts in World of Solutions |
| 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. | World of Solutions Open |
| 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Technical Breakout Sessions |
| 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Closing Keynote: William Shatner |
| 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. | Technical Breakout Sessions |
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Able to create circuit from Node A to B but not from Node B to A
Posted by Peter Kurdziel on March 22, 2011
Cisco Notification Alert -ONS 15454 known issues-03/22/2011 10:29 GMT
Known Bugs-Cisco ONS 15454 Multiservice Transport Platform (MSTP)-03/21/2011 03:30 GMT-03/22/2011 07:30 GMT
Bug Id: CSCtl90395
Headline: Able to create circuit from Node A to B but not from Node B to A
Description: Symptom: happens only the reported customer network with lot of vt tunnels on the upsr ring. Workaround:none Expected Fix:CRN algo code needs to be analysed will be fixed in later release
Status: Assigned
Last Modified date: 2011-03-21 03:26:33.0
Url: https://tools.cisco.com/Support/BugToolKit/search/getBugDetails.do?method=fetchBugDetails&bugId=CSCtl90395
For more bug searches you can visit the Bug Toolkit: http://tools.cisco.com/Support/BugToolKit
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Known Bugs-Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Multiservice Provisioning Platform (MSPP)-03/21/2011 03:30 GMT-03/22/2011 07:30 GMT
Bug Id: CSCtl90395
Headline: Able to create circuit from Node A to B but not from Node B to A
Description: Symptom: happens only the reported customer network with lot of vt tunnels on the upsr ring. Workaround:none Expected Fix:CRN algo code needs to be analysed will be fixed in later release
Status: Assigned
Last Modified date: 2011-03-21 03:26:33.0
Url: https://tools.cisco.com/Support/BugToolKit/search/getBugDetails.do?method=fetchBugDetails&bugId=CSCtl90395
For more bug searches you can visit the Bug Toolkit: http://tools.cisco.com/Support/BugToolKit
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Known Bugs-Cisco ONS 15454 SONET Multiservice Provisioning Platform (MSPP)-03/21/2011 03:30 GMT-03/22/2011 07:30 GMT
Bug Id: CSCtl90395
Headline: Able to create circuit from Node A to B but not from Node B to A
Description: Symptom: happens only the reported customer network with lot of vt tunnels on the upsr ring. Workaround:none Expected Fix:CRN algo code needs to be analysed will be fixed in later release
Status: Assigned
Last Modified date: 2011-03-21 03:26:33.0
Url: https://tools.cisco.com/Support/BugToolKit/search/getBugDetails.do?method=fetchBugDetails&bugId=CSCtl90395
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Open IO Slot reported on second slot occupied by double-slot car
Posted by Peter Kurdziel on March 21, 2011
Cisco Notification Alert -ONS 15454 known issues-03/19/2011 11:53 GMT
Known Bugs-Cisco ONS 15454 SONET Multiservice Provisioning Platform (MSPP)-03/18/2011 04:57 GMT-03/19/2011 08:57 GMTBug Id: CSCtj12687
Headline: Open IO Slot reported on second slot occupied by double-slot card
Description:
Symptom: Open IO Slot reported on second slot occupied by double-slot card Conditions: In 9.2.02 pkg, if ADM-10G slotted in slot x of the 454 chassis then the next slot x+1 will report “Open IO slot” as a standing condition.
Workaround: N/A
Status: Resolved
Last Modified date: 2011-03-17 19:19:03.0Url: https://tools.cisco.com/Support/BugToolKit/search/getBugDetails.do?method=fetchBugDetails&bugId=CSCtj12687
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