Re: [nsp] Limitations on numbers of GEIP in 7500 & IOS recommendation

From: George Robbins (grr@shandakor.tharsis.com)
Date: Wed Aug 23 2000 - 02:18:08 EDT


We just tried 12.0.12S on a fairly simple 7513 config, silent CEF
routing failures within 1 hour of boot-up. We'd been runing a
12.1 image but having intolerable memory leak/fragmentation problems,
maybe it's time to go back to 11.1CC again.

> Subject: Re: [nsp] Limitations on numbers of GEIP in 7500 & IOS recommendation
> To: tishi@ziplink.net
> Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 10:56:59 -0500 (CDT)
> Cc: rkuhljr@uol.com.br (Rubens Kuhl Jr.), roliver@chello.com,
> cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net
>
> >is 12.0(12)S any good?
>
> HSA on dual CPUs in a 7513 is broken in this code. The slave CPU never
> comes up correctly.
>
> Also, bugid CSCdr13342 hit one hour after this code was loaded:
> Aug 20 12:11:28: %FIB-3-FIBDISABLE: Fatal error, slot 4: No window
> message, LC to RP IPC is non-operational
>
> This VIP 2/50 (128/8 MB RAM with two FE PAMs) is now wedged at 100%
> CPU load, with high rates of "ignored" packets and packet loss through
> the VIP. Currently the VIP is not moving any traffic and is still at
> 100% CPU load.
>
> All attempts to clear or reset the VIP short of a reload have not
> worked. The "clear cef linecard" command recommended in the bugid info
> does not work.
>
> Also, an unused GEIP set to admin down generated this error msg:
> Aug 22 07:37:16: %FIB-3-FIBDISABLE: Fatal error, slot 3: no memory
>
> All attempts to clear the GEIP slot have also failed. There were no
> such failures with this board or HSA or the FE VIP under 11.1(30)CC
> code.
>
> -Charles
>
> Charles E. Spurgeon / UT Austin Networking Services
> c.spurgeon@mail.utexas.edu / 512.475.9265
>
>



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