[c-nsp] Strange error with a PA-CT3 4/T1 card

[Ted Mittelstaedt]

Michael,

  This is a masterful explanation that doesen't tell anyone anything that
they
don't already know.  You ought to be in politics.

  Perhaps the Cisco documentation is a giant lie about this working in a
7206 and not a single one of these cards ever manufactured had a Mx
hardware version higher than 2.  Perhaps Cisco dropped support for
this card in a certain rev of IOS and an older one works.

  Of course, this is a used card.  It's been out of production for years.
Do you suppose this Mx hardware version is printed somewhere on the
card?

  If you really know anything about this card please post.

Ted

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael K. Smith" <mksmith at adhost.com>
To: "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm at toybox.placo.com>; <cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 6:39 AM
Subject: Re: [c-nsp] Strange error with a PA-CT3 4/T1 card


> Hello Ted:
>
>
> On 8/9/06 6:24 AM, "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm at toybox.placo.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi All,
> >
> >   When trying to run one of these cards in a 7206 non-VXR with a
> > NPE200 I get the following error:
> >
> > sh controller t3
> > T3 1/0 is down.
> >        -----------------Warning-----------------
> >        Found pre-rev3 mueslix CT3 PA in slot 1.
> >        Pre-rev3 mueslix CT3 PA is not supported.
> >        Replace the CT3 PA with rev3 or above.
> >
> >   CT3 H/W Version: 5.0.0, CT3 ROM Version: 1.2, CT3 F/W Version: 2.8.0
> >   Mx H/W version: 2, Mx ucode ver: 1.34
> >   Applique type is Channelized T3
> >
> > I have searched the Cisco docs and can find nothing.  Yes, I gather that
> > there is an incompatability.  What I need to know is what is it between?
> > The docs say this card is supported in the 7206.  Is that only true for
> > NPE 150 or some such?  Is there some other hardware rev in the chassis
> > that is conflicting?
> >
> > Is the fact that the T3 controller shows up in the running config but
the 4
> > serial
> > ports don't mean simply that the serial ports won't work but the T3
will?
> > We
> > just want to avoid having to spend many thousands for a PA-MC-2T3 so
> > please don't feel you have to show off your smarts by telling me to buy
one
> > of those, I already know about it.
> >
> > Ted
>
> The Mueslix chipset is for high-speed serial (and maybe others), so I
would
> err on the side of caution and consider it an unacceptable risk to run the
> unsupported hardware.  I'm assuming this is a used card so you should be
> able to have your vendor of choice find a card with Mx H/W version 3 or
> greater.
>
> Regards,
>
> Mike
>
>