[c-nsp] Minimum hardware for IOS XR?

[Aaron]

I think you might want to check on your chassis.
Think about one of these
XR-12000/4
XR-12000/6
XR-12000/10
XR-12000/16

8 slot isn't supported w/ later releases. I'd look at E5 cards if you can
too. And a large flash drive (4gigs).

Aaron

On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 12:39, Marc Binderberger <marc at sniff.de> wrote:

>
> Hello,
>
> plus a few more conditions: from 3.8 onwards your engine3 needs 1GB
> memory, otherwise it won't boot anymore. And the RP may run short of
> memory with less than 2 GB. And the flashdisk should be 1GB (maybe you
> get away with 512M ...).
>
>
> Regards, Marc
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 01, 2011 at 09:41:40AM -0600, Pete Templin wrote:
> >
> > On 3/1/2011 8:49 AM, Glorb Age wrote:
> > > Hi NSP,
> > >
> > > I'm trying to build a test lab for IOS XR, and I'm having trouble
> figuring
> > > out what is the minimum platform and modules I need on a GSR to run the
> VPLS
> > > feature.  The Cisco Feature Navigator is no help, since it just tells
> me
> > > that I need PRP to run the XR code that has VPLS, but it doesn't go
> into
> > > specifics on hardware.  Can anyone point me in the right direction of
> some
> > > hardware documentation, or tell me from experience what specifically I
> need
> > > to build this?  Since I'm putting this together myself the key issue is
> the
> > > cost.
> > >
> > > Here's what I've come up with so far, please correct me if I'm wrong:
> > >
> > > GSR 12008 Chassis
> > > PRP-1
> > > One of these:
> > > 4GE-SFP-LC - Cisco XR 12000 and 12000 Series 4-Port Gigabit Ethernet
> ISE
> > > Line Card
> > >
> > > One of these three:
> > > 4OC3X/POS-LR-LC-B(=) - 4-port OC-3/STM-1 POS line card, LR optics
> (Engine 3)
> > > 4OC3X/POS-IR-LC-B(=) - 4-port OC-3/STM-1 POS line card, IR optics
> (Engine 3)
> > > 4OC3X/POS-MM-MJ-B(=) - 4-port OC-3/STM-1 POS line card, multimode
> optics
> > > (Engine 3)
> > >
> > > Can anyone confirm that IOS XR will run on PRP-1, and not just PRP-2?
>  I'm
> > > assuming it won't run on the older GRPs.
> > >
> > > What is the difference in the chassis other than number of slots and
> the
> > > fabric?  Since this is just for testing, I'm trying to find the
> cheapest
> > > chassis with the minimum AC power supply requirements.
> > >
> > > What does the CSC card do?  Is this needed?
> > >
> > >  From what I've read, the GigE ISE card will be the CE facing interface
> that
> > > runs VPLS, and the PoS can be the core facing card that just does MPLS.
> > >
> > You're on the right track.  Doc says PRP2 is needed for XR, no idea if
> > you can get away with PRP1.  Engine3/5 is a necessity for XR, which you
> > have covered.
> >
> > GSR requires a minimum of four (CSC+SFC) with a minimum of one CSC (and
> > a max of two) and a maximum of three SFC.  The SFC is the switch fabric
> > card.  The CSC is the clock scheduler card (and another SFC).
> > On a 120xx, each SFC offers OC12 bandwidth per slot; Engine 1/2/3 cards
> > only run if there are four fabrics.
> >
> > pt
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