Table Of Contents
Release Notes for Cisco IOS XR Software Release 3.5.2
Determining Your Software Version
New Software Features in Cisco IOS XR Software Release 3.5.2
Cisco CRS-1 and Cisco XR 12000 Series Router Platforms
Cisco CRS-1 Router-Specific Features Only
Cisco XR 12000 Series Router-Specific Features Only
New Hardware Features Supported in Cisco IOS XR Software Release 3.5.2
Cisco CRS-1 and Cisco XR 12000 Series Router Caveats
Cisco XR 12000 Series Router-Specific Caveats
Upgrading Cisco IOS XR Software
Product Life Cycle of Cisco IOS XR Software Release 3.5
Obtaining Documentation, Support, and Security Guidelines
Release Notes for Cisco IOS XR Software Release 3.5.2
June 28, 2008
Cisco IOS XR Software Release 3.5.2
Text Part Number OL-14867-04
Note
Please see the "Important Notes" section for important information on Cisco IOS XR Software Release 3.5.2.
Note
You can find the most current Cisco IOS XR software documentation on the World Wide Web at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/products/ps5845/tsd_products_support_series_home.html. These electronic documents may contain updates and modifications. See the "Obtaining Documentation, Support, and Security Guidelines" section for more information on obtaining Cisco documentation.
These release notes describe the features provided in Cisco IOS XR Software Release 3.5.2 and are updated as needed.
For a list of software caveats that apply to Cisco IOS XR Software Release 3.5.2, see the "Caveats" section. The caveats are updated for every release and are located on the World Wide Web at www.cisco.com.
We recommend that you view the field notices for this release to see if your software or hardware platforms are affected at http://www.cisco.com/public/support/tac/fn_index.html.
Contents
These release notes contain the following sections:
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Upgrading Cisco IOS XR Software
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Product Life Cycle of Cisco IOS XR Software Release 3.5
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Obtaining Documentation, Support, and Security Guidelines
Introduction
Cisco IOS XR software is a distributed operating system designed for continuous system operation combined with service flexibility and high performance.
Cisco IOS XR software provides the following features and benefits:
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IP and Routing—Supports a wide range of IPv4 and IPv6 services, and routing protocols; such as Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), Routing Information Protocol (RIP), Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System (IS-IS), Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), IP Multicast, Routing Policy Language (RPL), and Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP)/Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol features (VRRP).
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BGP Prefix Independent Convergence—Provides the ability to converge BGP routes within subseconds instead of multiple seconds. The Forwarding Information Base (FIB) is updated, independent of a prefix, to converge multiple 100K BGP routes with the occurrence of a single failure. This convergence is applicable to both core and edge failures and with or with out MPLS. This fast convergence innovation is unique to Cisco IOS XR software.
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Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)—Supports MPLS protocols, including Traffic Engineering (TE), Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP), Label Distribution Protocol (LDP), Layer 2 virtual private network (L2VPN), and Layer 3 VPN (L3VPN).
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Multicast—Provides comprehensive IP Multicast software including Source Specific Multicast (SSM). The Cisco CRS-1 router supports Bidirectional Protocol Independent Multicast (BIDIR-PIM).
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Quality of service (QoS)—Supports rich QoS mechanisms, including policing, marking, queuing, dropping, and shaping. Additionally, the operating systems support modular QoS command-line interface (MQC). MQC is used to configure various QoS features on various Cisco platforms.
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Manageability—Provides industry-standard management interfaces including modular command-line interface (CLI), Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), and native Extensible Markup Language (XML) interfaces.
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Security—Provides comprehensive network security features including access control lists (ACLs); routing authentications; authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA)/Terminal Access Controller Access Control System (TACACS+); Secure Shell (SSH); and Simple Network Management Protocol Versions 3 (SNMPv3). Control plane protections integrated into line card ASICs include Generalized TTL Security Mechanism (GTSM), RFC 3682, and dynamic control plane protection.
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Craft Works Interface (CWI)—CWI is a client-side application used to configure and manage Cisco routers. The management and configuration features include fault, configuration, security, and inventory, with an emphasis on speed and efficiency. The CWI provides a context-sensitive graphical representation of the objects in a Cisco router, simplifying the process of configuring and managing the router. The CWI allows you to log in to multiple routers and perform management tasks.
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Availability—Supports rich availability features such as fault containment, fault tolerance, fast switchover, link aggregation, and nonstop forwarding (NSF).
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Multicast service delivery in SP NGN—MVPNv4 support carries customer multicast traffic over an ISP IPv4 core network.
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Edge support for L2TPv3 transport—Support for Ethernet over L2TPv3 and support for L3VPN over L2TPv3 (Cisco XR 12000 Series Router only).
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6PE: Edge support for IPv6 applications—Delivers IPv6 traffic over an IPv4/MPLS core with 6PE support (Cisco XR 12000 Series Router only).
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6VPE—Delivers IPv6 VPN traffic over an IPv4/MPLS core with 6VPE support (Cisco XR 12000 Series Router only).
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6VPE over L2TPv3: Delivers IPv6 VPN traffic over L2TPv3 core with 6VPE support (Cisco XR 12000 Series Router only).
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Enhanced core competencies:
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Support for IS-IS and OSPF.
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IP fast convergence with Fast Re-route support for IS-IS.
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Traffic engineering support for unequal load balancing.
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Path Computation Element (PCE) capability for traffic engineering.
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Firewall Services—Seamless insertion of Firewall Services in the data path with Virtual Firewall support on the Multi Service Blade (XR-12K-MSB) for the Cisco XR 12000 Series Router.
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Voice Video interconnect between providers with SBC on the Cisco CRS-1 Router.
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L2TPv3 tunneling mechanism—Service Providers who do not use MPLS in the core, but want to offer VPN services can use the L2TPv3 tunneling mechanism. The feature support includes IPv4 (VPNv4) and IPv6 (6VPE) VPN services using L2TPv3 encapsulation. The L2TPv3 packet is encapsulated in an IPv4 delivery header and is carried across an IPv4 backbone. VPN prefixes are advertised with BGP labels and resolved over L2TPv3 tunnels.
See the "New and Changed Information" section for a detailed list of new features by platform for Cisco IOS XR Software Release 3.5.2.
System Requirements
Cisco IOS XR Software Release 3.5.2 is supported on the following platforms:
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Determining Your Software Version
Cisco CRS-1
This section describes the system requirements for Cisco IOS XR Software Release 3.5.2 supported on Cisco CRS-1 routers and includes the following information:
To determine the software versions or levels of your current system, see Determining Your Software Version.
Feature Set Table
The Cisco IOS XR software is packaged in feature sets (also called software images). Each feature set contains a specific set of Cisco IOS XR Software Release 3.5.2 features. Table 1 and Table 2 list the Cisco IOS XR software feature set matrix and associated filenames available for the Cisco IOS XR Software Release 3.5.2 supported on the Cisco CRS-1 router.
Table 1 Cisco CRS-1 Supported Feature Sets (Cisco IOS XR Software Release 3.5.2 PIE Files)
Feature Set Filename Description Composite PackageCisco IOS XR IP Unicast Routing Core Bundle
comp-hfr-mini.pie-3.5.2
Contains the required core packages, including OS, Admin, Base, Forwarding, Modular Services Card, Routing, SNMP Agent, and Alarm Correlation.
Cisco IOS XR IP Unicast Routing Core Bundle
comp-hfr-mini.vm-3.5.2
Contains the required core packages including, OS, Admin, Base, Forwarding, and Routing SNMP Agent, and Alarm Correlation.
Optional Individual Packages1Cisco IOS XR Manageability Package
hfr-mgbl-p.pie-3.5.2
Cisco IOS XR MPLS Package
hfr-mpls-p.pie-3.5.2
MPLS-TE,4 LDP,5 MPLS Forwarding, MPLS OAM,6 LMP,7 OUNI,8 RSVP,9 and Layer-2 and Layer-3 VPNs.
Cisco IOS XR Multicast Package
hfr-mcast-p.pie-3.5.2
Multicast Routing Protocols (PIM, MSDP,10 IGMP,11 Auto-RP), Tools (SAP, MTrace), and Infrastructure (MRIB,12 MURIB13 , MFWD14 ), and BIDIR-PIM.15
Cisco IOS XR Security Package
hfr-k9sec-p.pie-3.5.2
Support for Encryption, Decryption, IPSec,16 SSH,17 SSL,18 and PKI.19
Cisco IOS XR Documentation Package
hfr-doc.pie-3.5.2
Manual pages for Cisco IOS XR CLI commands
Cisco IOS XR FPD Package
hfr-fpd.pie-3.5.2
Firmware for Fixed PLIM and SPA modules as well as ROMMON images for CRS chassis.
Cisco IOS XR Diagnostic Package
hfr-diags-p.pie-3.5.2
Diagnostic utilities for Cisco IOS XR routers.
Cisco IOS XR Session Border Controller Package
hfr-sbc-p.pie-3.5.2
Session Border Controller package for a Cisco CRS-1 Series Router.
1 Packages are installed individually.
2 Common Object Request Broker Architecture
3 Extensible Markup Language
4 MPLS Traffic Engineering
5 Label Distribution Protocol
6 Operations, Administration, and Maintenance
7 Link Manager Protocol
8 Optical User Network Interface
9 Resource Reservation Protocol
10 Multicast Source Discovery Protocol
11 Internet Group Management Protocol
12 Multicast Routing Information Base
13 Multicast-Unicast RIB
14 Multicast forwarding
15 Bidirectional Protocol Independent Multicast
16 IP Security
17 Secure Shell
18 Secure Socket Layer
19 Public-key infrastructure
Memory Requirements
CautionIf you remove the media in which the software image or configuration is stored, the router may become unstable and fail.
The minimum memory requirements for Cisco CRS-1 routers running Cisco IOS XR Software Release 3.5.2 consist of the following:
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2-GB memory on the route processors (RPs)
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2-GB memory on the modular services cards (MSCs)
Hardware Supported
Cisco IOS XR Software Release 3.5.2 supports Cisco CRS-1 routers. All hardware features are supported on Cisco IOS XR software, subject to the memory requirements specified in the "Memory Requirements" section.
Table 3 lists the hardware components supported on the Cisco CRS-1 and the minimum software versions required. See the "Other Firmware Code" section.
Software Compatibility
Cisco IOS XR Software Release 3.5.2 is compatible with the following Cisco CRS-1 systems:
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Cisco CRS-1 4-Slot Line Card Chassis
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Cisco CRS-1 8-Slot Line Card Chassis
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Cisco CRS-1 16-Slot Line Card Chassis
Other Firmware Code
The following firmware code is supported by the Cisco CRS-1 router:
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The minimum ROMMON version required for this release is 1.45. For detailed information on ROMMON specifications, see http://www.cisco.com/web/Cisco_IOS_XR_Software/index.html.
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The minimum CPUCNTRL version required for this release is 2.07. For more information, see http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps5845/products_configuration_guide_chapter09186a00807e018c.html#wp68039.
Cisco XR 12000 Series Router
This section describes the system requirements for Cisco IOS XR Software Release 3.5.2 supported on the Cisco XR 12000 Series Router and includes the following information:
To determine the software versions or levels of your current system, see Determining Your Software Version.
Feature Set Table
Cisco IOS XR Software is packaged in feature sets (also called software images). Each feature set contains a specific set of Cisco IOS XR Software Release 3.5.2 features. Table 4 and Table 5 list the Cisco IOS XR Software feature set matrix and associated filenames available for Cisco IOS XR Software Release 3.5.2, supported on the Cisco XR 12000 Series Router.
Table 4 Cisco XR 12000 Series Router Supported Feature Sets (Cisco IOS XR Software
Release 3.5.2 PIE Files) Feature Set Filename Description Composite PackageCisco IOS XR IP Unicast Routing Core Bundle
c12k-mini.pie-3.5.2
Contains the required core packages, including OS, Admin, Base, Forwarding, Routing, SNMP Agent, and Alarm Correlation.
Cisco IOS XR IP Unicast Routing Core Bundle
c12k-mini.vm-3.5.2
Contains the required core packages including, OS, Admin, Base, Forwarding, and Routing SNMP Agent, and Alarm Correlation.
Optional Individual Packages1Cisco IOS XR Manageability Package
c12k-mgbl.pie-3.5.2
CORBA agent, XML Parser, and HTTP server packages.
Cisco IOS XR MPLS Package
c12k-mpls.pie-3.5.2
MPLS-TE, LDP, MPLS Forwarding, MPLS OAM, LMP, OUNI, and RSVP.
Cisco IOS XR Multicast Package
c12k-mcast.pie-3.5.2
Multicast Routing Protocols (PIM, MSDP, IGMP, Auto-RP, BSR), Tools (SAP, MTrace, MRINFO), and Infrastructure (MRIB, MURIB, MFWD).
Cisco IOS XR Security Package
c12k-k9sec.pie-3.5.2
Support for Encryption, Decryption, IPSec, SSH, SSL, and PKI.
Cisco IOS XR Standby RP Boot Image
mbiprp-rp.vm-3.5.2
Support for booting the Standby RP on a Cisco XR 12000 Series Router.
Cisco IOS XR Session Border Controller Package
c12k-sbc.pie-3.5.2
Session Border Controller Package for a Cisco XR 12000 Series Router.
Cisco IOS XR Service IPsec controller package
c12k-ipsec-service.pie-3.5.2
Support for service-ipsec and service-gre interfaces in Cisco IOS XR Software.
Cisco IOS XR Firewall package
c12k-firewall.pie-3.5.2
Support for Virtual Firewall (vFW) on a Cisco XR 12000 Series Router.
Cisco IOS XR Documentation Package
c12k-doc.pie-3.5.2
Manual pages for Cisco IOS XR CLI commands.
Cisco IOS XR FPD Package
c12k-fpd.pie-3.5.2
Firmware for shared port adapters (SPA) and for fixed port line cards supported in Cisco IOS XR.
Cisco IOS XR Diagnostic Package
c12k-diags.pie-3.5.2
Diagnostic utilities for Cisco IOS XR routers.
1 Packages are installed individually.
Memory Requirements
CautionIf you remove the media in which the software image or configuration is stored, the router may become unstable and fail.
The minimum memory requirements for Cisco XR 12000 Series Routers running Cisco IOS XR Software Release 3.5.2 consist of the following:
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2-GB route memory on Performance Route Processor 2 (PRP-2)
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1-GB ATA flash storage on PRP-2
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1-GB line card route memory on all Engine 3 line cards
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1-GB line card memory on all Engine 5-based SPA interface processors (SIPs)
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The default route memory on the 12000-SIP-600 is 1 GB.
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The default route memory on the 12000-SIP-401, 501, and 601 is 2 GB.
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The Performance Route Processor 1 (PRP-1) is not supported in production environments.
Hardware Supported
Cisco IOS XR Software Release 3.5.2 supports the Cisco XR 12000 Series Router. All hardware features are supported on Cisco IOS XR software, subject to the memory requirements specified in the "Memory Requirements" section.
Table 6 lists the hardware components supported on the Cisco XR 12000 Series Router and the minimum software versions required. See the "Determining Your Software Version" section.
Software Compatibility
Cisco IOS XR Software Release 3.5.2 is compatible with the Cisco XR 12000 Series Router systems:
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Cisco XR 12404 Router
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Cisco XR 12406 Router
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Cisco XR 12410 Router
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Cisco XR 12416 Router
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Cisco XR 12810 Router
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Cisco XR 12816 Router
For the existing installed base, the following chassis are supported:
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Cisco 12008 Router
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Cisco 12010 Router
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Cisco 12012 Router
Note
If you are running IOS XR on a 120xx system with SIP 600, 401, 501 and 601, you must upgrade the fabric. For ROMMON, MBUS, and Fabric Downloader versions, see Other Firmware Code.
Other Firmware Code
The following minimum firmware code is supported by the Cisco XR 12000 Series Router:
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LCs
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MBUS Agent Software version 2.54 (RAM) (ROM version is 3.53)
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ROM Monitor version 17.1
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Fabric Downloader version 6.5 (ROM version is 6.5)
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RPs
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MBUS Agent Software version 2.54 (RAM) (ROM version is 3.53)
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ROM Monitor version 1.14
Minimum Cisco IOS Image Level and Boot Helper Version for Migration to Cisco IOS XR on the Cisco XR 12000 Series Router
If you are migrating from Cisco IOS to Cisco IOS XR software on the Cisco XR 12000 Series Router, you must have the following minimum Cisco IOS Image Level and Boot Helper version to support Release 3.5.2:
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Cisco IOS image—12.0(32).S
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Cisco IOS Boot Helper—12.0(31).S0a
If you have an older version of this system, you must upgrade to the minimum level supported before performing a migration. Otherwise, your migration will fail. For more detailed information, see the document Migrating from Cisco IOS to Cisco IOS XR Software on the Cisco XR 12000 Series Router.
Determining Your Software Version
To determine the version of Cisco IOS XR software running on your router, log in to the router and enter the show version command:
Step 1
Establish a Telnet session with the router.
Step 2
Enter the show version command:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# show versionCisco CRS-1
On the Cisco CRS-1, you should see a response similar to the following:
Wed Nov 7 15:52:04.955 PST PDTCisco IOS XR Software, Version 3.5.2.00[00]Copyright (c) 2007 by Cisco Systems, Inc.ROM: System Bootstrap, Version 1.45(20070517:152402) [CRS-1 ROMMON],BB01 uptime is 1 day, 3 hours, 5 minutesSystem image file is "disk0:hfr-os-mbi-3.5.2.00/mbihfr-rp.vm"cisco CRS-16/S (7455) processor with 4194304K bytes of memory.7455 processor at 800Mhz, Revision 3.44 E3 Port controller(s)18 GigabitEthernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s)6 Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s)25 Packet over SONET/SDH network interface(s)4 Serial network interface(s)25 SONET/SDH Port controller(s)9 TenGigabitEthernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s)2043k bytes of non-volatile configuration memory.38079M bytes of hard disk.981440k bytes of ATA PCMCIA card at disk 0 (Sector size 512 bytes).Boot device on node 0/0/SP is bootflash:Package active on node 0/0/SP:hfr-fpd, V 3.5.2.00[00], Cisco Systems, at disk0:hfr-fpd-3.5.2.00Built on Mon Nov 5 22:17:58 PST 2007By edde-bld1 in /auto/srcarchive2/production/3.5.2/hfr/workspace for c2.95.3-p8hfr-diags, V 3.5.2.00[00], Cisco Systems, at disk0:hfr-diags-3.5.2.00Built on Mon Nov 5 22:17:25 PST 2007By edde-bld1 in /auto/srcarchive2/production/3.5.2/hfr/workspace for c2.95.3-p8hfr-admin, V 3.5.2.00[00], Cisco Systems, at disk0:hfr-admin-3.5.2.00Built on Mon Nov 5 21:34:21 PST 2007By edde-bld1 in /auto/srcarchive2/production/3.5.2/hfr/workspace for c2.95.3-p8hfr-base, V 3.5.2.00[00], Cisco Systems, at disk0:hfr-base-3.5.2.00Built on Mon Nov 5 21:36:17 PST 2007By edde-bld1 in /auto/srcarchive2/production/3.5.2/hfr/workspace for c2.95.3-p8hfr-os-mbi, V 3.5.2.00[00], Cisco Systems, at disk0:hfr-os-mbi-3.5.2.00Built on Mon Nov 5 21:34:55 PST 2007By edde-bld1 in /auto/srcarchive2/production/3.5.2/hfr/workspace for c2.95.3-p8Configuration register on node 0/0/CPU0 is 0x102Boot device on node 0/0/CPU0 is disk0:Package active on node 0/0/CPU0:hfr-sbc, V 3.5.2.00[00], Cisco Systems, at disk0:hfr-sbc-3.5.2.00Built on Mon Nov 5 23:05:46 PST 2007By edde-bld1 in /auto/srcarchive2/production/3.5.2/hfr/workspace for c2.95.3-p8hfr-fpd, V 3.5.2.00[00], Cisco Systems, at disk0:hfr-fpd-3.5.2.00Built on Mon Nov 5 22:17:58 PST 2007By edde-bld1 in /auto/srcarchive2/production/3.5.2/hfr/workspace for c2.95.3-p8hfr-doc, V 3.5.2.00[00], Cisco Systems, at disk0:hfr-doc-3.5.2.00Built on Mon Nov 5 22:18:21 PST 2007By edde-bld1 in /auto/srcarchive2/production/3.5.2/hfr/workspace for c2.95.3-p8hfr-diags, V 3.5.2.00[00], Cisco Systems, at disk0:hfr-diags-3.5.2.00Built on Mon Nov 5 22:17:25 PST 2007By edde-bld1 in /auto/srcarchive2/production/3.5.2/hfr/workspace for c2.95.3-p8hfr-mgbl, V 3.5.2.00[00], Cisco Systems, at disk0:hfr-mgbl-3.5.2.00Built on Mon Nov 5 21:20:05 PST 2007By edde-bld1 in /auto/srcarchive2/production/3.5.2/hfr/workspace for c2.95.3-p8hfr-mcast, V 3.5.2.00[00], Cisco Systems, at disk0:hfr-mcast-3.5.2.00Built on Mon Nov 5 21:33:22 PST 2007


