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FAQ for HP A6600 Series Routers

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FAQ for HP A6600 Series Routers Keywords: FAQ, HP A6600

Abstract: This article contains frequently asked questions about HP A6600 series routers.

Acronyms:

Acronym Full spelling

MPU Main Processing Unit

RPE Route Processing Engine

RSE Route Switch Engine

LPU Line card Processing Unit

FIP Flexible Interface Platform

SAP Service Aggregation Platform

HIM High-speed Interface Module

MIM Multi-functional Interface Module

FAQ for HPA6600 Series Routers

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Table of Contents

Hardware FAQ ································································································································································ 3 How many chassis are available in the A6600 series? ······························································································· 3 Which line cards do the A6600 series support? ·········································································································· 3 Which interface modules do the A6600 series support? ····························································································· 4 What are the slot arrangement and interface numbering on A6604/A6608 routers? ··········································· 5 What are the slot arrangement and interface numbering on A6616 router? ···························································· 7 What are the slot arrangement and interface numbering on A6602 router? ···························································· 9 How many types of MPUs are available for A6600 series? ······················································································· 9 What are the differences between HIMs and MIMs? ································································································ 10 What are the power supplies for the A6600 series routers? ···················································································· 10 How to use the RESET buttons on MPUs? ···················································································································· 10 What is the switchover between the active and standby for RPE-X1/RSE-X1? ······················································· 10 What are the features of FIP-110? ······························································································································· 11 What are the features of FIP-210? ······························································································································· 11 What are the features of SAP-48GBE/24GBP? ········································································································· 11 How to use the fixed GE combo interfaces? ··············································································································· 12 What are the features of RPE-X1? ································································································································ 12 What are the features of RSE-X1? ································································································································ 12 How to use the USB interfaces and CF cards of the A6600? ··················································································· 12 What should I take into consideration when I configure A6600 series routers? ···················································· 13 How to install RPE-X1 and RSE-X1? ······························································································································ 13 Are RPE-X1 and RSE-X1 compatible with FIP-100 and FIP-200? ·············································································· 14 What’s the relationship between FIP-100/200 and FIP-110/210? ········································································ 14

Software FAQ ································································································································································· 14 What are the files managed by the A6600 series? ··································································································· 14 What’s the built-in FWM feature? ································································································································ 15 How does A6600 encrypt and decrypt for IPSec? ···································································································· 15 Does A6600 support Nested QoS feature?················································································································ 15 Does A6600 support LACP? ········································································································································· 15 What’s the UCMP feature? ··········································································································································· 15

Specification FAQ ·························································································································································· 16 Specifications of the A6600 Series ····························································································································· 16 What are the default memory configurations and memory expansion limitations for the A6600 series routers?

························································································································································································· 17 What are the differences for the fixed Ethernet interfaces on MPUs, LPUs and A6602? ······································ 17 Are the optical interface 100/1000 Mbps autosensing? ························································································· 17 What are the differences between RSE-X1 and RPE-X1? ··························································································· 17 What kinds of cPOS interface card does A6600 support? ······················································································ 17 What are the IPv6 features supported by the A6600 series? ··················································································· 18


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What is the CF card configuration of an A6600 router? ·························································································· 18

Service function FAQ ····················································································································································· 19 How does the A6600 series protect user investments? ····························································································· 19 What are the reliability features of the A6600 series routers? ················································································· 19 Is additional hardware required for NetStream on an A6600 router? ··································································· 20 Is additional hardware required for NAT on an A6600 router? ·············································································· 20 Is additional hardware required for IP VPN on an A6600 router? ·········································································· 20 What is DVPN and is it able to be configured on A6600 series? ··········································································· 20 What is MD VPN and is it able to be configured on A6600 series? ······································································ 20

Other FAQs ···································································································································································· 20 Software maintenance methods···································································································································· 20 Dealing with user password loss ·································································································································· 21 Dealing with BootWare password loss ······················································································································· 21 Dealing with super password loss ································································································································ 22


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Hardware FAQ

How many chassis are available in the A6600 series? In the A6600 series, four models are available: A6602 (JC176A), A6604 (JC178B), A6608 (JC177B) and A6616 (JC496A).

J # HP Product Name (Front Panel Silk Screen Print) Description

JC176A HP A6602 Router

1U high centralized router with multi-core processor and Encryption Engine Memory: 2GB by default, can expand to 4GB 4 fixed GE interfaces (optical and electrical combined) 2 subslots for intermix of HIM and MIM cards

JC178B HP A6604 Router

5U high distributed router 3 full width slots Needs MPU and line card to work

JC177B HP A6608 Router

7U high distributed router

5 full width slots

Needs MPU and line card to work

(JC496A HP A6616 Router

20U high,Vertical design, distributed router

9 full width slots

Needs MPU and line card to work

Which line cards do the A6600 series support? The following types of line cards are available for A6604, A6608 and A6616.


JC166B FIP-110

FIP-110 Flexible Interface Platform Module 4 MIMs 2 x 10/100/1000 Mbps WAN Ethernet ports (RJ-45 and SFP combo)

JC167B FIP-210

FIP-210 Flexible Interface Platform Module 2 HIMs/MIMs 2 x 10/100/1000 Mbps WAN Ethernet ports (RJ-45 and SFP combo)

JC567A SAP-48GBE 48-port Gig-T Service Aggregation Platform



Module

JC568A SAP-24GBP 24-port GbE SFP Service Aggregation Platform

Module

Which interface modules do the A6600 series support? The A6600 series routers support the following interface modules.


HIMs

JC163A 4GBE HP A6600 4-port Gig-T HIM Module

JC164A 8GBE HP A6600 8-port Gig-T HIM Module

JC171A 4GBP HP A6600 4-port GbE SFP HIM Module

JC174A 8GBP HP A6600 8-port GbE SFP HIM Module

JC575A 8FE HP A6600 8-port 10/100Base-T HIM Module

JC168A 1EXP HP A6600 1-port 10-GbE XFP HIM Module

JC169A CLS2P HP A6600 2-port OC-3/STM-1 (E3/T3) CPOS SFP HIM Module

JC170A CLS1P HP A6600 1-port OC-3/STM-1 (E3/T3) CPOS SFP HIM Module

JC161A CL1P HP A6600 1-port OC-3/STM-1 (E1/T1) CPOS SFP

HIM Module

JC162A CL2P HP A6600 2-port OC-3/STM-1 (E1/T1) CPOS SFP HIM Module

JC494A PS1P HP A6600 1-port OC-48c/STM-16c POS/CPOS SFP

HIM Module

JC172A MSP4P HP A6600 4-port OC-3c/STM-1c or 2-port OC-12c/STM-4c POS SFP HIM Module

JC173A MSP2P HP A6600 2-port OC-3c/STM-1c or 1-port OC-12c/STM-4c POS SFP HIM Module

JC576A RS2P HP A6600 2-port OC-48c/STM-16c RPR SFP HIM Module

JC495A AL2P HP A6600 2-port OC-3c/STM-1c ATM SFP HIM Module

JC175A AL1P HP A6600 1-port OC-3c/STM-1c ATM SFP HIM

Module

MIMs

JD540A 2SAE HP A-MSR 2-port Enhanced Sync/Async Serial MIM Module

JD541A 4SAE HP A-MSR 4-port Enhanced Sync/Async Serial MIM



Module

JD552A 8SAE HP A-MSR 8-port Enhanced Sync/Async Serial MIM Module

JD563A 8E1(75) HP A-MSR 8-port E1/CE1/PRI (75ohm) MIM Module

JF255A 8E1(75)-F HP A-MSR 8-port E1/Fractional E1 (75ohm) MIM Module

JC160A 8T1 HP A-MSR 8-port T1/CT1/PRI MIM Module

JC159A 8T1-F HP A-MSR 8-port T1/Fractional T1 MIM Module

JD630A 1CE3 HP A-MSR 1-port E3/CE3/FE3 MIM Module

JD628A 1CT3 HP A-MSR 1-port T3/CT3/FT3 MIM Module

• 2-/4-/8-port enhanced synchronous/asynchronous interface modules do not support the

asynchronous feature. • 8-port E1 and 8-port T1 modules do not provide PRI interfaces.

What are the slot arrangement and interface numbering on A6604/A6608 routers?

At the top of the A6604/A6608 chassis, two slots for RPE-X1 are slot 0 and slot 1, numbered from right to left, as shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2.



Figure 1 Slot arrangement on the A6604 configured with an RPE-X1

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2

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01

2

3

4

5

On the A6604 or A6608 configured with RSE-X1s, each RSE-X1 resides in one full width slot. The installed RSE-X1s are numbered from top to bottom, starting from 1, as shown in Figure 3 and Figure 4. Slot 2 can accommodate one RSE-X1 MPU or one line card.

Before installing a HIM/MIM, you must install a line card (such as FIP-110/FIP-210) first. FIP-210 supports both HIMs and MIMs, while FIP-110 supports only MIMs.

The interfaces of the A6604/A6608 are numbered in the form of “interface-type X/Y/Z”, where • interface-type: Type of the interface, which can be Gigabit Ethernet, Serial, and so on. • X: Number of the slot where MPU or LPU reside. • Y: Sub-slot number, namely, the number of the slot where the HIM/MIM resides on the FIP-110/ FIP-210.

The sub-slot number of a fixed interface is 0. • Z: Sequence number of the interface on the HIM/MIM or the fixed interface on FIP/SAP. • Different interface cards on the same LPU have the same slot number X. • Different interfaces on the same HIM/MIM have the same sub-slot number Y. • For each type of interface, the sequence number Z starts from 0 and is incremented from left to right on

the interface module, as shown in the following figure. Slot arrangement on the A6608 configured with an RSE-X1



Figure 3 Slot arrangement on the A6604 configured with an RSE-X1

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2

3

Figure 4 Slot arrangement on the A6608 configured with an RSE-X1

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5

What are the slot arrangement and interface numbering on A6616 router?

The A6616 provides vertical slots for boards. It can accommodate two RPE-X1s, one in slot 4 and one in slot 5, as shown in Figure 5.




0 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9

4

The A6616 can accommodate two RSE-X1s, one in slot 5 and one in slot 6. When configured with RSE-X1s, no slot is named slot 4, as shown in Figure 6. Slot 6 can also accommodate a line card, FIP-110/FIP-210/SAP.

Before installing a HIM/MIM, you must install a FIP first. A FIP-210 supports both HIMs and MIMs, while a FIP-110 supports only MIMs.

The interfaces of the router are numbered in the form of interface-type X/Y/Z, where, • interface-type: Type of the interface such as GE interface and serial interface. • X: Number of the slot where the RSE-X1 or LPU resides. • Y: Sub-slot number, namely, the number of the slot where the HIM/MIM resides on the FIP. • Z: Sequence number of the interface on the HIM/MIM. • Different interface cards on the same LPU have the same slot number X. • Different interfaces on the same HIM/MIM have the same sub-slot number Y. • For each type of interface, the sequence number Z starts from 0 and is incremented from left to right on

the interface module, as shown in the figure 6.



Figure 6 Slot arrangement on the A6616 configured with RSE-X1

0 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9

What are the slot arrangement and interface numbering on A6602 router?

The interfaces of the A6602 are numbered in the form of interface-type X/Y, where • interface-type: Type of an interface, which can be GigabitEthernet, Serial, and so on. • X: Number of the slot in which the module is inserted, such as 1, or 2. • Y: Sub-slot number, namely, the number of the slot where the interface resides on the module.

For each type of interface, the sequence number Y starts from 0 and is incremented from left to right on the interface module, as shown in the following figure. The slot number (X) of the fixed interface is 0.

(3)(2)(1) (1) Slot0 (2) Slot2 (2) (3) Slot1 (1)

How many types of MPUs are available for A6600 series? There are two types MPU for A6600, one is RPE-X1 (HP A6600 RPE-X1 Main Processing Unit / JC165A),

it can work with FIP-110/FIP-210.



Another one is RSE-X1(HP A6600 RSE-X1 Main Processing Unit/JC566A), it can work with FIP-110/FIP-210/SAP.

What are the differences between HIMs and MIMs? HIMs (high-speed interface modules) are newly developed for the A6600 series routers. MIMs (multi-functional interface modules) are low-speed interface modules compatible with the A-MSR series routers.

What are the power supplies for the A6600 series routers? An A6602 router adopts a single power supply. It cannot be DC-powered but can provide a redundant power system (RPS), which needs to be purchased separately. An A6604/A6608 router is equipped with two redundant power modules. It can be AC-powered or DC-powered.

An A6616 router adopts four power supply units, achieving N+1 redundancy backup. It can be AC-powered or DC-powered.

How to use the RESET buttons on MPUs? To reset the current MPU, you can press the RESET button.

• If you press the RESET button when only one MPU is operating, the whole system will be reset. • If both the active MPU and the standby MPU are operating and you need to perform a active/standby

switchover manually, press the RESET button for the active MPU. The system will automatically switch to the standby MPU without interrupting the ongoing services.

• If you press the RESET button on the standby MPU when the active and the standby MPUs are operating, the standby MPU will be reset but the system operation will not be affected.

• The RUN LED goes off when the MPU is reset, flashes fast (at 8 Hz) when BootWare is running, and flashes slowly (at 1 Hz) after the system is booted and operates normally.

• If you perform no save operation before resetting the router, the current system configuration will not be saved after the router is reset.

Do not press the RESET button when the RUN LED is flashing fast or when the device is accessing the CF card or a USB storage device. Otherwise, the file system of the router may be damaged.

What is the switchover between the active and standby for RPE-X1/RSE-X1?

An A6604/A6608/A6616 router is equipped with two RPE-X1 or RSE-X1 main processing units (MPUs). One is active and operates in the master mode, and the other is standby and operates in the slave mode. The configuration of the standby MPU is synchronized with that of the active one. If the active MPU fails, the standby MPU immediately becomes active to ensure that the router works properly and its configuration is synchronized with that of the original active MPU. This process is known as an active/standby switchover.

An active/standby switchover occurs in any of the following situations: • The active MPU fails.



• The active MPU is removed. • A remote switchover is performed through SNMP. • A manual switchover is performed.

The active/standby switchover process is as follows: • The standby MPU automatically connects to and controls the system bus when the original active MPU

is disconnected from the system bus. • The standby MPU goes active whereas the original active MPU automatically reboots and goes

standby. You can use the slave switchover command to perform a manual active/standby switchover.

Note the following rules and restrictions: • When the standby MPU is started, the active MPU will initially synchronize the standby MPU. If you

press Enter on the terminal during synchronization, the system will prompt on the active and standby MPUs that no command can be entered. After the initial synchronization is completed, you can execute the configuration commands on the active MPU, and the standby MPU keeps synchronized with the active MPU in real time (the configuration on the active MPU is copied to the standby MPU).

• Do not use centralized router–specific software to update routers that support the active-standby switchover feature. Otherwise, the system may become unavailable.

What are the features of FIP-110? A FIP-110 provides two fixed Gigabit-Ethernet (GE) combo interfaces and supports up to four MIMs of the A-MSR series routers.

FIP-110 can provide narrowband interface density service, such as E1/T1/E3/T3 and so on.

What are the features of FIP-210? A FIP-210 provides high-speed service processing capabilities. They support the A6600 series HIMs and some MIMs of the A-MSR series routers. A FIP-210 provides two fixed GE combo interfaces. FIP-210 supports the use of two HIMs or two MIMs simultaneously, or the intermixing of a HIM and a MIM, fully meeting user requirements for smooth upgrade.

You can insert a MIM only into one interface module slot at the bottom FIP-210 because only those at the bottom are connected to the connectors at the rear of FIP-210.

What are the features of SAP-48GBE/24GBP? SAP-48GBE and SAP-24GBP are high-density Ethernet interface modules developed for the A6600 series. These interface modules can provide the high forwarding capability of ASICs and the flexible service processing capability of network multi-core processors.

SAP-48GBE and SAP-24GBP have the following advantages over FIP Ethernets and LAN cards: • SAP-48GBE and SAP-24GBP can provide all software features available on a HIM. Moreover, all ports

of SAP-48GBE and SAP-24GBP can work in Layer 2 mode or Layer 3, and support to provide Layer 2 features including VLAN, Layer 2 aggregation, STP/RSTP/MSTP, port mirroring, RRPP, smart link etc.

• SAP-48GBE and SAP-24GBP can provide all Layer 2 features available on a LAN card. Moreover, all ports support rich Layer 3 services, including complete IPv6 forwarding and MPLS forwarding, abundant QoS technologies and large-capacity QoS queues, NAT, GRE, Netstream, IPsec, ASPF etc.



How to use the fixed GE combo interfaces? An A6602 router provides four fixed GE combo interfaces and each FIP110/FIP210 provides two fixed GE combo interface. Each GE combo interface consists of an electrical Ethernet interface and an optical Ethernet interface.

For a 10/100/1000 Mbps combo Ethernet interface, the default operating interface is the electrical Ethernet interface. You can use either the electrical Ethernet interface or the optical Ethernet interface at a time. You can use the combo enable { copper | fiber } command in interface view to switch between the optical and electrical interface.

What are the features of RPE-X1? The RPE-X1 (Route Processing Engine I) is a type of main control and switch unit developed for A6604/A6608/A6616. It performs route calculation, control and management, configuration command execution, and so on. An RPE-X1 contains external interfaces including one console port, one AUX port, two USB interfaces, one external CF card slot, and one management Ethernet interface. An RPE-X1 provides internal storage media, including one 4-MB Flash, one 1-GB DDR2 SDRAM memory module, one 128-KB NVRAM module, and one 256 MB built-in CF card.

The Flash stores the boot file BootWare, which is used during startup. The memory module stores data exchanged between the system and the CPU. The NVRAM stores the information of the faults that occurred during system operation. The CF card stores the software system and the configuration files.

What are the features of RSE-X1? The RSE-X1 (Route Switch Engine I) is a type of main control and switch unit developed for A6604/A6608/A6616. It performs route calculation, control and management, configuration command execution, and inter-board forwarding. An RSE-X1 contains external interfaces including one console port, one AUX port, two USB interfaces, one external CF card slot, and one management Ethernet interface. An RSE-X1 provides internal storage media, including one 4-MB Flash, two 1-GB DDR2 SDRAM memory modules, one 128-KB NVRAM module, and one 256 MB built-in CF card.

The Flash stores the boot file BootWare, which is used during startup. The memory module stores data exchanged between the system and the CPU. The NVRAM stores the information of the faults that occurred during system operation. The CF card stores the software system and the configuration files.

How to use the USB interfaces and CF cards of the A6600? USB interfaces can connect multiple types of devices and provide a higher data transfer rate than common parallel interfaces and serial interfaces. The A6600 series are completely compliant with USB 1.1. The USB interfaces on a router provide important storage. For example, they provide large Flash memory space for application programs, configuration files and distribution of router configuration files.

The USB 0 interface provided by the A6600 is a USB 1.1 type-A interface. USB interface 0 can be connected to an external USB device to expand the router’s storage space for storing files and logs, thereby facilitating file transfer.

The USB interface 1 is a USB 1.1 type-B interface. You can connect a host, such as a PC, to USB interface 1 of a router so that you can perform operations on the CF card of the router through USB interface 1.



The A6600 series support built-in and external CF cards. Fixed storage space cannot meet the ever-increasing software upgrade needs brought about by ever-developing router software features and services. Using CF cards can solve this issue. In addition, CF cards can store device configuration files, operation logs, and so on.

• The external USB device should be one authenticated by H3C when the USB 0 interface works on type-A

mode. Or else it will not work well with USB 0.

What should I take into consideration when I configure A6600 series routers?

A6602 is a centralized router with multi-core CPU, it has no MPU and LPU, supports HIM and MIM interface cards.

A6604/A6608/A6616 supports two types of MPUs (RPE-X1 and RSE-X1), and four types of line cards (FIP-110, FIP-210, SAP-48GBE, and SAP-24GBP). When configuring A6600 series routers, take the following into consideration:

• RPE-X1 supports only two types of line cards: FIP-110, and FIP-210. • RSE-X1 supports four types of line cards: FIP-110, FIP-210, SAP-48GBE, and SAP-24GBP. • The interface cards should be set in FIP line card. • FIP-210 supports HIM and MIM interface cards. • FIP-110 only supports MIM interface cards.

How to install RPE-X1 and RSE-X1? To use RPE-X1, you should install a RPE-X1 Carrier Card (JC497A) to chassis firstly and then install RPE-X1 on the carrier card. There are two sub-slots with half width on carrier card, so you can install dual RPE-X1s on one carrier card. The RPE-X1 Carries Card as shown in the figure 7:

Figure 7 Structure of the RPE-X1 Carrier Card

For A6604/A6608, the RPE-X1 Carrier Card should be installed on the top slot just like Figure 1/2.

For A6616, the RPE-X1 Carrier Card should be installed on slot4/5 just like Figure 5.

RSE-X1 can be installed to the chassis directly just like Figure 3/4/6.



Are RPE-X1 and RSE-X1 compatible with FIP-100 and FIP-200? Only RPE-X1 is compatible with FIP-100 and FIP-200, that is FIP-100 and FIP-200 can work with RPE-X1 but can’t work with RSE-X1.

The following table shows the compatibility between MPUs and LPUs:

MPU FIP-100 FIP-110 FIP-200 FIP-210 SAP-24GBP SAP-48GBE

RPE-X1 √ √ √ √ × ×

RSE-X1 × √ × √ √ √

What’s the relationship between FIP-100/200 and FIP-110/210? FIP-110/210 are new generation of FIP line card, they are the upgrade of FIP-100/200.

FIP-110/210 uses multi-core MIPS processor and provides greatly increased memory capacity and FIB table capacity.

FIP-100/200 can be substituted for FIP-110/210 smoothly to work with RPE-X1.

Software FAQ

What are the files managed by the A6600 series? Three types of file need to be managed on the A6600 series routers: BootWare program file, application file, and configuration file.

1. The BootWare program file is used for booting applications when a router starts and is saved on the Flash. A full BootWare program file includes two segments: basic and extended.

• Basic segment of BootWare is used to finish basic system initialization. • Extended segment of BootWare provides abundant human-computer interaction (HCI) functions for

interface initialization, and can be used to upgrade the applications and boot the system. • After the basic segment is booted, you can load and upgrade the extended segment on the menu of the

basic segment.

2. The A6600 series supports the Dual Image function. By default, the system defines three application files for booting.

• Main application file • Backup application file • Secure application file

The three kinds of application files are stored on the CF card with the extension .bin. Normally, the default application files of a device are stored on its built-in CF card.

3. Configuration files store configuration information of the router.

By default, the system defines three configuration files for booting: • Main configuration file • Backup configuration file • Default configuration file



The three kinds of configuration files are stored on the CF card with the extension .cfg. Normally, the default configuration files of a device are stored on its built-in CF card. At present, the name of the default configuration file of the S6600 series is startup.cfg.

• BootWare file has been packed into application file for easy upgrade and maintenance.

What’s the built-in FWM feature? FWM means Firewall Module, it can provide abundance security features to ensure equipment security, usually it needs additional hardware boards, but for A6600, all the anti-attack defense functions are built-in, that is A6600 can support high-end security without adding hardware boards.

For A6604/A6608/A6616 distributed routers, the total performance of FWM will be double when use double line cards.

And the built-in FWM feature can run on Ethernet interface/POS interface/ATM interface, this can meet the WAN security requirements.

How does A6600 encrypt and decrypt for IPSec? There is a Security Acceleration Engine (SAE) embedded in the multi-core processor. It has 4 crypto cores and 1 RSA core, supports DES/3DES/AES, SHA/MD5, CRC check and RSA Key hardware assistance.

In A6600, the load balancing engine ensures the parallel operation of the encryption cores.

The SAE takes charge of IPSec service, so A6600 IPSec performance is up to 3Gbps per line card.

Does A6600 support Nested QoS feature? Yes, A6600 supports Nested QoS with two layers scheduling.

You can deploy Nested QoS to the inbound and outbound directions of an interface.

Does A6600 support LACP? Yes, A6600 supports LACP (Link Aggregation Control Protocol).

Link aggregation aggregates multiple physical Ethernet ports into one logical link, also called an aggregation group.

So you can increase bandwidth by binding the member ports into the aggregation group. In addition, it provides reliable connectivity because these member ports can dynamically back up each other.

A6600 supports Layer 2 and Layer 3 aggregation group.

What’s the UCMP feature? UCMP means Unequal Cost Multi-Path, compared with ECMP (Equal Cost Multi-path), it can provide load sharing based on the bandwidth to fully utilize the bandwidth and avoid congestion, especially, when the members of multi-path have different bandwidths.



Specification FAQ

Specifications of the A6600 Series A6602 A6604 A6608 A6616

Architecture Standard 19-inch rack, centralized architecture

Standard 19-inch rack, fully distributed architecture

Number of MPU slots None 2 (1 + 1 redundant backup)

Number of LPU slots None 2 4 8

Number of subcard slots

HIM

2

4 8 16

MIM 8 16 32

Fixed service interface

Four GE combo interfaces Two GE combo interfaces (on each FIP-110/FIP-210)

Console port 1

AUX port 1

USB interface 2

CF card 2 (One built-in CF card and one optional external CF card)

Dimensions (H × W × D)

44 × 442 × 460 mm (1.73 × 17.40 × 18.11 in.)

220 × 436 × 480 mm (8.64 × 17.2 × 18.90 in.)

308 × 436 × 476 mm (12.13 × 17.17 × 18.74 in.)

886 × 436 × 480 mm (34.88 × 17.17 × 18.90 in.)

Weight (fully configured)

7.5 kg (16.53 lb.) < 38 kg (83.77 lb.) < 50 kg (110.23 lb.)

< 100 kg (220.46 lb.)

Operating temperature 0°C to 45°C (32°F to 113°F)

Operating humidity 10% to 95%, noncondensing

Operating altitude –60 m to 3 km (–196.85 ft. to +1.86 mi.)

–60 m to 4 km (–196.85 ft. to +2.49 mi.)

Power supply

AC (support external RPS)

AC (1 + 1)/DC (1 + 1)

Four PSUs allowing for flexible backup solutions and supporting intelligent power supply management

AC input range: 100 VAC to 240 VAC, 50 Hz or 60 Hz

AC input range: 100 VAC to 240 VAC, 50 Hz or 60 Hz

DC input range: –40 VDC to 60 VDC



150 W 650 W 650 W 650 W

Max power consumption

120 W 410 W 780 W 1730 W

What are the default memory configurations and memory expansion limitations for the A6600 series routers?

Device model Default memory Memory expansion limitations

A6602 A6602 2 GB Allow expand to 4GB

Use memory modules of the same size in pair.

A6604

A6608

A6616

RPE-X1 1 GB Allow expand to 2GB

RSE-X1 2 GB Allow expand to 4GB

FIP-210 2 GB Allow expand to 4GB


FIP-110 2 GB Allow expand to 4GB

SAP-24GBP 2 GB Allow expand to 4GB


SAP-48GBE 2 GB Allow expand to 4GB


What are the differences for the fixed Ethernet interfaces on MPUs, LPUs and A6602?

The Ethernet interface on MPUs (RPE-X1 and RSE-X1) is for out-of-band network management only, but not for running services.

The four fixed GE interfaces on A6602 router and the two GE interfaces on LPUs (FIP-110 and FIP-210) are normal service interfaces.

Are the optical interface 100/1000 Mbps autosensing? 4GBP/8GBP interfaces and SAP 24GBP interfaces support 100/1000 Mbps autosensing by now.

What are the differences between RSE-X1 and RPE-X1? As a new generation of MPU, RSE-X1 adopts the multi-core MIPS processor. Compared with RPE-X1, the RSE-X1 provides greatly increased memory, switching, routing table, FIB table, and VRF capacities.

What kinds of cPOS interface card does A6600 support? There are three classes HIM cPOS interface cards for A6600 series router.



• E1/T1/DS0 interfaces (inculde CL1P/JC161A and CL2P/JC162A)

You can channelized per port to most 63 E1s or 84 T1s or 428 DS0s via proper commands.

• E3/T3 interfaces (include CPS1P/JC170A and CLS2P/JC169A)

You can channelized per port to most 3 E3s or 3 T3s via proper commands.

• 2.5G POS/cPOS interface (That is PS1P/JC494A)

It can be channelized to 155M or 622M interface, and the max of channelized interface is 8.

What are the IPv6 features supported by the A6600 series? The A6600 series routers fully support IPv6 features, as shown below:

1. Multiple networking modes

• Pure IPv6 networks

• Isolated IPv4 networks

• Isolated IPv6 networks

• Connection between IPv4 and IPv6 networks

2. IPv6 basic functions

• Neighbor discovery, router discovery, IPv6 stateless address auto-configuration

• Redirect, IPv6 path MTU discovery protocol, IPv6 domain name resolution

• DHCPv6 server, DHCPv6 relay

3. IPv6 over IPv4 tunneling

• IPv6 manually configured tunnel

• IPv4-compatible automatic tunnel

• 6to4 automatic tunnel

• ISATAP tunnel

• IPv6 over IPv4 GRE tunnel

• 6over4 tunnel

• 6PE

• 4over6 tunnel

4. Interoperability between IPv4 and IPv6

5. IPv6 routing

• IPv6 unicast routing protocols: RIPng, IS-ISv6, OSPFv3, BGP+ for IPv6

• IPv6 multicast routing protocols

• IPsec protection for RIPng, OSPFv3, and BGP4+

What is the CF card configuration of an A6600 router? A compact flash (CF) card is used for storing logs, host files, and configuration files.

An A6600 router is equipped with a built-in 256 MB CF card, which is identified by cfa0. In addition, an A6600 router provides an external CF card slot to expand the local storage space. A CF card inserted into the external CF card slot is identified by cfb0.



The optional CF cards for A6600 routers have three memory sizes:

• CF-256 MB

• CF-512 MB

• CF-1 GB

Service function FAQ

How does the A6600 series protect user investments? With an advanced hardware architecture and design, the A6600 series routers provide effective protection for user investments:

• The A6600 series routers are compatible with the MIMs of HP A- MSR series routers.

• A6600 LPUs have built-in high-speed hardware encryption engines, providing high speed encryption processing without dedicated encryption cards.

• The A6600 series support 100/1000 Mbps autosensing Fiber-copper interface. Thus, the A6600 series can use only one type of interface cards to adapt to varied Ethernet interface requirements in actual networking.

• The advanced multi-core microprocessor technology realizes high-performance distributed GRE, L2TP, NAT, and NetStream features, no requiring dedicated boards.

• MSP2P(JC173A)/MSP4P(JC172A) supports configuring the switchover between the 155 Mbps and 622 Mbps modes on the command line.

• CLS1P(JC170A)/CLS2P(JC169A) supports configuring the switchover between the CPOS and POS modes on the command line.

• PS1P supports configuring the switchover between the CPOS and POS modes on the command line. When operating in the CPOS mode, it can be channelized into OC-3/STM-1 interfaces, OC-12/STM-4 interfaces, or both.

• The A6600 hardware and software fully support IPv6 for future large-scale IPv6 deployment.

What are the reliability features of the A6600 series routers? As high-end routers, the A6600 series provide the following carrier-class reliabilities:

• Device-level reliability: In terms of hardware, the MPUs, power modules, fan trays, line cards, HIMs, MIMs, and other key components are hot-swappable. Software reliabilities include hot fix, host attack prevention, control plane rate limit, and security management.

• Multilink bundle technology, Ethernet interface bundle, and POS interface bundle provide link-level reliability.

• VRRP, NSF, ECMP, IGP fast convergence, and BFD provide network-level reliability.

• Separation between control and service, service processing isolation through multi-core CPUs, TE FRR, IP FRR, GR and NSR provide service-level reliability.



Is additional hardware required for NetStream on an A6600 router? Implementing NetStream on an A6600 router requires no additional hardware. NetStream on an A6600 router cooperates seamlessly with iMC to provide detailed and accurate network traffic analysis.

Is additional hardware required for NAT on an A6600 router? Implementing NAT on an A6600 router requires no additional hardware. Moreover, the A6604/A6608/A6616 routers support distributed NAT, greatly improving the NAT performance of the entire system.

Is additional hardware required for IP VPN on an A6600 router? Implementing IP VPN functions such as GRE, L2TP, and IPSec on an A6600 router requires no additional hardware. Moreover, the A6604/A6608/A6616 routers support distributed GRE, L2TP, and IPSec functions, greatly improving the IP VPN performance of the entire system.

What is DVPN and is it able to be configured on A6600 series? DVPN stands for Dynamic Virtual Private Network.

DVPN is a kind of tech. which solves the problem of tunnel-establishment with dynamic public IP address by using VAM (VPN Address Management)protocol to collect maintain and assign dynamic IP addresses of the VPN sites.

HP A6600 supports DVPN fully.

What is MD VPN and is it able to be configured on A6600 series? MD VPN stands for Multicast Domain Virtual Private Network

MD VPN is a kind of tech. based on MPLS L3VPN (Multi-Protocol Label Switching) which is able to run different multicast groups separately due to different VPN instances

A6600 series support MD VPN function.

Other FAQs Software maintenance methods

You can maintain software of the A6600 series routers using the following two methods:

• Upgrade BootWare and applications using XMODEM protocol through a serial port.

• Upgrade applications using TFTP/FTP through Ethernet on BootWare menu or through command lines.



Dealing with user password loss If you lose your user password, you cannot enter the system. In this case, you can boot the system by ignoring the system configuration. Perform the following operations:

1. Enter the BootWare main menu, and select 6 to boot the system by ignoring the system configuration. The system prompts that the setting succeeds: Flag Set Successfully.

2. When the BootWare main menu appears again, select 0 to reboot the system. System is rebooting now.

System start booting...

Booting Normal Extend BootWare....

3. Set a new password in system view after system reboot. <HP> system-view

[HP] user-interface console 0

[HP-ui-console0] authentication-mode password

[HP-ui-console0] set authentication password simple 123456

The output information above indicates that the password authentication is adopted on the console port and the password is set to 123456 in plain text.

• After a reboot, the system runs with the initial default configuration, but the original configuration file is still

stored on the storage medium. To restore the original configuration, you can use the display saved-configuration command to display it, and then copy and execute it.

• If the password is stored in plain text, you can use the display current-configuration command to display the password in the current configuration. If the password 123456 is set with the set authentication password cipher command, the password is in cipher text.

4. Save the new password. [HP] save

• Execute the save command after modifying the user password to save the new password. • You are recommended to save the modification to the configuration file used by default.

Dealing with BootWare password loss If the BootWare password of the router is lost, please contact the local agent.

You need to modify the BootWare password from the BootWare main menu. Select 5 from the Boot Ware main menu to modify the password. The console terminal displays:



please input old password:

Enter the old password. please input old password: ******

Note the following:

• If you input an incorrect old password, the system will prompt: . Wrong password,Please input password again:

• After three consecutive failed login attempts, the system will halt, prompting “Wrong password,system halt.”.

• After you enter the correct old password, the system prompts you to enter the same new password two more times. Please input new password: ******

Please input new password again: ******

• The system displays the following information indicating that the new password is set successfully. Password Set Successfully.

Dealing with super password loss The super password enables you to switch between four super levels. If the super password is lost, you cannot perform higher level operations.

You can clear the super password by selecting 8 from the BootWare main menu. ==================<EXTEND-BootWare MENU>=====================

| <1> Boot System |

| <2> Enter Serial SubMenu |

| <3> Enter Ethernet SubMenu |

| <4> File Control |

| <5> Modify BootWare Password |

| <6> Skip Current System Configuration |

| <7> BootWare Operation Menu |

| <8> Clear Super Password |

| <9> Storage Device Operation |

| <0> Reboot |

=============================================================

Enter your choice(0-9):8

The system displays the following information indicating that the super password is cleared successfully. Clear Application Password Success

• After you clear the super password, quit the menu and reboot the router, you can enter system view directly. • This setting (super password clearing) takes effect only for the first reboot of the router. The super password

will be restored after a second reboot.

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