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Silicon Switch Processor (SSP)
Installation and Configuration
78-1209-05
Product Numbers: SSP=, UPG-SSP, SSP-2MB=, UPG-SSP-2MB,
and UPG-SSP-.5to2MB
This publication contains instructions for installing the Silicon Switch Processor (SSP) and
upgrading the software in Cisco 7000 series routers: the Cisco 7000 and the Cisco 7010.
The sections of this publication include the following:
• SSP Description, page 2
• Prerequisites, page 6
• Software Upgrade Prerequisites, page 8
• Software Upgrade Overview, page 9
• Establishing a Telnet Session, page 9
• Loading the System Software, page 10
• Enabling SSE Switching, page 13
• Additional Show Commands, page 14
• Installing the SSP, page 15
Following are the SSP-related product numbers:
• SSP= is a spare SSP.
• UPG-SSP is the SP-to-SSP upgrade.
• SSP-2MB= is a spare 2-megabyte (MB) SSP.
• UPG-SSP-2MB is the SP to 2-MB SSP upgrade.
• UPG-SSP-.5to2MB is the 512 kilobyte (KB) to 2-MB SSP upgrade.