Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Related Documents
• Documentation Accessibility

1 Cisco IOS Cartridge Overview and Features

• Cartridge Overview
• Installing the Cartridge
  • Installing Configuration Policies
• General IP Service Activator Features
• Layer 3 MPLS VPN
• Virtual CE
• Layer 2 VLL
• Label Switched Path
• Quality of Service
• Layer 2 QoS
• Service Assurance
• Netflow
• VRF and IP Multicast
• VRF Route Maps
• Interface Configuration Management
• Base Configuration Policies
• Cisco Hardware and Software
• Operating Systems

2 Handling a Cisco IOS Upgrade

• Prerequisites
• Upgrading the Cisco IOS
• Post-upgrade Tasks

3 Handling a Card Replacement

• Prerequisites
• Replacing the Card
• Post-replacement Tasks

4 Device Configuration

• Supported Authentication Methods
• Manual Pre-configuration
  • Configuring SNMP
  • Configuring SSH
  • Mandatory Manual Configuration for MPLS VPNs
    • PE Routers
    • P Routers
    • CE Routers
  • Optional Pre-configuration for MPLS VPNs
    • Pre-defined VRF Tables
    • External Inbound and Outbound BGP Route-maps
    • Pre-defined VRF Import Maps
    • Pre-defined VRF Export Maps
    • Pre-defined Prefix List Filters
    • Manually Pre-configured Multi-AS VPNs
  • Mandatory Manual Pre-configuration for Layer 2 Martini VPNs
    • Specify Label Distribution Protocol on Interfaces for Martini L2 Connections
    • Assign Label Distribution Protocol Router IDs to the PE Routers

5 Cisco Cartridge Configuration Utility

• About the Cisco Cartridge Configuration Utility
• Task Checklist
• Using the Cisco Cartridge Configuration Utility: General Commands
• Retrieving a List of Device Type and IOS Version Combinations
  • Multi-valued List Options
• Generating the Registry File
  • Understanding Registry File Behavior
  • Sample Registry File Entry
• Generating Multiple Options Files
• Generating a Single Options File
• Generating Capabilities Files

6 Cisco Pre-checks and Post-checks

• About Pre-checks and Post-Checks
• Installing Pre-checks and Post-checks
• Enabling/disabling Pre-checks and Post-checks
• Individual Pre-checks and Post-checks

A Options Framework

• Configuration Options