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Accessing the hidden console of VIPs of a 7500

The 7500 platform use the VIP (Versatile Interface Processor) for WAN interfaces. When dCEF is active the actual processing of the packets is done by these interfaces. Each one has its own CPU, memory, etc. The troubleshooting of this VIPs is difficult from the main IOS. In order to gain access to a deeper level [...]