Which SP is the NW 7.1?
The reason I ask this is that the SP of NW 7.1 has minimum requirements once you get to MII 12.1.6 and above. I think NW needs to be a minimum of SP4, but check the PAM just to be sure. It has been a while since I checked on this and my memory may be false.
Thanks, Mike
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