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Upgrading Field-Programmable Devices
In general terms, field-programmable devices (FPDs) are hardware devices implemented on router cards
that support separate upgrades. The term
“
FPD
”
has been introduced to collectively and generically describe
any type of programmable hardware device on SPAs. FPDs were introduced on the Cisco ASR 1000 Series
Aggregation Services Routers to support the SPAs.
This chapter describes the information that you need to know to verify image versions and to perform SPA
FPD upgrades.
This chapter includes the following sections:
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•
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Optional FPD Procedures, page 423
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FPD Image Upgrade Examples, page 426
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Troubleshooting Problems with FPD Image Upgrades, page 427
Release History
The following table provides the release history for all FPD-related features on the Cisco ASR 1000 Series
Routers.
Table 43: FPD Release History
Modification
Release
SIPs and SPAs were released on the Cisco ASR 1000
Series Routers for the first time. FPD images were
introduced to support these SPAs.
Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers SIP and SPA Software Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS XE
Everest 16.5
OL-14127-17
419