Upgrade the System
Upgrading the system is the process of installing a new version of the Cisco IOS XR operating system on the
NCS 1002. The NCS 1002 comes pre-installed with the Cisco IOS XR image. However, you can install the
new version in order to keep features up to date. The system upgrade operation is performed from the XR
mode. However, during system upgrade, the operating systems that run both on the XR and the System Admin
get upgraded.
System upgrade is done by installing a base package–Cisco IOS XR Core Bundle plus Manageability Package.
The file name for this bundle is
ncs1k-xr-6.5.2
. Install this ISO image using
install
commands. For more
information about the install process, see
Workflow for Install Process, on page 49
.
Software upgrade from a release having 2 bit Association Number (AN) support (R6.1.2 or below) to a release
having 4 bit AN support (R6.2.1 or above) is not supported. When software is upgraded, the slice must be
re-provisioned using the
upgrade hw-module slice all
command after the upgrade. The traffic is affected
until the re-provisioning completes.
Note
For more information on upgrading the system and the RPMs, see
Cisco IOS XR Flexible Packaging
Configuration Guide for Cisco NCS 1000 Series
.
Software Upgrade Matrix
The following table lists the upgrade paths supported for Cisco NCS 1002.
Bridge SMUs
Destination Release
Source Release
ncs1k-6.1.2.CSCvf01652,
ncs1k-sysadmin-6.1.2.CSCvf01652
R6.3.2, R6.5.1,R6.5.2
R6.1.2
ncs1k-6.2.2.CSCvf01652,
ncs1k-sysadmin-6.2.2.CSCvf01652
R6.3.2, R6.5.1,R6.5.2
R6.2.2
None
R6.5.1,R6.5.2
R6.3.2
None
R6.5.2
R6.5.1
Install Packages
Packages and software patches (SMU) can be installed on NCS 1002. Installing a package on NCS 1002
installs specific features that are part of that package. Cisco IOS XR software is divided into various software
packages; this enables you to select the features to run on NCS 1002. Each package contains components that
perform a specific set of NCS 1002 functions.
The naming convention of the package is
<platform>-<pkg>-<pkg version>-<release
version>.<architecture>.rpm
. Standard packages are:
Description
Filename
Feature Set
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Upgrade the System