Automatic Fpd Upgrade - Cisco NCS 5000 Series Manual

Automatic FPD Upgrade

Whenever an image is released that supports SIPs and SPAs, a companion SIP and SPA FPD image is bundled.
However Generally, the FPD image is not automatically upgraded. You must manually upgrade the FPD
image running on the SPA or SIP when you upgrade the Cisco IOS XR software image.
FPD versions must be compatible with the Cisco IOS XR software that is running on the router; if an
incompatibility exists between an FPD version and the Cisco IOS XR software, the device with the FPGA
may not operate properly until the incompatibility is resolved. An FPGA incompatibility on a SPA does not
necessarily affect the running of the SPA interfaces; an FPD incompatibility on a SIP disables all interfaces
for all SPAs in the SIP until the incompatibility is addressed.
Use the show hw-module fpd command to determine if an FPD upgrade is required. A value of 'Yes' in the
Upg/Dng? (upgrade/downgrade) column indicates that an upgrade or downgrade is required.
Automatic FPD Upgrade
By default, the FPD image is not automatically upgraded. You must manually upgrade the FPD image running
on the Field Replaceable Unit (FRU)SPA or SIP when you upgrade the Cisco IOS XR software image.
However, if you enable the fpd auto-upgrade command in administration configuration mode, FPD images
are automatically updated in the following instances.
• Software upgrade is carried out.
• Field Replaceable Unit(FRU) such as Line cards, RSPs, SPAs Fan Trays or alarm cards are added to an
For the automatic FPD upgrade to work on a system upgrade, the following conditions must be met:
• The FPD package installation envelope (PIE) must be installed on the router.
• The FPD PIE must be activated together with the new Cisco IOS XR image.
• The fpd auto-upgrade must be configured in the administration configuration mode.
For the automatic FPD upgrade to work on a FRU Insertion or reload , the following conditions must be met:
• The FPD package installation envelope (PIE) must be installed and activated on the router.
• The fpd auto-upgrade must be configured in the administration configuration mode.
For the automatic FPD upgrade to work, the following conditions must be met:
• The FPD package installation envelope (PIE) must already be installed on the router.
• The FPD PIE must be activated together with the new Cisco IOS XR image.
• The fpd auto-upgrade command must be enabled.
Note Although the FPD upgrade is performed during the install operation, there is no install commit performed.
Therefore, once the FPD has been upgraded, if the image is rolled back to the original version, the FPD
version is not downgraded to the previous version.
The automatic FPD upgrade is not performed in the following instances:
• Line cards or other cards such as , SPAs or alarm cards are added to an existing router.
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existing router or reloaded.
Upgrading FPD