Prerequisites For Fpd Image Upgrades - Cisco ASR 9000 Series User Configuration Manual

Prerequisites for FPD Image Upgrades

Prerequisites for FPD Image Upgrades
Before upgrading the FPD on your router you must install and activate the fpd.pie.
Overview of FPD Image Upgrade Support
An FPD image is used to upgrade the software on an FPD.
Whenever an image is released that supports SIPs and SPAs, a companion SIP and SPA FPD image is bundled.
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.
The Cisco ASR 9000 Series Router supports upgrades for FPGA devices on its SIPs and SPAs. FPGA and
ROMMON software upgrades are part of an FPD image package that corresponds to a Cisco IOS XR software
image. SIPs and SPAs support manual upgrades for FPGA devices using the Cisco FPD upgrade feature that
is further described in this chapter.
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show hw-module fpd Command Output: Example, on page 163
Automatic FPD Upgrade
By default, 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.
However, if you enable the fpd auto-upgrade command in Admin Configuration mode, FPD images are
automatically updated when:
• Software upgrade is carried out.
The following conditions must be met for an Automatic FPD Upgrade to work:
• FPD package installation envelope (PIE) must already be installed on the router.
• FPD PIE must be activated together with the new Cisco IOS XR image.
• The fpd auto-upgrade command must be enabled.
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