(Optional) Install Prepared Packages - Cisco NCS 1002 System Setup And Software Installation Manual

(Optional) Install Prepared Packages

(Optional) Install Prepared Packages
A system upgrade or feature upgrade is performed by activating the ISO image file, packages, and SMUs. It
is possible to prepare these installable files before activation. During the prepare phase, pre-activation checks
are made and the components of the installable files are loaded on to the NCS 1002 setup. The prepare process
runs in the background and the NCS 1002 is fully usable during this time. When the prepare phase is over,
the prepared files can be activated instantaneously. The advantages of preparing before activation are:
• If the installable file is corrupted, the prepare process fails. This provides an early warning of the problem.
• Directly activating an ISO image for system upgrade takes considerable time during which the NCS 1002
Complete this task to upgrade the system and install packages by making use of the prepare operation.
Procedure
Step 1 Add the required ISO image and packages to the repository.
For details, see
Step 2 show install repository
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:ios# show install repository
Wed Feb 28 03:31:13.839 UTC
4 package(s) in XR repository:
Perform this step to verify that the required installable files are available in the repository. Packages are
displayed only after the "install add" operation is complete.
Step 3
Execute one of these commands:
• install prepare package_name
• install prepare id operation_id
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:ios#install prepare ncs1k-k9sec-4.1.0.0-r65231I.x86_64
or
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:ios#install prepare id 8
The prepare process takes place. This operation is performed in asynchronous mode. The install prepare
command runs in the background, and the EXEC prompt is returned.
If you use the operation ID, all packages that were added in the specified operation are prepared together. For
example, if 5 packages are added in operation 8, by executing the install prepare id 8 command, all 5 packages
are prepared together. You do not have to prepare the packages individually.
Step 4
show install prepare
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If the corrupted file was activated directly, it may cause the NCS 1002 to malfunction.
is not usable. However, if the image is prepared before activation, not only does the prepare process run
asynchronously, but when the prepared image is subsequently activated, the activation process too takes
less time. As a result, the downtime is considerably reduced.
Install Packages, on page
ncs1k-k9sec-4.1.0.0-r65231I.x86_64
ncs1k-xr-6.5.2.31I
ncs1k-k9sec-4.1.0.0-r65230I.x86_64
ncs1k-xr-6.5.2.30I
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