Where To Go Next - Cisco ASR 9000 Getting Started Manual

Chapter Bringing Up Cisco IOS XR Software on the Router

Where to Go Next

collectively and generically describe any type of programmable hardware device on SIPs and shared port
adapters (SPAs), including FPGAs and the read-only memory monitor (ROMMON). Cisco IOS XR
software provides the Cisco FPD upgrade feature to manage the upgrade of FPD images on SIPs and
SPAs.
For more information on upgrading or downgrading the ROM Monitor firmware, see the Upgrading and
Downgrading ROM Monitor Firmware on the Cisco ASR 9000 Series Router module in
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Router ROM Monitor Guide.
FPD versions must be compatible with the Cisco IOS XR software that is running on the router; if any
incompatibility exists between an FPD version and the Cisco IOS XR software, the device with the
FPGA might 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 resolved.
For minimum firmware version requirements for Cisco IOS XR Software Release 3.7.2 and later
releases, see Software/Firmware Compatibility matrix at:
http://www.cisco.com/web/Cisco_IOS_XR_Software/index.html
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.
For more information on upgrading firmware, see the Upgrading FPD on Cisco ASR 9000 Series Router
module in Cisco ASR 9000 Series Router System Management Configuration Guide.
Where to Go Next
For information on configuring basic router features, see Configuring General Router Features.
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