Upgrading to the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers ROMmon Image Release 12.2(33r)XNB

Table Of Contents

Upgrading to the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers ROMmon Image Release 12.2(33r)XNB

ROMmon Overview

Compatibility Requirements

Upgrading ROMmon

Upgrading ROMmon Overview

Checking the Current ROMmon Version

Upgrading ROMmon for All RPs, ESPs, and SIPs

Upgrading ROMmon for a Single RP, ESP, or SIP

Resolved Caveats—ROMmon Image Release 12.2(33r)XNB

Upgrading to the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers ROMmon Image Release 12.2(33r)XNB

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This document contains procedures for downloading independent ROM monitor (ROMmon) software onto the Route Processors (RPs), Embedded Service Processors (ESPs), and Shared Port Adapter Interface Processors (SIPs) on the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers. This document contains the following sections:

•ROMmon Overview

•Compatibility Requirements

•Upgrading ROMmon

•Resolved Caveats—ROMmon Image Release 12.2(33r)XNB

ROMmon Overview

The ROMmon Release 12.2(33r)XNB image is provided to customers in cases where a ROMmon upgrade is required. Some Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers may contain an earlier ROMmon version (for example, ROMmon Release 12.2(33r)XN2). A ROMmon upgrade using the ROMmon Release 12.2(33r)XNB image is only necessary in cases where a system message indicates one of the ROMmon on the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers needs an upgrade or a Cisco technical support representative suggests upgrading ROMmon.

The ROMmon software for RPs, ESPs, and SIPs can be upgraded collectively or individually using the asr1000-rommon.122-33r.XNB.pkg file.

Compatibility Requirements

The asr1000-rommon.122-33r.XNB.pkg file can be used to upgrade RP, ESP, and SIP ROMmon at any time as long as the privileged EXEC or diagnostic mode prompt on the router can be accessed.

Upgrading ROMmon

This section covers the following topics:

•Upgrading ROMmon Overview

•Checking the Current ROMmon Version

•Upgrading ROMmon for All RPs, ESPs, and SIPs

•Upgrading ROMmon for a Single RP, ESP, or SIP

Upgrading ROMmon Overview

The instructions in the "Upgrading ROMmon for a Single RP, ESP, or SIP" section should only be used in cases when an individual ROMmon requires an upgrade and all of the other hardware has already been updated.

If you are unsure if a ROMmon upgrade is required or if you have installed a new RP, ESP, or SIP that requires an upgrade, see the "Checking the Current ROMmon Version" section.

Checking the Current ROMmon Version

Enter the show rom-monitor slot or show platform command to check the version of ROMmon running on any RP, ESP, or SIP in your Cisco ASR 1000 Series Router.

If the following output appears after the show rom-monitor slot or show platform command is entered, the RP, ESP, or SIP in the specified slot is already running ROMmon Release 12.2(33r)XNB:

Router# show rom-monitor slot

System Bootstrap, Version 12.2(33r)XNB, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)

Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport

Copyright (c) 2008 by cisco Systems, Inc.

Router# show platform

Chassis type: ASR1006             

Slot      Type                State                 Insert time (ago) 

--------- ------------------- --------------------- ----------------- 

0         ASR1000-SIP10       ok                    00:03:06      

 0/0      SPA-5X1GE-V2        ok                    00:01:35      

 0/1      SPA-8X1FE-TX-V2     ok                    00:01:35      

 0/2      SPA-2XCT3/DS0       ok                    00:01:35      

1         ASR1000-SIP10       ok                    00:03:06      

 1/0      SPA-2XOC3-POS       ok                    00:01:35      

 1/1      SPA-8XCHT1/E1       ok                    00:01:35      

 1/2      SPA-2XT3/E3         ok                    00:01:35      

R0        ASR1000-RP1         ok, active            00:03:06      

F0        ASR1000-ESP10       ok, active            00:03:06      

P0        ASR1006-PWR-AC      ok                    00:02:06      

P1        ASR1006-FAN         ok                    00:02:06      

Slot      CPLD Version        Firmware Version                        

--------- ------------------- --------------------------------------- 

0         06120701            12.2(33r)XNB                        

1         06120701            12.2(33r)XNB                        

R0        07082312            12.2(33r)XNB                        

F0        07051680            12.2(33r)XNB

If output indicating an earlier ROMmon version or anything appears on the console, a ROMmon upgrade may benefit the RP, ESP, or SIP.

Upgrading ROMmon for All RPs, ESPs, and SIPs

Follow this procedure to upgrade ROMmon for all RPs, ESPs, and SIPs on a Cisco ASR 1000 Series Router:

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Step 1 (Optional) Enter the show platform command or the show rom-monitor slot command for each piece of hardware in the router. The output reveals the current ROMmon version, and is especially useful later in this process to help confirm that the previous ROMmon version was upgraded.

This output is also useful to determine if a ROMmon upgrade is required for a particular RP, ESP, or SIP. See the "Checking the Current ROMmon Version" section for information on determining if a ROMmon upgrade is required for the RP, ESP, or SIP based on this output.

Step 2 Copy the asr1000-rommon.122-33r.XNB.pkg file onto the bootflash: or usb[0-1]: file system using the copy source-URL destination-URL command.

Step 3 Enter the dir file-system command to confirm the file was copied into the desired directory.

Step 4 Enter the upgrade rom-monitor filename URL all command to begin the ROMmon image upgrade, where URL is the path to the ROMmon file.

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Caution Do not remove hardware, turn off power, or interrupt the router in any way during the ROMmon upgrade. Although the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Router should be able to recover from most interruptions during the ROMmon upgrade, certain scenarios may cause unpredictable problems.

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Step 5 Messages regarding the upgrade will appear on the console. Once these messages have stopped and the router prompt is available, enter the reload command to reload the router. The ROMmon upgrade is not complete for any piece of hardware until that piece of hardware is reloaded, and using the reload command in this context reloads all hardware on the router.

Step 6 Enter the the show platform command or the show rom-monitor slot command for each piece of hardware in the router to confirm the ROMmon has been upgraded.

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Note The versions of ROMmon in this example are provided for illustrative purposes only.

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Example

Router# show platform    

Chassis type: ASR1006             

Slot      Type                State                 Insert time (ago) 

--------- ------------------- --------------------- ----------------- 

0         ASR1000-SIP10       ok                    2w6d          

 0/0      SPA-5X1GE-V2        ok                    2w6d          

 0/1      SPA-8X1FE-TX-V2     ok                    2w6d          

 0/2      SPA-2XCT3/DS0       ok                    2w6d          

1         ASR1000-SIP10       ok                    2w6d          

 1/0      SPA-2XOC3-POS       ok                    2w6d          

 1/1      SPA-8XCHT1/E1       ok                    2w6d          

 1/2      SPA-2XT3/E3         ok                    2w6d          

R0        ASR1000-RP1         ok, active            2w6d          

F0        ASR1000-ESP10       ok, active            2w6d          

P0        ASR1006-PWR-AC      ok                    2w6d          

P1        ASR1006-FAN         ok                    2w6d          

Slot      CPLD Version        Firmware Version                        

--------- ------------------- --------------------------------------- 

0         06120701            12.2(33r)XN2                        

1         06120701            12.2(33r)XN2                        

R0        07082312            12.2(33r)XN2                        

F0        07051680            12.2(33r)XN2                        

Router# copy tftp bootflash:                                        

Address or name of remote host [172.23.16.81]? 

Source filename []? auto/tftp-boot/rommon/asr1000-rommon.122-33r.XNB.pkg 

Destination filename [asr1000-rommon.122-33r.XNB.pkg]? 

Accessing tftp://172.23.16.81/auto/tftp-boot/asr1000-rommon.122-33r.XNB.pkg...

Loading /auto/tftp-boot/asr1000-rommon.122-33r.XNB.pkg from 172.23.16.81 (via GigabitEt

hernet0): !!!

[OK - 559308 bytes]

559308 bytes copied in 1.142 secs (489762 bytes/sec)

Router# dir bootflash:

Directory of bootflash:/

   11  drwx       16384   Dec 4 2007 12:32:46 +00:00  lost+found

86401  drwx        4096   Dec 4 2007 14:06:24 +00:00  .ssh

14401  drwx        4096  Jul 22 2008 01:10:38 +01:00  .rollback_timer

28801  drwx        4096  Aug 20 2008 21:53:54 +01:00  .prst_sync

43201  drwx        4096  Jul 22 2008 01:10:54 +01:00  .installer

43204  drwx        4096  Aug 20 2008 21:21:44 +01:00  210subs

72001  drwx        4096  Aug 20 2008 22:08:12 +01:00  211ioscontrolsubs

   12  -rw-      559308  Sep 10 2008 00:39:44 +01:00  asr1000-rommon.122-33r.XNB.pkg

57601  drwx        4096  Aug 20 2008 21:12:02 +01:00  211subs

   13  -rw-       45977  Apr 10 2008 00:48:46 +01:00  target_support_output.tgz.tgz

928862208 bytes total (494886912 bytes free)

Router# upgrade rom-monitor filename bootflash:/asr1000-rommon.122-33r.XNB.pkg all

Upgrade rom-monitor on Route-Processor 0

Target copying rom-monitor image file

Checking upgrade image...

1966080+0 records in

3840+0 records out

Upgrade image MD5 signature is 3d682df0bb0db74d0ed6ba567d4fc824

Burning upgrade partition...

1966080+0 records in

3840+0 records out

Checking upgrade partition...

Upgrade flash partition MD5 signature is 3d682df0bb0db74d0ed6ba567d4fc824

ROMMON upgrade complete.

To make the new ROMMON permanent, you must restart the RP.

Upgrade rom-monitor on Embedded-Service-Processor 0

fp 0 16023

/usr/binos/conf/mcp_upgrade_rommon_helper.sh  --host rp-active --path 
rommon_upgrade_pub/rommon/mcp 

--file latest.bin

BINOS_USER_TTY=vty 1

BINOS_USER_NAME=

BINOS_USER_UI_CLIENT=ios

Target copying rom-monitor image file

Checking upgrade image...

1966080+0 records in

3840+0 records out

Upgrade image MD5 signature is 3d682df0bb0db74d0ed6ba567d4fc824

Burning upgrade partition...

1966080+0 records in

3840+0 records out

Checking upgrade partition...

Upgrade flash partition MD5 signature is 3d682df0bb0db74d0ed6ba567d4fc824

ROMMON upgrade complete.

To make the new ROMMON permanent, you must restart the linecard.

Upgrade rom-monitor on SPA-Inter-Processor 0

Target copying rom-monitor image file

Checking upgrade image...

1966080+0 records in

3840+0 records out

Upgrade image MD5 signature is 3d682df0bb0db74d0ed6ba567d4fc824

Burning upgrade partition...

1966080+0 records in

3840+0 records out

Checking upgrade partition...

Upgrade flash partition MD5 signature is 3d682df0bb0db74d0ed6ba567d4fc824

ROMMON upgrade complete.

To make the new ROMMON permanent, you must restart the linecard.

Upgrade rom-monitor on SPA-Inter-Processor 1

Target copying rom-monitor image file

Checking upgrade image...

1966080+0 records in

3840+0 records out

Upgrade image MD5 signature is 3d682df0bb0db74d0ed6ba567d4fc824

Burning upgrade partition...

1966080+0 records in

3840+0 records out

Checking upgrade partition...

Upgrade flash partition MD5 signature is 3d682df0bb0db74d0ed6ba567d4fc824

ROMMON upgrade complete.

To make the new ROMMON permanent, you must restart the linecard.

Router# reload

System configuration has been modified. Save? [yes/no]: y

Building configuration...

[OK]

Proceed with reload? [confirm]

<reload bootup output removed for brevity>

Router# show platform

Chassis type: ASR1006             

Slot      Type                State                 Insert time (ago) 

--------- ------------------- --------------------- ----------------- 

0         ASR1000-SIP10       ok                    00:03:06      

 0/0      SPA-5X1GE-V2        ok                    00:01:35      

 0/1      SPA-8X1FE-TX-V2     ok                    00:01:35      

 0/2      SPA-2XCT3/DS0       ok                    00:01:35      

1         ASR1000-SIP10       ok                    00:03:06      

 1/0      SPA-2XOC3-POS       ok                    00:01:35      

 1/1      SPA-8XCHT1/E1       ok                    00:01:35      

 1/2      SPA-2XT3/E3         ok                    00:01:35      

R0        ASR1000-RP1         ok, active            00:03:06      

F0        ASR1000-ESP10       ok, active            00:03:06      

P0        ASR1006-PWR-AC      ok                    00:02:06      

P1        ASR1006-FAN         ok                    00:02:06      

Slot      CPLD Version        Firmware Version                        

--------- ------------------- --------------------------------------- 

0         06120701            12.2(33r)XNB                        

1         06120701            12.2(33r)XNB                        

R0        07082312            12.2(33r)XNB                        

F0        07051680            12.2(33r)XNB

Upgrading ROMmon for a Single RP, ESP, or SIP

Use this procedure to upgrade ROMmon on a single RP, ESP, or SIP in a Cisco ASR 1000 Series Router:

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Step 1 (Optional) Enter the show platform command or the show rom-monitor slot command for each piece of hardware in the router to see the current version of ROMmon currently on the hardware. See the "Checking the Current ROMmon Version" section for information about interpreting this output.

Step 2 If the ROMmon image has not been copied onto the router, copy the asr1000-rommon.122-33r.XNB.pkg file that was made available as part of this special release onto the bootflash: or usb[0-1]: file system using the copy source-URL destination-URL command.

Step 3 Enter the dir file-system command to confirm the file was copied into the desired directory.

Step 4 Enter the upgrade rom-monitor filename URL slot command to begin the ROMmon image upgrade, where URL is the path to the ROMmon file and slot specifies the hardware that will receive the ROMmon upgrade.

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Caution Do not remove hardware, turn off power, or interrupt the router in any way during the ROMmon upgrade. Although the Cisco ASR 1006 Router should be able to recover from most interruptions during the ROMmon upgrade, certain scenarios may cause unpredictable problems.

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Step 5 Messages regarding the upgrade will appear on the console. Once these messages have stopped and the router prompt is available, enter the hw-module slot slot reload command to reload the hardware that was upgraded. The ROMmon upgrade is not complete for any piece of hardware until that piece of hardware is reloaded.

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Note The hw-module slot slot reload command cannot be used to reload an active RP.
If you must reload an active RP to complete a ROMmon upgrade, reload the RP using one of the following methods:
- Enter reload to reload the entire router.
- Force a switchover using the redundancy force-switchover command, and then enter the hw-module slot slot reload command on the RP after it has become the standby RP.

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Step 6 Enter the show platform command or the show rom-monitor slot command to confirm the ROMmon has been upgraded.

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Note The versions of ROMmon in this example are provided for illustrative purposes only.

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Example

Router# show platform    

Chassis type: ASR1006             

Slot      Type                State                 Insert time (ago) 

--------- ------------------- --------------------- ----------------- 

0         ASR1000-SIP10       ok                    2w6d          

 0/0      SPA-5X1GE-V2        ok                    2w6d          

 0/1      SPA-8X1FE-TX-V2     ok                    2w6d          

 0/2      SPA-2XCT3/DS0       ok                    2w6d          

1         ASR1000-SIP10       ok                    2w6d          

 1/0      SPA-2XOC3-POS       ok                    2w6d          

 1/1      SPA-8XCHT1/E1       ok                    2w6d          

 1/2      SPA-2XT3/E3         ok                    2w6d          

R0        ASR1000-RP1         ok, active            2w6d          

F0        ASR1000-ESP10       ok, active            2w6d          

P0        ASR1006-PWR-AC      ok                    2w6d          

P1        ASR1006-FAN         ok                    2w6d          

Slot      CPLD Version        Firmware Version                        

--------- ------------------- --------------------------------------- 

0         06120701            12.2(33r)XN2                        

1         06120701            12.2(33r)XN2                        

R0        07082312            12.2(33r)XN2                        

F0        07051680            12.2(33r)XN2                        

Router# copy tftp bootflash:                                        

Address or name of remote host [172.23.16.81]? 

Source filename []? auto/tftp-boot/rommon/asr1000-rommon.122-33r.XNB.pkg 

Destination filename [asr1000-rommon.122-33r.XNB.pkg]? 

Accessing tftp://172.23.16.81/auto/tftp-boot/asr1000-rommon.122-33r.XNB.pkg...

Loading /auto/tftp-boot/asr1000-rommon.122-33r.XNB.pkg from 172.23.16.81 (via GigabitEt

hernet0): !!!

[OK - 559308 bytes]

559308 bytes copied in 1.142 secs (489762 bytes/sec)

Router# dir bootflash:

Directory of bootflash:/

   11  drwx       16384   Dec 4 2007 12:32:46 +00:00  lost+found

86401  drwx        4096   Dec 4 2007 14:06:24 +00:00  .ssh

14401  drwx        4096  Jul 22 2008 01:10:38 +01:00  .rollback_timer

28801  drwx        4096  Aug 20 2008 21:53:54 +01:00  .prst_sync

43201  drwx        4096  Jul 22 2008 01:10:54 +01:00  .installer

43204  drwx        4096  Aug 20 2008 21:21:44 +01:00  210subs

72001  drwx        4096  Aug 20 2008 22:08:12 +01:00  211ioscontrolsubs

   12  -rw-      559308  Sep 10 2008 00:39:44 +01:00  asr1000-rommon.122-33r.XNB.pkg

57601  drwx        4096  Aug 20 2008 21:12:02 +01:00  211subs

   13  -rw-       45977  Apr 10 2008 00:48:46 +01:00  target_support_output.tgz.tgz

928862208 bytes total (494886912 bytes free)

Router# upgrade rom-monitor filename bootflash:asr1000-rommon.122-33r.XNB.pkg 0

Upgrade rom-monitor on SPA-Inter-Processor 0

Target copying rom-monitor image file

Checking upgrade image...

1966080+0 records in

3840+0 records out

Upgrade image MD5 signature is 3d682df0bb0db74d0ed6ba567d4fc824

Burning upgrade partition...

1966080+0 records in

3840+0 records out

Checking upgrade partition...

Upgrade flash partition MD5 signature is 3d682df0bb0db74d0ed6ba567d4fc824

ROMMON upgrade complete.

To make the new ROMMON permanent, you must restart the linecard.

Router# hw-module slot 0 reload

<reload bootup output removed for brevity>

Router# show platform 

Chassis type: ASR1004             

Slot      Type                State                 Insert time (ago) 

--------- ------------------- --------------------- ----------------- 

0         ASR1000-SIP10       ok                    5d17h         

 0/0      SPA-5X1GE-V2        ok                    00:00:35      

 0/1      SPA-2XT3/E3         ok                    00:00:38      

R0        ASR1000-RP1         ok                    5d17h         

 R0/0                         ok, standby           5d17h         

 R0/1                         ok, active            5d17h         

F0        ASR1000-ESP10       ok, active            5d17h         

P0        ASR1004-PWR-AC      ok                    5d17h         

P1        ASR1004-PWR-AC      ok                    5d17h         

Slot      CPLD Version        Firmware Version                        

--------- ------------------- --------------------------------------- 

0         07091401            12.2(33r)XNB                        

R0        07062111            12.2(33r)XN2                        

F0        07051680            12.2(33r)XN2                        

Router# show rom-monitor 0

System Bootstrap, Version 12.2(33r)XNB, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)

Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport

Copyright (c) 2008 by cisco Systems, Inc.

Resolved Caveats—ROMmon Image Release 12.2(33r)XNB

•CSCsq89671

The USB host PCI controller hangs if reset in the middle of a PCI cycle. To avoid this, ROMmon first stops the async schedule before initiating a reset of the USB host controller.

•CSCso85654

Added a UTC timestamp at the time of a ROMmon reset to assist with debugging.