Network Convergence System 5500 Series Routers


Note

Cisco IOS XR Release 7.7.21 is a special Extended Maintenance Release of Cisco IOS XR Release 7.7.2 for Cisco NCS 5500 Series routers. For more details on the Cisco IOS XR release model and associated support, see Guidelines for Cisco IOS XR Software.

What's New in Cisco IOS XR Release 7.7.21

Cisco IOS XR Release 7.7.21 is a speical maintenance release for Cisco NCS 5500 Series routers. There are no new software features or hardware introduced in this release.

For more details on the Cisco IOS XR release model and associated support, see Guidelines for Cisco IOS XR Software.

Caveats

Table 1. Cisco NCS 5500 Series Routers Specific Bugs

Bug ID

Headline

CSCwa95053

OE: Systemd daemon reload messes up /proc/meminfo inside containers

Release Package

This table lists the Cisco IOS XR Software feature set matrix (packages) with associated filenames.

Visit the Cisco Software Download page to download the Cisco IOS XR software images.

Table 2. Release 7.7.21 Packages for Cisco NCS 5500 Series Router

Composite Package

Feature Set

Filename

Description

Cisco IOS XR IP Unicast Routing Core Bundle

ncs5500-mini-x.iso

Contains base image contents that includes:

  • Host operating system

  • System Admin boot image

  • IOS XR boot image

  • BGP packages

Individually-Installable Optional Packages

Feature Set

Filename

Description

Cisco IOS XR Manageability Package

ncs5500-mgbl-3.0.0.0-r7721.x86_64.rpm

Extensible Markup Language (XML) Parser, Telemetry, Netconf, gRPC and HTTP server packages.

Cisco IOS XR MPLS Package

ncs5500-mpls-2.1.0.0-r7721.x86_64.rpm

ncs5500-mpls-te-rsvp-2.2.0.0-r7721.x86_64.rpm

MPLS and MPLS Traffic Engineering (MPLS-TE) RPM.

Cisco IOS XR Security Package

ncs5500-k9sec-3.1.0.0-r7721.x86_64.rpm

Support for Encryption, Decryption, Secure Shell (SSH), Secure Socket Layer (SSL), and Public-key infrastructure (PKI)

Cisco IOS XR ISIS package

ncs5500-isis-1.2.0.0-r7721.x86_64.rpm

Support ISIS

Cisco IOS XR OSPF package

ncs5500-ospf-2.0.0.0-r7721.x86_64.rpm

Support OSPF

Lawful Intercept (LI) Package

ncs5500-li-1.0.0.0-r7721.x86_64.rpm

Includes LI software images

Multicast Package

ncs5500-mcast-1.0.0.0-r7721.rpm

Support Multicast
Table 3. Release 7.7.21 TAR files for Cisco NCS 5500 Series Router

Feature Set

Filename

NCS 5500 IOS XR Software 3DES

NCS5500-iosxr-k9-7.7.21.tar

NCS 5500 IOS XR Software

NCS5500-iosxr-7.7.21.tar

NCS 5500 IOS XR Software

NCS5500-docs-7.7.21.tar

Table 4. Release 7.7.21 Packages for Cisco NCS 5700 Series Router

Feature Set

Filename

NCS 5700 IOS XR Software

ncs5700-x64-7.7.21.iso

NCS 5700 IOS XR Software (only k9 RPMs)

ncs5700-k9sec-rpms.7.7.21.tar

NCS 5700 IOS XR Software Optional Package

NCS5700-optional-rpms.7.7.21.tar

This TAR file contains the following RPMS:

  • optional-rpms/cdp/*

  • optional-rpms/eigrp/*

  • optional-rpms/telnet/*

Determine Software Version

To verify the software version running on the router, use show version command in the EXEC mode. 

Router# show version
Cisco IOS XR Software, Version 7.7.21
Copyright (c) 2013-2023 by Cisco Systems, Inc.

Build Information:
 Built By     : deenayak
 Built On     : Thu Jun 29 03:55:49 PDT 2023
 Built Host   : 8ef204814797
 Workspace    : /auto/srcarchive16/prod/7.7.21/ncs5500/ws
 Version      : 7.7.21
 Location     : /opt/cisco/XR/packages/
 Label        : 7.7.21

cisco NCS-5500 () processor
System uptime is 52 minutes

Determine Firmware Support

Use the show hw-module fpd command in EXEC and Admin mode to view the hardware components with their current FPD version and status. The status of the hardware must be CURRENT; Running and Programed version must be the same.


Note

You can also use the show fpd package command in Admin mode to check the fpd versions.

This sample output is for show hw-module fpd command from the Admin mode: 

sysadmin-vm:0_RP0# show hw-module fpd

                                    FPD Versions
                                                                        ==============
Location   Card type             HWver FPD device       ATR Status    Running   Programd  
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0/0        NC55-24H12F-SE              MIFPGA               NOT READY                     
0/0        NC55-24H12F-SE              Bootloader           NOT READY                     
0/0        NC55-24H12F-SE              IOFPGA               NOT READY                     
0/0        NC55-24H12F-SE              SATA-M600-MCT        NOT READY                     
0/2        NC57-18DD-SE          1.1   MIFPGA               CURRENT     0.11      0.11    
0/2        NC57-18DD-SE          1.1   Bootloader           CURRENT     1.03      1.03    
0/2        NC57-18DD-SE          1.1   DBFPGA               CURRENT     0.14      0.14    
0/2        NC57-18DD-SE          1.1   IOFPGA               CURRENT     0.22      0.22    
0/2        NC57-18DD-SE          1.1   SATA-INTEL_240G      CURRENT   1132.00   1132.00   
0/3        NC55-36X100G                MIFPGA               NOT READY                     
0/3        NC55-36X100G                Bootloader           NOT READY                     
0/3        NC55-36X100G                IOFPGA               NOT READY                     
0/3        NC55-36X100G                SATA-M600-MCT        NOT READY                     
0/5        NC57-24DD             1.1   MIFPGA               CURRENT     0.11      0.11    
0/5        NC57-24DD             1.1   Bootloader           CURRENT     1.03      1.03    
0/5        NC57-24DD             1.1   DBFPGA               CURRENT     0.14      0.14    
0/5        NC57-24DD             1.1   IOFPGA               CURRENT     0.23      0.23    
0/5        NC57-24DD             1.1   SATA-INTEL_240G      CURRENT   1132.00   1132.00   
0/7        NC57-36H-SE           1.0   MIFPGA               CURRENT     0.03      0.03    
0/7        NC57-36H-SE           1.0   Bootloader           CURRENT     1.03      1.03    
0/7        NC57-36H-SE           1.0   DBFPGA               CURRENT     0.14      0.14    
0/7        NC57-36H-SE           1.0   IOFPGA               CURRENT     0.05      0.05    
0/7        NC57-36H-SE           1.0   SATA-Micron          CURRENT     1.00      1.00    
0/RP0      NC55-RP2-E            1.0   TimingIC-A           CURRENT     7.216     7.216   
0/RP0      NC55-RP2-E            1.0   TimingIC-B-0         CURRENT     7.216     7.216   
0/RP0      NC55-RP2-E            1.0   TimingIC-B-1         CURRENT     7.216     7.216   
0/RP0      NC55-RP2-E            1.0   Bootloader           CURRENT     0.08      0.08    
0/RP0      NC55-RP2-E            1.0   IOFPGA               CURRENT     0.50      0.50    
0/RP0      NC55-RP2-E            1.0   OMGFPGA              CURRENT     0.52      0.52    
0/RP0      NC55-RP2-E            1.0   SATA-Micron          CURRENT     1.00      1.00    
0/RP1      NC55-RP2-E            1.0   TimingIC-A           CURRENT     7.216     7.216   
0/RP1      NC55-RP2-E            1.0   TimingIC-B-0         CURRENT     7.216     7.216   
0/RP1      NC55-RP2-E            1.0   TimingIC-B-1         CURRENT     7.216     7.216   
0/RP1      NC55-RP2-E            1.0   Bootloader           CURRENT     0.08      0.08    
0/RP1      NC55-RP2-E            1.0   IOFPGA               CURRENT     0.50      0.50    
0/RP1      NC55-RP2-E            1.0   OMGFPGA              CURRENT     0.52      0.52    
0/RP1      NC55-RP2-E            1.0   SATA-Micron          CURRENT     1.00      1.00    
0/FC0      NC55-5508-FC2         1.0   Bootloader           CURRENT     1.80      1.80    
0/FC0      NC55-5508-FC2         1.0   IOFPGA               CURRENT     0.19      0.19    
0/FC0      NC55-5508-FC2         1.0   SATA-M5100           CURRENT    75.00     75.00    
0/FC1      NC55-5508-FC2         1.0   Bootloader           CURRENT     1.80      1.80    
0/FC1      NC55-5508-FC2         1.0   IOFPGA               CURRENT     0.19      0.19    
0/FC1      NC55-5508-FC2         1.0   SATA-M5100           CURRENT    75.00     75.00    
0/FC2      NC55-5508-FC2         1.0   Bootloader           CURRENT     1.80      1.80    
0/FC2      NC55-5508-FC2         1.0   IOFPGA               CURRENT     0.19      0.19    
0/FC2      NC55-5508-FC2         1.0   SATA-M5100           CURRENT    75.00     75.00    
0/FC3      NC55-5508-FC2         1.0   Bootloader           CURRENT     1.80      1.80    
0/FC3      NC55-5508-FC2         1.0   IOFPGA               CURRENT     0.19      0.19    
0/FC3      NC55-5508-FC2         1.0   SATA-M5100           CURRENT    75.00     75.00    
0/FC5      NC55-5508-FC2         1.0   Bootloader           CURRENT     1.80      1.80    
0/FC5      NC55-5508-FC2         1.0   IOFPGA               CURRENT     0.19      0.19    
0/FC5      NC55-5508-FC2         1.0   SATA-M5100           CURRENT    75.00     75.00    
0/SC0      NC55-SC               1.5   Bootloader           CURRENT     1.74      1.74    
0/SC0      NC55-SC               1.5   IOFPGA               CURRENT     0.10      0.10    
0/SC1      NC55-SC               1.5   Bootloader           CURRENT     1.74      1.74    
0/SC1      NC55-SC               1.5   IOFPGA               CURRENT     0.10      0.10

Important Notes

  • The total number of bridge-domains (2*BDs) and GRE tunnels put together should not exceed 1518. Here the number 1518 represents the multi-dimensional scale value.

  • The offline diagnostics functionality is not supported in NCS 5500 platform. Therefore, the hw-module service offline location command will not work. However, you can use the (sysadmin)# hw-module shutdown location command to bring down the LC.

Upgrading Cisco IOS XR Software

Cisco IOS XR Software is installed and activated from modular packages, allowing specific features or software patches to be installed, upgraded, or downgraded without affecting unrelated processes. Software packages can be upgraded or downgraded on all supported card types, or on a single card (node).

Before starting the software upgrade, use the show install health command in the admin mode. This command validates if the statuses of all relevant parameters of the system are ready for the software upgrade without interrupting the system.


Note

  • If you use a TAR package to upgrade from a Cisco IOS XR release prior to 7.x, the output of the show install health command in admin mode displays the following error messages: 

sysadmin-vm:0_RSP0# show install health
. . .
ERROR /install_repo/gl/xr -rw-r--r--. 1 8413 floppy 3230320 Mar 14 05:45 <platform>-isis-2.2.0.0-r702.x86_64
ERROR /install_repo/gl/xr -rwxr-x---. 1 8413 165 1485781 Mar 14 06:02 <platform>-k9sec-3.1.0.0-r702.x86_64
ERROR /install_repo/gl/xr -rw-r--r--. 1 8413 floppy 345144 Mar 14 05:45 <platform>-li-1.0.0.0-r702.x86_64

You can ignore these messages and proceed with the installation operation.

  • Quad configurations will be lost when you perform a software downgrade on a NCS-55A1-48Q6H device from IOS XR Release 7.5.1 onwards to a release prior to IOS XR Release 7.5.1 due to non-backward compatibility change. The lost configuration can be applied manually after the downgrade.


    Note

    A quad is a group of four ports with common speeds, 1G/10G or 25G. You can configure the ports speed for a quad by using the hw-module quad command.

Production Software Maintenance Updates (SMUs)

A production SMU is a SMU that is formally requested, developed, tested, and released. Production SMUs are intended for use in a live network environment and are formally supported by the Cisco TAC and the relevant development teams. Software bugs identified through software recommendations or Bug Search Tools are not a basis for production SMU requests.

For information on production SMU types, refer the Production SMU Types section of the IOS XR Software Maintenance Updates (SMUs) guide.

Cisco IOS XR Error messages

To view, search, compare, and download Cisco IOS XR Error Messages, refer to the Cisco IOS XR Error messages tool.

Cisco IOS XR MIBs

To determine the MIBs supported by platform and release, refer to the Cisco IOS XR MIBs tool.