Network Convergence System 560 Series Routers

What's New in Cisco IOS XR Release 24.3.2

Cisco IOS XR Release 24.3.2 is a maintenance release for Cisco NCS 560 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 IOS XR NCS 560 Routers Specific Bugs

Bug ID

Headline

CSCwn41235

MRIB process memory leak is observed once peer node process restarts.

CSCwk56030

After executing the shut or no shut command the interface remains up, but the egress traffic is down.

Release Package

This following 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 24.3.2 Packages for Cisco NCS 560 Series Router

Composite Package

Feature Set

Filename

Description

Cisco IOS XR IP Unicast Routing Core Bundle

ncs560-mini-x-24.3.2.iso

Contains base image contents that includes:

  • Host operating system

  • System Admin boot image

  • IOS XR boot image

  • BGP packages

  • OS

  • Admin

  • Base

  • Forwarding

  • Modular Services Card

  • Routing

  • SNMP Agent

  • Alarm Correlation

Cisco IOS XR Manageability Package

ncs560-mgbl-1.0.0.0-r2432.x86_64.rpm

Telemetry, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Parser, and HTTP server packages, NETCONF, YANG Models, gRPC.

Cisco IOS XR OSPF package

ncs560-ospf-1.0.0.0-r2432.x86_64.rpm

Supports OSPF

Cisco IOS XR Security Package

ncs560-k9sec-1.0.0.0-r2432.x86_64.rpm

k9sec is needed for IPsec or MACsec and Dot1x and for basic crypto services such as Decryption, Secure Shell (SSH), Secure Socket Layer (SSL), and Public-key infrastructure (PKI).

Multicast Package

ncs560-mcast-1.0.0.0-r2432.x86_64.rpm

Supports Multicast

Supports Automatic Multicast Tunneling (AMT), IGMP Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD), Multicast Label Distribution Protocol (MLDP), Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP) and PIM.

Cisco IOS XR ISIS package

ncs560-isis-1.0.0.0-r2432.x86_64.rpm

Supports Intermediate System to Intermediate System (IS-IS).

Cisco IOS XR USB Boot Package

ncs560-usb_boot-24.3.2.zip

Supports Cisco IOS XR USB Boot Package

Cisco IOS XR MPLS Package

ncs560-mpls-1.0.0.0-r2432.x86_64.rpm

ncs560-mpls-te-rsvp-1.0.0.0-r2432.x86_64.rpm

Supports MPLS and MPLS Traffic Engineering (MPLS-TE) RPM. Label Distribution Protocol (LDP), MPLS Forwarding, MPLS Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM), Link Manager Protocol (LMP), Optical User Network Interface (OUNI) and Layer-3 VPN.

Cisco IOS XR MPLS-TE and RSVP Package

MPLS Traffic Engineering (MPLS-TE) and Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP).

Cisco IOS XR LI Package

ncs560-li-1.0.0.0-r2432.x86_64.rpm

Lawful Intercept

Cisco IOS XR EIGRP Package

ncs560-eigrp-1.0.0.0-r2432.x86_64.rpm

(Optional) Includes EIGRP protocol support software

Determine Software Version

Log in to the router and enter the show version command.

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router#show version
Cisco IOS XR Software, Version 24.3.2
Copyright (c) 2013-2024 by Cisco Systems, Inc.

Build Information:
 Built By     : swtools
 Built On     : Fri Dec  6 17:43:55 PST 2024
 Built Host   : iox-ucs-078
 Workspace    : /auto/srcarchive11/prod/24.3.2/ncs560/ws
 Version      : 24.3.2
 Location     : /opt/cisco/XR/packages/
 Label        : 24.3.2-iso

cisco NCS-560 () processor
System uptime is 56 minutes

Determine Firmware Support

Log in to the router and enter the show fpd package command to know the release image.

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router#show fpd package
Sat Dec  7 17:22:09.640 IST

=============================== ================================================
                                        Field Programmable Device Package
                                ================================================
                                               Req     SW      Min Req   Min Req
Card Type            FPD Description           Reload  Ver     SW Ver  Board Ver
=================== ========================== ====== ======= ======== =========
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A900-IMA-8Z-L-CC     IMFPGA                     YES     1.50      1.50      0.0  
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A900-IMA8CS1Z-CC     IMFPGA                     YES     1.115     1.115     0.0  
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A900-IMA8CS1Z-M      IMFPGA                     YES     1.115     1.115     0.0  
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A900-IMA8Z           IMFPGA                     YES    17.05     17.05      0.0  
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A900-IMA8Z-CC        IMFPGA                     YES    17.05     17.05      0.0  
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A900-IMA8Z-L         IMFPGA                     YES     1.50      1.50      0.0  
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A900-PWR1200-A       DCA-PriMCU(A)              NO      0.11      0.11      0.0  
                     DCA-SecMCU(A)              NO      1.04      1.04      0.0  
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A900-PWR1200-D       LIT-PriMCU(A)              NO      1.27      1.27      0.0  
                     LIT-SecMCU(A)              NO      1.27      1.27      0.0  
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A900-PWR900-D2       LIT-PriMCU(A)              NO      1.82      1.82      0.0  
                     LIT-SecMCU(A)              NO      1.84      1.84      0.0  
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A907-FAN-E           PSOC(A)                    NO      1.65      1.65      0.0  
                     PSOC(A)                    NO      1.66      1.66      0.4  
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A907-FAN-H           PSOC(A)                    NO      1.65      1.65      0.0  
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ASR914-F2B-FAN       PSOC(A)                    NO     44.08     44.08      0.0  
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N560-4-FAN-H         PSOC(A)                    NO    177.02    177.02      0.0  
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N560-4-FAN-H-CC      PSOC(A)                    NO    177.02    177.02      0.0  
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N560-4-FAN-H-R       PSOC(A)                    NO    177.02    177.02      0.0  
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N560-4-PWR-FAN       PSOC(A)                    NO    177.08    177.08      0.0  
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N560-4-PWR-FAN-CC    PSOC(A)                    NO    177.08    177.08      0.0  
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N560-4-PWR-FAN-R     PSOC(A)                    NO    177.08    177.08      0.0  
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N560-4-RSP4          ADM(A)                     NO      1.06      1.06      0.0  
                     IOFPGA(A)                  YES     0.69      0.69      0.0  
                     PRIMARY-BIOS(A)            YES     0.24      0.24      0.0  
                     SATA(A)                    NO      2.20      2.20      0.0  
                     SATA_MAR(A)                NO      1.30      1.30      0.0  
                     SATA_MAR_B4(A)             NO      1.10      1.10      0.0  
                     SATA_SMI(A)                NO      1.10      1.10      0.0  
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N560-4-RSP4-CC       ADM(A)                     NO      1.06      1.06      0.0  
                     IOFPGA(A)                  YES     0.69      0.69      0.0  
                     PRIMARY-BIOS(A)            YES     0.24      0.24      0.0  
                     SATA(A)                    NO      2.20      2.20      0.0  
                     SATA_MAR(A)                NO      1.30      1.30      0.0  
                     SATA_MAR_B4(A)             NO      1.10      1.10      0.0  
                     SATA_SMI(A)                NO      1.10      1.10      0.0  
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N560-4-RSP4E         ADM(A)                     NO      1.06      1.06      0.0  
                     IOFPGA(A)                  YES     0.69      0.69      0.0  
                     PRIMARY-BIOS(A)            YES     0.24      0.24      0.0  
                     SATA(A)                    NO      2.20      2.20      0.0  
                     SATA_MAR(A)                NO      1.30      1.30      0.0  
                     SATA_MAR_B4(A)             NO      1.10      1.10      0.0  
                     SATA_SMI(A)                NO      1.10      1.10      0.0  
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N560-4-RSP4E-CC      ADM(A)                     NO      1.06      1.06      0.0  
                     IOFPGA(A)                  YES     0.69      0.69      0.0  
                     PRIMARY-BIOS(A)            YES     0.24      0.24      0.0  
                     SATA(A)                    NO      2.20      2.20      0.0  
                     SATA_MAR(A)                NO      1.30      1.30      0.0  
                     SATA_MAR_B4(A)             NO      1.10      1.10      0.0  
                     SATA_SMI(A)                NO      1.10      1.10      0.0  
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N560-FAN-H           PSOC(A)                    NO      2.02      2.02      0.0  
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N560-IMA-8Q/4L       IMFPGA                     YES     1.27      1.27      0.0  
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N560-IMA1W           CFP2-D-DCO                 NO     38.27397  38.27397   0.0  
                     CFP2-DE-DCO                NO     38.27397  38.27397   0.0  
                     CFP2-DET-DCO               NO     38.27397  38.27397   0.0  
                     CFP2-DETS-DCO              NO     38.27397  38.27397   0.0  
                     CFP2-DS-DCO                NO     38.27397  38.27397   0.0  
                     CFP2-DS100-DCO             NO     38.27397  38.27397   0.0  
                     IMFPGA                     YES     1.28      1.28      0.0  
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N560-IMA2C           IMFPGA                     YES     6.06      6.06      0.0  
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N560-IMA2C-CC        IMFPGA                     YES     6.06      6.06      0.0  
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N560-IMA2C-DD        IMFPGA                     YES     1.28      1.28      0.0  
                     QDD_100_BRT_FW_P0          NO     70.130    70.130     0.0  
                     QDD_100_BRT_FW_P1          NO     70.130    70.130     0.0  
                     QDD_100_FW_P0              NO     61.23     61.23      0.0  
                     QDD_100_FW_P1              NO     61.23     61.23      0.0  
                     QDD_400_ZRP_FW_P0          NO    161.24    161.24      0.0  
                     QDD_400_ZRP_FW_P1          NO    161.24    161.24      0.0  
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N560-IMA2C-L         IMFPGA                     YES     1.28      1.28      0.0  
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N560-PWR1200-D-E     QCS-PriMCU(A)              NO      1.82      1.82      0.0  
                     QCS-SecMCU(A)              NO      1.84      1.84      0.0  
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N560-RSP4            ADM(A)                     NO      1.06      1.06      0.0  
                     IOFPGA(A)                  YES     0.80      0.80      0.0  
                     PRIMARY-BIOS(A)            YES     0.24      0.24      0.0  
                     SATA(A)                    NO      2.20      2.20      0.0  
                     SATA_MAR(A)                NO      1.30      1.30      0.0  
                     SATA_MAR_B4(A)             NO      1.10      1.10      0.0  
                     SATA_SMI(A)                NO      1.10      1.10      0.0  
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N560-RSP4-E          ADM(A)                     NO      1.06      1.06      0.0  
                     IOFPGA(A)                  YES     0.80      0.80      0.0  
                     PRIMARY-BIOS(A)            YES     0.24      0.24      0.0  
                     SATA(A)                    NO      2.20      2.20      0.0  
                     SATA_MAR(A)                NO      1.30      1.30      0.0  
                     SATA_MAR_B4(A)             NO      1.10      1.10      0.0  
                     SATA_SMI(A)                NO      1.10      1.10      0.0  
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NCS4200-1T16G-PS     IMFPGA                     YES     1.115     1.115     0.0  
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NCS4200-2H-PQ        IMFPGA                     YES     6.06      6.06      0.0  
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NCS4200-8T-PS        IMFPGA                     YES    17.05     17.05      0.0  
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NCS4216-F2B-FAN      PSOC(A)                    NO     44.08     44.08      0.0  
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NCS4216-RSP-800      ADM(A)                     NO      1.06      1.06      0.0  
                     IOFPGA(A)                  YES     0.02      0.02      0.0  
                     PRIMARY-BIOS(A)            YES     0.24      0.24      0.0  
                     SATA(A)                    NO      2.20      2.20      0.0  
                     SATA_MAR(A)                NO      1.30      1.30      0.0  
                     SATA_MAR_B4(A)             NO      1.10      1.10      0.0  
                     SATA_SMI(A)                NO      1.10      1.10      0.0

Log in to the router and enter the show hw-module fpd command to know the current version.

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router#show hw-module fpd
Sat Dec  7 17:21:59.842 IST

Auto-upgrade:Enabled
                                                                         FPD Versions
                                                                        ==============
Location   Card type             HWver FPD device       ATR Status    Running   Programd  
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0/1        A900-IMA8CS1Z-M       0.0   IMFPGA                CURRENT     1.115     1.115   
0/4        A900-IMA8Z            0.0   IMFPGA                CURRENT    17.05     17.05    
0/5        A900-IMA8Z            0.0   IMFPGA                CURRENT    17.05     17.05    
0/7        N560-IMA1W            0.0   IMFPGA                CURRENT     1.28      1.28    
0/9        N560-IMA2C            0.0   IMFPGA                CURRENT     6.06      6.06    
0/10       A900-IMA8Z            0.0   IMFPGA                CURRENT    17.05     17.05    
0/13       A900-IMA8Z            0.0   IMFPGA                CURRENT    17.05     17.05    
0/15       A900-IMA8CS1Z-M       0.0   IMFPGA                CURRENT     1.115     1.115   
0/RP0      N560-RSP4-E           0.0   ADM                   CURRENT     1.06      1.06    
0/RP0      N560-RSP4-E           0.0   IOFPGA                CURRENT     0.80      0.80    
0/RP0      N560-RSP4-E           0.0   PRIMARY-BIOS          CURRENT     0.24      0.24    
0/RP0      N560-RSP4-E           0.0   SATA                  CURRENT     2.20      2.20    
0/RP1      N560-RSP4-E           0.0   ADM                   CURRENT     1.06      1.06    
0/RP1      N560-RSP4-E           0.0   IOFPGA                CURRENT     0.80      0.80    
0/RP1      N560-RSP4-E           0.0   PRIMARY-BIOS          CURRENT     0.24      0.24    
0/RP1      N560-RSP4-E           0.0   SATA                  CURRENT     2.20      2.20    
0/FT0      N560-FAN-H            1.0   PSOC                  CURRENT     2.02      2.02

Important Notes

Licensing

Starting with Cisco IOS XR Release 24.1.1, Smart Licensing Using Policy (SLP) is the default Licensing model. When you upgrade to the Cisco IOS XR Release 24.1.1 release or later, the Smart Licensing Using Policy is enabled by default.

You can migrate your devices to Smart Licensing with Policy model, see Migrating from Smart Licensing to Smart Licensing Using Policy, Smart Licensing Using Policy on Cisco IOS XR Routers.

We recommend that you update to the latest version of SSM On-Prem or Cisco Smart Licensing Utility.


Note


SSM On-Prem and CSSM both support SLP devices and SL devices. SLP devices and SL devices can coexist in a network. The Smart Licensing (SL) model is available in releases Cisco IOS XR Release 7.11.1 and earlier.


Upgrading Cisco IOS XR Software

For software installation and upgrades, refer to the respective upgrade/downgrade docs .tar files based on your 560 router varaint.

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).

The upgrade document for Cisco NCS 560 router is available along with the software image in NCS560_Upgrade_MOP_24.3.1.tar file.

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.