Release Notes for Cisco Network Convergence System 540 Series Routers, Cisco IOS XR Release 6.5.3


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The Cisco Network Convergence System 540 Routers (NCS 540) complements Cisco’s offerings for IP RAN solutions for the GSM, UMTS, LTE, and CDMA. Cisco NCS 540 Series routers are designed with I-Temp grade devices.

The Cisco NCS 540 Series routers are designed for cost-effective delivery of these next-generation services. These routers are temperature-hardened, high-throughput, small form factor, low-power-consumption devices suitable for both outdoor and indoor deployments. They combine a comprehensive and scalable feature set of Layer 2 VPN (L2VPN) and Layer 3 VPN (L3VPN) services and a rich set of mobile features for a cost-optimized converged access platform. Capabilities such as advanced packet classification, segment routing, ultrawide ECMP, programmable network management, and telemetry are added to the robust and mature features already present in Cisco IOS XR Software.

This release notes describe the features provided in the Cisco IOS XR Software Release. See the Features Introduced in Cisco IOS XR Software Release 6.5.3 section in this document for information on new software features.

System Requirements

Cisco IOS XR Release 6.5.3 contains all features released in Cisco IOS XR Release 6.5.2, and Release 6.5.1.

Release 6.5.2 and Release 6.5.1 are limited availability (LA) releases.

This section describes the system requirements for the Cisco Network Convergence System 540 Series Routers Release 6.5.3.

For more information on IOS XR Release 6.5.1 features, see Release Notes for Cisco NCS 540 Series Routers, Release 6.5.1

For more information on IOS XR Release 6.5.2 features, see Release Notes for Cisco NCS 540 Series Routers, Release 6.5.2

Release 6.5.3 Packages

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

Table 1. Release 6.5.3 Packages for Cisco NCS 540 Series Router

Composite Package

Feature Set

Filename

Description

Cisco IOS XR IP Unicast Routing Core Bundle

ncs540-mini-x-6.5.3.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

ncs540-mgbl-1.0.0.0-653.x86_64.rpm

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

Cisco IOS XR MPLS Package

ncs540-mpls-1.0.0.0-653.x86_64.rpm

ncs540-mpls-te-rsvp-1.0.0.0-653.x86_64.rpm

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

Cisco IOS XR Security Package

ncs540-k9sec-1.0.0.0-653.x86_64.rpm

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

Cisco IOS XR ISIS package

ncs540-isis-1.0.0.0-653.x86_64.rpm

Support ISIS

Cisco IOS XR OSPF package

ncs540-ospf-1.0.0.0-653.x86_64.rpm

Support OSPF

Lawful Intercept (LI) Package

ncs540-li-1.0.0.0-653.x86_64.rpm

Includes LI software images

Multicast Package

ncs540-mcast-1.0.0.0-653.x86_64.rpm

Support Multicast

Cisco IOS XR USB Boot Package

ncs540-usb_boot-6.5.3.zip

USB Boot package

Determine Software Version

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

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router#
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:#show version                   
Wed Mar 27 11:02:28.360 IST
Cisco IOS XR Software, Version 6.5.3
Copyright (c) 2013-2019 by Cisco Systems, Inc.
Build Information:
 Built By     : ahoang
 Built On     : Tue Mar 26 06:43:53 PDT 2019
 Built Host   : iox-ucs-026
 Workspace    : /auto/srcarchive13/prod/6.5.3/ncs540/ws
 Version      : 6.5.3
 Location     : /opt/cisco/XR/packages/
cisco NCS-540 () processor
System uptime is 32 minutes

To determine the version of Cisco IOS XR Software packages installed on your router, log in to the router and enter the show install committed summary command: 

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router#show install committed summary 
Wed Mar 27 11:02:30.659 IST
    Committed Packages: 9
        ncs540-xr-6.5.3 version=6.5.3 [Boot image]
        ncs540-isis-1.0.0.0-r653
        ncs540-mpls-1.0.0.0-r653
        ncs540-mpls-te-rsvp-1.0.0.0-r653
        ncs540-li-1.0.0.0-r653
        ncs540-ospf-1.0.0.0-r653
        ncs540-mcast-1.0.0.0-r653
        ncs540-mgbl-1.0.0.0-r653
        ncs540-k9sec-1.0.0.0-r653

Determine Firmware Support

Use the show fpd package command in Admin mode to view the hardware components with their current FPD version and status. 



RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router#admin show fpd package         
Wed Mar 27 11:02:33.514 IST

=============================== ================================================
                                        Field Programmable Device Package
                                ================================================
                                               Req     SW      Min Req   Min Req
Card Type            FPD Description           Reload  Ver     SW Ver  Board Ver
=================== ========================== ====== ======= ======== =========
N540-24Z8Q2C-M       Bootloader                 YES     1.10      1.10      0.0  
                     CPU-IOFPGA                 YES     0.03      0.03      0.0  
                     MB-IOFPGA                  YES     0.18      0.18      0.0  
                     SATA                       NO      5.00      5.00      0.0  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
N540-ACC-SYS         Bootloader                 YES     1.10      1.10      0.0  
                     CPU-IOFPGA                 YES     0.03      0.03      0.0  
                     MB-IOFPGA                  YES     0.18      0.18      0.0  
                     SATA                       NO      5.00      5.00      0.0  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
N540-X-24Z8Q2C-M     Bootloader                 YES     1.10      1.10      0.0  
                     CPU-IOFPGA                 YES     0.03      0.03      0.0  
                     MB-IOFPGA                  YES     0.18      0.18      0.0  
                     SATA                       NO      5.00      5.00      0.0  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
N540X-ACC-SYS        Bootloader                 YES     1.10      1.10      0.0  
                     CPU-IOFPGA                 YES     0.03      0.03      0.0  
                     MB-IOFPGA                  YES     0.18      0.18      0.0  
                     SATA                       NO      5.00      5.00      0.0  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router#

Use the show hw-module fpd command in EXEC 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. 

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router#show hw-module fpd
                                                               FPD Versions
                                                               =================
Location   Card type        HWver FPD device       ATR Status   Running Programd
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0/RP0     N540-24Z8Q2C-M    1.0   MB-MIFPGA            CURRENT    0.04    0.04 
0/RP0     N540-24Z8Q2C-M    1.0   Bootloader           CURRENT    1.10    1.10 
0/RP0     N540-24Z8Q2C-M    1.0   CPU-IOFPGA           CURRENT    0.03    0.03 
0/RP0     N540-24Z8Q2C-M    1.0   MB-IOFPGA            CURRENT    0.18    0.18

Important Notes

  • After you run the show tech ofa command, the system prints the easy_debug_ltrace syslog message on the console. However, there is no functional impact on the router.

  • 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 maximum number of Bridge-Domains that are supported in Release 6.5.3 is 250. However, the show l2vpn capability command displays the maximum number of BD supported as 750, which will be available in a future release.

  • The offline diagnostics functionality is not supported in NCS 540 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.

Supported MIBs

The Cisco NCS 5500 MIB support list is also applicable to the Series Routers. For the list of supported MIBs, see the Cisco NCS5500 MIB Support List.

Features Introduced in This Release

New Hardware Features Introduced in this Release

There are no new hardware features introduced in this release.

Supported Optics

The following optics are supported on the Cisco NCS 540 Series router in this release:

  • QSFP-100G-SR4-S

  • QSFP-100G-LR4-S

  • QSFP-100G-PSM4-S

  • QSFP-100G-CWDM4-S

  • QSFP-100G-SM-SR

  • QSFP-100G-AOCxxM

  • QSFP-40G-SR4, and –S

  • QSFP-40G-CSR4

  • QSFP-40G-SR-BD

  • QSFP-40G-LR4, and –S

  • WSP-Q40GLR4L

  • QSFP-40G-ER4

  • QSFP-4x10G-LR-S (40G-PSM4)

  • SFP-25G-SR-S

  • SFP-10G-SR, and –S

  • SFP-10G-SR-X

  • SFP-10G-LR, and –S

  • SFP-10G-LR-X

  • SFP-10G-ER, and –S

  • SFP-10G-ZR, and –S

  • DWDM-SFP10G-xxxx (fixed)

  • DWDM-SFP10G-59.79

  • DWDM-SFP10G-C (tunable)

  • GLC-TE (1000BASE-T)

  • GLC-SX-MMD

  • GLC-SX-MM-RGD

  • GLC-LH-SMD

  • GLC-EX-SMD

  • GLC-ZX-SMD

  • GLC-ZX-SM-RGD

  • CWDM-SFP-xxxx (CWDM-SFP-1550, CWDM-SFP-1570)

  • DWDM-SFP-xxxx (DWDM-SFP-5494)

  • RPHY-S10G-40K-200=

  • RPHY-S10G-20K-200=

Restrictions and Limitations on the Cisco NCS 540 Series Router

The following restrictions are applicable only to Cisco N540-24Z8Q2C-SYS, N540X-ACC-SYS, and N540-ACC-SYS variants.

  • In the Cisco IOS XR Release 7.0.1, the Packet IO feature is not supported on bundle interfaces.

  • The show inventory and the show diagnostic commands do not display the fan serial number.

  • The interface ports 0/0/0/24 to 0/0/0/31 do not support 1G Copper SFPs.

  • Remove the speed settings on the 1G Copper optics when 10M/100M is configured and replaced with 1G SFP optics.

  • The hw-module profile mfib statistics command is not supported.

Caveats

This section describes open and resolved severity 1 and 2 caveats and select severity 3 caveats:

  • The “Open Caveats” sections list open caveats that apply to the current release and may apply to previous releases. A caveat that is open for a prior release and is still unresolved applies to all future releases until it is resolved.

  • The “Resolved Caveats” sections list caveats resolved in a specific release, but open in previous releases.

The bug IDs are sorted alphanumerically.


Note
The Caveats section includes the bug ID and a short description of the bug. For details on the symptoms, conditions, and workaround for a specific caveat you must use the Bug Search Tool.

Cisco IOS XR Caveats

Caveat ID Number

Description

CSCvo83125

show ssh history command displays the warning message in sysylog when SSH exceeds the rate limit

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).

The upgrade document is available along with the software images.

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.

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