Network Convergence System 5500 Series Routers


Note

Cisco IOS XR Release 7.10.2 is an Extended Maintenance Release of Cisco IOS XR Release 7.10.1 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 7.10.2

Cisco IOS XR Release 7.10.2 is an extended 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.

For more details on the Cisco IOS XR release model and associated support, see Software Lifecycle Support Statement - IOS XR.

Caveats

Table 1. Cisco NCS 5500 Series Router Specific Bugs

Bug ID

Headline

CSCwh77622

The error PLATFORM-PLAT_FIB-3-HW_PROG_ERROR srv6nh seen after bgp session flap

Behavior Changes

Starting with Cisco IOS XR Software Release 7.10.1, you must configure a name server for Smart Licensing deployment options that use HTTPS for communication with Cisco Smart Software Manager (CSSM). If the system cannot validate that the Common Name (CN) in the X.509 server certificate is a Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN), communication with CSSM results in an Error during SSL communication. See the Smart Licensing Chapter in the System Management Configuration Guide for NCS 5500 Series Routers for more information and options to bypass the name server configuration.

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 7.10.2 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-r7102.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-r7102.x86_64.rpm

ncs5500-mpls-te-rsvp-2.2.0.0-r7102.x86_64.rpm

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

Cisco IOS XR Security Package

ncs5500-k9sec-3.1.0.0-r7102.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-r7102.x86_64.rpm

Support ISIS

Cisco IOS XR OSPF package

ncs5500-ospf-2.0.0.0-r7102.x86_64.rpm

Support OSPF

Lawful Intercept (LI) Package

ncs5500-li-1.0.0.0-r7102.x86_64.rpm

Includes LI software images

Multicast Package

ncs5500-mcast-1.0.0.0-r7102.rpm

Support Multicast
Table 3. Release 7.10.2 TAR files for Cisco NCS 5500 Series Router

Feature Set

Filename

NCS 5500 IOS XR Software 3DES

NCS5500-iosxr-k9-7.10.2.tar

NCS 5500 IOS XR Software

NCS5500-iosxr-7.10.2.tar

NCS 5500 IOS XR Software

NCS5500-docs-7.10.2.tar

Table 4. Release 7.10.2 Packages for Cisco NCS 5700 Series Router

Feature Set

Filename

NCS 5700 IOS XR Software

ncs5700-x64-7.10.2.iso

NCS 5700 IOS XR Software (only k9 RPMs)

ncs5700-k9sec-rpms.7.10.2.tar

NCS 5700 IOS XR Software Optional Package

NCS5700-optional-rpms.7.10.2.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. 

RP/0/RP0/CPU0#show version
Cisco IOS XR Software, Version 7.10.2
Copyright (c) 2013-2023 by Cisco Systems, Inc.

Build Information:
 Built By     : deenayak
 Built On     : Sat Nov 18 06:14:20 PST 2023
 Built Host   : iox-ucs-044
 Workspace    : /auto/srcarchive14/prod/7.10.2/ncs5500/ws
 Version      : 7.10.2
 Location     : /opt/cisco/XR/packages/
 Label        : 7.10.2

cisco NCS-5500 () processor
System uptime is 20 hours 30 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:

NCS 5500:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0#show hw-module fpd 

Auto-upgrade:Enabled
                                                                         FPD Versions
                                                                        ==============
Location   Card type             HWver FPD device       ATR Status    Running   Programd  
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0/0        NC57-48Q2D-SE-S       0.4   MIFPGA                CURRENT     0.21      0.21    
0/0        NC57-48Q2D-SE-S       1.0   TimingIC-A            CURRENT     7.216     7.216   
0/0        NC57-48Q2D-SE-S       1.0   TimingIC-B            CURRENT     7.216     7.216   
0/0        NC57-48Q2D-SE-S       0.4   ALDRINFPGA            CURRENT     1.06      1.06    
0/0        NC57-48Q2D-SE-S       0.4   Bootloader            CURRENT     1.00      1.00    
0/0        NC57-48Q2D-SE-S       0.4   DBFPGA                CURRENT     0.14      0.14    
0/0        NC57-48Q2D-SE-S       0.4   IOFPGA                CURRENT     0.105     0.105   
0/0        NC57-48Q2D-SE-S       0.4   SATA-INTEL_240G       CURRENT   1132.00   1132.00   
0/1        NC57-18DD-SE          1.1   MIFPGA                CURRENT     0.11      0.11    
0/1        NC57-18DD-SE          1.1   Bootloader            CURRENT     1.03      1.03    
0/1        NC57-18DD-SE          1.1   DBFPGA                CURRENT     0.14      0.14    
0/1        NC57-18DD-SE          1.1   IOFPGA                CURRENT     0.22      0.22    
0/1        NC57-18DD-SE          1.1   SATA-M5100            CURRENT    75.00     75.00    
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-M5100            CURRENT    75.00     75.00    
0/3        NC57-18DD-SE          1.1   MIFPGA                CURRENT     0.11      0.11    
0/3        NC57-18DD-SE          1.1   Bootloader            CURRENT     1.03      1.03    
0/3        NC57-18DD-SE          1.1   DBFPGA                CURRENT     0.14      0.14    
0/3        NC57-18DD-SE          1.1   IOFPGA                CURRENT     0.22      0.22    
0/3        NC57-18DD-SE          1.1   SATA-M5100            CURRENT    75.00     75.00    
0/5        NC57-18DD-SE          1.1   MIFPGA                CURRENT     0.11      0.11    
0/5        NC57-18DD-SE          1.1   Bootloader            CURRENT     1.03      1.03    
0/5        NC57-18DD-SE          1.1   DBFPGA                CURRENT     0.14      0.14    
0/5        NC57-18DD-SE          1.1   IOFPGA                CURRENT     0.22      0.22    
0/5        NC57-18DD-SE          1.1   SATA-M5100            CURRENT    75.00     75.00    
0/6        NC57-18DD-SE          1.1   MIFPGA                CURRENT     0.11      0.11    
0/6        NC57-18DD-SE          1.1   Bootloader            CURRENT     1.03      1.03    
0/6        NC57-18DD-SE          1.1   DBFPGA                CURRENT     0.14      0.14    
0/6        NC57-18DD-SE          1.1   IOFPGA                CURRENT     0.22      0.22    
0/6        NC57-18DD-SE          1.1   SATA-M5100            CURRENT    75.00     75.00    
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-M5100            CURRENT    75.00     75.00    
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-M5100            CURRENT    75.00     75.00    
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/FC4      NC55-5508-FC2         1.0   Bootloader            CURRENT     1.80      1.80    
0/FC4      NC55-5508-FC2         1.0   IOFPGA                CURRENT     0.19      0.19    
0/FC4      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               1.4   Bootloader            CURRENT     1.74      1.74    
0/SC0      NC55-SC               1.4   IOFPGA                CURRENT     0.10      0.10    
0/SC1      NC55-SC               1.4   Bootloader            CURRENT     1.74      1.74    
0/SC1      NC55-SC               1.4   IOFPGA                CURRENT     0.10      0.10

NCS 5700:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0#show fpd package

=============================== ================================================
                                        Field Programmable Device Package
                                ================================================
                                               Req     SW      Min Req   Min Req
Card Type            FPD Description           Reload  Ver     SW Ver  Board Ver
=================== ========================== ====== ======= ======== =========
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NCS-57B1-5DSE-SYS    ADM1_Config                NO      0.50      0.50      0.0  
                     ADM2_Config                NO      0.50      0.50      0.0  
                     ADM3_Config                NO      0.50      0.50      0.0  
                     IoFpga                     YES     0.09      0.09      0.0  
                     IoFpgaGolden               YES     0.09      0.08      0.0  
                     Primary-BIOS               YES     1.11      1.11      0.0  
                     StdbyFpga                  YES     0.24      0.24      0.0  
                     StdbyFpgaGolden            YES     0.24      0.24      0.0  
                     TamFw                      YES     6.05      6.05      0.0  
                     TamFwGolden                YES     6.05      6.05      0.0  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NCS-57B1-6D24-SYS    ADM1_Config                NO      0.94      0.94      0.0  
                     ADM2_Config                NO      0.94      0.94      0.0  
                     ADM3_Config                NO      0.94      0.94      0.0  
                     IoFpga                     YES     0.09      0.09      0.0  
                     IoFpgaGolden               YES     0.09      0.08      0.0  
                     Primary-BIOS               YES     1.11      1.11      0.0  
                     SsdIntelS4510              YES    11.20     11.20      0.0  
                     SsdMicron5300              YES     0.01      0.01      0.0  
                     StdbyFpga                  YES     0.24      0.24      0.0  
                     StdbyFpgaGolden            YES     0.24      0.24      0.0  
                     TamFw                      YES     6.05      6.05      0.0  
                     TamFwGolden                YES     6.05      6.05      0.0  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NCS-57C1-48Q6-SYS    ADM1_Config                YES     0.07      0.07      0.0  
                     ADM2_Config                YES     0.07      0.07      0.0  
                     IoFpga                     YES     0.47      0.47      0.0  
                     IoFpgaGolden               YES     0.47      0.47      0.0  
                     Primary-BIOS               YES     3.07      3.07      0.0  
                     SsdIntelS4510              YES    11.32     11.32      0.0  
                     SsdMicron5300              YES     0.01      0.01      0.0  
                     StdbyFpga                  YES     0.31      0.31      0.0  
                     StdbyFpgaGolden            YES     0.31      0.31      0.0  
                     TamFw                      YES     7.10      7.10      0.0  
                     TamFwGolden                YES     7.10      7.10      0.0  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NCS-57D2-18DD-SYS    ADM1-DBConfig              YES     1.82      1.82      0.0  
                     ADM2-DBConfig              YES     1.82      1.82      0.0  
                     ADM3-DBConfig              YES     1.82      1.82      0.0  
                     ADM4-MBConfig              YES     1.82      1.82      0.0  
                     ADM5-MBConfig              YES     1.82      1.82      0.0  
                     ADM6-MBConfig              YES     1.82      1.82      0.0  
                     FtFpga                     NO      0.20      0.20      0.0  
                     FtFpgaGolden               NO      0.20      0.00      0.0  
                     IoFpga                     YES     0.06      0.06      0.0  
                     IoFpgaDB                   YES     0.07      0.07      0.0  
                     IoFpgaGolden               YES     0.05      0.05      0.0  
                     IoFpgaGoldenDB             YES     0.05      0.05      0.0  
                     Primary-BIOS               YES     4.09      4.09      0.0  
                     SsdIntelS4510              YES    11.32     11.32      0.0  
                     SsdMicron5300              YES     0.01      0.01      0.0  
                     StdbyFpga                  YES     0.96      0.96      0.0  
                     StdbyFpgaGolden            YES     0.83      0.83      0.0  
                     TamFw                      YES     7.09      7.09      0.0  
                     TamFwGolden                YES     7.09      7.09      0.0  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PSU1100W-ACPI        EM-PrimMCU                 NO      1.01      1.01      0.0  
                     EM-SecMCU                  NO      1.05      1.05      0.0  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PSU2KW-ACPE          PO-PrimMCU                 NO     17.56     17.56      0.0  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PSU2KW-ACPI          PO-PrimMCU                 NO      1.03      1.03      0.0  
                     PO-SecMCU                  NO      1.13      1.13      0.0  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PSU2KW-DCPE          PO-PrimMCU                 NO     17.56     17.56      0.0  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PSU2KW-DCPI          PO-PrimMCU                 NO      1.07      1.07      0.0  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PSU950W-DCPI         EM-PrimMCU                 NO      1.00      1.00      0.0  
RP/0/RP0/CPU0#:ROUTER_NCS5700#

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.