Upgrading to Cisco 1x2 / Compact Shelf RPD Software 9.x

Upgrade Cisco RPD and Cisco cBR-8 Router

The following scenarios are supported for upgrading the RPD and Cisco cBR-8 router.

Table 1. Cisco 1x2 / Compact Shelf RPD Software 9.4

Cisco cBR-8 Original Version

RPD Original Version

RPD State Before Upgrade

Cisco cBR-8 Upgrade Version

RPD Upgrade Version

RPD State After Upgrade

Lower than 17.3.1x

Lower than 9.4

online

17.3.1x

9.4

online

Lower than 17.3.1x

Lower than 9.4

init(gcp)

17.3.1x

9.4

online
Table 2. Cisco 1x2 / Compact Shelf RPD Software 9.3

Cisco cBR-8 Original Version

RPD Original Version

RPD State Before Upgrade

Cisco cBR-8 Upgrade Version

RPD Upgrade Version

RPD State After Upgrade

Lower than 17.3.1x

Lower than 9.3

online

17.3.1x

9.3

online

Lower than 17.3.1x

Lower than 9.3

init(gcp)

17.3.1x

9.3

online
Table 3. Cisco 1x2 / Compact Shelf RPD Software 9.2

Cisco cBR-8 Original Version

Cisco RPD Original Version

Cisco RPD State Before Upgrade

Cisco cBR-8 Upgrade Version

Cisco RPD Upgrade Version

Cisco RPD State After Upgrade

Lower than 17.3.1w

Lower than 9.2

online

17.3.1w

9.2

online

Lower than 17.3.1w

Lower than 9.2

init(gcp)

17.3.1w

9.2

online
Table 4. Cisco 1x2 / Compact Shelf RPD Software 9.1

Cisco cBR-8 Original Version

Cisco RPD Original Version

Cisco RPD State Before Upgrade

Cisco cBR-8 Upgrade Version

Cisco RPD Upgrade Version

Cisco RPD State After Upgrade

Lower than 17.3.1w

Lower than 9.1

online

17.3.1w

9.1

online

Lower than 17.3.1w

Lower than 9.1

init(gcp)

17.3.1w

9.1

online

Prerequisites

Before upgrading the system, make sure that the following requirements are met:

  • Console access for both SUP line cards is required.

  • Download the files from the Cisco.com Software Center.

Table 5. Upgrade File Download Location

RPD Version

Download Files

Cisco RPD 9.4

Cisco RPD 9.3

Cisco RPD 9.2

Cisco RPD 9.1

Note

For more information on how to upgrade the Cisco cBR-8 router, see Upgrading the Cisco cBR Series Converged Broadband Routers for Cisco IOS XE Amsterdam 17.3.x.

When upgrading Cisco cBR-8 router, if there is any difference between the procedure for upgrading the Cisco cBR-8 Routers for Cisco IOS XE Amsterdam 17.3.x and the following steps, the Cisco cBR-8 Upgrade Guide prevails.

Upgrade Procedure for Cisco RPD and Cisco cBR-8 Router

Procedure

Step 1

Copy the required Cisco IOS XE package to bootflash and stby-bootflash: 

copy <location>/<Cisco IOS XE software download filename> bootflash: 
copy <location>/<Cisco IOS XE software version>.SPA.bin stby-bootflash:
Step 2

Verify the Cisco IOS XE package against the md5 hash as provided in the Cisco.com Software center. 

verify /md5 bootflash:<Cisco IOS XE software download filename> 
verify /md5 stby-bootflash:<Cisco IOS XE software download filename>
Step 3

Back up the current running config to bootflash.

copy running-config bootflash:pre-upgrade.cfg
Step 4

Check the system status before the upgrade.

Save the information to compare against the system status after the upgrade. For commands on checking the status, see the show commands at the end of this section.

Step 5

Copy the Cisco RPD image to a TFTP server that is accessible by the RPDs.

Step 6

Verify the current RPD software version by running the following command:

show cable rpd sw-version
Step 7

Upgrade all RPD images to the required version by using SSD from the Cisco cBR-8 router.

cable rpd all ssd <tftp_server_ip> tftp <rpd_version_file_path>
Note 

The all command is not recommended in large-scale RPD deployments. If you have a larger number of RPDs, it is recommended to upgrade the RPD per line card or per Organizationally Unique Identifier (OUI).

Step 8

Verify RPD SSD status.

The status shows as downloading.
cable rpd all ssd status
Step 9

Verify that all RPDs have downloaded the new image. 

cable rpd all ssd status
show cable rpd
Step 10

Configure the chassis to boot the system with Cisco IOS XE version image. Save the running configuration.

configure terminal
no boot system
boot system bootflash:<Cisco IOS XE software download filename>
config-register 0x2102
end
copy running-config startup-config
Step 11

Reload and start the Cisco cBR-8 router.

Reload
Step 12

Adjust the RPD type/max-carrier/base-power as necessary.

If you upgrade the Compact Shelf from Cisco IOS XE Everest 16.5.x or Cisco IOS XE Everest 16.6.x to Cisco IOS XE Fuji 16.7.x or later, you must change the RPD type to shelf. By default the RPD type is Node. Adjust the related base-power according to your requirement.

Step 13

Verify that the RPDs have been upgraded to new version and are online.

show cable rpd
show cable rpd sw-version

The following show commands can be used during the verification test:

  • show version

  • show platform

  • show platform diag

  • show environment

  • show environment power

  • show platform hardware slot P <0-5> mcu status

  • show facility-alarm status

  • show redundancy

  • show redundancy line card all

  • show ip ospf neighbor

  • show cable modem voice

  • show cable calls

  • show cable licenses all

  • show inventory

  • show log

  • show cable rpd

  • show cable modem summary total

  • show cable rpd lcha

  • show running

  • show tech

Upgrade Cisco RPD Software

Before you begin

Before upgrading the system, make sure the following requirements are met:

SUMMARY STEPS

  1. Copy the Cisco RPD softwre image package to a TFTP server where it can be accessed by the RPDs.
  2. Verify the current RPD software version.
  3. Upgrade all RPDs image to the latest version through SSD.
  4. Verify the RPD SSD status. It will show the status as downloading.
  5. Verify that all RPDs have downloaded the new image.
  6. Verify that the RPDs have been upgraded to new version and are online.

DETAILED STEPS

  Command or Action Purpose
Step 1

Copy the Cisco RPD softwre image package to a TFTP server where it can be accessed by the RPDs.

Step 2

Verify the current RPD software version.

 

show cable rpd sw-version
Step 3

Upgrade all RPDs image to the latest version through SSD.

 

cable rpd all ssd <tftp_server_ip> tftp <rpd_version_file_path>
Note 

The all command is not recommended in large scale RPD deployment. If you have many RPDs, it is recommended to upgrade the RPD per line card or per OUI.

Step 4

Verify the RPD SSD status. It will show the status as downloading. 

cable rpd all ssd status
Step 5

Verify that all RPDs have downloaded the new image.

 

cable rpd all ssd status
show cable rpd

You can also use cable rpd slot <slot_num> ssd status to check upgrade status for each line card.

Step 6

Verify that the RPDs have been upgraded to new version and are online.

 

show cable rpd
show cable rpd sw-version

These show commands might be used during the verification test:

  • show version

  • show platform

  • show platform diag

  • show environment

  • show environment power

  • show platform hardware slot P <0-5> mcu status

  • show facility-alarm status

  • show redundancy

  • show redundancy line card all

  • show ip ospf neighbor

  • show cable modem voice

  • show cable calls

  • show cable licenses all

  • show inventory

  • show log

  • show cable rpd

  • show cable modem summary total

  • show cable rpd lcha

  • show running

  • show tech

Upgrade Cisco cBR-8 Router

This section explains the procedure to upgrade only the Cisco cBR-8 router.

The following scenarios are supported in upgrading the Cisco cBR-8 router.

Cisco cBR-8 Original Version

Cisco RPD Version

Cisco RPD State Before Upgrade

Cisco cBR-8 Upgrade Version

Cisco RPD State After Upgrade

Lower than 17.3.1x

9.x

init(gcp)

17.3.1x

online

Before upgrading the system, make sure the following requirements are met:


Note

For information on how to upgrade the cBR-8 router, see Upgrading the Cisco cBR Series Converged Broadband Routers for Cisco IOS XE Amsterdam 17.3.x.

These show commands might be used during the verification test:

  • show version

  • show platform

  • show platform diag

  • show environment

  • show environment power

  • show platform hardware slot P <0-5> mcu status

  • show facility-alarm status

  • show redundancy

  • show redundancy line card all

  • show ip ospf neighbor

  • show cable modem voice

  • show cable calls

  • show cable licenses all

  • show inventory

  • show log

  • show cable rpd

  • show cable modem summary total

  • show cable rpd lcha

  • show running

  • show tech