Upgrade Cisco RPD and Cisco cBR-8 Router
The following scenarios are supported for upgrading the RPD and Cisco cBR-8 router.
Cisco cBR-8 Original Version |
RPD Original Version |
RPD State Before Upgrade |
Cisco cBR-8 Upgrade Version |
RPD Upgrade Version |
RPD State After Upgrade |
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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 |
Cisco cBR-8 Original Version |
RPD Original Version |
RPD State Before Upgrade |
Cisco cBR-8 Upgrade Version |
RPD Upgrade Version |
RPD State After Upgrade |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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 |
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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:
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Console access for both SUP line cards is required.
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Download the files from the Cisco.com Software Center.
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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:
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Step 2 |
Verify the Cisco IOS XE package against the md5 hash as provided in the Cisco.com Software center.
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Step 3 |
Back up the current running config to bootflash.
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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. |
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Step 5 |
Copy the Cisco RPD image to a TFTP server that is accessible by the RPDs. |
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Step 6 |
Verify the current RPD software version by running the following command:
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Step 7 |
Upgrade all RPD images to the required version by using SSD from the Cisco cBR-8 router.
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Step 8 |
Verify RPD SSD status. downloading .
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Step 9 |
Verify that all RPDs have downloaded the new image.
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Step 10 |
Configure the chassis to boot the system with Cisco IOS XE version image. Save the running configuration.
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Step 11 |
Reload and start the Cisco cBR-8 router.
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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. |
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Step 13 |
Verify that the RPDs have been upgraded to new version and are online.
The following show commands can be used during the verification test:
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