Upgrading to the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers ROMmon Image Release 12.2(33r)XNC0

Table Of Contents

Upgrading to the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers ROMmon Image Release 12.2(33r)XNC0

ROMmon Overview

Compatibility Requirements

Upgrading ROMmon

Upgrading ROMmon Overview

Checking the Current ROMmon Version

Upgrading ROMmon for an RP2 Processor

Upgrading to the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers ROMmon Image Release 12.2(33r)XNC0

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This document contains procedures for downloading independent ROM monitor (ROMmon) software onto the Route Processor 2 (RP2) on a Cisco ASR 1000 Series Router. This document contains the following sections:

•ROMmon Overview

•Compatibility Requirements

•Upgrading ROMmon

ROMmon Overview

The ROMmon Release 12.2(33r)XNC0 image is provided to customers in cases where a ROMmon upgrade is required, specifically for those Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers that contain the new RP2 Route Processor. A ROMmon upgrade using the ROMmon Release 12.2(33r)XNC0 image is only necessary in cases where you have an RP2 processor, a system message indicates one of the ROMmon on the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers needs an upgrade, or a Cisco technical support representative suggests upgrading ROMmon.

The ROMmon software for Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers containing the new RP2 processor is asr1000-rommon.rp2.122-33r.XNC0.pkg.

Compatibility Requirements

The asr1000-rommon.rp2.122-33r.XNC0.pkg file can be used to upgrade RP2 as long as the privileged EXEC or diagnostic mode prompt on the router can be accessed.

Upgrading ROMmon

This section covers the following topics:

•Upgrading ROMmon Overview

•Checking the Current ROMmon Version

•Upgrading ROMmon for an RP2 Processor

Upgrading ROMmon Overview

If you are unsure if a ROMmon upgrade is required or if you have installed a new RP2 that requires an upgrade, see the "Checking the Current ROMmon Version" section.

Checking the Current ROMmon Version

Enter the show rom-monitor slot or show platform command to check the version of ROMmon running on any RP, ESP, or SIP in your Cisco ASR 1000 Series Router.

If the following output appears after the show rom-monitor slot or show platform command is entered, the RP2 processor in the specified slot is already running ROMmon Release 12.2(33r)XNC0:

Router# show rom-monitor slot

System Bootstrap, Version 12.2(33r)XNC0, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)

Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport

Copyright (c) 2008 by cisco Systems, Inc.

Router# show platform

Chassis type: ASR1006             

Slot      Type                State                 Insert time (ago) 

--------- ------------------- --------------------- ----------------- 

1         MCP-CC              ok                    2d16h         

 1/1      SPA-1XTENGE-XFP     ok                    2d16h         

 1/2      SPA-2XOC3-POS       ok                    2d16h         

 1/3      SPA-2X1GE           ok                    2d16h         

2         ASR1000-SIP10       ok                    2d16h         

R0        ASR1000-RP2         ok, active            2d16h         

F0        ASR1000-ESP20       ok, active            2d16h         

F1        ASR1000-ESP20       ok, standby           2d16h         

P0        ASR1006-PWR-AC      ps, fail              2d16h         

P1        ASR1006-PWR-AC      ok                    2d16h         

Slot      CPLD Version        Firmware Version                        

--------- ------------------- --------------------------------------- 

1         07091401            12.2(33r)XN1                        

2         07091401            12.2(33r)XN1                        

R0        08103002            12.2(33r)XNC0                       

F0        07091401            12.2(33r)XN2                        

F1        07091401            12.2(33r)XN2 

Upgrading ROMmon for an RP2 Processor

Use this procedure to upgrade ROMmon on an RP2 processor in a Cisco ASR 1000 Series Router:

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Step 1 (Optional) Enter the show platform command or the show rom-monitor slot command for each RP2 processor in the router to see the current version of ROMmon currently on the hardware. See the "Checking the Current ROMmon Version" section for information about interpreting this output.

Step 2 If the ROMmon image has not been copied onto the router, copy the asr1000-rommon.rp2.122-33r.XNC0.pkg file that was made available as part of this special release onto the bootflash: or usb[0-1]: file system using the copy source-URL destination-URL command.

Step 3 Enter the dir file-system command to confirm the file was copied into the desired directory.

Step 4 Enter the upgrade rom-monitor filename URL slot command to begin the ROMmon image upgrade, where URL is the path to the ROMmon file and slot specifies the hardware that will receive the ROMmon upgrade.

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Note If there is more than one RP2 processor in the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Router, you can use the upgrade rom-monitor filename URL all command to upgrade all RP2 processors.

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Caution Do not remove hardware, turn off power, or interrupt the router in any way during the ROMmon upgrade. Although the Cisco ASR 1006 Router should be able to recover from most interruptions during the ROMmon upgrade, certain scenarios may cause unpredictable problems.

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Step 5 Messages regarding the upgrade will appear on the console. Once these messages have stopped and the router prompt is available, enter the hw-module slot slot reload command to reload the hardware that was upgraded. The ROMmon upgrade is not complete for any piece of hardware until that piece of hardware is reloaded.

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Note The hw-module slot slot reload command cannot be used to reload an active RP.
If you must reload an active RP to complete a ROMmon upgrade, reload the RP using one of the following methods:
- Enter reload to reload the entire router.
- Force a switchover using the redundancy force-switchover command, and then enter the hw-module slot slot reload command on the RP after it has become the standby RP.

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Step 6 Enter the show platform command or the show rom-monitor slot command to confirm the ROMmon has been upgraded.

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Note The versions of ROMmon in this example are provided for illustrative purposes only.

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Example

Router# show platform

Chassis type: ASR1006             

Slot      Type                State                 Insert time (ago) 

--------- ------------------- --------------------- ----------------- 

1         MCP-CC              ok                    00:05:29      

 1/1      SPA-1XTENGE-XFP     ok                    00:04:27      

 1/2      SPA-2XOC3-POS       ok                    00:04:23      

 1/3      SPA-2X1GE           ok                    00:04:18      

2         ASR1000-SIP10       ok                    00:05:29      

R0        ASR1000-RP2         ok, active            00:05:29      

F0        ASR1000-ESP20       ok, active            00:05:29      

F1        ASR1000-ESP20       ok, standby           00:05:29      

P0        ASR1006-PWR-AC      ps, fail              00:04:58      

P1        ASR1006-PWR-AC      ok                    00:04:58      

Slot      CPLD Version        Firmware Version                        

--------- ------------------- --------------------------------------- 

1         07091401            12.2(33r)XN1                        

2         07091401            12.2(33r)XN1                        

R0        08103002            12.2(20081212:082409) [dbeazley-MCP_...

F0        07091401            12.2(33r)XN2                        

F1        07091401            12.2(33r)XN2

Router# copy tftp bootflash:                                        

Address or name of remote host [172.23.16.81]? 

Source filename []? auto/tftp-boot/rommon/asr1000-rommon.rp2.122-33r.XNC0.pkg 

Destination filename [asr1000-rommon.rp2.122-33r.XNC0.pkg]? 

Accessing tftp://172.23.16.81/auto/tftp-boot/asr1000-rommon.rp2.122-33r.XNC0.pkg...

Loading /auto/tftp-boot/asr1000-rommon.rp2.122-33r.XNC0.pkg from 172.23.16.81 (via 
GigabitEthernet0): !!!

[OK - 559308 bytes]

559308 bytes copied in 1.142 secs (489762 bytes/sec)

Router# dir bootflash:

Directory of bootflash:/

   11  drwx       16384   Dec 4 2007 12:32:46 +00:00  lost+found

86401  drwx        4096   Dec 4 2007 14:06:24 +00:00  .ssh

14401  drwx        4096  Jul 22 2008 01:10:38 +01:00  .rollback_timer

28801  drwx        4096  Aug 20 2008 21:53:54 +01:00  .prst_sync

43201  drwx        4096  Jul 22 2008 01:10:54 +01:00  .installer

43204  drwx        4096  Aug 20 2008 21:21:44 +01:00  210subs

72001  drwx        4096  Aug 20 2008 22:08:12 +01:00  211ioscontrolsubs

   12  -rw-      559308  Sep 10 2008 00:39:44 +01:00 asr1000-rommon.rp2.122-33r.XNC0.pkg

57601  drwx        4096  Aug 20 2008 21:12:02 +01:00  211subs

   13  -rw-       45977  Apr 10 2008 00:48:46 +01:00  target_support_output.tgz.tgz

928862208 bytes total (494886912 bytes free)

Router# upgrade rom-monitor filename bootflash:asr1000-rommon.rp2.122-33r.XNC0.pkg R0

Upgrade rom-monitor on Route-Processor 0

Target copying rom-monitor image file

65536+0 records in

65536+0 records out

65536+0 records in

65536+0 records out

Checking upgrade image...

1048576+0 records in

2048+0 records out

Upgrade image MD5 signature is a0786c348ac9444e62e9e1384877a909

65536+0 records in

65536+0 records out

65536+0 records in

65536+0 records out

65536+0 records in

65536+0 records out

Burning upgrade partition...

1048576+0 records in

1048576+0 records out

Checking upgrade partition...

1048576+0 records in

1048576+0 records out

Upgrade flash partition MD5 signature is a0786c348ac9444e62e9e1384877a909

ROMMON upgrade complete.

To make the new ROMMON permanent, you must restart the RP.

Router# hw-module slot 0 reload

Router#reload

Proceed with reload? [confirm]

System Bootstrap, Version 12.2(33r)XNC0, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)

Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport

Copyright (c) 2008 by cisco Systems, Inc.

Current image running: Boot ROM0

Last reset cause: LocalSoft

ASR1000-RP2 platform with 16777216 Kbytes of main memory

Rommon upgrade requested

Flash upgrade reset 1 in progress

.......

Initializing Hardware ...

System Bootstrap, Version 12.2(33r)XNC0, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)

Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport

Copyright (c) 2008 by cisco Systems, Inc.

Current image running: *Upgrade in progress* Boot ROM1

Last reset cause: BootRomUpgrade

 ***          Incorrect BIOS parameters           *** 

 *** Correcting the BIOS parameters and rebooting *** 

Initializing Hardware ...

System Bootstrap, Version 12.2(33r)XNC0, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)

Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport

Copyright (c) 2008 by cisco Systems, Inc.

Current image running: Boot ROM0

Last reset cause: Watchdog/ICH

ASR1000-RP2 platform with 16777216 Kbytes of main memory

Rommon upgrade requested

Flash upgrade reset 2 in progress

.......

Initializing Hardware ...

System Bootstrap, Version 12.2(33r)XNC0, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)

Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport

Copyright (c) 2008 by cisco Systems, Inc.

Current image running: *Upgrade in progress* Boot ROM1

Last reset cause: BootRomUpgrade

ASR1000-RP2 platform with 16777216 Kbytes of main memory

Router# show platform 

Chassis type: ASR1006             

Slot      Type                State                 Insert time (ago) 

--------- ------------------- --------------------- ----------------- 

1         MCP-CC              ok                    2d16h         

 1/1      SPA-1XTENGE-XFP     ok                    2d16h         

 1/2      SPA-2XOC3-POS       ok                    2d16h         

 1/3      SPA-2X1GE           ok                    2d16h         

2         ASR1000-SIP10       ok                    2d16h         

R0        ASR1000-RP2         ok, active            2d16h         

F0        ASR1000-ESP20       ok, active            2d16h         

F1        ASR1000-ESP20       ok, standby           2d16h         

P0        ASR1006-PWR-AC      ps, fail              2d16h         

P1        ASR1006-PWR-AC      ok                    2d16h         

Slot      CPLD Version        Firmware Version                        

--------- ------------------- --------------------------------------- 

1         07091401            12.2(33r)XN1                        

2         07091401            12.2(33r)XN1                        

R0        08103002            12.2(33r)XNC0                       

F0        07091401            12.2(33r)XN2                        

F1        07091401            12.2(33r)XN2

Router# show rom-monitor 0

System Bootstrap, Version 12.2(33r)XNC0, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)

Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport

Copyright (c) 2008 by cisco Systems, Inc.