[c-nsp] What is the fpd package used for in newer IOS releases?

[David Prall]

FPD Field Programmable Device. Typically WAN Interface firmware updates.
Typically you'll have "upgrade fpd auto" in the configuration. 

A quick search:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/interfaces_modules/shared_port_adapters/conf
iguration/7600series/76fpd.html

David

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net [mailto:cisco-nsp-
> bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of John Neiberger
> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 3:09 PM
> To: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
> Subject: [c-nsp] What is the fpd package used for in newer IOS
> releases?
> 
> I've done some recent upgrades from 12.2(18) up to 12.2(33) and we've
> been having to put an fdp package on flash along with the actual IOS.
> I've yet to find out exactly what those are for. I was told by another
> more senior engineer that they need to be there, but that's the extent
> of my knowledge of them. Can any of you shed some light on these
> mysterious packages?
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