[c-nsp] new ASR9901 ios update problem

[Erik Sundberg]

It's pretty simple upgrade for asr9900's running 64 bit. Below is what we use for our ASR9906's when upgrading 64 bit to 64 bit.


!Do your upgrade prechecks (sh run, show redundancy, show platform, show install active, and etc.)

! If installing from an interface that's in a VRF.
http client vrf MANAGEMENT
http client source-interface ipv4 MgmtEth0/RSP0/CPU0/0

! add the software, let the router download it
install add source http://x.x.x.x/Cisco/ASR9906/6.5.3/ asr9k-mini-x64-6.5.3.iso ASR9K-x64-iosxr-px-k9-6.5.3.tar

! install it.
install activate asr9k-mini-x64-6.5.3 asr9k-k9sec-x64-2.1.0.0-r653.x86_64 asr9k-ospf-x64-1.0.0.0-r653.x86_64 asr9k-mpls-x64-2.0.0.0-r653.x86_64 asr9k-mgbl-x64-2.0.0.0-r653.x86_64 asr9k-li-x64-1.1.0.0-r653.x86_64 asr9k-mcast-x64-2.0.0.0-r653.x86_64 asr9k-mpls-te-rsvp-x64-2.1.0.0-r653.x86_64 asr9k-isis-x64-1.1.0.0-r653.x86_64

Router reboots automatically

! Make sure the Linecards are up
show platform

! Make sure the linecards were upgraded
show install active

! Commit the install, or you will need to do it all over again if you reboot the router with the software not commited.
install commit

! Check to see if the linecards need a firmware upgrade.
show hw-module fpd

! Upgrade the firmware if needed
upgrade hw-module location all fpd all

Reload the line cards that say RLOAD REQ.  We just reload the whole chassis.
admin
reload rack 0


And Done........


-----Original Message-----
From: cisco-nsp <cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net> On Behalf Of Tim Warnock
Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 6:40 AM
To: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
Subject: Re: [c-nsp] new ASR9901 ios update problem

eXR makes this so much easier.

Other than the pain of 6.3.2 -> 6.3.3 (where RPM moved to code signing) pretty much none of that is necessary.

But yeah, 3* lines should get you from any version > 6.3.3 to any other version. ([conf t, fpd auto-upgrade enable, commit, end,] copy url://<ip>/file harddisk:/ [vrf <VRF>], install add source harddisk:/ <file>, install activate id <id from previous comand>)

You can even stage the install during normal hours so the final activation happens much faster (copy, install add source, install prepare <id> then later on install activate).

But - if you really don't want to spend a few minutes setting up a tarball with all of the packages you want installed in one go then I hear CSM might be the solution. Also should handle RPM hell if you have lots of SMUs...

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cisco-nsp [mailto:cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf
> Of Aaron Gould
> Sent: Wednesday, 30 October 2019 1:33 AM
> To: cnsp at marenda.net; cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
> Subject: Re: [c-nsp] new ASR9901 ios update problem
>
> Btw, good job, and thanks Jürgen for the informative and detailed
> instruction on XR upgrade.
>
> -Aaron
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cisco-nsp [mailto:cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf
> Of Aaron Gould
> Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 10:23 AM
> To: cnsp at marenda.net; cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
> Subject: Re: [c-nsp] new ASR9901 ios update problem
>
> You just gave me another reason to like Juniper   :|
>
> -Aaron
>
>
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