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Upgrading FPD
Determining Upgrade Requirement
Use the show hw-module fpd command to determine if an FPD upgrade is required. Check for NEED UPGD
in the Status column.
Use the show fpd package command to find out which FPGAs are supported with your current software
release and minimum hardware requirements for each module.
Automatic FPD upgrade
Use the fpd auto-upgrade enable command to enable the auto upgrade feature.
The FPD images are upgraded as part of the install activation of the new image. The FPDs are upgraded before
the router is reloaded.
During an FPD auto-upgrade, the installed FPD rpm package includes an FPD image with a new version of
software that is different than the version of the image running on the hardware. Once the FPDs have been
upgraded, even if the base image is rolled backed to the older version, the FPD will not be downgraded to its
previous version.
When a reload package is installed with new FPD images, the FPD images are upgraded before the router
gets reloaded. This feature is controlled through an fpd auto-upgrade configuration option. The auto-upgrade
feature does not address the following:
• FPD Upgrade during initial boot
• FPD Upgrade during new card insertion
Manual FPD upgrade
Manual FPD upgrade is performed using the upgrade hw-module fpd command. All cards or all of FPGA
in a card can be upgraded. If reload is required to activate FPD , the upgrade should be complete. All line-cards,
fabric cards and RP cards cannot be reloaded during the process of the FPD upgrade.
FPD upgrade is transaction-based:
• Each fpd upgrade cli execution is one transaction
• Only one transaction is allowed at any given time
• One transaction may include one or many FPD upgrade(s)
The force option can be used to forcibly upgrade the FPD (regardless of whether it is required or not). It
triggers all FPDs to be upgraded or downgraded. The force option can also be used to downgrade or upgrade
the FPGAs even after the version check.
Note
In some cases, FPDs can have primary and backup images.
System Management Configuration Guide for the Cisco NCS 6000 Series Router, Release 5.0.x
Determining Upgrade Requirement
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