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Release Notes for Cisco IOS XR Release 3.5.4

Table Of Contents

Release Notes for Cisco IOS XR Software Release 3.5.4

Contents

Introduction

System Requirements

Cisco CRS-1 Router

Feature Set Table

Memory Requirements

Hardware Supported

Software Compatibility

Other Firmware Code

Cisco XR 12000 Series Router

Feature Set Table

Memory Requirements

Hardware Supported

Software Compatibility

Other Firmware Code

Determining Your Software Version

New and Changed Information

New Software Features in Cisco IOS XR Software Release 3.5.4

Cisco CRS-1 and Cisco XR 12000 Series Router Platforms

Cisco CRS-1 Router-Specific Features Only

Cisco XR 12000 Series Router Services

New Hardware Features in Cisco IOS XR Software Release 3.5.4

DC-PEM and Fan Tray Modifications

Acoustic Levels Reduced on Two Chassis

Software Feature Documentation

Enhanced Tuning of SPF LSA Counts for OSPF Topology

MPLS Tunnel Drop Counts

LDP-IGP Synchronization Enhancements for OSPF

MPLS Traffic Engineering and Fast-Reroute Enhancements on OSPF

Important Notes

Caveats

Cisco CRS-1 and Cisco XR 12000 Series Router Caveats

Caveats Specific to the Cisco CRS-1 Router

Caveats Specific to the Cisco XR 12000 Series Router

Upgrading Cisco IOS XR Software

Troubleshooting

Related Documentation

Hardware Documents

Software Documents

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request


Release Notes for Cisco IOS XR Software Release 3.5.4


January 15, 2009

Cisco IOS XR Software Release 3.5.4

Text Part Number OL-17314-03

Please see the "Important Notes" section for important information on Cisco IOS XR Software Release 3.5.4.

You can find the most current Cisco IOS XR software documentation on the World Wide Web at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/products/ps5845/tsd_products_support_series_home.html. These electronic documents may contain updates and modifications. See the "Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request" section for more information on obtaining Cisco documentation.

These release notes describe the features provided in Cisco IOS XR software for the current release and are updated as needed.

For a list of software caveats that apply to Cisco IOS XR software for the current release, see the "Caveats" section. The caveats are updated for every release and are located on the World Wide Web at www.cisco.com.

We recommend that you view the field notices for this release to see if your software or hardware platforms are affected at http://www.cisco.com/public/support/tac/fn_index.html.

Contents

These release notes contain the following sections:

Introduction

System Requirements

New and Changed Information

Important Notes

Software Feature Documentation

Caveats

Upgrading Cisco IOS XR Software

Troubleshooting

Related Documentation

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

Introduction

Cisco IOS XR software is a distributed operating system designed for continuous system operation combined with service flexibility and high performance.

Cisco IOS XR software provides the following features:

IP and Routing—Supports a wide range of IPv4 and IPv6 services, and routing protocols; such as Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), Routing Information Protocol (RIP), Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System (IS-IS), Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), IP Multicast, Routing Policy Language (RPL), and Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP)/Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol features (VRRP).

BGP Prefix Independent Convergence—Provides the ability to converge BGP routes within subseconds instead of multiple seconds. The Forwarding Information Base (FIB) is updated, independent of a prefix, to converge multiple 100K BGP routes with the occurrence of a single failure. This convergence is applicable to both core and edge failures and with or with out MPLS. This fast convergence innovation is unique to Cisco IOS XR software.

Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)—Supports MPLS protocols, including Traffic Engineering (TE), Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP), Label Distribution Protocol (LDP), Layer 2 virtual private network (L2VPN), and Layer 3 VPN (L3VPN).

Multicast—Provides comprehensive IP Multicast software including Source Specific Multicast (SSM). The Cisco CRS-1 router supports Bidirectional Protocol Independent Multicast (BIDIR-PIM).

Quality of service (QoS)—Supports rich QoS mechanisms, including policing, marking, queuing, dropping, and shaping. Additionally, the operating systems support modular QoS command-line interface (MQC). MQC is used to configure various QoS features on various Cisco platforms.

Manageability—Provides industry-standard management interfaces including modular command-line interface (CLI), Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), and native Extensible Markup Language (XML) interfaces.

Security—Provides comprehensive network security features including access control lists (ACLs); routing authentications; authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA)/Terminal Access Controller Access Control System (TACACS+); Secure Shell (SSH); and Simple Network Management Protocol Versions 3 (SNMPv3). Control plane protections integrated into line card ASICs include Generalized TTL Security Mechanism (GTSM), RFC 3682, and dynamic control plane protection.

Craft Works Interface (CWI)—CWI is a client-side application used to configure and manage Cisco routers. The management and configuration features include fault, configuration, security, and inventory, with an emphasis on speed and efficiency. The CWI provides a context-sensitive graphical representation of the objects in a Cisco router, simplifying the process of configuring and managing the router. The CWI allows you to log in to multiple routers and perform management tasks.

Availability—Supports rich availability features such as fault containment, fault tolerance, fast switchover, link aggregation, and nonstop forwarding (NSF).

Multicast service delivery in SP NGN—MVPNv4 support carries customer multicast traffic over an ISP IPv4 core network.

6PE: Edge support for IPv6 applications—Delivers IPv6 traffic over an IPv4/MPLS core with 6PE support (Cisco XR 12000 Series Router only).

6VPE—Delivers IPv6 VPN traffic over an IPv4/MPLS core with 6VPE support (Cisco XR 12000 Series Router only).

6VPE over L2TPv3: Delivers IPv6 VPN traffic over L2TPv3 core with 6VPE support (Cisco XR 12000 Series Router only).

Enhanced core competencies:

Support for IS-IS and OSPF.

IP fast convergence with Fast Re-route support for IS-IS.

Traffic engineering support for unequal load balancing.

Path Computation Element (PCE) capability for traffic engineering.

Firewall Services—Seamless insertion of Firewall Services in the data path with Virtual Firewall support on the Multiservice Blade (XR-12K-MSB) for the Cisco XR 12000 Series Router.

Voice Video interconnect between providers with SBC on the Cisco CRS-1 router.

L2TPv3 tunneling mechanism—Service providers who do not use MPLS in the core, but want to offer VPN services can use the L2TPv3 tunneling mechanism. The feature support includes IPv4 (VPNv4) and IPv6 (6VPE) VPN services using L2TPv3 encapsulation. The L2TPv3 packet is encapsulated in an IPv4 delivery header and is carried across an IPv4 backbone. VPN prefixes are advertised with BGP labels and resolved over L2TPv3 tunnels. This feature is only supported on the Cisco XR 12000 Series Router.

See the "New and Changed Information" section for a detailed list of new features by platform for Cisco IOS XR software for the current release.

System Requirements

Cisco IOS XR Software Release 3.5.4 is supported on the following platforms:

Cisco CRS-1 Router

Cisco XR 12000 Series Router

To determine the software versions or levels of your current system, see the"Determining Your Software Version" section.

Cisco CRS-1 Router

This section describes the system requirements for Cisco IOS XR software for the current release supported on Cisco CRS-1 routers, and includes the following information:

Feature Set Table

Memory Requirements

Hardware Supported

Software Compatibility

Other Firmware Code

To determine the software versions or levels of your current system, see Determining Your Software Version.

Feature Set Table

The Cisco IOS XR software is packaged in feature sets (also called software images). Each feature set contains a specific set of Cisco IOS XR features related to the current release. Table 1 and Table 2 list the Cisco IOS XR software feature set matrix and associated filenames available that are supported on the Cisco CRS-1 router in the current release.

Table 1 Cisco CRS-1 Supported Feature Sets (Cisco IOS XR Software Release 3.5.4 PIE Files) 

Feature Set
Filename
Description
Composite Package

Cisco IOS XR IP Unicast Routing Core Bundle

comp-hfr-mini.pie-3.5.4

Contains the required core packages, including OS, Admin, Base, Forwarding, Modular Services Card, Routing, SNMP Agent, and Alarm Correlation.

Cisco IOS XR IP Unicast Routing Core Bundle

comp-hfr-mini.vm-3.5.4

Contains the required core packages including, OS, Admin, Base, Forwarding, and Routing SNMP Agent, and Alarm Correlation.

Optional Individual Packages1

Cisco IOS XR Manageability Package

hfr-mgbl-p.pie-3.5.4

CORBA2 agent, XML3 Parser, and HTTP server packages.

Cisco IOS XR MPLS Package

hfr-mpls-p.pie-3.5.4

MPLS-TE,4 LDP,5 MPLS Forwarding, MPLS OAM,6 LMP,7 OUNI,8 RSVP,9 and Layer-2 and Layer-3 VPNs.

Cisco IOS XR Multicast Package

hfr-mcast-p.pie-3.5.4

Multicast Routing Protocols (PIM, MSDP,10 IGMP,11 Auto-RP), Tools (SAP, MTrace), and Infrastructure (MRIB,12 MURIB13 , MFWD14 ), and BIDIR-PIM.15

Cisco IOS XR Security Package

hfr-k9sec-p.pie-3.5.4

Support for Encryption, Decryption, IPSec,16 SSH,17 SSL,18 and PKI.19

Cisco IOS XR Documentation Package

hfr-doc.pie-3.5.4

Manual pages for Cisco IOS XR CLI commands

Cisco IOS XR FPD Package

hfr-fpd.pie-3.5.4

Firmware for Fixed PLIM and SPA modules as well as ROMMON images for Cisco CRS-1 chassis.

Cisco IOS XR Diagnostic Package

hfr-diags-p.pie-3.5.4

Diagnostic utilities for running Cisco IOS XR software.

Cisco IOS XR Session Border Controller Package

hfr-sbc-p.pie-3.5.4

Session Border Controller package for a Cisco CRS-1 router.

1 Packages are installed individually.

2 Common Object Request Broker Architecture

3 Extensible Markup Language

4 MPLS Traffic Engineering

5 Label Distribution Protocol

6 Operations, Administration, and Maintenance

7 Link Manager Protocol

8 Optical User Network Interface

9 Resource Reservation Protocol

10 Multicast Source Discovery Protocol

11 Internet Group Management Protocol

12 Multicast Routing Information Base

13 Multicast-Unicast RIB

14 Multicast forwarding

15 Bidirectional Protocol Independent Multicast

16 IP Security

17 Secure Shell

18 Secure Socket Layer

19 Public-key infrastructure


Table 2 Cisco CRS-1 Supported Feature Sets (Cisco IOS XR Software Release 3.5.4 TAR Files) 

Feature Set
Filename
Description

Cisco IOS XR IP/MPLS Core Software

CRS-1-iosxr-3.5.4.tar

Cisco IOS XR IP Unicast Routing Core Bundle.

Cisco IOS XR Manageability Package.

Cisco IOS XR MPLS Package.

Cisco IOS XR Multicast Package.

Cisco IOS XR Diagnostic Package.

Cisco IOS XR Session Border Controller Package.

Cisco IOS XR FPD Package.

Cisco IOS XR Documentation Package.

Cisco IOS XR IP/MPLS Core Software 3DES

CRS-1-iosxr-k9-3.5.4.tar

Cisco IOS XR IP Unicast Routing Core Bundle.

Cisco IOS XR Manageability Package.

Cisco IOS XR MPLS Package.

Cisco IOS XR Multicast Package.

Cisco IOS XR Security Package.

Cisco IOS XR Session Border Controller Package.

Cisco IOS XR Diagnostic Package.

Cisco IOS XR FPD Package.

Cisco IOS XR Documentation Package.


Memory Requirements


Caution If you remove the media in which the software image or configuration is stored, the router may become unstable and fail.

The minimum memory requirements for Cisco CRS-1 routers running Cisco IOS XR software for the current release consist of the following:

2-GB memory on the route processors (RPs)

2-GB memory on the modular services cards (MSCs)

Hardware Supported

Cisco IOS XR software for the current release supports Cisco CRS-1 routers. All hardware features are supported on Cisco IOS XR software, subject to the memory requirements specified in the "Memory Requirements" section.

Table 3 lists the hardware components supported on the Cisco CRS-1 router and the minimum software versions required. See the "Other Firmware Code" section.

Table 3 Cisco CRS-1 Supported Hardware and Minimum Software Requirements 

Component
Part Number
First Supported in Version
Cisco CRS-1 Series 16-Slot Line Card Chassis

Cisco CRS-1 16-Slot Line Card Chassis

CRS-16-LCC

3.2

Cisco CRS-1 Fan Tray for 16-Slot LCC

CRS-16-LCC-FAN-TR

3.2

Cisco CRS-1 Fan Controller for 16-Slot Line Card Chassis

CRS-16-LCC-FAN-CT

3.2

Cisco CRS-1 Fan Tray for 16-Slot Line Card Chassiss, Revision-B

CRS-16-LCC-FNTR-B

3.5.4

Cisco CRS-1 16-Slot Alarm Board

CRS-16-ALARM

3.2

Cisco CRS-1 AC Delta Power Shelf for 16-Slot LCC

CRS-16-LCC-PS-ACD

3.2

Cisco CRS-1 AC Wye Power Shelf for 16-Slot LCC

CRS-16-LCC-PS-ACW

3.2

Cisco CRS-1 DC Power Shelf for 16-Slot LCC

CRS-1-LCC-PS-DC

3.2

Cisco CRS-1 LCC Front AC Power Panel

CRS-16-ACGRILLE

3.2

Cisco CRS-1 LCC Front DC Power Panel

CRS-16-DCGRILLE

3.2

Cisco CRS-1 Line Card Chassis Front Doors

CRS-16-LCC-DRS-F

3.2

Cisco CRS-1 Line Card Chassis Front Cable Mgmt

CRS-16-LCC-FRNT

3.2

Cisco CRS-1 LCC Expanded Front Cable Mgmt

CRS-16-LCC-FRNT-E

3.2

Cisco CRS-1 Line Card Chassis Rear Cable Mgmt

CRS-16-LCC-BCK-CM

3.2

Cisco CRS-1 Line Card Chassis Rear Doors

CRS-16-LCC-DRS-R

3.2

Cisco CRS-1 Lift for LCC 16 and FCC

CRS-16-LIFT/B

3.2

Cisco CRS-1 Series 8-Slot Line Card Chassis

Cisco CRS-1 8-Slot Install Kit

CRS-8-INSTALL-KT

N/A

Cisco CRS-1 8-Slot Fork Lift Tube

CRS-8-LIFT-TUBE

N/A

Cisco CRS-1 8-Slot Front Badge Panel

CRS-8-BDG-PANEL

N/A

Cisco CRS-1 8-Slot Front Inlet Grill

CRS-8-FRNT-GRILL

N/A

Cisco CRS-1 8-Slot Horizontal Install Rails

CRS-8-HRZ-RAILS

N/A

Cisco CRS-1 8-Slot Line Card Chassis

CRS-8-LCC

3.2

Cisco CRS-1 Fan Tray for 8-Slot Line Card Chassis

CRS-8-LCC-FAN-TR

3.2

Cisco CRS-1 Line Card Chassis Filter Pack

CRS-8-LCC-FILTER

3.2

Cisco CRS-1 AC Pwr Rectifier for 8-Slot LCC

CRS-8-AC-RECT

3.2

Cisco CRS-1 DC Power Entry Module for 8-Slot LCC

CRS-8-DC-PEM

3.2

Cisco CRS-1 AC & DC Power Module Filter for 8-Slot LCC

CRS-8-PWR-FILTER

3.2

Cisco CRS-1 AC Delta PDU for CRS-8 LCC

CRS-8-LCC-PDU-ACD

3.2

Cisco CRS-1 AC Wye PDU for CRS-8 LCC

CRS-8-LCC-PDU-ACW

3.2

Cisco CRS-1 DC PDU for CRS-8 LCC

CRS-8-LCC-PDU-DC

3.2

Cisco CRS-1DC PEM for CRS 16-Slot LCC and CRS-FC24, Revision-B

CRS-16-DC-PEM-B

3.5.4

Cisco CRS-1 Series 4-Slot Line Card Chassis

Cisco CRS-1 4-Slot Single-Shelf System

CRS-4/S

3.4.0

Cisco CRS-1 Fabric Chassis Hardware

CRS-FCC= Cisco CRS-1 Series Fabric Card Chassis Only

CRS-FCC=

3.2

CRS-1 Fabric Chassis AC Delta Power Kit

CRS-FCC-ACD-KIT

3.2

CRS-1 Fabric Chassis AC Grille

CRS-FCC-ACGRILLE

3.2

CRS-1 Fabric Chassis AC-Wye Power Kit

CRS-FCC-ACW-KIT

3.2

CRS Fabric Chassis DC Power Kit

CRS-FCC-DC-KIT

3.2

CRS-1 Fabric Chassis DC Power Grille

CRS-FCC-DCGRILLE

3.2

CRS Fabric Chassis Lift Bracket

CRS-FCC-LIFT-BRKT

3.2

CRS Fabric Chassis OIM Modules

CRS-FCC-OIM-1S

3.2

Cisco CRS-1 Series FC Chassis Shelf/Fan/Enet cntr

CRS-FCC-SC-GE

3.2

CRS-1 Fabric Chassis AC Intake Grille

CRS-FCC-ACGRILLE

3.2

CRS-1 Fabric Chassis DC Intake Grille

CRS-FCC-DCGRILLE

3.2

Cisco CRS-1 Series Fan Tray for FCC

CRS-FCC-FAN-TR

3.2

CRS-1 Fabric Card Chassis Fan Tray Filters

CRS-FCC-FILTER

3.2

CRS-1 Fabric Chassis Front Cosmetic Kit

CRS-FCC-FRNT-CM

3.2

Cisco CRS-1 Series Fabric Card Chassis Fiber Module LED

CRS-FCC-LED

3.2

Cisco CRS-1 Series DC Power Shelf for FCC

CRS-FCC-PS-DC

3.2

CRS-1 Fabric Chassis Rear Cosmetic Kit

CRS-FCC-REAR-CM

3.2

CRS-LIFT Brackets for Fabric Chassis

CRS-FCC-LIFT-BRKT

3.2

CRS Fabric Chassis OIM Module

CRS-FCC-OIM-1S

3.2

CRS-1 Fabric Chassis AC Delta Power Supply

CRS-FCC-PS-ACD

3.2

CRS-1 Fabric Chassis AC Wye Option

CRS-FCC-PS-ACW

3.2

CRS-1 Fabric Chassis DC Power Option

CRS-FCC-PS-DC

3.2

Cisco CRS-1 Series Fabric Card Chassis Switch Fabric Card

CRS-FCC-SFC=

3.2

CRS-1 Fabric Chassis Integrated Switch Controller Card

CRS-FCC-SC-22GE Integrated Switch

3.4.1

Cisco CRS-1 General Chassis Hardware

Cisco CRS-1 PCMCIA Flash Disk 1 GB

CRS-FLASH-DISK-1G

3.2

Cisco CRS-1 Flash Disk 2 GB

CRS-FLASH-DISK-2G

3.2

Cisco CRS-1 Modular Services Card

CRS-MSC

3.2

Cisco CRS-1 SFPs

Cisco CRS-1 2.5 G SFP LR Optic

POM-OC48-LR2-LC-C

3.2

Cisco CRS-1 2.5 G SFP SR Optic

POM-OC48-SR-LC-C

3.2

Cisco CRS-1 Fabric Cards

Cisco CRS-1 8-Slot Fabric Card / Single

CRS-8-FC/S

3.2

Cisco CRS-1 8-Slot Fabric Card Blank

CRS-8-FC-BLANK

3.2

Cisco CRS-1 8-Slot Fabric Handle

CRS-8-FC-HANDLE

3.2

Cisco CRS-1 16-Slot Fabric Card / Single

CRS-16-FC/S

3.2

Cisco CRS-1 Interface and Router Processor Cards

Cisco CRS-1 8-Slot Route Processor

CRS-8-RP

3.2

Cisco CRS-1 8-Slot Route Processor Blank

CRS-8-RP-BLANK

3.2

Cisco CRS-1 8-Slot Route Processor Handle

CRS-8-RP-HANDLE

3.2

Cisco Carrier 1 Series SPA Interface Processor 40G

CRS1-SIP-800

3.2

Cisco CRS-1 16-Slot Route Processor

CRS-16-RP

3.2

Cisco CRS-1 Distributed Route Processor

CRS-DRP

3.3

Cisco CRS-1 Distributed Route Processor CPU Module

CRS-DRP-B-CPU

3.4.1

Cisco CRS-1 Distributed Route Processor PLIM Module

CRS-DRP-B-PLIM

3.4.1

Cisco CRS-1 16-slot Route Processor, revision B

CRS-16-RP-B

3.3.0

Cisco CRS-1 SONET Interface Modules and SPAs

Cisco CRS-1 4xOC-192/STM64 POS/DPT Interface Module/VS

4OC192-POS/DPT-VS

3.2

Cisco CRS-1 4xOC-192/STM64 POS/DPT Interface Module/SR

4OC192-POS/DPT-SR

3.2

Cisco CRS-1 4xOC-192/STM64 POS/DPT Interface Module/IR

4OC192-POS/DPT-IR

3.2

Cisco CRS-1 4xOC-192/STM64 POS/DPT Interface Module/LR

4OC192-POS/DPT-LR

3.2

Cisco CRS-1 16xOC-48/STM16 POS/DPT Interface Module

16OC48-POS/DPT

3.2

Cisco CRS-1 1xOC-768/STM256 POS Interface Module/SR

1OC768-POS-SR

3.2

Cisco CRS-1 8-Port OC-12 Shared Port Adapter

SPA-8XOC12-POS

3.3.0

Cisco CRS-1 2-Port OC-48c/STM-16c POS/RPR Shared Port Adapter

SPA-2XOC48-POS/RPR

3.4.0

Cisco CRS-1 4-Port OC-48c/STM-16c POS/RPR Shared Port Adapter

SPA-4XOC48-POS/RPR

3.4.0

Cisco CRS-1 1-Port OC-192c/STM-64c POS/RPR Shared Port Adapter with XFP Optics

SPA-OC192POS-XFP

3.2

Cisco CRS-1 4-Port OC-3 Shared Port Adapter

SPA-4XOC3-POS

3.2

Cisco CRS-1 4-Port T3/E3 Serial Shared Port Adapter

SPA-4XT3/E3

3.4.1

Cisco CRS-1 1-Port OC-192/STM-64 POS/RPR SPA VSR Optics

SPA-OC192POS-VSR

3.4.1

ITU grid 40G PLIM

1OC768-ITU/C

3.3.0

Cisco CRS-1 Ethernet Interface Modules and SPAS

Cisco CRS-1 8x10 GbE Interface Module/LR

8-10GBE

3.2

10GBASE-LR XENPAK Module for Cisco CRS-1

CRS-XENPAK10GB-LR

3.2

10GBASE-LR XENPAK Module for Cisco CRS-1

XENPAK-10GB-LR+

3.4.0

Cisco 5-Port Gigabit Ethernet Shared Port Adapter, Version 2

SPA-5X1GE-V2

3.4.0

Cisco 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Shared Port Adapter, Version 2

SPA-8X1GE-V2

3.4.0

Cisco 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Shared Port Adapter

SPA-8X1GE

3.2

Cisco 10-Port Gigabit Ethernet Shared Port Adapter, Version 2

SPA-10X1GE-V2

3.4.0

Cisco 1-Port Ten Gigabit Ethernet Shared Port Adapter, Version 2

SPA-1X10GE-L-V2

3.4.0

10GBASE-DWDM XENPAK

CRS 1 CRS-XENPAK10GB-DWDM

3.2.2

ITU grid 4X10G PLIM

4-10GE-ITU/C

3.3.0

10GE LANPHY/WANPHY SPA

SPA-1X10GE-WL-V2

3.5.2


Software Compatibility

Cisco IOS XR software for the current release is compatible with the following Cisco CRS-1 systems:

Cisco CRS-1 4-Slot Line Card Chassis

Cisco CRS-1 8-Slot Line Card Chassis

Cisco CRS-1 16-Slot Line Card Chassis

Other Firmware Code

The following firmware code is supported by the Cisco CRS-1 router:

The minimum ROMMON version required for this release is 1.49. For detailed information on ROMMON specifications, see http://www.cisco.com/web/Cisco_IOS_XR_Software/index.html.

The minimum CPUCNTRL version required for this release is 2.07. For more information, see http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps5845/products_configuration_guide_chapter09186a00807e018c.html#wp68039.

Cisco XR 12000 Series Router

This section describes the system requirements for Cisco IOS XR Software Release 3.5.4, supported on the Cisco XR 12000 Series Router, and includes the following information:

Feature Set Table

Memory Requirements

Hardware Supported

Software Compatibility

Other Firmware Code

To determine the software versions or levels of your current system, see Determining Your Software Version.

Feature Set Table

Cisco IOS XR software is packaged in feature sets (also called software images). Each package contains a specific set of Cisco IOS XR software features related to the current release. Table 4 and Table 5 list the Cisco IOS XR software feature set matrix and associated filenames available for Cisco IOS XR Software Release 3.5.4, supported on the Cisco XR 12000 Series Router.

Table 4 Cisco XR 12000 Series Router Supported Feature Sets (Cisco IOS XR Software
Release 3.5.4 PIE Files) 

Feature Set
Filename
Description
Composite Package

Cisco IOS XR IP Unicast Routing Core Bundle

c12k-mini.pie-3.5.4

Contains the required core packages, including OS, Admin, Base, Forwarding, Routing, SNMP Agent, and Alarm Correlation.

Cisco IOS XR IP Unicast Routing Core Bundle

c12k-mini.vm-3.5.4

Contains the required core packages including, OS, Admin, Base, Forwarding, and Routing SNMP Agent, and Alarm Correlation.

Optional Individual Packages1

Cisco IOS XR Manageability Package

c12k-mgbl.pie-3.5.4

CORBA agent, XML Parser, and HTTP server packages.

Cisco IOS XR MPLS Package

c12k-mpls.pie-3.5.4

MPLS-TE, LDP, MPLS Forwarding, MPLS OAM, LMP, OUNI, and RSVP.

Cisco IOS XR Multicast Package

c12k-mcast.pie-3.5.4

Multicast Routing Protocols (PIM, MSDP, IGMP, Auto-RP, BSR), Tools (SAP, MTrace, MRINFO), and Infrastructure (MRIB, MURIB, MFWD).

Cisco IOS XR Security Package

c12k-k9sec.pie-3.5.4

Support for Encryption, Decryption, IPSec, SSH, SSL, and PKI.

Cisco IOS XR Standby RP Boot Image

mbiprp-rp.vm-3.5.4

Support for booting the Standby RP on a Cisco XR 12000 Series Router.

Cisco IOS XR Session Border Controller Package

c12k-sbc.pie-3.5.4

Session Border Controller Package for a Cisco XR 12000 Series Router.

Cisco IOS XR Service IPSec Controller Package

c12k-ipsec-service.pie-3.5.4

Support for service-ipsec and service-gre interfaces in Cisco IOS XR software.

Cisco IOS XR Firewall Package

c12k-firewall.pie-3.5.4

Support for Virtual Firewall (VFW) on a Cisco XR 12000 Series Router.

Cisco IOS XR Documentation Package

c12k-doc.pie-3.5.4

Manual pages for Cisco IOS XR CLI commands.

Cisco IOS XR FPD Package

c12k-fpd.pie-3.5.4

Firmware for shared port adapters (SPA) and for fixed port line cards supported in routers running Cisco IOS XR software.

Cisco IOS XR Diagnostic Package

c12k-diags.pie-3.5.4

Diagnostic utilities for routers running Cisco IOS XR software.

1 Packages are installed individually.

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Table 5 Cisco XR 12000 Series Router Supported Feature Sets (Cisco IOS XR Software
Release 3.5.4 TAR Files) 

Feature Set
Filename
Description

Cisco IOS XR IP/MPLS Core Software

XR12000-iosxr-3.5.4.tar

Cisco IOS XR IP Unicast Routing Core Bundle.

Cisco IOS XR Manageability Package

Cisco IOS XR MPLS Package

Cisco IOS XR Multicast Package

Cisco IOS XR IP/MPLS Core Software 3DES

XR12000-iosxr-k9-3.5.4.tar

Cisco IOS XR IP Unicast Routing Core Bundle.

Cisco IOS XR Manageability Package.

Cisco IOS XR MPLS Package.

Cisco IOS XR Multicast Package.

Cisco IOS XR Security Package.


Memory Requirements


Caution If you remove the media in which the software image or configuration is stored, the router may become unstable and fail.

The minimum memory requirements for Cisco XR 12000 Series Routers running Cisco IOS XR Software Release 3.5.4 consist of the following:

2-GB route memory on Performance Route Processor 2 (PRP-2)

1-GB ATA flash storage on PRP-2

1-GB line card route memory on all Engine 3 line cards

1-GB line card memory on all Engine 5-based SPA interface processors (SIPs)

The default route memory on the 12000-SIP-600 is 1 GB.

The default route memory on the 12000-SIP-401, 501, and 601 is 2 GB.


Note The Performance Route Processor 1 (PRP-1) is not supported in production environments.


Hardware Supported

Cisco IOS XR software for the current release supports the Cisco XR 12000 Series Router. All hardware features are supported on Cisco IOS XR software, subject to the memory requirements specified in the "Memory Requirements" section.

Table 6 lists the hardware components supported on the Cisco XR 12000 Series Router and the minimum software versions required. See the "Determining Your Software Version" section.

Table 6 Cisco XR 12000 Series Router Supported Hardware and Minimum Software Requirements 

Component
Part Number
First Supported in Version
Cisco XR 12000 Series Router Line Card Chassis
   

Cisco XR 12000 Series 12404/80 Chassis

GSR4/80-xx

3.2

Cisco XR 12000 Series 12406/120 Chassis

GSR6/120-AC

3.2

Cisco XR 12000 Series 12410/200 Chassis

GSR10/200-xx

3.2

Cisco XR 12000 Series 12416/320 Chassis

GSR16/320-xx

3.2

Cisco XR 12000 Series 40 GB Hard Drive Option

HD-PRP2-40G

3.2

Cisco XR 12000 Series Router Chassis Hardware
   

12010 50 Gbps; 1PRP, 2 CSC, 5 SFC, 2 Alarm, 2 AC

12010-AC

3.3.0

12010 50 Gbps; 1PRP, 2 CSC, 5 SFC, 2 Alarm, 2 DC

12010-DC

3.3.0

12006 30 Gbps; 1PRP, 2 CSC, 3 SFC, 2 Alarm, 2 AC

12006-AC

3.3.0

12006 30 Gbps; 1PRP, 2 CSC, 3 SFC, 2 Alarm, 2 DC

12006-DC

3.3.0

80Gbps Fabric Option with 3xSFC and 2xCSC for 12016 Chassis

12016/80

3.3.0

Multirate 2.5G IP Service (Modular)

12000-SIP-401

3.3.0

Multirate 5G IP Services Engine (Modular)

12000-SIP-501

3.3.0

Cisco XR 12000 Series SPA Interface Processor 10G

12000-SIP-600

3.2

Multirate 10G IP Services Engine (Modular)

12000-SIP-601

3.3.0

Cisco XR 12000 Series Router Fabric Hardware

Enhanced 800 Gbps Fabric Option (5xSFC and 2xCSC) for Cisco 12810

Note This fabric option can be configured only in the enhanced Cisco XR 12000 Series Router with 10 slots, part number XR-12000/10.

12810E/800

3.4.0

Enhanced 800-Gbps Fabric Kit (5xSFC and 2xCSC) for Cisco 12810

Note This fabric kit can be used to upgrade the switching capacity to 40G/slot in the enhanced Cisco XR 12000 Series Router with 10 slots, part number XR-12000/10.

12810E/800

3.4.0

Enhanced 1280-Gbps Fabric Option (3xSFC and 2xCSC) for Cisco 12816

Note This fabric option can be configured only in the enhanced Cisco XR 12000 Series Router with 16 slots, part number XR-12000/16.

12816E/1280

3.4.0

Enhanced 1280-Gbps Fabric Kit (3xSFC and 2xCSC) for Cisco 12816

Note This fabric kit can used to upgrade the switching capacity to 40G/slot in the enhanced Cisco XR 12000 Series Router with 16 slots, part number XR-12000/16.

12816E/1280=

3.4.0

Cisco XR 12000 Series Router Interface and Router Processor Cards

Cisco XR 12000 Series Performance Route Processor 2

PRP-2

3.2

Cisco XR 12000 Series Router SONET Interface Modules and SPAs

Cisco XR 12000 Series 4xOC12c/STM4c POS Intermediate Reach Single-Mode optics

4OC12X/POS-I-SC-B

3.2

Cisco XR 12000 Series 4xOC12c/STM4c POS Short Reach Multi-Mode optics

4OC12X/POS-M-SC-B

3.2

Cisco XR 12000 Series 16xOC3c/STM1c POS Short Reach Multi-Mode optics

16OC3X/POS-M-MJ-B

3.2

Cisco XR 12000 Series 16xOC3c/STM1c POS Intermediate Reach Single-Mode optics

16OC3X/POS-I-LC-B

3.2

Cisco XR 12000 Series 8xOC3c/STM1c POS Short Reach Multi-Mode optics

8OC3X/POS-MM-MJ-B

3.2

Cisco XR 12000 Series 8xOC3c/STM1c POS Intermediate Reach Single-Mode optics

8OC3X/POS-IR-LC-B

3.2

Cisco XR 12000 Series 4xOC3c/STM1c POS Short Reach Multi-Mode optics

4OC3X/POS-MM-MJ-B

3.2

Cisco XR 12000 Series 4xOC3c/STM1c POS Intermediate Reach Single-Mode optics

4OC3X/POS-IR-LC-B

3.2

Cisco XR 12000 Series 4xOC3c/STM1c POS Long Reach Single-Mode optics

4OC3X/POS-LR-LC-B

3.2

Cisco XR 12000 Series 1xOC48c/STM16c POS Short Reach Single-Mode optics

OC48X/POS-SR-SC

3.2

Cisco XR 12000 Series 1xOC48c/STM16c POS Long Reach Single-Mode optics

OC48X/POS-LR-SC

3.2

Cisco XR 12000 Series 4-Port OC-3c/STM-1c ATM ISE Line Card, multimode

4OC3X/ATM-MM-SC

3.4.0

Cisco XR 12000 Series 4-Port OC-3c/STM-1c ATM ISE Line Card, single-mode

4OC3X/ATM-IR-SC

3.4.0

Cisco XR 12000 Series 4-port OC-12/STM-4 ATM multimode ISE line card with SC connector

4OC12X/ATM-MM-SC

3.4.0

Cisco XR 12000 Series 4-port OC-12/STM-4 ATM single-mode, intermediate-reach ISE line card with SC Connector

4OC12X/ATM-IR-SC

3.4.0

Cisco 1-Port OC-192c/STM-64c POS/RPR Shared Port Adapter with VSR Optics

SPA-OC192POS-VSR

3.2

Cisco 1-Port OC-192c/STM-64c POS/RPR Shared Port Adapter with LR Optics

SPA-OC192POS-LR

3.2

Cisco 1-Port OC-192c/STM-64c POS/RPR Shared Port Adapter with XFP Optics

SPA-OC192POS-XFP

3.2

2-port OC48/STM16 POS/RPR Shared Port Adapters

SPA-2XOC48POS/RPR

3.3.0

1-Port Channelized STM-1/OC-3 Shared Port Adapters

SPA-CHOC3/DS0

3.5.0

1-Port Channelized STM-4/OC-12 Shared Port Adapters

SPA-CHOC12/DS0

3.5.0

1-Port OC-192c/STM-64 POS Shared Port Adapters

SPA-OC192POS

3.5.0

4-Port OC-3c/STM-1 POS Shared Port Adapters

SPA-4XOC3POS

3.5.0

8-Port OC-3c STM-1/OC-12c STM-4 POS Shared Port Adapters

SPA-8XOC12-POS

3.5.0

1-Port OC-12c/STM-4 POS Shared Port Adapters

SPA-OC12POS

3.5.0

1-Port OC-48c/STM-16 POS Shared Port Adapters

SPA-OC48POS

3.5.0

4-Port OC-48c/STM-16 POS/RPR Shared Port Adapters

SPA-4XOC48POS

3.5.0

Cisco XR 12000 Series Router Ethernet Interface Modules and SPAs

Cisco XR 12000 Series 4xGE with SFP optics

4GE-SFP-LC

3.2

Cisco 5-Port Gigabit Ethernet Shared Port Adapter, Version 2

SPA-5X1GE-V2

3.4.0

Cisco 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Shared Port Adapter, Version 2

SPA-8X1GE-V2

3.4.0

Cisco 8-Port 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet Shared Port Adapter, Version 2

SPA-8X1FE-TX-V2

3.4.0

Cisco 8-Port 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet Shared Port Adapter

SPA-8XFE-TX

3.3.0

Cisco 10-Port Gigabit Ethernet Shared Port Adapter, Version 2

SPA-10X1GE-V2

3.4.0

Cisco 1-Port Ten Gigabit Ethernet Shared Port Adapter, Version 2

SPA-1X10GE-L-V2

3.4.0

Cisco 5-Port Gigabit Ethernet Shared Port Adapter with SFP optics

SPA-5X1GE

3.2

Cisco 10-Port Gigabit Ethernet Shared Port Adapter with SFP optics

SPA-10X1GE

3.2

Cisco 1-Port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Shared Port Adapter with XFP optics

SPA-1XTENGE-XFP

3.2

Cisco 2-Port Gigabit Ethernet Shared Port Adapter, Version 2

SPA-2X1GE-V2

3.4.1

Cisco Cisco XR 12000 Series Router T3 and E3 Interface Modules and SPAs

2-port Channelized T3 to DS0 Shared Port Adapter

SPA-2XCT3/DS0

3.3.0

4-port Channelized T3 to DS0 Shared Port Adapter

SPA-4XCT3/DS0

3.3.0

2-port Clear Channel T3/E3 Shared Port Adapter

SPA-2XT3/E3

3.3.0

4-port Clear Channel T3/E3 Shared Port Adapter

SPA-4XT3/E3

3.3.0

Cisco Cisco XR 12000 Series Router Services

IPSEC Shared Port Adapter with 2 Gbps DES/3DES/AES

SPA-IPSEC-2G-2

3.4.0

Cisco Multi Service Blade (MSB)

XR-12K-MSB

3.4.1 for SBC

3.5 for Virtual Firewall


Software Compatibility

Cisco IOS XR software for the current release is compatible with the Cisco XR 12000 Series Router systems:

Cisco  XR 12404 Router

Cisco XR 12406 Router

Cisco XR 12410 Router

Cisco XR 12416 Router

Cisco XR 12810 Router

Cisco XR 12816 Router

For the existing installed base, the following chassis are supported:

Cisco 12008 Router

Cisco 12010 Router

Cisco 12012 Router


Note If you are running Cisco IOS XR sofrware on a Cisco XR 120xx system with SIP 600, 401, 501 and 601, you must upgrade the fabric. For ROMMON, MBUS, and Fabric Downloader versions, see Other Firmware Code.


Other Firmware Code

The following minimum firmware code is supported by the Cisco XR 12000 Series Router:

LCs

MbusAgent Software version 2.54 (RAM) (ROM version is 3.53)

ROM Monitor version 17.1

Fabric Downloader version 6.5 (ROM version is 6.5)

RPs

MbusAgent Software version 2.54 (RAM) (ROM version is 3.53)

ROM Monitor version 1.14

Minimum Cisco IOS Image Level and Boot Helper Version for Migration to Cisco IOS XR Software on the Cisco XR 12000 Series Router

If you are migrating from Cisco IOS to Cisco IOS XR software on the Cisco XR 12000 Series Router, you must have the following minimum Cisco IOS Image Level and Boot Helper version to support Release 3.5.4:

Cisco IOS image—12.0(32).S

Cisco IOS Boot Helper—12.0(31).S0a

If you have an older version of this system, you must upgrade to the minimum level supported before performing a migration. Otherwise, your migration will fail. For more detailed information, see the document Migrating from Cisco IOS to Cisco IOS XR Software on the Cisco XR 12000 Series Router.

Determining Your Software Version

To determine the version of Cisco IOS XR software running on your router, log in to the router and enter the show version command, as illustrated below.


Step 1 Establish a Telnet session with the router.

Step 2 Enter the show version command:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# show version

Cisco CRS-1

On the Cisco CRS-1 router, you should see a response similar to the following:

Wed Aug  6 17:05:57.529 PST PDT
Cisco IOS XR Software, Version 3.5.4[00]
Copyright (c) 2008 by Cisco Systems, Inc.
ROM: System Bootstrap, Version 1.49(20080319:195807) [CRS-1 ROMMON],  
router uptime is 49 minutes
System image file is "disk0:hfr-os-mbi-3.5.4/mbihfr-rp.vm"
cisco CRS-16/S (7457) processor with 4194304K bytes of memory.
7457 processor at 1197Mhz, Revision 1.2
1 DWDM controller(s)
61 GigabitEthernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s)
6 Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s)
104 Packet over SONET/SDH network interface(s)
104 SONET/SDH Port controller(s)
92 TenGigabitEthernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s)
2043k bytes of non-volatile configuration memory.
38079M bytes of hard disk.
981440k bytes of ATA PCMCIA card at disk 0 (Sector size 512 bytes).
1000592k bytes of ATA PCMCIA card at disk 1 (Sector size 512 bytes).
Configuration register on node 0/0/CPU0 is 0x102
Boot device on node 0/0/CPU0 is mem:
Package active on node 0/0/CPU0:
hfr-fpd, V 3.5.4[00], Cisco Systems, at disk0:hfr-fpd-3.5.4
    Built on Wed Aug  6 06:00:33 PDT 2008
    By edde-bld1 in /auto/srcarchive3/production/3.5.4/hfr/workspace for c2.95.3-p8
hfr-diags, V 3.5.4[00], Cisco Systems, at disk0:hfr-diags-3.5.4
    Built on Wed Aug  6 05:59:51 PDT 2008
    By edde-bld1 in /auto/srcarchive3/production/3.5.4/hfr/workspace for c2.95.3-p8
hfr-mcast, V 3.5.4[00], Cisco Systems, at disk0:hfr-mcast-3.5.4
    Built on Wed Aug  6 04:31:36 PDT 2008
    By edde-bld1 in /auto/srcarchive3/production/3.5.4/hfr/workspace for c2.95.3-p8
hfr-mpls, V 3.5.4[00], Cisco Systems, at disk0:hfr-mpls-3.5.4
    Built on Wed Aug  6 04:15:29 PDT 2008
    By edde-bld1 in /auto/srcarchive3/production/3.5.4/hfr/workspace for c2.95.3-p8
hfr-lc, V 3.5.4[00], Cisco Systems, at disk0:hfr-lc-3.5.4
    Built on Wed Aug  6 04:33:48 PDT 2008
    By edde-bld1 in /auto/srcarchive3/production/3.5.4/hfr/workspace for c2.95.3-p8
hfr-fwdg, V 3.5.4[00], Cisco Systems, at disk0:hfr-fwdg-3.5.4
    Built on Wed Aug  6 04:33:17 PDT 2008
    By edde-bld1 in /auto/srcarchive3/production/3.5.4/hfr/workspace for c2.95.3-p8
hfr-admin, V 3.5.4[00], Cisco Systems, at disk0:hfr-admin-3.5.4
    Built on Wed Aug  6 04:33:47 PDT 2008
    By edde-bld1 in /auto/srcarchive3/production/3.5.4/hfr/workspace for c2.95.3-p8
hfr-base, V 3.5.4[00], Cisco Systems, at disk0:hfr-base-3.5.4
    Built on Wed Aug  6 04:38:50 PDT 2008
    By edde-bld1 in /auto/srcarchive3/production/3.5.4/hfr/workspace for c2.95.3-p8
hfr-os-mbi, V 3.5.4[00], Cisco Systems, at disk0:hfr-os-mbi-3.5.4



Cisco XR 12000 Series Router

On the Cisco XR 12000 Series Router, you should see a response similar to the following:

Cisco IOS XR Software, Version 3.5.3[00]
Copyright (c) 2008 by Cisco Systems, Inc.

ROM: System Bootstrap, Version 12.0(20041108:104740) [ashp-cisp-rommon 1.16dev(0.1)] 
DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE
Copyrigh,  Inc.

PE1 uptime is 9 hours, 49 minutes
System image file is "disk0:c12k-os-mbi-3.5.3/mbiprp-rp.vm"

cisco 12416/PRP (7457) processor with 2097152K bytes of memory.
7457 processor at 1266Mhz, Revision 1.2

1 4 Port ISE Packet Over SONET OC-12c/STM-4 Controller (4 POS)
1 Cisco 12000 Series SPA Interface Processor-600
2 Cisco 12000 Series - Multi-Service Blade Controllers
1 1 Port ISE Packet Over SONET OC-48c/STM-16 Controller (1 POS)
1 Cisco 12000 4 Port Gigabit Ethernet Controller (4 GigabitEthernet)
2 Cisco 12000 Series Performance Route Processors
1 Cisco 12000 4-Port ISE ATM Over SONET OC3/STM-1 Controller (4 ATM)
3 Cisco 12000 Series SPA Interface Processor-601/501/401
4 ATM Network Interface(s)
8 FastEthernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s)
14 GigabitEthernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s)
6 Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s)
2 Controller for the management of multilink interfacess
42 Multilink network interface(s)
13 PLIM QoS controller(s)
5 Packet over SONET/SDH network interface(s)
124 Serial network interface(s)
10 SONET/SDH Port controller(s)
140 T1 Port controller(s)
6 T3 Port controller(s)
1 TenGigabitEthernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s)
2042k bytes of non-volatile configuration memory.
1000496k bytes of ATA PCMCIA card at disk 0 (Sector size 512 bytes).
65536k bytes of Flash internal SIMM (Sector size 256k).

Boot device on node 0/0/CPU0 is mem:
Package active on node 0/0/CPU0:
c12k-sbc, V 3.5.3[00], Cisco Systems, at disk0:c12k-sbc-3.5.3
    Built on Wed Jan 16 14:55:34 PST 2008
    By zamboni in /auto/srcarchive2/production/3.5.3/c12k/workspace for c2.95.3-p8

c12k-firewall, V 3.5.3[00], Cisco Systems, at disk0:c12k-firewall-3.5.3
    Built on Wed Jan 16 10:57:41 PST 2008
    By zamboni in /auto/srcarchive2/production/3.5.3/c12k/workspace for c2.95.3-p8

c12k-mcast, V 3.5.3[00], Cisco Systems, at disk0:c12k-mcast-3.5.3
    Built on Wed Jan 16 10:02:43 PST 2008
    By zamboni in /auto/srcarchive2/production/3.5.3/c12k/workspace for c2.95.3-p8

c12k-mpls, V 3.5.3[00], Cisco Systems, at disk0:c12k-mpls-3.5.3
    Built on Wed Jan 16 10:02:16 PST 2008
    By zamboni in /auto/srcarchive2/production/3.5.3/c12k/workspace for c2.95.3-p8

c12k-k9sec, V 3.5.3[00], Cisco Systems, at disk0:c12k-k9sec-3.5.3
    Built on Wed Jan 16 10:03:35 PST 2008
    By zamboni in /auto/srcarchive2/production/3.5.3/c12k/workspace for c2.95.3-p8

c12k-lc, V 3.5.3[00], Cisco Systems, at disk0:c12k-lc-3.5.3
    Built on Wed Jan 16 10:11:31 PST 2008
    By zamboni in /auto/srcarchive2/production/3.5.3/c12k/workspace for c2.95.3-p8

c12k-fwdg, V 3.5.3[00], Cisco Systems, at disk0:c12k-fwdg-3.5.3
    Built on Wed Jan 16 10:10:30 PST 2008
    By zamboni in /auto/srcarchive2/production/3.5.3/c12k/workspace for c2.95.3-p8

c12k-admin, V 3.5.3[00], Cisco Systems, at disk0:c12k-admin-3.5.3
    Built on Wed Jan 16 10:09:43 PST 2008
    By zamboni in /auto/srcarchive2/production/3.5.3/c12k/workspace for c2.95.3-p8

c12k-base, V 3.5.3[00], Cisco Systems, at disk0:c12k-base-3.5.3
    Built on Wed Jan 16 10:08:19 PST 2008
    By zamboni in /auto/srcarchive2/production/3.5.3/c12k/workspace for c2.95.3-p8

c12k-os-mbi, V 3.5.3[00], Cisco Systems, at disk0:c12k-os-mbi-3.5.3
    Built on Wed Jan 16 10:04:25 PST 2008
    By zamboni in /auto/srcarchive2/production/3.5.3/c12k/workspace for c2.95.3-p8


New and Changed Information

The following sections contain information on new features in Cisco IOS XR Software Release 3.5.4:

New Software Features in Cisco IOS XR Software Release 3.5.4

New Hardware Features in Cisco IOS XR Software Release 3.5.4

Software Feature Documentation

New Software Features in Cisco IOS XR Software Release 3.5.4

Cisco CRS-1 and Cisco XR 12000 Series Router Platforms

The following new features in Cisco IOS XR Software Release 3.5.4 are supported on the Cisco CRS-1 router and Cisco XR 12000 Series Router platforms:

Enhanced Tuning of SPF LSA Counts for OSPF Topology

LDP-IGP Synchronization Enhancements for OSPF

MPLS Traffic Engineering and Fast-Reroute Enhancements on OSPF

Cisco CRS-1 Router-Specific Features Only

The following new feature in Cisco IOS XR Software Release 3.5.4 is supported only on the Cisco CRS-1 platform:

MPLS tunnel drop

Cisco XR 12000 Series Router Services

None.

New Hardware Features in Cisco IOS XR Software Release 3.5.4

The following hardware features are new in the current release:

DC-PEM and Fan Tray Modifications

Acoustic Levels Reduced on Two Chassis

For detailed information on the shared port adapters (SPAs) and SPA interface processors (SIPs), see the following documents:

Cisco XR 12000 Series Router SIP and SPA Hardware Installation Guide, Release 3.5.0

Cisco IOS XR Interface and Hardware Components Configuration Guide, Release 3.5.0

DC-PEM and Fan Tray Modifications

The existing DC-PEM and fan trays have been modified on the Cisco CRS-1 16-Slot Line Card Chassis and the Cisco CRS-1 24-Slot Fabric Chassis (CRS-FC24) to reduce fan speed and require less power during normal operation.

Cisco CRS-1 16-Slot Line Card Chassis—Reduced DC-PEM fan nominal operation speed. Reduced fan tray nominal speed from 4000 to 3300 RPM, and new power requirements for two trays are reduced by 242 W.

Cisco CRS-1 24-Slot Fabric Chassis—Reduced DC-PEM fan nominal operation speed. Reduced fan tray nominal speed from 4000 to 3500 RPM, and new power requirements for the two trays are reduced by 180 W.

Acoustic Levels Reduced on Two Chassis

When you install the Cisco CRS-1 16-Slot Line Card Chassis with the new DC PEM and fantrays, described under DC-PEM and Fan Tray Modifications, the reduction in noise now brings the chassis into compliance with the NEBS Acoustic Noise Requirement (Telcordia GR-63-CORE Issue 3). When the Cisco CRS-1 24-Slot Fabric Chassis is installed with these new components, the reduction in noise now brings it near to compliance with the requirement.

Software Feature Documentation

The following documentation on how to use the features introduced in the current maintenance release, is organized by the feature name for which it has been introduced.

Enhanced Tuning of SPF LSA Counts for OSPF Topology

MPLS Tunnel Drop Counts

LDP-IGP Synchronization Enhancements for OSPF

MPLS Traffic Engineering and Fast-Reroute Enhancements on OSPF


Note The command and configuration information appearing here may not be found in Cisco IOS XR Software Release 3.5.0 documentation online.


Enhanced Tuning of SPF LSA Counts for OSPF Topology

Three new commands have been added to enhance the tuning of link-state advertisements (LSAs) processed per shortest path first (SPF) counts on OSPF topology:

queue dispatch incoming

queue dispatch rate-limited-lsa

queue dispatch spf-lsa-limit

queue dispatch rate-limited-lsa

To set the maximum number of rate-limited link-state advertisements (LSAs) processed per run, use the queue dispatch rate-limited-lsa command in router configuration mode. To return to the system default value, use the no form of this command.

queue dispatch rate-limited-lsa count

no queue dispatch rate-limited-lsa

Syntax Description

count

Maximum number of rate-limited LSAs processed per run. Range is 30 to 3000.


Defaults

The default number of rate-limited LSAs processed per run is 300 (when this count is not configured).

Command Modes

Router configuration

Command History

Release
Modification

Release 3.5.4

This command was introduced on the Cisco CRS-1 and Cisco XR 12000 Series Router.


Usage Guidelines

To use this command, your Cisco IOS XR software system administrator must assign you to a user group associated with a task group that includes the corresponding command task IDs.If you need assistance with your task group assignment, contact your system administrator. For detailed information about user groups and task IDs, see the Configuring AAA Services on Cisco IOS XR Software module of Cisco IOS XR System Security Configuration Guide.

Task ID
Task ID
Operations

ospf

read, write


Examples

The following example shows how to set the maximum number of rate-limited LSAs to 30:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-ospf)# queue dispatch rate-limited-lsa 30

queue dispatch incoming

To limit the number of continuous incoming events processed, use the queue dispatch incoming command in router configuration mode. To return to the system default value, use the no form of this command.

queue dispatch incoming count

no queue dispatch incoming

Syntax Description

count

Maximum number of continuous events processed. Range is 30 to 3000.


Command Default

The default incoming count is 300 packets (when the count is not configured).

Command Modes

Router configuration

Command History

Release
Modification

Release 3.5.4

This command was introduced on the Cisco CRS-1 and Cisco XR 12000 Series Router.


Usage Guidelines

To use this command, your Cisco IOS XR software system administrator must assign you to a user group associated with a task group that includes the corresponding command task IDs.If you need assistance with your task group assignment, contact your system administrator. For detailed information about user groups and task IDs, see the Configuring AAA Services on Cisco IOS XR Software module of Cisco IOS XR System Security Configuration Guide.

Task ID
Task ID
Operations

ospf

read, write


Examples

The follwing example shows how to limit the number of continuous incoming events processed to 30:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-ospf)# queue dispatch incoming 30

Use the show ospf message-queue command to see the queue dispatch values, peak lengths, and limits.

queue dispatch spf-lsa-limit

To change the maximum number of Type 3-4 and Type 5-7 link-state advertisements (LSAs) processed per shortest path first (SPF) run, use the queue dispatch spf-lsa-limit command in router configuration mode. To return to the system default value, use the no form of this command.

queue dispatch spf-lsa-limit count

no queue dispatch spf-lsa-limit

Syntax Description

count

Maximum number of continuous Type 3-4 and Type 5-7 LSAs processed per SPF in each scheduled run. Range is 30 to 3000.


Defaults

The default number of Type 3-4 and Type 5-7 processed per run is 150 LSAs (when this command is not configured).

Command Modes

Router configuration

Command History

Release
Modification

Release 3.5.4

This command was introduced on the Cisco CRS-1 and Cisco XR 12000 Series Router.


Usage Guidelines

To use this command, your Cisco IOS XR software system administrator must assign you to a user group associated with a task group that includes the corresponding command task IDs.If you need assistance with your task group assignment, contact your system administrator. For detailed information about user groups and task IDs, see the Configuring AAA Services on Cisco IOS XR Software module of Cisco IOS XR System Security Configuration Guide.

Task ID
Task ID
Operations

ospf

read, write


Examples

The following example shows how to limit the number of continuous Type 3-4 and Type 5-7 LSAs processed by SPF per scheduling run, to 100:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-ospf)# queue dispatch spf-lsa-limit 100

MPLS Tunnel Drop Counts

Two new fields displaying drop and error packets were added to the output of the show interfaces tunnel-te command, which runs only on the Cisco CRS-1 router.

show interfaces tunnel-te

To verify whether or not there are drop or error packets on MPLS traffic engineering (TE) tunnel interfaces, use the show interfaces tunnel-te command in EXEC mode.

show interfaces tunnel-te tunnel-number

Syntax Description

tunnel-number

Range is from 0 - 65535.


Defaults

No default behavior or values.

Command Modes

EXEC

Command History

Release
Modification

Release 3.2

This command was introduced on the Cisco CRS-1.

Release 3.3.0

No modification.

Release 3.5.4

Two new fields were added to the output.


Usage Guidelines

To use this command, your Cisco IOS XR software system administrator must assign you to a user group associated with a task group that includes the corresponding command task IDs.If you need assistance with your task group assignment, contact your system administrator. For detailed information about user groups and task IDs, see the Configuring AAA Services on Cisco IOS XR Software module of Cisco IOS XR System Security Configuration Guide.

The show interfaces tunnel-te command, which runs only on the Cisco CRS-1 router, was modified by the addition of two new fields, drop counter and error counter.


Note FRR drops cannot account for the total packet loss seen end-to-end during FRR. Rather, the command output only accounts for packets dropped by the forwarding path, because the software is programmed to recognize that the primary interface is down and that the backup is not on the same line card.


Field Descriptions

Field1
Description

drop counter

Displays dropped packets that result from oversubscription of the egress link hosting the TE-tunnel in an MPLS network

error counter

Displays packets dropped during a fast-reroute (FRR) on the line card hosting the primary TE tunnel in an MPLS network.

1 These are not the names of the fields, but rather their purpose.

Task ID

Task ID
Operations

interface

read

Examples

The following example shows sample output from the show interfaces tunnel-te command with the newly added information in boldface:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# show interfaces tunnel-te 1

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# tunnel-te1 is down, line protocol is down 
  Interface state transitions: 1
  Hardware is Tunnel-TE
  Internet address is Unknown
  MTU 1500 bytes, BW 0 Kbit
     reliability 255/255, txload Unknown, rxload Unknown
  Encapsulation TUNNEL,  loopback not set,
  Last clearing of "show interface" counters never
  5 minute input rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec
  5 minute output rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec
     0 packets input, 0 bytes, 0 total input drops
     0 drops for unrecognized upper-level protocol
     Received 0 broadcast packets, 0 multicast packets
     0 packets output, 0 bytes, 0 total output drops
     Output 0 broadcast packets, 0 multicast packets
     0 output errors

LDP-IGP Synchronization Enhancements for OSPF

With this feature, Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP) advertises maximum metric over a link on which LDP synchronization is enabled until the LDP session on the corresponding link is up and has converged. This is referred to as synchronization. This ensures that the link chosen is the one least used unless it is the only available path for forwarding both IP and MPLS traffic until LDP has exchanged labels over the link. This avoids "black-holing" of multilabel traffic such as virtual private networks (VPN) traffic, which can occur when outbound label information is unavailable.

Information About LDP-IGP Synchronization Enhancements for OSPF

This feature is supported on both the Cisco CRS-1 and the Cisco XR 12000 Series Router.

LDP-IGP synchronization is enabled under OSPF and IS-IS. However, the CLI changes being introduced in the current release affect OSPF protocol only.

Restrictions for LDP-IGP Synchronization Enhancements for OSPF

Under IS-IS, this feature supports an IPv4 unicast topology, while under OSPF, it supports an IPv4 unicast VRF-default topology.

New or Changed Commands

This feature affects the following commands:

mpls ldp sync-igp-shortcuts

show mpls ldp igp sync

debug mpls ldp igp sync

mpls ldp igp sync delay (LDP)

show ospf interface

mpls ldp sync-igp-shortcuts

To enable LDP-IGP synchronization shortcuts in an MPLS network, use the mpls ldp sync-igp-shortcuts command in the appropriate OSPF configuration mode. To return to the default behavior, use the no form of this command.

mpls ldp sync-igp-shortcuts [disable]

no mpls ldp sync-igp-shortcuts

Syntax Description

disable

(Optional) Disables MPLS LDP synchronization with IGP shortcuts from within the OSPF interface and area configuration submodes only. For the OSPF router configuration mode, use the no form of the command.


Defaults

No default behavior or values.

Command Modes

OSPF interface configuration
OSPF router configuration
OSPF area configuration

Command History

Release
Modification

Release 3.5.4

This command was introduced on the Cisco CRS-1 and Cisco XR 12000 Series Router.


Usage Guidelines

To use this command, your Cisco IOS XR software system administrator must assign you to a user group associated with a task group that includes the corresponding command task IDs.If you need assistance with your task group assignment, contact your system administrator. For detailed information about user groups and task IDs, see the Configuring AAA Services on Cisco IOS XR Software module of Cisco IOS XR System Security Configuration Guide.

Task ID

Task ID
Operations

ospf

read, write


Examples

The following example shows how to enable LDP-IGP synchronization shortcuts under OSPF interface configuration, using the mpls ldp sync-igp-shortcuts command on a tunnel-te interface. However, the command applies to all interfaces under the applicable configuration mode.

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# router ospf 100
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-ospf)# area 0 
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-ospf-ar)# interface tunnel-te 1
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-ospf-ar-if)# mpls ldp sync-igp-shortcuts 

show mpls ldp igp sync

The tunnel-te interface was added as a new interface type available to the existing show mpls ldp igp sync command.

show mpls ldp igp sync [interface {tunnel-te {tunnel-range}}]

debug mpls ldp igp sync

The tunnel-te interface was added as a new interface type available to the existing debug mpls ldp igp sync command.

debug mpls ldp igp sync [interface type instance] [location node-id]

mpls ldp igp sync delay (LDP)

To configure an LDP-IGP synchronization delay within an MPLS network, use the mpls ldp igp sync delay command in global configuration mode. To return to the default behavior, use the no form of this command.

mpls ldp igp sync delay delay-time

no mpls ldp igp sync delay delay-time

Syntax Description

delay-time

The time, in seconds, for the delay in synchronization. The range is from 5-60.


show ospf interface

The show ospf interface command output now includes the new interface type tunnel-te.

show ospf instance-name interface [type instance]

The following example shows the new output information for the show ospf interface command:

RP/0/0/CPU0:router# show ospf 1 interface tunnel-te 1
tunnel-te1 is up, line protocol is up 
  Internet Address 0.0.0.0/0, Area 0 
  Process ID 1, Router ID 192.168.0.11, Network Type POINT_TO_POINT, Cost: 33
  LDP Sync IGP-shortcuts Enabled, Sync Status: Not Achieved
  Interface is a tunnel igp-shortcut
  Transmit Delay is 1 sec, State POINT_TO_POINT,
  Timer intervals configured, Hello 10, Dead 40, Wait 0, Retransmit 5
    No Hellos (Passive interface) 
  Index 0/0, flood queue length 0
  Next 0(0)/0(0)
  Last flood scan length is 0, maximum is 0
  Last flood scan time is 0 msec, maximum is 0 msec
  Neighbor Count is 0, Adjacent neighbor count is 0
  Suppress hello for 0 neighbor(s)
  Multi-area interface Count is 0

MPLS Traffic Engineering and Fast-Reroute Enhancements on OSPF

MPLS Traffic Engineering (MPLS-TE) and Fast Reroute (FRR) features supported in Cisco IOS XR Software Release 3.5.4 allow the IGP-area in which constraint-based shortest path first (CSPF) is performed to be specified in tunnel configuration.

In conjunction with the support of 25 IGP areas, there are no longer hard limits on the number of adjacencies permitted on a single link.

Restrictions for MPLS Traffic Engineering and Fast-Reroute Enhancements on OSPF

Only point-to-point interfaces are supported for OSPF multiple-adjacencies. These may be either native point-to-point (P2P) interfaces, or broadcast interfaces on which the OSPF P2P configuration command is applied to force them to behave as P2P interfaces as far as OSPF is concerned. This restriction does not apply to ISIS.


Note The tunnel-te interface is not supported under ISIS.


Summary Steps

1. configure

2. interface type instance-id

3. path-option {preference-priority | protecting preference-priority} {dynamic [isis | lockdown| ospf | pce] | explicit {identifier path-number | name name} area area-id

4. Repeat Step 2.

5. Repeat Step 3.

6. Repeat Step 2.

7. Repeat Step 3.

8. end
or
commit

Detailed Steps

 
Command or Action
Purpose

Step 1 

configure

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# config

Enters global configuration mode.

Step 2 

interface type instance

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# interface tunnel-te 0

The type interface-id arguments specify the type and ID number of the interface, such as ATM, POS, Loopback, Tunnel-TE. Use the CLI help (?) to see a list of all the possible interface types and their ID numbers.

Step 3 

path-option {preference-priority | protecting preference-priority} {dynamic [isis | lockdown | ospf | pce] | explicit {identifier path-number | name name} [isis | lockdown | ospf | verbatim] area area-id

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# path-option 1 explicit id 6 ospf green area 0

Primary or fallback path setup option:

preference-priority—Preference priority for that option. Range is from 1-1000.

protecting—Path setup option for protecting the path by preference priority. Range is from 1-1000.

dynamic—Setup based on dynamically allocated path.

isis—Limits CSPF to a single IS-IS instance and area.

lockdown—Not a candidate for reoptimization.

ospf—Limits CSPF to a single OSPF instance and area.

verbatim—Does not require topology database for explicit path.

pce—Use PCE for path computation.

explicit—Setup is based on a preconfigured path.

identifier—Identifies the path number.

name—Name of the path.

area—Area ID. Range is from 0-4294967295.

Step 4 

Repeat Step 2.

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# interface tunnel-te 0

 

Step 5 

Repeat Step 3.

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# path-option 1 explicit name 234 ospf 3 area 7 verbatim

 

Step 6 

Repeat Step 2.

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# interface tunnel-te 0

 

Step 7 

Repeat Step 3.

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# path-option 1 dynamic isis mtbf level 1 lockdown

 

Step 8 

end
or
commit

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# end
or
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# commit

Saves configuration changes.

When you issue the end command, the system prompts you to commit changes:

Uncommitted changes found, commit them 
before exiting (yes/no/cancel)?
[cancel]:

Entering yes saves configuration changes to the running configuration file, exits the configuration session, and returns the router to EXEC mode.

Entering no exits the configuration session and returns the router to EXEC mode without committing the configuration changes.

Entering cancel leaves the router in the current configuration session without exiting or committing the configuration changes.

Use the commit command to save the configuration changes to the running configuration file and remain within the configuration session.

Example

CSPF areas are configured on a per-path-option basis, as illustrated below. This example demonstrates the use of a traffic-engineering tunnels (tunnel-te) interface for this purpose. The show mpls traffic-eng tunnels command in the following example provides sample output for the active path in MPLS traffic engineering tunnel.

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# config
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# interface tunnel-te 0
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# path-option 1 explicit id 6 ospf 126 area 0
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# interface tunnel-te 0
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# path-option 1 explicit name 234 ospf 3 area 7 verbatim
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# interface tunnel-te 0
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# path-option 1 dynamic isis mtbf level 1 lockdown
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# commit
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# exit
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# exit

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router#	 show mpls tr tu 1

Name: tunnel-te1  Destination: 103.0.0.3
  Status:
    Admin:    up Oper:   up   Path:  valid   Signalling: connected

    path option 1,  type dynamic   (Basis for Setup, path weight 2)
      OSPF 0 area 0
    G-PID: 0x0800 (derived from egress interface properties)

  Config Parameters:
    Bandwidth:     9001 kbps (CT0) Priority:  7  7 Affinity: 0x0/0xffff
    Metric Type: TE (default)
    AutoRoute:  disabled  LockDown: disabled 
    Loadshare:          0 equal loadshares
    Auto-bw: disabled(0/0) 0  Bandwidth Requested:     9001
    Direction: unidirectional
    Endpoint switching capability: unknown, encoding type: unassigned
    Transit switching capability: unknown, encoding type: unassigned

  History:
    Tunnel has been up for: 4d19h
    Current LSP:
      Uptime: 4d19h
    Prior LSP:
      ID: path option 1 [10]
      Removal Trigger: path verification failed

  Path info (ospf 0 area 0):
  Hop0: 11.0.0.1
  Hop1: 11.0.0.2
  Hop2: 11.4.4.2
  Hop3: 11.4.4.3

Hop4: 103.0.0.3


Important Notes

Country-specific laws, regulations, and licences—In certain countries, use of these products may be prohibited and subject to laws, regulations, or licenses, including requirements applicable to the use of the products under telecommunications and other laws and regulations; customers must comply with all such applicable laws in the countries in which they intend to use the products.

Migrating from Cisco IOS to Cisco IOS XR software on the Cisco XR 12000 Series Router—When migrating a Cisco XR 12000 Series Router from Cisco IOS to Cisco IOS XR software, follow the instructions provided in the documentation Migrating From Cisco IOS to Cisco IOS XR Software on the Cisco XR 12000 Series Router, Release 3.5.0.

Card, fan controller, and RP removal—For all card removal and replacement (including fabric cards, line cards, fan controller, and RP) follow the instructions provided by Cisco to avoid impact to traffic. See the Cisco IOS XR Getting Started Guide for procedures.

Exceeding Cisco testing—If you intend to test beyond the combined maximum configuration tested and published by Cisco, please contact your Cisco representative to discuss how to engineer a large-scale configuration maximum for your purpose.

More power required for Cisco SIP-600 line cards on the Cisco XR 12000 Series Router—These line cards draw more power than the previous ones. Depending on the exact configuration of power entry modules (PEMs) and other cards in the chassis, there may not be enough power available when inserting a new card or removing a PEM. Before you insert a new card or remove a PEM, run the following command in admin mode:

RP/0/0/CPU0:router# admin
RP/0/0/CPU0:router# show environment power-supply table

                      48V       Current
R/S/I     Module      (V)           (A)
0/24/*    PEM1         54             4
          PEM2         53             4
0/25/*    PEM1         54             4
          PEM2         53             4

Total Power Supplies:                  3200W
    Redundant Power Supplies:              1600W
    Worst Case Power Used:                  621W
    Current Power Used:                     428W
    Current Redundant Power Available:     1172W
    Current Total Power Available:         2772W
    Worst Case Redundant Power Available:   979W
    Worst Case Total Power Available:      2579W

PID                  Description                                        Watts
---                  -----------                                        -----
GRP-B                Route Processor                                       38
PRP-1                Cisco 12000 Series Performance Route Processor        60
LC-4OC-3-POS-SM      4 Port Packet Over SONET OC-3c/STM-1                  80
4OC3X/POS-MM-MJ-B    4 port ISE OC3                                        90
.
.
.

If you plan to insert a new card, locate the entry for the card to be inserted and note the power consumed by it. If this power is less than the figure given in Worst Case Redundant Power Available (the figure is displayed in the show environment power-supply table command output), the card can be safely inserted. As long as the Worst Case Redundant Power Available is not zero, a PEM can be powered down for replacement without impact.


Note No alerts are issued if more cards are inserted than the PEMs can support. It is your responsibility to determine your power budget for the chassis before making any changes to it. Exceeding the power budget may result in the PEM being overloaded and cards powering down due to insufficient power being provided.


Per-interface ICMP disable feature unsupported on Cisco XR 12000 Series Routers.

Disable the preempt feature in the VFW application—In Cisco IOS XR Release 3.5.4, you must disable the preempt feature in the VFW application. Make sure that you configure no preempt for all fault-tolerant groups under the Admin context on the VFW application. See the following example:

ft group 1
  peer 1
  no preempt
  associate-context ctx1
  inservice

Caution Hazardous energy may still be present when a DC FAIL alarm is active. The console message of "Low or No Input Voltage detected" is generated when voltage reaches 40 volts +/- 1 volt. The command show-env-power is inaccurate at that voltage level and may show 0.0 for the readings. Before performing any maintenance, measure Battery and Return on all failed PEMS with a volt ohm meter.

Caveats

Caveats describe unexpected behavior in Cisco IOS XR software releases. This section lists the open caveats for Cisco IOS XR Software Release 3.5.4:

Cisco CRS-1 and Cisco XR 12000 Series Router Caveats

Caveats Specific to the Cisco CRS-1 Router

Caveats Specific to the Cisco XR 12000 Series Router

Cisco CRS-1 and Cisco XR 12000 Series Router Caveats

The following caveat applies to both router platforms:

CSCsl55570

Basic Description:

TE tunnels flap after RP failover.

Symptom:

TE tunnels flap after RP FO on the multichassis system.

Conditions:

Seen after designated shelf controller RP failover.

Workaround:

Increase the signaling refresh interval to 180 as a workaround on all the RSVP links. Box will recover by itself. With the workaround, no traffic loss is expected.

CSCsj78665

Basic Description:

Cannot successfully perform clear counter t1 command.

Symptom:

Ambiguous command:

RP/0/0/CPU0:Router# clear counter t1 0/1/0/0

Condition:

This occurs when both MPLS and k9sec pies are installed on a router and the clear counter command is issued from EXEC mode. The cause of the issue is that the above two pies introduces two software interface types "tunnel-te" and "tunnel-ipsec" and the parser detects an ambiguity between these two types. This is a bug in the parser, because at the same level a controller type "T1" is an allowed option. However, the parser does not honor this longest match.

Workaround:

Provided that you have a root-system task-id authorization, you can execute the same clear command as follows:

RP/0/0/CPU0:Router# run exec_t1e1 clear T1R_S_M_P clear_stats

where:

T1R_S_M_P is the T1 controller name (without spaces between the type and instance) and the characters in the instance are separated by underscores (_).

Caveats Specific to the Cisco CRS-1 Router

The following caveats are specific to the Cisco CRS-1 platform:

CSCsq07918

Symptom:

Standby RP is not ready after Cisco CRS-1 RP failover.

Conditions:

Occurs when a transient control Ethernet outage takes place, lasting 10 seconds. When the RP switches to an active state, the designated shelf controller (DSC) sends a request to the QSM to remove all the entries belonging to the standby node in its database.

Workaround:

Restarting the QSM on the active node fixes the issue. To restart the QSM, issue the following command:

P/0/RP0/CPU0:Router# process restart qsm

CSCsm71413

Symptom:

Console is continuously flooded with the following message:

%ROUTING-RIB-3-SHUTDOWN : Process is shutting down: ''sysdb'' detected the ''warning'' 
condition ''A SysDB client attempted to register for verification or as an EDM on a 
path which was already registered''

Conditions:

Triggered sporadically by designated shelf controller RP failover.

Workaround:

No workaround as such, but you can perform the following steps to reestablish a steady state:

1. Find out where the placement daemon indicates that the process is currently running:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router# show placement process proc-name

2. Locate all the nodes at which the process is running.

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router# show process proc-name location all 

3. Shut down the process on all nodes other than the one where placeD thinks it is suppose to run:


Note RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router# process shut proc-name location node-id



Note The node-id argument consists of the node IDs located through Step 2. with the exception of the node ID that was identified through Step 1.


4. (Optional) If you need to move the process to a node other than the current node run enter:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Router# placement reoptimize

Note You must issue this command for every process generating an error message in response to the sysdb tuple verification.


CSCsr14252

Symptom:

The parser_server process and nvgen_server processes, or both, crash repeatedly on standby or nondesignated shelf controller RP after RP reload or switchover.

Conditions:

The problem appears to be triggered by repeated card reloads or switchovers, and may be due to disk corruption.

The crash is due to .parser files becoming corrupted on the disk of the RP and being truncated to zero length. After a reload, the parser_server and nvgen_server processes try to read these files and crash because the files have been corrupted. The processes are automatically restarted, but continue to crash as they attempt to re-read the files on restart.

Workaround:

Execute the command install verify packages repair location problem-node to copy good versions of the damaged files from the active DSC RP. The crashes stop as soon as the corrupted files are repaired. In rare cases, the install verify packages repair command may not be effective due to CSCsr75888. If crashes continue after repair, use the following procedure to manually repair the files:

1. Use the output of install verify packages repair command to determine the damaged files. The output contains lines like the following:

Info:         /install/hfr-mcast-3.5.4: [ERROR] Detected anomalies.
Info:         /install/hfr-mcast-3.5.4/parser/igmp_cmds.parser: exists with 
unexpected file size.

2. Replace "/install" with "disk0:" (or the appropriate device, given as the boot device for the card in the output of show version, including the colon) in the name of the file, and enter:

copy filename location DSC-location filename location problem-node 

The following example shows use of this command and output similar to the following that should appear:

RP0/RP0/CPU0:router(admin)# copy disk0:/hfr-mcast-3.5.4/parser/igmp_cmds.parser 
location RP0/RP0/CPU0 disk0:/hfr-mcast-3.5.4.13I/parser/igmp_cmds.parser location 
2/RP0/CPU0
Copy : Destination exists, overwrite ?[confirm]
C
7714 bytes copied in      0 sec

3. Confirm the following:

a. File has as been copied

b. Size is nonzero

c. Date and time when the copy command was executed, using the dir filename command, for example:

RP0/RP0/CPU0:router(admin)# dir disk0:/hfr-mcast-3.5.4/parser/igmp_cmds.parser 
location 2/RP0/CPU0
Directory of net/node2_RP0_CPU0/disk0:/hfr-mcast-3.5.4/parser
521144192   -rwx  7714        Tue Aug  5 21:17:04 2008  igmp_cmds.parser

4. Wait two minutes and issue the command show processes parser_server location problem-node to confirm that the parser process has been restarted and is running.

CSCsr63864

Symptom:

Card resets due to a loss of heartbeat.

Conditions:

During reload SMU installations or during a router reload, a card or node may reload due to loss of heartbeat and then recover .

Workaround:

Because the current release has an auto-recovery mechanism that takes effect when a node resets due to loss of heartbeat, the node automatically recovers from this state. As a result, no workaround is needed.

CSCso28813

Basic Description:

4-port OC-3 SPA falsely reads critical high temperature after reload of the jacket card.

Conditions:

Occurs when users reload the jacket card by attaching it to the CPU0 node and they issue the command reload location x/x/CPU0, but they do not issue a reload command on the SP node.

Workaround:

After attaching a jacket card to CPU0, do not issue a reload command on this slot without also doing so for the SP node. You may also issue the command hw-module loc x/x/sp reload on both the SP and the CPU0 nodes, causing them both to be reloaded.

CSCsm10628

Basic Description:

OC48 SPA fails to boot after performing MSC swap.

Symptom:

OC48 SPA fails to boot.

Conditions:

The issue can be run into after doing MSC swap when the SIP-800 card is loaded with 6 SPAs.

Workaround:

Perform a soft online insertion and removal of the SPA card using the hw-module subslot x/x/x reload command.

Caveats Specific to the Cisco XR 12000 Series Router

The following caveats are specific to the Cisco XR 12000 Series Router platform:

CSCsq68653

Symptom:

When booting the router with the Release 3.5.4 image, the Engine 3 (E3) line card appears to be in the "In Reset" state in the output from the show platform command.

Conditions:

The condition only occurs if the router is upgraded to Release 3.7.0, automatically upgrading the MBUS agent to version 4.x (which is incompatible with this release), followed by a downgrade to Release 3.5.0 (which does not downgrade the MBUS agent automatically).

Workaround:

Downgrade MBUS ROM to Release 3.5.4 by taking the following steps.

With the router running the Release 3.5.4 image and E3 in the In Reset state, enter the following commands:

RP/0/0/CPU0:router-upgrade(admin)# test mbus download loc node-id
RP/0/0/CPU0:router-upgrade(admin)# upgrade mbus force loc node-id
RP/0/0/CPU0:router-upgrade# hw-module location node-id reload

CSCsq63799

Basic Description:

Cisco IOS XR Routing Command Reference Releases 3.4 through 3.5 incorrectly documents enablement of Label Distribution Protocol (LDP)-Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP) synchronization for OSPF.

Workaround:

To enable Label Distribution Protocol (LDP)-Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP) synchronization, use the mpls ldp sync command in the appropriate mode. To disable LDP-IGP synchronization, use the no form of this command:

mpls ldp sync

no mpls ldp sync

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Defaults

LDP-IGP synchronization is disabled for OSPF.

Command Modes

Interface configuration
Area configuration
Router configuration

Command Usage

To disable LDP-IGP synchronization under the interface and area submodes, use the following command:

mpls ldp sync disable

CSCsq51295

Basic Description:

Cisco IOS XR Interface and Hardware Components Command Reference for Release 3.5.0 and later release neglects to state that the Cisco XR 12000 Series Router does not support counters on Layer3/atm Eng3 subinterface level.

Symptom:

RP/0/0/CPU0:router# sh int ATM0/4/0/0.101

Thu May 29 15:19:23.138 EST EDT
ATM0/4/0/0.101 is up, line protocol is up 
  Interface state transitions: 2
  Hardware is ATM network sub-interface(s)
  Internet address is 10.211.213.102/30
  MTU 4470 bytes, BW 622000 Kbit
     reliability Unknown, txload Unknown, rxload Unknown
  Encapsulation AAL5/SNAP, controller loopback not set,
  Last clearing of "show interface" counters Unknown
  Datarate information unavailable.
  Interface counters unavailable.

CSCsj99380

Basic Description:

PIM process crashes during an online insertion and removal (OIR) operation on a line card.

Conditions:

The crash occurs due to a corruption of the unicast routing information maintained by PIM. The information may be updated incorrectly during the OIR operation and cause the crash.


Note The crash does not occur during all OIRs.


Workaround:

None. PIM process restarts and recovers its state.

CSCsk62338

Basic Description:

Session Border Control (SBC) process fails anda restart occurs after multiservice blade (MSB) failover.

Conditions:

This issue was seen under the following conditions:

Running 10,000 calls at 15 cps with SIP UDP and SIP TCP calls.

Executing a series of failovers.

Workaround:

None.

CSCsk81099

Basic Description:

Configuring the serviceability design requirements (SDR) with a "/" in the SDR name crashes the LRd process.

Symptom:

Configuring SDR with a sdr-name argument containing the character "/" causes a crash of the LRd process. Subsequent operations are stalled because SDR configuration fails.

Conditions:

Config operation involving SDR carve operation.

Workaround:

Avoid using / in the sdr-name argument during configuration. If a configuration already exists, replace the sdr-name argument and reapply the configuration.

CSCsk86218

Basic Description:

Ensure that the minimum boot images (MBI) are compatible before the software upgrade.

Symptom:

1. While upgrading releases earlier than Release 3.5.2, the standby PRP gets stuck in the MBI state.

2. While downgrading from Release 3.5.2 to earlier eleases, the standby PRP gets stuck in the MBI state.

Conditions:

1. This issue occurs during and after the upgrade, if the standby is not coming up (stuck in the MBI state). This can happen due to a version mismatch in the active and standby PRPs. One is Release 3.5.2 and the other is Release 3.x.x. Then, the standby card may not come up because of incompatibility in the images. Follow Workaround 1 or 2 below.

2. This issue occurs during and after the downgrade if standby is not coming up (stuck in the MBI state). This can happen due to a version mismatch in the active and standby PRPs. One is Release 3.x.x and the other one is Release 3.5.2. Then the standby card may not come up because of incompatibility in the images. There is no workaround.

3. This issue occurs mainly due to MBI incompatibility between software versions and due to the install commit command not having been issued for one of the software versions. In the situation in which the RP reloads, it tries to load the last committed software, which is when the issue occurs.

Workaround:

1. If the issue is encountered after the successful upgrade to 3.5.2 from 3.4.x, but any of the nondesignated shelf controller RPs reloaded due to an error condition when booting up or an OIR event before the install commit command was issued. The nondesignated shelf controller RP is either a standby RP or an RP in a non-owner SDR. The following instructions mention the standby RP. However, the steps are the same for non-owner RPs.

(a) Verify that this is the issue or situation. Check for the following:

- Install operation completed successfully before issuing a reload for all nodes (console logs).

- Wait for the active RP to come up and verify that it is running Release 3.5.2 (show install active command).

- Verify that standby RP is trying to boot Release 3.4.2. This can be seen on the standby console in the banner when the image is booting (for example, "Cisco IOS XR Software for the Cisco XR c12000-mbiprp, Version 3.4.2[1]").

- The following error should appear periodically on the standby console:

Insthelper encountered a fatal error condition, and is exiting: 
Error value = (1341786888), Error string = ('Subsystem(8180)' detected the 
'warning' condition 'Code(5)': Host is down) 

(b) Bring standby RP to ROMMON. This can be done, for example:

- Issue the hw-module loc location reload command from the designated shelf controller.

- Issue the send break command on the standby RP console line when the following appears:

DRAM DIMM Slot 1: 2048M found, Slot 2: Empty 
MPC7457 platform with 2097152 Kbytes of main memory

(c) Reset BOOT variable to a new value.

- Check its current value. It should be pointing to disk0:c12k-os-mbi-3.4.2/mbiprp-rp.vm

- Check if Release 3.5.2 MBI exists on the disk, for example:

rommon 7 > dir disk0:c12k-os-mbi-3.5.2.14I 
File size Perms File name 
0 drw- etc 
0 drw- instdb_v 
0 drw- mbi 
0 drw- drp 
0 drw- gsr 
10088776 -rw- mbiprp-rp.vm 
0 drw- instdb

- Set the BOOT variable to the new Release 3.5.2 MBI value, for example:

rommon 8 > BOOT=disk0:c12k-os-mbi-3.5.2.14I/mbiprp-rp.vm 
rommon 9 > sync

Issue the reset command to reload this node and let it come up with Release 3.5.2 MBI.

If you changed the config-register value when bringing it to ROMMON, change it back to the original value.

If the Release 3.5.2 MBI is not present on the disk, you must perform the diskboot procedure for the standby. Refer in this case to Scenario 2 below.

(d) Verify that the node comes up successfully with Release 3.5.2, then wait until it is in the Cisco IOS XR RUN state.

(e) When all nondesignated shelf controller RP nodes are up, issue the install commit command.

2. If the router is running 3.5.2 software and a new standby (or non-owner) RP is inserted that was diskbooted with 3.4.x previously, prepare the new RP in the same way as for the original diskboot procedure for standby, for example, by booting mbiprp-rp.vm from TFTP or FTP on the standby console:

rommon 1 > boot tftp address://directory/mbiprp-rp.vm-3.5.2 192.85.16.23

For more documentation on the diskboot procedure, refer to Migrating From Cisco IOS to Cisco IOS XR Software on the Cisco XR 12000 Series Router, Release 3.5 on cisco.com.

CSCsl03683

Basic Description:

SPA-4XCT3/DS0 out-of-service state after restarting packet process.

Symptom:

4xCT3/DS0 SPA out of service after restarting packet process. Problem happens in a Cisco XR 12000 Series Router running a Cisco IOS XR Release 3.5.2 image.

Workaround:

None. Only a reload fixes the problem.

CSCsl61560

Basic Description:

Clock Scheduler Card switchover cannot access the router console or router auxiliary port.

Symptom:

Shutting down the Clock Scheduler Card or a switchover of the Clock Scheduler Card on the Cisco XR 12000 Series Router blocks accessibility to the router console and auxiliary ports.

Workaround:

Reload the router.

Upgrading Cisco IOS XR Software

Cisco IOS XR software is installed and activated from modular packages, allowing specific features or software patches to be installed, upgraded, or downgraded without affecting unrelated processes. Software packages can be upgraded or downgraded on all supported card types, or on a single card (node).

Software packages are installed from package installation envelope (PIE) files that contain one or more software components.

The following URL contains links to information about how to upgrade or downgrade Cisco IOS XR Software to the current release:

http://www.cisco.com/web/Cisco_IOS_XR_Software/index.html

Troubleshooting

For information on troubleshooting Cisco IOS XR software, see the Cisco IOS XR Getting Started Guide and the document Cisco IOS XR Troubleshooting.

Related Documentation

The following sections describe the documentation available for the Cisco CRS-1 and Cisco XR 12000 Series Router. Documentation is available in the form of PDF and HTML files and is available on www.Cisco.com.

Hardware Documents

You can find the most current hardware documentation at the following URLs:

Cisco CRS-1 Series Router:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps5763/tsd_products_support_series_home.html

Cisco XR 12000 Series Router:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6342/tsd_products_support_series_home.html

Software Documents

The Cisco IOS XR software documentation set includes the Cisco IOS XR software configuration guides and command references, as well as a getting started guide. For a full list, see About Cisco IOS XR Software Documentation for Release 3.5.0 for a list of Cisco IOS XR Software documentation for Release 3.5.0.

You can find the most current software documentation at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps5845/tsd_products_support_series_home.html

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

For information on obtaining documentation, submitting a service request, and gathering additional information, see the monthly What's New in Cisco Product Documentation, which also lists all new and revised Cisco technical documentation, at:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/general/whatsnew/whatsnew.html

Subscribe to the What's New in Cisco Product Documentation as a Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feed and set content to be delivered directly to your desktop using a reader application. The RSS feeds are a free service and Cisco currently supports RSS version 2.0.

This document is to be used in conjunction with the documents listed in the "Related Documentation" section.