Cisco cBR Converged Broadband Routers High Availability Configuration Guide for Cisco IOS XE Everest 16.5.1

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Cisco IOS-XE In-Service Software Upgrade Process

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Updated:
August 4, 2020

Chapter: Cisco IOS-XE In-Service Software Upgrade Process

Cisco IOS-XE In-Service Software Upgrade Process

Cisco cBR-8 Routers support the In-Service Software Upgrades (ISSU) for redundant platforms.

Finding Feature Information

Your software release may not support all the features documented in this module. For the latest feature information and caveats, see the release notes for your platform and software release. To find information about the features documented in this module, and to see a list of the releases in which each feature is supported, see the Feature Information Table at the end of this document.

Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support. To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to http://tools.cisco.com/ITDIT/CFN/. An account on http://www.cisco.com/ is not required.

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Hardware Compatibility Matrix for Cisco cBR Series Routers


Note

The hardware components introduced in a given Cisco IOS-XE Release are supported in all subsequent releases unless otherwise specified.

Table 1. Hardware Compatibility Matrix for the Cisco cBR Series Routers

Cisco CMTS Platform

Processor Engine

Interface Cards

Cisco cBR-8 Converged Broadband Router

Cisco IOS-XE Release 16.5.1 and Later Releases

Cisco cBR-8 Supervisor :

  • PID—CBR-CCAP-SUP-160G

  • PID—CBR-CCAP-SUP-60G

  • PID—CBR-SUP-8X10G-PIC

Cisco IOS-XE Release 16.5.1 and Later Releases

Cisco cBR-8 CCAP Line Cards:

  • PID—CBR-LC-8D30-16U30

  • PID—CBR-LC-8D31-16U30

  • PID—CBR-RF-PIC

  • PID—CBR-RF-PROT-PIC

  • PID—CBR-CCAP-LC-40G-R

Cisco cBR-8 Downstream PHY Modules:

  • PID—CBR-D30-DS-MOD

  • PID—CBR-D31-DS-MOD

Cisco cBR-8 Upstream PHY Modules:

  • PID—CBR-D30-US-MOD

Information about In-Service Software Upgrade

Cisco cBR-8 Routers support the In-Service Software Upgrades (ISSU) for redundant platforms. The ISSU process allows software to be updated or otherwise modified while packet forwarding continues with the benefit of LCHA.

For the Cisco cBR Series Routers, ISSU-compatibility depends on the software subpackage being upgraded and the hardware configuration.

The specific procedures in this document represent supported and tested installation sequences. The Cisco IOS-XE system software allows other installation sequences for special purposes under the guidance of Cisco customer support representatives, but the steps in this document should be followed otherwise. These steps should be followed completely, as the Cisco cBR Series Routers are designed to run one version of Cisco IOS-XE on an SUP, and running subpackages from different versions of Cisco IOS-XE can cause unexpected router behavior.

How to Configure In-Service Software Upgrade

This section describes the configuration of the ISSU feature:

Configuring Subpackage Upgrade

Subpackages Upgrade

Subpackage upgrade allows a subset of the running software to be upgraded. It is intended for patching small and targeted fix instead of full image upgrade. Subpackage upgrade supports both single and dual SUP setup.

Single SUP Subpackages Upgrade
Before you begin

Be sure to complete the following prerequisites before running the ISSU process:

  • Config register autoboot enabled.
  • Target patch copied to active SUP in the same directory of the packages.conf file system is booted up with.
  • If needed copy patch info file to SUP.
  • Enough bootflash disk space on SUP.
Procedure
  Command or Action Purpose
Step 1

enable

Example:

Router> enable

Enables privileged EXEC mode.

  • Enter your password if prompted.
Step 2

request platform software package install rp rp-slot file bootflash:

Example:

Router# request platform software package install rp 1 file bootflash:cbrsup-universalk9.03.17.00.S.156-1.S-std.SPA.bin

Upgrades the cBR-8 router with one SUP using subpackages ISSU procedure.

Dual SUPs Subpackages Upgrade
Before you begin

Be sure to complete the following prerequisites before running the ISSU process:

  • Standby SUP must be in hot standby.
  • Config register autoboot enabled.
  • Both SUP in sub-package mode, running same base image and patches from same path.
  • Target patch copied to active SUP in the same directory of the packages.conf file system is booted up with.
  • If needed copy patch info file to both SUPs.
  • Enough bootflash disk space on both SUPs.
Procedure
  Command or Action Purpose
Step 1

enable

Example:

Router> enable

Enables privileged EXEC mode.

  • Enter your password if prompted.
Step 2

request platform software package install node file bootflash:

Example:

Router# request platform software package install node file bootflash:cbrsup-universalk9.03.17.00.S.156-1.S-std.SPA.bin

Upgrades the cBR-8 router with dual SUPs using subpackages ISSU procedure.

Linecard Only In-Service Software Upgrade

Use request platform software package install node linecard-only command to upgrade only the linecard to the same version as the one in the current active SUP, the customer can choose to upgrade one linecard or all the linecards in the chassis.

This command can be used together with request platform software package install node file file-path noreload linecard command to upgrade SUP first, and then upgrade linecard.

Procedure

  Command or Action Purpose
Step 1

enable

Example:


Router> enable

Enables privileged EXEC mode.

  • Enter your password if prompted.
Step 2

request platform software package install node linecard-only

Example:


Router# request platform software package install node linecard-only all

Upgrade all the linecards to the same version as the one in the current active SUP.

Additional References

The following sections provide references related to the ISSU feature.

Technical Assistance

Description

Link

The Cisco Support and Documentation website provides online resources to download documentation, software, and tools. Use these resources to install and configure the software and to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues with Cisco products and technologies. Access to most tools on the Cisco Support and Documentation website requires a Cisco.com user ID and password.

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

Feature Information for In-Service Software Upgrade

Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about the platform support and software image support. Cisco Feature Navigator enables you to determine which software images support a specific software release, feature set, or platform. To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to the www.cisco.com/go/cfn link. An account on the Cisco.com page is not required.


Note

The following table lists the software release in which a given feature is introduced. Unless noted otherwise, subsequent releases of that software release train also support that feature.

Table 2. Feature Information for ISSU

Feature Name

Releases

Feature Information

ISSU

Cisco IOS-XE Release 16.5.1

This feature was integrated into Cisco IOS-XE Release 16.5.1 on the cisco cBR Series Converged Broadband Routers.

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