Manual FPD upgrade is performed using the upgrade hw-module fpd command. All cards or all FPGA in a card can be upgraded. If reload is required to activate FPD, the upgrade should be complete. Line-cards, fabric cards and RP cardsInterface module (IMs) and RSPs can’t be reloaded during the process of the FPD upgrade.

FPD upgrade is transaction-based:

• Each fpd upgrade CLI execution is one transaction.

• Only one transaction is allowed at any given time.

• One transaction may include one or many FPD upgrades.

Once the upgrade is complete, the router/the card (on which the FPD is upgraded) must be reloaded.

The force option can be used to forcibly upgrade the FPD (regardless of whether it’s required or not). It triggers all FPDs to be upgraded or downgraded. The force option can also be used to downgrade or upgrade the FPGAs even after the version check. However, the force option must be used cautiously and only to recover a component from a failed upgrade.

Note

Sometimes, FPDs can have primary and backup images. The use of the force option when performing an FPD upgrade isn’t recommended except under explicit direction from Cisco engineering or TAC for a one-time purpose only. A new FPD upgrade should be issued only when previous FPD upgrades have been completed on the same FPD with the following syslog message: RP/0/RP0/CPU0:May 10 10:11:44.414 UTC: fpd-serv[205]: %INFRA-FPD_Manager-1-UPGRADE_ALERT : FPD Upgrade Completed (use "show hw-module fpd" to check upgrade status)

FPD auto-upgrade is enabled by default. To ensure that the FPD image is automatically upgraded, you should not disable this feature. If you need to disable the automatic upgrade of the FPD image running on the Field Replaceable Unit (FRU), you can manually apply the configuration fpd auto-upgrade disable in administration configuration mode.

With FPD auto-upgrade enabled, FPD images are automatically updated in the following instances:

• Software upgrade is carried out.

• Field Replaceable Unit(FRU) such as Line cards, RSPs, Fan Trays or alarm cards are added to an existing router or reloaded.

For the automatic FPD upgrade to work on a system upgrade, the following conditions must be met:

• The FPD package installation envelope (PIE) must be installed on the router.

• The FPD PIE must be activated together with the new Cisco IOS XR image.

For the automatic FPD upgrade to work on a FRU Insertion or reload , the following conditions must be met:

• The FPD package installation envelope (PIE) must be installed and activated on the router.

Note	Although the FPD upgrade is performed during the install operation, there is no install commit performed. Therefore, once the FPD has been upgraded, if the image is rolled back to the original version, the FPD version is not downgraded to the previous version.

The automatic FPD upgrade is not performed in the following instances:

• Line cards or other cards or alarm cards are added to an existing router.

• A line card chassis is added to an existing router.

• A non-reload software maintenance upgrade (SMU) or PIE installation is performed, even where the FPD image version changes. Since a non-reload installation is, by definition, not supposed to reload the router, and an FPD upgrade requires a router reload, the automatic FPD upgrade is repressed.

Note	In all cases where the automatic FPD upgrade is not performed, you must perform a manual FPD upgrade using the upgrade hw-module fpd command.

FPD auto-upgrade can be enabled and disabled. When auto FPD is enabled, it automatically updates FPDs when a SMU or image changes, including an updated firmware revision. Use the fpd auto-upgrade command to disable or enable auto-fpd.

The following restriction must be considered while configuring automatic line card reload on FPD upgrade:

• If the FPD upgrade fails on a line card then the automatic line card reload feature (if enabled) stops the LC from reloading.

The following sample shows how to configure auto-reload feature:

Router# config
Router(config)#fpd auto-upgrade enable 
Router(config)#fpd auto-reload enable 
Router(config)#commit

The auto-reload feature is only supported on line cards.

Note	During the FPD upgrade process, the linecard may display IOS XR RUN state before triggering auto-reload.

Manual Power modules FPD upgrades are supported on Cisco Routers and should be performed in Config mode only. This feature lets you perform FPD upgrades on individual PEMs.

Only power modules that support FPD upgrades can be upgraded manually.

Note	Power module upgrades are time consuming and can’t be implicitly upgraded or as a part of automatic FPD upgrades. These modules must be upgraded independent of the other fpga upgrades.

Note	Make sure that all power feeds to the PSU are active for a successful FPD upgrade of power modules.

To determine which PEMs requires upgrade, use show hw-module location all fpd .

PEMs requiring upgrade are in UPGD SKIP status.

Router#show hw-module location all fpd

Auto-upgrade:Disabled
Attribute codes: B golden, P protect, S secure, A Anti Theft aware
                                                                         FPD Versions
                                                                        ==============
Location   Card type             HWver FPD device       ATR Status   Running Programd  Reload Loc
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0/RP0/CPU0 8201                  0.30  Bios                 NEED UPGD  7.01    7.01    0/RP0/CPU0
0/RP0/CPU0 8201                  0.30  BiosGolden       B   NEED UPGD          7.01    0/RP0/CPU0
0/RP0/CPU0 8201                  0.30  IoFpga               NEED UPGD  7.01    7.01         0/RP0
0/RP0/CPU0 8201                  0.30  IoFpgaGolden     B   NEED UPGD          7.01         0/RP0
0/RP0/CPU0 8201                  0.30  SsdIntelS3520        NEED UPGD  7.01    7.01         0/RP0
0/RP0/CPU0 8201                  0.30  x86Fpga              NEED UPGD  7.01    7.01         0/RP0
0/RP0/CPU0 8201                  0.30  x86FpgaGolden    B   NEED UPGD          7.01         0/RP0
0/RP0/CPU0 8201                  0.30  x86TamFw             NEED UPGD  7.01    7.01         0/RP0
0/RP0/CPU0 8201                  0.30  x86TamFwGolden   B   NEED UPGD          7.01         0/RP0
0/PM0      PSU2KW-ACPI           0.0   PO-PrimMCU           NEED UPGD  7.01    7.01       NOT REQ
0/PM1      PSU2KW-ACPI           0.0   PO-PrimMCU           NEED UPGD  7.01    7.01       NOT REQ
 

To upgrade the power modules manually, use [admin] upgrade hw-module location 0/PT location fpd <fpd_device>.

Router# admin
Router(admin)# upgrade hw-module location 0/PT0 fpd PM0-DT-Pri0MCU

To force a power module upgrade, use upgrade hw-module fpd all force location pm-all command in Admin mode.

During the Power Supply Unit (PSU) insertion and installation process, the routers can now automatically upgrade the Field-Programmable Devices (FPD) associated with the PSUs.

Starting with Cisco IOS-XR Release 7.5.2, the automatic FPD upgrade includes the FPDs associated with the PSUs by default. This means that when automatic FPD upgrade is enabled, the FPDs associated with the PSUs will also be upgraded. The upgrades for the PSUs will occur sequentially, so the FPD upgrades for the PSUs will take longer than for other components.

You can choose to exclude PSUs from the automatic upgrade process to reduce the time taken for FPD automatic upgrade by preventing them from being upgraded upon insertion or during a system upgrade using the fpd auto-upgrade exclude pm command.

Router# config
Router(config)# fpd auto-upgrade enable
Router(config)# fpd auto-upgrade exclude pm
Router(config)# commit

Router# show running-config fpd auto-upgrade
fpd auto-upgrade enable
fpd auto-upgrade include pm

In Cisco 8000 Series Routers, the auto upgrade on bootup path is being supported for new CPU less cards SC and MPA.

The RP and SC cards together form a domain in Active and Standby nodes. The respective domain lead (RP) is responsible to trigger the auto upgrade of respective SC cards.