Network Convergence System 5500 Series Routers


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Cisco IOS XR Release 6.5.3 contains all features released in Cisco IOS XR Release 6.5.2 and Release 6.5.1. Release 6.5.2 and Release 6.5.1 are limited availability (LA) releases.

For more information on IOS XR Release 6.5.1 features, see Release Notes for Cisco NCS 5500 Series Routers, Release 6.5.1

For more information on IOS XR Release 6.5.2 features, see Release Notes for Cisco NCS 5500 Series Routers, Release 6.5.2

The Network Convergence System 5500 Series routers deliver a programmable, high-capacity and modular answer for Core, Peering, and WAN Transport deployments. Running the latest version of Cisco IOS XR Software, the 5500 Series supports segment routing, advanced forwarding feature sets, and programmable network management.

This series of routers deliver:

  • High-Performance, High-Density 100 Gb centric deployments

  • Option for redundant route processors, fabric cards, power modules and system controllers

  • Extreme focus on optimized power consumption in watts/Gbps

  • An infrastructure for hosting applications

  • Programmability with YANG model based APIs

The latest release of Cisco IOS XR operating system opens up the architecture of Cisco IOS XR using a 64-bit Linux-based operating system to deliver greater agility, automation and simplicity, while reducing cost of operating the networks.

Software Features Introduced in this Release

There are no new software features introduced in this release.

New Hardware Introduced in Cisco IOS XR Software Release 6.5.3

No new hardware is introduced in this release.

Release 6.5.3 Packages

This table lists the Cisco IOS XR Software feature set matrix (packages) with associated filenames.

Table 1. Release 6.5.3 Packages for Cisco NCS 5500 Series Router

Composite Package

Feature Set

Filename

Description

Cisco IOS XR IP Unicast Routing Core Bundle

ncs5500-mini-x.iso

Contains base image contents that includes:

  • Host operating system

  • System Admin boot image

  • IOS XR boot image

  • BGP packages

Individually-Installable Optional Packages

Feature Set

Filename

Description

Cisco IOS XR Manageability Package

ncs5500-mgbl-3.0.0.0-r653.x86_64.rpm

Extensible Markup Language (XML) Parser, Telemetry, Netconf, gRPC and HTTP server packages.

Cisco IOS XR MPLS Package

ncs5500-mpls-2.1.0.0-r653.x86_64.rpm

ncs5500-mpls-te-rsvp-2.2.0.0-r653.x86_64.rpm

MPLS and MPLS Traffic Engineering (MPLS-TE) RPM.

Cisco IOS XR Security Package

ncs5500-k9sec-3.1.0.0-r653.x86_64.rpm

Support for Encryption, Decryption, Secure Shell (SSH), Secure Socket Layer (SSL), and Public-key infrastructure (PKI)

Cisco IOS XR ISIS package

ncs5500-isis-1.2.0.0-r653.x86_64.rpm

Support ISIS

Cisco IOS XR OSPF package

ncs5500-ospf-2.0.0.0-r653.x86_64.rpm

Support OSPF

Lawful Intercept (LI) Package

ncs5500-li-1.0.0.0-r653.x86_64.rpm

Includes LI software images

Multicast Package

ncs5500-mcast-1.0.0.0-r653.rpm

Support Multicast

Determine Software Version

Log in to the router and enter the show version command: 

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

Cisco IOS XR Software, Version 6.5.3
Copyright (c) 2013-2019 by Cisco Systems, Inc.

Build Information:
 Built By     : <username>
 Built On     : Tue Mar 26 06:46:13 PDT 2019
 Built Host   : iox-ucs-027
 Workspace    : /auto/srcarchive13/prod/6.5.3/ncs5500/ws
 Version      : 6.5.3
 Location     : /opt/cisco/XR/packages/

cisco NCS-5500 () processor
System uptime is 1 day 15 hours 1 minute

Caveats

Caveats describe unexpected behavior in Cisco IOS XR Software releases. Severity-1 caveats are the most critical caveats; severity-2 caveats are less critical.

Cisco IOS XR Caveats

Caveat

Description

CSCvo83125

show ssh history CLI may print warning message in syslog when SSH exceed rate limit.

Caveats Specific to the NCS 5500 Routers

Caveats describe unexpected behavior in Cisco IOS XR Software releases.

Bug ID

Headline

CSCvk00169

show inventory raw CLI not showing interfaces in down state and breakout interfaces for NCS-55A2-MOD

CSCvo79351

NC55-24X100G-SE: show platform CLI output may show slice down while all functions work.

Determine Firmware Support

Use the show hw-module fpd command in Admin mode to view the hardware components with their current FPD version and status. The status of the hardware must be CURRENT; Running and Programed version must be the same. 

(sysadmin-vm)#show hw-module fpd
                                                                   FPD Versions
                                                                ===============
Location  Card type         HWver FPD device       ATR Status   Run    Programd
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0/0       NC55-36X100G-S    1.1   MIFPGA               CURRENT    0.07    0.07 
0/0       NC55-36X100G-S    1.1   Bootloader           CURRENT    1.14    1.14 
0/0       NC55-36X100G-S    1.1   IOFPGA               CURRENT    0.11    0.11 
0/0       NC55-36X100G-S    1.1   SATA                 CURRENT    5.00    5.00 
0/1       NC55-36X100G      1.1   MIFPGA               CURRENT    0.09    0.09 
0/1       NC55-36X100G      1.1   Bootloader           CURRENT    1.19    1.19 
0/1       NC55-36X100G      1.1   IOFPGA               CURRENT    0.15    0.15 
0/1       NC55-36X100G      1.1   SATA                 CURRENT    5.00    5.00 
0/2       NC55-36X100G-S    0.4   MIFPGA               CURRENT    0.07    0.07 
0/2       NC55-36X100G-S    0.4   Bootloader           CURRENT    1.14    1.14 
0/2       NC55-36X100G-S    0.4   IOFPGA               CURRENT    0.11    0.11 
0/2       NC55-36X100G-S    0.4   SATA                 CURRENT    5.00    5.00 
0/4       NC55-36X100G-A-SE 1.0   MIFPGA               CURRENT    0.03    0.03 
0/4       NC55-36X100G-A-SE 1.0   Bootloader           CURRENT    0.14    0.14 
0/4       NC55-36X100G-A-SE 1.0   DBFPGA               CURRENT    0.14    0.14 
0/4       NC55-36X100G-A-SE 1.0   IOFPGA               CURRENT    0.21    0.21 
0/4       NC55-36X100G-A-SE 1.0   SATA                 CURRENT    5.00    5.00 
0/5       NC55-36X100G-S    1.1   MIFPGA               CURRENT    0.07    0.07 
0/5       NC55-36X100G-S    1.1   Bootloader           CURRENT    1.14    1.14 
0/5       NC55-36X100G-S    1.1   IOFPGA               CURRENT    0.11    0.11 
0/5       NC55-36X100G-S    1.1   SATA                 CURRENT    5.00    5.00 
0/6       NC55-24H12F-SE    1.0   MIFPGA               CURRENT    0.03    0.03 
0/6       NC55-24H12F-SE    1.0   Bootloader           CURRENT    1.14    1.14 
0/6       NC55-24H12F-SE    1.0   IOFPGA               CURRENT    0.09    0.09 
0/6       NC55-24H12F-SE    1.0   SATA                 CURRENT    5.00    5.00 
0/7       NC55-6X200-DWDM-S 2.2   CFP2_PORT_0          CURRENT    5.23    5.23 
0/7       NC55-6X200-DWDM-S 2.2   CFP2_PORT_2          CURRENT    5.23    5.23 
0/7       NC55-6X200-DWDM-S 0.0   DENALI0              CURRENT   13.48   13.48 
0/7       NC55-6X200-DWDM-S 0.0   DENALI1              CURRENT   13.48   13.48 
0/7       NC55-6X200-DWDM-S 0.0   DENALI2              CURRENT   13.48   13.48 
0/7       NC55-6X200-DWDM-S 0.0   MORGOTH              CURRENT    5.25    5.25 
0/7       NC55-6X200-DWDM-S 0.0   MSFPGA0              CURRENT    2.22    2.22 
0/7       NC55-6X200-DWDM-S 0.0   MSFPGA1              CURRENT    2.22    2.22 
0/7       NC55-6X200-DWDM-S 0.0   MSFPGA2              CURRENT    2.22    2.22 
0/7       NC55-6X200-DWDM-S 1.0   Bootloader           CURRENT    1.14    1.14 
0/7       NC55-6X200-DWDM-S 1.0   IOFPGA               CURRENT    0.11    0.11 
0/7       NC55-6X200-DWDM-S 1.0   SATA                 CURRENT    5.00    5.00 
0/RP0     NC55-RP           1.1   Bootloader           CURRENT    9.29    9.29 
0/RP0     NC55-RP           1.1   IOFPGA               CURRENT    0.09    0.09 
0/RP1     NC55-RP           1.1   Bootloader           CURRENT    9.29    9.29 
0/RP1     NC55-RP           1.1   IOFPGA               CURRENT    0.09    0.09 
0/FC0     NC55-5508-FC      1.2   Bootloader           CURRENT    1.74    1.74 
0/FC0     NC55-5508-FC      1.2   IOFPGA               CURRENT    0.16    0.16 
0/FC1     NC55-5508-FC      1.2   Bootloader           CURRENT    1.74    1.74 
0/FC1     NC55-5508-FC      1.2   IOFPGA               CURRENT    0.16    0.16 
0/FC2     NC55-5508-FC      1.2   Bootloader           CURRENT    1.74    1.74 
0/FC2     NC55-5508-FC      1.2   IOFPGA               CURRENT    0.16    0.16 
0/FC3     NC55-5508-FC      1.2   Bootloader           CURRENT    1.74    1.74 
0/FC3     NC55-5508-FC      1.2   IOFPGA               CURRENT    0.16    0.16 
0/FC4     NC55-5508-FC      1.2   Bootloader           CURRENT    1.74    1.74 
0/FC4     NC55-5508-FC      1.2   IOFPGA               CURRENT    0.16    0.16 
0/FC5     NC55-5508-FC      1.2   Bootloader           CURRENT    1.74    1.74 
0/FC5     NC55-5508-FC      1.2   IOFPGA               CURRENT    0.16    0.16 
0/SC0     NC55-SC           1.4   Bootloader           CURRENT    1.74    1.74 
0/SC0     NC55-SC           1.4   IOFPGA               CURRENT    0.10    0.10 
0/SC1     NC55-SC           1.4   Bootloader           CURRENT    1.74    1.74 
0/SC1     NC55-SC           1.4   IOFPGA               CURRENT    0.10    0.10 

Note

The FPD versions on board shipped by manufacturer may have higher versions than the FPD package integrated in the IOS XR.

Important Notes

  • After you run the show tech ofa command, the system prints the easy_debug_ltrace syslog message on the console. However, there is no functional impact on the router.

  • The total number of bridge-domains (2*BDs) and GRE tunnels put together should not exceed 1518.

    Here the number 1518 represents the multi-dimensional scale value.

  • MLD Snooping is not supported until Cisco IOS XR Release 6.5.3. The support will be available in future releases.

  • The maximum number of Bridge-Domains that are supported in Release 6.5.3 is 250. However, the show l2vpn capability command displays the maximum number of BD supported as 750, which will be available in a future release.

  • The offline diagnostics functionality is not supported in NCS 5500 platform. Therefore, the hw-module service offline location command will not work. However, you can use the (sysadmin)# hw-module shutdown location command to bring down the LC.

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).

The upgrade document is available along with the software images.

Related Documentation

The most current Cisco Network Convergence System 5500 Series documentation is located at this URL:

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/routers/network-convergence-system-5500-series/tsd-products-support-series-home.html

The document containing Cisco IOS XR System Error Messages (SEM) is located at this URL:

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/ios_xr_sw/error/message/ios-xr-sem-guide.html

Production Software Maintenance Updates (SMUs)

A production SMU is a SMU that is formally requested, developed, tested, and released. Production SMUs are intended for use in a live network environment and are formally supported by the Cisco TAC and the relevant development teams. Software bugs identified through software recommendations or Bug Search Tools are not a basis for production SMU requests.

For information on production SMU types, refer the Production SMU Types section of the IOS XR Software Maintenance Updates (SMUs) guide.

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