Release Notes for Cisco NCS 1002, IOS XR Release 7.2.1

First Published: October 23, 2020

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What's New in Cisco IOS XR Release 7.2.1

Software

Fault Profiles

The Fault Profiling feature enables you to create a unique fault profile for faults on the system. Each fault profile can contain one or more faults with user-defined severities.

See Fault Profiles.

Commands introduced:

Caveats

Open Caveats

The following table lists the open caveats for NCS 1002:

Table 1. Open Caveats
Caveat ID Number	Description
CSCvu85306	PM data must be shown only for one lane in case of FR pluggable.

Bug Search Tool

Cisco Bug Search Tool (BST) is a web-based tool that acts as a gateway to the Cisco bug tracking system that maintains a comprehensive list of defects and vulnerabilities in Cisco products and software. BST provides you with detailed defect information about your products and software.

Supported Packages and System Requirements

Release 7.2.1 Packages

Table 2. Release 7.2.1 Packages
Feature Set	Filename	Description
Composite Package
Cisco IOS XR Core Bundle + Manageability Package	ncs1k-iosxr-px-k9-7.2.1.tar	Contains required core packages, including operating system, Admin, Base, Forwarding, SNMP Agent, FPD, and Alarm Correlation and Netconf-yang, Telemetry, Extensible Markup Language (XML) Parser, HTTP server packages.
Individually Installable Optional Packages
Cisco IOS XR Security Package	ncs1k-k9sec-4.1.0.0-r721.x86_64.rpm (part of ncs1k-iosxr-px-k9-7.2.1.tar)	Support for Encryption, Decryption, IP Security (IPsec), Secure Shell (SSH), Secure Socket Layer (SSL), and Public-key infrastructure (PKI).

See Install Packages.

System Requirements

Memory Configuration

At least 16 GB RAM

Determine Software Version

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:ios#show version
Thu Aug 13 11:44:54.929 IST Cisco IOS XR Software, Version 7.2.1 
Copyright (c) 2013-2020 by Cisco Systems, Inc.

Build Information:
 Built By     : gopalk2
 Built On     : Wed Aug 12 06:35:54 PDT 2020
 Built Host   : iox-lnx-020
 Workspace    : /auto/srcarchive13/prod/7.2.1/ncs1k/ws
 Version      : 7.2.1
 Location     : /opt/cisco/XR/packages/
 Label        : 7.2.1

cisco NCS-1002 () processor
System uptime is 33 minutes

Determine Firmware Support

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:ios#show hw-module fpd
Wed Aug 12 13:14:43.467 IST
FPD Versions
=================
Location Card type    HWver  FPD device         ATR    Status    Running Programd
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0/0      NCS1002-K9   1.2    CDSP_PORT_05              CURRENT   3.77    3.77
0/0      NCS1002-K9   1.2    CDSP_PORT_06              CURRENT   3.77    3.77
0/0      NCS1002-K9   1.2    CDSP_PORT_12              CURRENT   3.77    3.77
0/0      NCS1002-K9   1.2    CDSP_PORT_13              CURRENT   3.77    3.77
0/0      NCS1002-K9   1.2    CDSP_PORT_19              CURRENT   3.77    3.77
0/0      NCS1002-K9   1.2    CDSP_PORT_20              CURRENT   3.77    3.77
0/0      NCS1002-K9   1.2    CDSP_PORT_26              CURRENT   3.77    3.77
0/0      NCS1002-K9   1.2    CDSP_PORT_27              CURRENT   3.77    3.77
0/0      NCS1002-K9   2.0    CFP2_PORT_05              CURRENT   4.40    4.40
0/0      NCS1002-K9   2.1    CFP2_PORT_06              CURRENT   5.52    5.52
0/0      NCS1002-K9   2.1    CFP2_PORT_12              CURRENT   5.52    5.52
0/0      NCS1002-K9   0.0    CFP2_PORT_13              CURRENT   1.01    1.01
0/0      NCS1002-K9   2.1    CFP2_PORT_19              CURRENT   5.52    5.52
0/0      NCS1002-K9   2.1    CFP2_PORT_20              CURRENT   5.52    5.52
0/0      NCS1002-K9   4.2    CFP2_PORT_26              CURRENT   3.20    3.20
0/0      NCS1002-K9   2.1    CFP2_PORT_27              CURRENT   5.52    5.52
0/0      NCS1002-K9   0.1    CTRL_BKP_LOW       B      CURRENT   2.23
0/0      NCS1002-K9   0.1    CTRL_BKP_UP        B      CURRENT   2.23
0/0      NCS1002-K9   0.1    CTRL_FPGA_LOW             CURRENT   2.23    2.23
0/0      NCS1002-K9   0.1    CTRL_FPGA_UP              CURRENT   2.23    2.23
0/RP0    NCS1K-CNTLR  0.1    BIOS_Backup        BS     CURRENT   15.10
0/RP0    NCS1K-CNTLR  0.1    BIOS_Primary       S      CURRENT   15.10   15.10
0/RP0    NCS1K-CNTLR  0.1    Daisy_Duke_BKP     BS     CURRENT   0.20
0/RP0    NCS1K-CNTLR  0.1    Daisy_Duke_FPGA    S      CURRENT   0.20    0.20
0/PM0    NCS1K-2KW-AC 0.0    PO-PriMCU                 CURRENT   4.00    4.00
0/PM1    NCS1K-2KW-AC 0.0    PO-PriMCU                 CURRENT

The above show output lists the hardware components that are supported in current release with their status. The status of the hardware must be CURRENT; Running and Programd version must be similar.

Other Important Information

Mandatory Upgrade Notes

Please read the following before upgrading the software to Release 7.2.1.

Disable auto FPD upgrade before upgrading the software from Release 6.3.x, Release 6.5.x, Release 7.0.1, and Release 7.1.1 to Release 7.2.1.

Supported MIBs

The following MIBs are supported in NCS 1002:

CISCO-CONFIG-MAN-MIB
CISCO-FLASH-MIB
CISCO-ENTITY-REDUNDANCY-MIB
CISCO-SYSTEM-MIB
CISCO-ENTITY-ASSET-MIB
EVENT-MIB
DISMAN-EXPRESSION-MIB
CISCO-FTP-CLIENT-MIB
NOTIFICATION-LOG-MIB
CISCO-RF-MIB
RADIUS-AUTH-CLIENT-MIB
RADIUS-ACC-CLIENT-MIB
IEEE8023-LAG-MIB
CISCO-TCP-MIB
UDP-MIB
CISCO-BULK-FILE-MIB
CISCO-CONTEXT-MAPPING-MIB
CISCO-OTN-IF-MIB
CISCO-ENHANCED-MEMPOOL-MIB
CISCO-PROCESS-MIB
CISCO-SYSLOG-MIB
ENTITY-MIB
CISCO-ENTITY-FRU-CONTROL-MIB
CISCO-IF-EXTENSION-MIB
RMON-MIB
CISCO-OPTICAL-MIB
CISCO-ENTITY-SENSOR-MIB
LLDP-MIB