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System Setup and Software Installation Guide for Cisco NCS 1004

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Bring-up Cisco NCS 1004

Options to boot NCS 1004
Boot NCS 1004
Boot NCS 1004 from a USB drive
iPXE network boot
Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP) boot
Golden ISO
Verify boot operation
Golden ISO for OpenROADM
Bring up a line card
Disaster recovery
Health check for proper backup ISO image
Access the system admin console
Configure the management interface
Configure the Telnet server access on NCS 1004
Configure SSH server access on NCS 1004
Synchronize the system clock with an NTP server

Configure AAA

RADIUS security protocol
TACACS+ security protocol
Deprecation of Type 7 password and Type 5 secret

Perform Preliminary Checks

Verify status of hardware components
Verify software version
Verify the firmware version
Verify the management interface status
Verify alarms
Verify environmental parameters
Verify inventory
Verify context
Verify core files

Create User Profiles and Assign Privileges

Create a user profile
Create a user group
Create command rules
Create data rules
Change disaster-recovery user name and password

Perform System Upgrade and Install Feature Packages

Software and firmware compatibility matrix
System upgrade
Software upgrade and downgrade matrix
NCS 1004 software packages
FPD automatic upgrade
Upgrade firmware

Implement Audit Monitoring

Audit logging

System Setup and Software Installation Guide for Cisco NCS 1004

Bring up a line card

Updated: September 19, 2026

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Use this procedure to bring up a line card on NCS 1004 by inserting the card, verifying the LED status, configuring the LC mode, and upgrading the field-programmable devices (FPDs).

Procedure

Insert the line card into the designated slot.
Wait until the LED on the line card turns green, indicating successful hardware initialization.
Configure the OTN-XP card with LC mode.

For more information, see LC mode on OTN-XP card.
Upgrade the FPDs (field-programmable devices) of the line card if required based on the output of show hw-module location 0 /line-card-slot fpd .

The line card is successfully installed and operational, ready for further network configuration and use.

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