Software upgrade verification

Updated: June 17, 2026

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This section provides details about verifying the software upgrade for Cisco NCS 1010. Use it to review checks for upgraded software and hardware component state.

Use this reference to review verify the software upgrade.

This section provides information about the processes involved in verifying the upgraded software on your NCS 1010.

Figure 1. Workflow to Verify the Software Upgrade
This section contains the following topics:

System stability checks before upgrade

System stability checks are essential to measure the efficiency and ability of an upgrade to function over an extended period.

Details

At the EXEC prompt, execute the following commands to assess basic system stability checks before and after the software upgrade.


Command	Reason	Workaround
show platform	Verify that all nodes are in `IOS XR RUN/OPERATIONAL` state	NA
show redundancy	Verify that a standby RP is available, and the system is in `NSR-ready` state	NA
show install active summary	Verify that the proper set of packages are active	NA
show install committed summary	Verify that the proper set of committed packages are same as active	Execute ‘install commit’ command
clear configuration inconsistency	Verify/fix configuration file system	NA
show hw-module fpd	Ensure all the FPD versions status are CURRENT	Execute `upgrade hw-module fpd` command
show media	Display the current state of the disk storage media	To free up space, remove older .iso image files and bug fix .tar files.
show inventory	Show chassis inventory information	NA

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