Upgrade FPGA for C8500 Devices

This document covers details on upgrading FPGA for C8500-20x6C devices.

Upgrade FPGA for C8500-20x6C

Use this procedure to upgrade the FPGA software for a C8500-20x6C device with WAN MACsec configured.

Before you begin

Make sure that the minimum software version of the C8500-20x6C device is Cisco IOS XE 17.12.5a before you proceed with upgrading the FPGA software.

Procedure

Step 1

Check the current version of FPGA on slot 0 of the C8500-20x6C device

Example:

show hw-programmable 0

This command displays the current version of FPGA on slot 0 of the C8500-20x6C device. Typically the FPGA version will be less than 24042317.

Step 2

Go to https://software.cisco.com/download/home and download c8000aep-hw-programmables.17.12.05a.SPA.pkg.

This is the FPGA upgrade image for C8500-20x6C device with WAN MACsec configured.

Step 3

If the FPGA version of the C8500-20x6C device is less than 24042317, upgrade the FPGA software on slot 0 using this command:

Example:

upgrade hw-programmable FPGA filename bootflash:c8000aep-hw-programmables.17.12.05a.SPA.pkg 0
Start service Upgrade FPGA on SPA-Inter-Processor 0 from current version 22051912 to 24042317  
(Y)es/(N)o/(C)ontinue? [Y] Y 

Start service 
This command could take up to 15 minutes, please wait and do not power-cycle the chassis or the card. Otherwise, hardware may be unrecoverable. It is recommended that all cards are running the same version IOS-XE software prior to the upgrade. At the end of upgrade, cc/0 will be power-cycled.  
(Y)es/(N)o/(C)ontinue? [Y] Y 

Upgrade fpga hw-programmable on SPA-Inter-Processor 0 

The fpga has been successfully upgraded on SPA-Inter-Processor/0. 

PLEASE RELOAD THE CHASSIS NOW.

Step 4

After the FPGA upgrade is successful, reload the router

Step 5

Verify the upgrade was successful by using this command:

Example:

show hw-programmable 0

The version of the FPGA software is shown as 24042317. If the version is not 24042317, reach out to Cisco Technical Support team.