Bringing Up the Cisco IOS XR Software on a Standalone Router

This chapter provides instructions for bringing up the Cisco IOS XR software on a standalone router for the first time. This section applies to standalone routers that are delivered with Cisco IOS XR software installed.

Contents

•Prerequisites

•Bringing Up and Configuring a Standalone Router

•Verifying the System After Initial Boot

•Where to Go Next

Prerequisites

The following sections describe the software and hardware requirements for bringing up a standalone system running Cisco IOS XR Software Release 4.1.

Software Requirements

The system requires compatible ROM Monitor firmware on all RPs.

Caution The ROM Monitor firmware on all RPs must be compatible with the Cisco IOS XR software release currently running on the router before a Cisco CRS system is upgraded to Cisco IOS XR Software Release 4.1. For minimum ROM Monitor requirements for Cisco IOS XR Software Release 3.2.0 and later releases, see the Software/Firmware Compatibility Matrix at the following URL: http://www.cisco.com/web/Cisco_IOS_XR_Software/index.html
If the router is brought up with an incompatible version of the ROM Monitor software, the standby RP may fail to boot. For instructions to overcome a boot block in the standby RP in a single-chassis system, see Cisco IOS XR ROM Monitor Guide for the Cisco CRS Router . If a boot block occurs in a multishelf system, contact your Cisco Technical Support representative for assistance. See the "Related Documents" section on page x.

Hardware Prerequisites and Documentation

The Cisco IOS XR software runs on the routers listed in the "Supported Standalone System Configurations" section on page 1-1. Before a router can be started, the following hardware management procedures must be completed:

•Site preparation

•Equipment unpacking

•Router installation

For information on how to complete these procedures for your router equipment, see the hardware documents listed in the "Related Documents" section on page x.

Bringing Up and Configuring a Standalone Router

To bring up a standalone router, connect to the router and configure the root-system username and password, as described in the following procedure:

SUMMARY STEPS

1. Establish a connection to the DSC Console port.

2. Type the username for the root-system login and press Enter.

3. Type the password for the root-system login and press Enter.

4. Log in to the router.

DETAILED STEPS

 
Command or Action
Purpose

Step 1 

Establish a connection to the DSC Console port.

Initiates communication with the router.

•For instructions on connecting to the Console port, see the "Connecting to the Router Through the Console Port" section on page 1-15.

•After you have successfully connected to the router through the Console port, the router displays the prompt: Username:

•If the Username prompt appears, skip this procedure and continue the general router configuration as described in Chapter 5, "Configuring Additional Router Features."

Step 2 

Type the username for the root-system login and press Enter.

Sets the root-system username, which is used to log in to the router.

Step 3 

Type the password for the root-system login and press Enter.

Creates an encrypted password for the root-system username.

Note This password can be changed with the secret command.

Step 4 

Retype the password for the root-system login and press Enter.

Allows the router to verify that you have entered the same password both times.

•If the passwords do not match, the router prompts you to repeat the process.

Step 5 

Log in to the router.

Establishes your access rights for the router management session.

•Enter the root-system username and password that were created earlier in this procedure.

•After you log in, the router displays the CLI prompt, which is described in the CLI Prompt.

Examples

The following example shows the root-system username and password configuration for a new router, and it shows the initial log in: 

--- Administrative User Dialog ---

Enter root-system username: username1

  Enter secret: 

  Enter secret again:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Jan 10 12:50:53.105 : exec[65652]: %MGBL-CONFIG-6-DB_COMMIT :

'Administration configuration committed by system'. Use 'show configuration

commit changes 2000000009' to view the changes.

Use the 'admin' mode 'configure' command to modify this configuration.

User Access Verification

Username: username1

Password: 

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router#

The secret line in the configuration command script shows that the password is encrypted. When you enter the password during configuration and login, the password is hidden.

Verifying the System After Initial Boot

To verify the status of the router, perform the following procedure:

SUMMARY STEPS

1. show version

2. admin

3. show platform [node-id]

4. exit

5. show redundancy

6. show environment

DETAILED STEPS

 
Command or Action
Purpose

Step 1 

show version

Example:

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

Displays information about the router, including image names, uptime, and other system information.

Step 2 

admin

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# admin

Places the router in administration EXEC mode.

Step 3 

show platform [node-id]

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(admin)# show platform

Displays information about the status of cards and modules installed in the router.

•Some cards support a CPU module and service processor (SP) module. Other cards support only a single module.

•A card module is also called a node. When a node is working properly, the status of the node in the State column is IOS XR RUN. The status of the supported SPA interface is OK.

•The show platform node-id command is used to display information for a specific node. Replace node-id with a node name from the show platform command Node column.

Note To view the status of all the cards and modules, the show platform command must be executed in administration EXEC mode.

Step 4 

exit

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(admin)# exit

Exits the administration EXEC mode.

Step 5 

show redundancy

Example:

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

Displays the state of the primary (active) and standby (inactive) RPs, including the ability of the standby to take control of the system.

•If both RPs are working correctly, one node displays active role, the Partner node row displays standby role, and the Standby node row displays Ready.

Step 6 

show environment

Example:

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

Displays information about the hardware attributes and status.

Examples of show Commands

The following sections provide examples of show commands:

•show version Command: Example

•show platform Command: Example

•show redundancy Command: Example

•show environment Command: Example

show version Command: Example

The following example shows how to display basic information about the router configuration by entering the show version command in EXEC mode. 

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

Mon May 31 02:14:12.722 DST


Cisco IOS XR Software, Version 4.1.0[Default]

Copyright (c) 2010 by Cisco Systems, Inc.


ROM: System Bootstrap, Version 2.100(20100129:213223) [CRS-1 ROMMON],  


router uptime is 1 week, 6 days, 4 hours, 22 minutes

System image file is "bootflash:disk0/hfr-os-mbi-4.1.0/mbihfr-rp.vm"


cisco CRS-8/S (7457) processor with 4194304K bytes of memory.

7457 processor at 1197Mhz, Revision 1.2


2 Management Ethernet

8 GigabitEthernet

12 SONET/SDH

12 Packet over SONET/SDH

1 WANPHY controller(s)

1 TenGigE

1019k bytes of non-volatile configuration memory.

38079M bytes of hard disk.

3607592k bytes of disk0: (Sector size 512 bytes).

3607592k bytes of disk1: (Sector size 512 bytes).


Boot device on node 0/1/SP is bootflash:

Package active on node 0/1/SP:

hfr-doc, V 4.1.0[Default], Cisco Systems, at disk0:hfr-doc-4.1.0

    Built on Thu May  6 17:28:51 DST 2010

    By sjc-lds-364 in /auto/ioxbuild6/production/4.1.0.DT_IMAGE/hfr/workspac

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iosxr-infra, V 4.1.0[Default], Cisco Systems, at disk0:iosxr-infra-4.1.0

    Built on Thu May  6 15:09:12 DST 2010

    By sjc-lds-364 in /auto/ioxbuild6/production/4.1.0.DT_IMAGE/hfr/workspac

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show platform Command: Example

The show platform command displays information on router resources. In EXEC mode, the show platform command displays the resources assigned to the secure domain router (SDR) that you are managing. In administration EXEC mode, the show platform command displays all router resources.

Note Secure Domain Routers (SDRs) are introduced in Chapter 4, "Configuring General Router Features."

The following EXEC mode example displays the nodes assigned to the default SDR, which is called the owner SDR: 

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

Mon May 31 02:31:04.063 DST

Node            Type                 PLIM             State           Config State

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

0/6/CPU0        MSC                  Jacket Card      IOS XR RUN      PWR,NSHUT,MON

0/6/0           MSC(SPA)             4XOC3-POS        OK              PWR,NSHUT,MON

0/6/1           MSC(SPA)             1x10GE           OK              PWR,NSHUT,MON

0/6/4           MSC(SPA)             8XOC3/OC12-POS   OK              PWR,NSHUT,MON

0/6/5           MSC(SPA)             8X1GE            OK              PWR,NSHUT,MON

0/RP0/CPU0      RP(Active)           N/A              IOS XR RUN      PWR,NSHUT,MON

0/RP1/CPU0      RP(Standby)          N/A              IOS XR RUN      PWR,NSHUT,MON

 
   
 
    
   
 The following administration EXEC mode example shows all router nodes: 
 
    
   
 
    
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# admin

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(admin)# show platform

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
Mon May 31 02:34:05.863 DST

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
Node            Type                 PLIM             State           Config State

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
0/1/SP          MSC(SP)              N/A              IOS XR RUN      PWR,NSHUT,MON

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
0/1/CPU0        MSC                  Jacket Card      IOS XR RUN      PWR,NSHUT,MON

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
0/1/0           MSC(SPA)             4XOC3-POS        OK              PWR,NSHUT,MON

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
0/1/1           MSC(SPA)             4T3E3            OK              PWR,NSHUT,MON

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
0/1/4           MSC(SPA)             4XOC48-POS       OK              PWR,NSHUT,MON

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
0/1/5           MSC(SPA)             8X1GE            OK              PWR,NSHUT,MON

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
0/4/SP          DRP(SP)              N/A              IOS XR RUN      PWR,NSHUT,MON

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
0/4/CPU0        DRP(Active)          DRP-ACC          IOS XR RUN      PWR,NSHUT,MON

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
0/4/CPU1        DRP(Active)          DRP-ACC          IOS XR RUN      PWR,NSHUT,MON

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
0/6/SP          MSC(SP)              N/A              IOS XR RUN      PWR,NSHUT,MON

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
0/6/CPU0        MSC                  Jacket Card      IOS XR RUN      PWR,NSHUT,MON

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
0/6/0           MSC(SPA)             4XOC3-POS        OK              PWR,NSHUT,MON

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
0/6/1           MSC(SPA)             1x10GE           OK              PWR,NSHUT,MON

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
0/6/4           MSC(SPA)             8XOC3/OC12-POS   OK              PWR,NSHUT,MON

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
0/6/5           MSC(SPA)             8X1GE            OK              PWR,NSHUT,MON

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
0/RP0/CPU0      RP(Active)           N/A              IOS XR RUN      PWR,NSHUT,MON

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
0/RP1/CPU0      RP(Standby)          N/A              IOS XR RUN      PWR,NSHUT,MON

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
0/SM0/SP        FC-40G/S(SP)         N/A              IOS XR RUN      PWR,NSHUT,MON

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
0/SM1/SP        FC-40G/S(SP)         N/A              IOS XR RUN      PWR,NSHUT,MON

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
0/SM2/SP        FC-40G/S(SP)         N/A              IOS XR RUN      PWR,NSHUT,MON

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
0/SM3/SP        FC-40G/S(SP)         N/A              IOS XR RUN      PWR,NSHUT,MON

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# end

 
   
 
   
 
     
   
 
   
 
    
   
 Note LCs in Cisco CRS routers are called modular services cards (MSCs). 
 
   
 
    
   
 The following example displays information for a single node in the router: 
 
    
   
 
    
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# show platform 0/1/CPU0

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
Tue Jun 16 23:42:34.136 PST

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
Node            Type            PLIM            State           Config State

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
0/1/CPU0        MSC             Jacket Card     IOS XR RUN      PWR,NSHUT,MON

 
   
 
   
 
    

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
 
   
 
    
   
 For more information on node IDs, see Cisco IOS XR System Management Configuration Guide for the Cisco CRS Router. 
 
    
   
 For more information on the show platform command, see Cisco IOS XR Interface and Hardware Component Command Reference for the Cisco CRS Router. 
 
     
    
    
    
   
 show redundancy Command: Example 
 
    
    
   
 The following example shows how to display information about the active and standby (inactive) RPs by entering the show redundancy command. 
 
    
   
 
    
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# show redundancy

 
   
 
   
 
    

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
Mon May 31 02:39:17.870 DST

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
Redundancy information for node 0/RP0/CPU0:

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
==========================================

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
Node 0/RP0/CPU0 is in ACTIVE role

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
Partner node (0/RP1/CPU0) is in STANDBY role

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
Standby node in 0/RP1/CPU0 is ready

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
Standby node in 0/RP1/CPU0 is NSR-ready

 
   
 
   
 
    

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
Reload and boot info

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
----------------------

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
RP reloaded Mon May 17 21:51:57 2010: 1 week, 6 days, 4 hours, 47 minutes ago

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
Active node booted Mon May 17 21:51:57 2010: 1 week, 6 days, 4 hours, 47 minutes ago

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
Standby node boot Mon May 17 21:51:32 2010: 1 week, 6 days, 4 hours, 47 minutes ago

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
Standby node last went not ready Mon May 17 22:03:03 2010: 1 week, 6 days, 4 hours, 36 
minutes ago

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
Standby node last went ready Mon May 17 22:03:03 2010: 1 week, 6 days, 4 hours, 36 minutes 
ago

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
Standby node last went not NSR-ready Wed May 26 20:18:59 2010: 4 days, 6 hours, 20 minutes 
ago

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
Standby node last went NSR-ready Wed May 26 20:20:29 2010: 4 days, 6 hours, 18 minutes ago

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
There have been 0 switch-overs since reload

 
   
 
   
 
    

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
Active node reload "Cause: Lost DSC"

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
Standby node reload "Cause: User reload request"

 
   
 
     
    
    
   
 show environment Command: Example 
 
    
    
   
 To display environmental monitor parameters for the system, use the show environment command in EXEC or administration EXEC mode. The show environment [options] command syntax is used. 
 
    
   
 Enter the show environment ? command to display the command options. 
 
    
   
 The following example shows temperature information for a Cisco CRS router. 
 
    
    
   
 
    
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# show environment temperatures

 
   
 
   
 
    

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
Mon May 31 02:42:00.309 DST

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
R/S/I   Modules         Inlet           Exhaust         Hotspot

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
                        Temperature     Temperature     Temperature

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
                        (deg C)         (deg C)         (deg C)

 
   
 
   
 
    

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
0/6/*

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
        host              35, 30         30, 29         37           

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
        cpu                                             38           

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
        fabricq0                                        30           

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
        fabricq1                                        36           

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
        ingressq                                        40           

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
        egressq                          33             29           

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
        ingresspse                                      34           

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
        egresspse                                       31           

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
        jacket            28             28             29           

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
        spa0              0                             0, 37        

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
        spa1              28                            28           

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
        spa4              0                             0, 36        

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
        spa5              30                            28           

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
0/RP0/*

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
        host              25             27             27, 36, 29,  

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
                                                            27, 29        

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
0/RP1/*

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
        host              24             27             27, 37, 30,  

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
                                                            27, 28 

 
   
 
   
 
    

 
   
 
    
   
 
    


 
   
 
    
   
 
    
 
   
 
    
   
 The following example shows LED status of the nodes in a Cisco CRS router. 
 
    
   
 
    
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# show environment leds

 
   
 
   
 
    

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
Mon May 31 02:46:05.102 DST

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
0/6/*: Module (host) LED status says: OK

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
0/6/*: Module (jacket) LED status says: OK

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
0/6/*: Module (spa0) LED status says: OK

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
0/6/*: Module (spa1) LED status says: OK

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
0/6/*: Module (spa4) LED status says: OK

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
0/6/*: Module (spa5) LED status says: OK

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
0/RP0/*: Alarm LED status says: NONE

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
0/RP0/*: Module (host) LED status says: OK

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
0/RP1/*: Alarm LED status says: NONE

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
0/RP1/*: Module (host) LED status says: OK

 
   
 
   
 
    

 
   
 
    
   
 
 
    
   
 For more information, see Cisco IOS XR Interface and Hardware Component Command Reference for the Cisco CRS Router. 
 
    
   
 
 
     
    
    
    
   
 Where to Go Next 
 
    
   
 For information on configuring basic router features, see Configuring General Router Features.