System Setup and Software Installation Guide for Cisco NCS 1014, IOS XR Releases 26.x.x

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System Setup and Software Installation Guide for Cisco NCS 1014, IOS XR Releases 26.x.x

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Bring up Cisco NCS 1014

Provides comprehensive procedures for the initial bring-up and configuration of the Cisco NCS 1014. It covers system booting, ZTP, management interface setup, line card installation, and NTP synchronization to ensure efficient deployment and operation within service provider infrastructures.

Perform Preliminary Checks

Describes the verification checks that you must perform after you log in to the Cisco NCS 1014 console so that you can confirm the default setup and correct any issue before further configuration.

Perform System Upgrade and Install Feature Packages

Provides details about the procedures and components used for upgrading system software and installing feature packages on the NCS 1014.

Disaster Recovery

Details disaster recovery behavior for NCS 1014, including CPU and chassis SSD replacement considerations, node restoration workflows, and backup ISO health checks that detect corruption and support recovery.

Connection Verification

Details the procedures for monitoring optical power levels via photodiodes and verifying physical connections between the NCS 1010 OLT line card and the NCS1K-CCMD-16 line card. Guides users through configuring tone patterns and executing detection commands to ensure accurate cabling during node installation.

System Health Check

Describes how to configure and monitor the system health check service on Cisco NCS 1014, including enabling the service, changing the refresh time, customizing metric thresholds, viewing metric status, and disabling health check.

Configure AAA

Describes how to implement task-based authorization on Cisco NCS 1014, including the configuration of TACACS+ and RADIUS servers and server groups, and the deprecation of Type 7 password and Type 5 secret.

Access Control Lists

This chapter describes ACL configuration for Cisco NCS 1014, including ACL behavior, rule application, IPv4 and IPv6 tasks, and verification guidance.

Smart Licensing

Provides instructions for configuring and managing Smart Licensing on the Cisco NCS 1014. It explains how to register devices, monitor license consumption, and utilize different transport modes to ensure compliance across various line card configurations and network deployments.

Automated file management

Introduces the automated file management system for NCS 1014, including supported system-generated file types, log file archiving and retention, and cleanup of showtech-related residual files to conserve SSD space.

Implementing audit monitoring

Describes how audit logging and monitoring on Cisco NCS 1014 helps administrators track security events, review feature support, apply operational guidelines, understand log storage, and configure audit log forwarding.

Process Memory Management

Explains how to manage core dump storage in Cisco IOS XR by configuring disk usage limits and automated cleanup processes. It enables administrators to maintain system reliability and prevent disk space exhaustion by controlling the retention of diagnostic files during system crashes.