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Cisco XR 12000 Series Router SIP and SPA Software Configuration Guide, Release 3.2

Release 3.2, OL-6396-01, Rev.A1 January 9, 2006

Chapter 7 Upgrading Field-Programmable Devices

Upgrading SPA FPD Images

This section describes information about SPA FPD image packages and the tasks to perform an FPD

image upgrade on a SPA, for upgrading the software for an FPGA device or other FPDs. This section

includes the following topics:

• Verifying SPA FPD Image Compatibility, page 7-2

• SPA FPD Image Upgrade, page 7-4

• SPA FPD Image Upgrade Task List, page 7-5

• SPA FPD Image Upgrade Example, page 7-6

Verifying SPA FPD Image Compatibility

An up-to-date SPA FPD image is required to properly run any SPA. The FPD image on each SPA must

be compatible with the Cisco IOS XR software release that is running on the router of the installed SPA.

If an incompatibility exists between the FPD image on the SPA and the Cisco IOS XR software release

on the router, the SPA will be disabled until the incompatibility is addressed.

An FPD image package is used to upgrade FPD images. Whenever a Cisco IOS XR software image is

released that supports SPAs, a companion SPA FPD image package is bundled with the Cisco IOS XR

software release. However, the FPD image is not automatically upgraded unless you manually issue the

upgrade command.

You can use the following show commands to monitor information related to SPA FPD images and

determine if an FPD upgrade is required:

• show hw-module fpd—Displaying Current and Minimum Required FPD Image Versions, page 7-2

• show fpd packages—Displaying Information About the FPD Image Package, page 7-4

Displaying Current and Minimum Required FPD Image Versions

To display the current version of FPD images on the SPAs installed on your router, use the show

hw-module fpd location [all | node-id] command, where node-id is the location of the SPA in the

rack/slot/module notation.

Note This command can be used to identify information about FPDs on any SPA. If you enter the location

of a line card that is not a SPA, the output displays information about any programmable devices on

that line card.