My Network Lab: Cisco ASR 1001-X IOS-XE 3.x to 16.x Software Upgrade

Here's a link for the IOS-XE 16.x series and the procedure in upgrading ROMmon in a Cisco ASR 1000 series. Below is the IOS-XE upgrade from 3.x to 16.x that I performed in a Cisco ASR 1001-X router. You first upgrade the ROMmon to the compatible IOS-XE 16.x version.

ASR1K#show version

Cisco IOS XE Software, Version 03.13.03.S - Extended Support Release

Cisco IOS Software, ASR1000 Software (X86_64_LINUX_IOSD-UNIVERSALK9-M), Version 15.4(3)S3, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)

Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport

Compiled Thu 28-May-15 14:26 by mcpre

licensed under the GNU General Public License ("GPL") Version 2.0. The

software code licensed under GPL Version 2.0 is free software that comes

with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. You can redistribute and/or modify such

GPL code under the terms of GPL Version 2.0. For more details, see the

documentation or "License Notice" file accompanying the IOS-XE software,

or the applicable URL provided on the flyer accompanying the IOS-XE

software.

ROM: IOS-XE ROMMON

ASR1K uptime is 1 week, 1 day, 17 hours, 38 minutes

Uptime for this control processor is 1 week, 1 day, 17 hours, 39 minutes

System returned to ROM by reload at 12:12:44 UTC Mon May 24 2021

System image file is "bootflash:/asr1001x-universalk9.03.13.03.S.154-3.S3-ext.SPA.bin"

Last reload reason: Reload Command

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License Level: adventerprise

License Type: Permanent

Next reload license Level: adventerprise

cisco ASR1001-X (1NG) processor (revision 1NG) with 6823656K/6147K bytes of memory.

Processor board ID FXS18351234

6 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces

2 Ten Gigabit Ethernet interfaces

32768K bytes of non-volatile configuration memory.

16777216K bytes of physical memory.

6688767K bytes of eUSB flash at bootflash:.

Configuration register is 0x2102

ASR1K#show platform

Chassis type: ASR1001-X

Slot Type State Insert time (ago)

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

0 ASR1001-X ok 1w1d

0/0 BUILT-IN-2T+6X1GE ok 1w1d

R0 ASR1001-X ok, active 1w1d

F0 ASR1001-X ok, active 1w1d

P0 ASR1001-X-PWR-AC ps, fail 1w1d

P1 ASR1001-X-PWR-AC ok 1w1d

P2 ASR1001-X-FANTRAY ok 1w1d

Slot CPLD Version Firmware Version

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

0 14041015 15.4(2r)S

R0 14041015 15.4(2r)S

F0 14041015 15.4(2r)S

ASR1K#dir

Directory of bootflash:/

11 drwx 16384 Oct 8 2014 19:44:23 +00:00 lost+found

482881 drwx 4096 May 24 2021 12:15:40 +00:00 .prst_sync

12 -rw- 489848672 Sep 1 2015 08:24:44 +00:00 asr1001x-universalk9.03.13.03.S.154-3.S3-ext.SPA.bin

498977 drwx 4096 Oct 8 2014 19:48:02 +00:00 .installer

257537 drwx 4096 Oct 8 2014 20:15:24 +00:00 core

740417 drwx 4096 Oct 8 2014 20:15:24 +00:00 .rollback_timer

13 -rw- 0 Oct 8 2014 20:15:32 +00:00 tracelogs.218

756513 drwx 8192 Jun 2 2021 04:25:11 +00:00 tracelogs

14 -rw- 484898400 Oct 28 2014 09:38:03 +00:00 asr1001x-universalk9.03.13.00.S.154-3.S-ext.SPA.bin

15 -rw- 30 May 24 2021 12:15:43 +00:00 throughput_monitor_params

16 -rw- 6613972 Jun 1 2021 10:00:09 +00:00 asr1000-rommon.169_4r_SPA.pkg

17 -rw- 762181641 Jun 1 2021 10:09:41 +00:00 asr1001x-universalk9.16.09.07.SPA.bin

6741659648 bytes total (4629876736 bytes free)

Use the upgrade rom-monitor filename bootflash:<NEW ROMMON>.pkg all privileged EXEC command. The ROMmon upgrade took around 10 minutes to complete. Reload the router for the new ROMmon version to take effect.

ASR1K#upgrade rom-monitor filename bootflash:asr1000-rommon.169_4r_SPA.pkg all

Chassis model ASR1001-X has a single rom-monitor.

Upgrade rom-monitor

Target copying rom-monitor image file

File size : //tmp/rommon_upgrade/latest.bin

File size is : 3211264

FIPS File size is : 3211264

ROMMON Image Type : X86

File /tmp/rommon_upgrade/latest.bin is a FIPS ROMMON image

FIPS-140-3 Load Test on /tmp/rommon_upgrade/latest.bin has PASSED.

Authenticity of the image has been verified.

4259840+0 records in

4259840+0 records out

131072+0 records in

131072+0 records out

655360+0 records in

655360+0 records out

Checking upgrade image...

3211264+0 records in

6272+0 records out

Upgrade image MD5 signature is d4acb95f9a3e91236cae9a51cadc1234

Burning upgrade partition...

3211264+0 records in

3211264+0 records out

Checking upgrade partition...

3211264+0 records in

3211264+0 records out

Copying ROMMON environment

4259840+0 records in

4259840+0 records out

131072+0 records in

131072+0 records out

131072+0 records in

131072+0 records out

655360+0 records in

655360+0 records out

Upgrade flash partition MD5 signature is d4acb95f9a3e91236cae9a51cadca39d

ROMMON upgrade complete.

To make the new ROMMON permanent, you must restart the RP.

ASR1K#reload

Proceed with reload? [confirm]

*Jun 2 06:04:52.551: %SYS-5-RELOAD: Reload requested by console. Reload Reason: Reload Command.

Initializing Hardware ...

System integrity status: 00000610

System Bootstrap, Version 15.4(2r)S, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)

Current image running: Boot ROM1

Last reset cause: LocalSoft

ASR1001-X platform with 16777216 Kbytes of main memory

Rommon upgrade requested

Flash upgrade reset 1 in progress

.......

Initializing Hardware ...

System integrity status: 00000610

System Bootstrap, Version 16.9(4r), RELEASE SOFTWARE

Current image running: *Upgrade in progress* Boot ROM0

Last reset cause: BootRomUpgrade

*** Incorrect BIOS parameters ***

*** Correcting the BIOS parameters and rebooting ***

Initializing Hardware ...

System integrity status: 00000610

System Bootstrap, Version 15.4(2r)S, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)

Current image running: Boot ROM1

Last reset cause: LocalSoft

ASR1001-X platform with 16777216 Kbytes of main memory

Rommon upgrade requested

Flash upgrade reset 2 in progress

.......

Initializing Hardware ...

System integrity status: 00000610

System Bootstrap, Version 16.9(4r), RELEASE SOFTWARE

Current image running: *Upgrade in progress* Boot ROM0

Last reset cause: BootRomUpgrade

ASR1001-X platform with 16777216 Kbytes of main memory

File size is 0x1d327f60

Located asr1001x-universalk9.03.13.03.S.154-3.S3-ext.SPA.bin

Image size 489848672 inode num 12, bks cnt 119592 blk size 8*512

##################################################################

Use the show platform command to verify the new ROMmon version. The next step is to change the boot variable to point the new IOS-XE using the boot system flash bootflash:<NEW-IOS-XE>.bin command. Reload the router for the new IOS-XE version to take effect.

ASR1K#show platform

Chassis type: ASR1001-X

Slot Type State Insert time (ago)

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

0 ASR1001-X ok 00:02:00

0/0 BUILT-IN-2T+6X1GE ok 00:01:08

R0 ASR1001-X ok, active 00:02:00

F0 ASR1001-X ok, active 00:02:00

P0 ASR1001-X-PWR-AC ps, fail 00:01:35

P1 ASR1001-X-PWR-AC ok 00:01:34

P2 ASR1001-X-FANTRAY ok 00:01:38

Slot CPLD Version Firmware Version

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

0 14041015 16.9(4r)

R0 14041015 16.9(4r)

F0 14041015 16.9(4r)

ASR1K#show run | inc boot

boot-start-marker

boot system flash bootflash:asr1001x-universalk9.03.13.03.S.154-3.S3-ext.SPA.bin

boot-end-marker

ASR1K#configure terminal

Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.

ASR1K(config)#no boot system

ASR1K(config)#boot system flash bootflash:asr1001x-universalk9.16.09.07.SPA.bin

ASR1K(config)#end

*Jun 2 06:11:21.392: %SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console by console

ASR1K#write memory

Building configuration...

[OK]

ASR1K#show run | inc boot

boot-start-marker

boot system flash bootflash:asr1001x-universalk9.16.09.07.SPA.bin

boot-end-marker

ASR1K#

ASR1K#reload

Proceed with reload? [confirm]

The new IOS-XE upgrade took around 5 minutes to complete. Verify the new code using show version command.

ASR1K#show version

Cisco IOS XE Software, Version 16.09.07

Cisco IOS Software [Fuji], ASR1000 Software (X86_64_LINUX_IOSD-UNIVERSALK9-M), Version 16.9.7, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)

Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport

Compiled Wed 10-Feb-21 09:19 by mcpre

licensed under the GNU General Public License ("GPL") Version 2.0. The

software code licensed under GPL Version 2.0 is free software that comes

with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. You can redistribute and/or modify such

GPL code under the terms of GPL Version 2.0. For more details, see the

documentation or "License Notice" file accompanying the IOS-XE software,

or the applicable URL provided on the flyer accompanying the IOS-XE

software.

ROM: IOS-XE ROMMON

ASR1K uptime is 2 minutes

Uptime for this control processor is 3 minutes

System returned to ROM by Reload Command

System image file is "bootflash:asr1001x-universalk9.16.09.07.SPA.bin"