Cisco Cisco IOS Software Release 12.4(2)XB6
Field-Programmable Device Upgrades
How to Upgrade Field-Programmable Devices
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Field-Programmable Device Upgrades
FPD Image Packages
An FPD image package is used to upgrade FPD images. Whenever a Cisco IOS image is released that
supports the FPD feature, a companion FPD image package is also released for that Cisco IOS release.
The FPD image package is available from Cisco.com and is accessible from the Cisco Software Center
page, where you also go to download your Cisco IOS image.
supports the FPD feature, a companion FPD image package is also released for that Cisco IOS release.
The FPD image package is available from Cisco.com and is accessible from the Cisco Software Center
page, where you also go to download your Cisco IOS image.
How to Upgrade Field-Programmable Devices
This feature guide describes how to upgrade FPD images in the Cisco 7200 VXR router and Cisco 7301
router, port adapters, and service adapters that support FPD. This feature guide also provides the
information that you need to determine whether an FPD upgrade is necessary and to verify the FPD
upgrade process.
router, port adapters, and service adapters that support FPD. This feature guide also provides the
information that you need to determine whether an FPD upgrade is necessary and to verify the FPD
upgrade process.
This section contains the following procedures:
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Field-Programmable Device Quick Upgrade (Automatic FPD Upgrade Only)
This section provides information for upgrading FPD as quickly as possible, either before or after
upgrading the Cisco IOS release. The procedures in this section require that the hardware support
automatic FPD upgrades. For information on manually upgrading FPD, see the
upgrading the Cisco IOS release. The procedures in this section require that the hardware support
automatic FPD upgrades. For information on manually upgrading FPD, see the
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This section describes how to perform an FPD quick upgrade in the following subsections:
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Field-Programmable Device Quick Upgrade Before Upgrading the Cisco IOS Release
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Field-Programmable Device Quick Upgrade Before Upgrading the Cisco IOS Release
(Recommended)
(Recommended)
The quickest way to upgrade FPD is to do so before upgrading the Cisco IOS release, as described in the
following procedure.
following procedure.
Prerequisites
You must be familiar with the procedures and locations for loading and maintaining Cisco IOS images.
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