Cisco Cisco IOS Software Release 12.4(2)XB6

Verify that the FPD upgrade is complete using the show upgrade fpd progress command.

The following example shows that the FPD upgrade is complete, because the upgrade is no longer in 
progress:

Router# show upgrade fpd progress

% There is no FPD image upgrade in progress.

Make the router use the updated FPD:

If you have updated the FPD for the NPE-G2, power cycle the router.

The router will not use the new version of the FPD if you reboot the router without a power cycle.

If you have updated the FPD for a port adapter or service adapter, reboot the router. When the router 
boots, the port adapter or service adapter is automatically power cycled.

Verify that the FPD upgrade was successful using the show hw-module all fpd command.

After the router has rebooted and the Cisco IOS has reloaded, use the show hw-module all fpd command 
to verify that all FPDs now have the minimum required version. 

When automatic FPD upgrade is supported and enabled, the Cisco IOS software looks for the FPD image 
package file on the disk2: Flash Disk. (If supported, automatic FPD upgrade is enabled by default.)

If there is not enough space on the disk2: Flash Disk, you can store an FPD image package in another 
file system. However, because the system expects to find the FPD image package on the disk2: Flash 
Disk in an automatic FPD upgrade, you need to change the FPD image package location so that the 
system is directed to search the alternate location (such as another file system on the router or an FTP 
or TFTP server.) 

To change the location of the FPD image package file, use the upgrade fpd path fpd-pkg-dir-url 
command. The fpd-pkg-dir-url argument is the alternate location.

If the system cannot locate an FPD image package file when an upgrade is required for a port adapter or 
service adapter, the port adapter or service adapter is disabled (offline). Because it does not come online 
until FPD is compatible, the port adapter or service adapter is also disabled if it requires an FPD upgrade 
and the automatic upgrade feature is disabled.

If the card supports automatic FPD upgrade, the recommended location for downloading the FPD image 
package is to the disk2: Flash Disk. If automatic upgrade is supported, the router searches for the FPD 
image package in the disk2: Flash Disk whenever it detects an incompatibility between the FPD and the 
Cisco IOS release. 

You can change the default of the router loading an FPD image from the disk2: Flash Disk using the 
upgrade fpd path fpd-pkg-dir-url

 

command. This command allows you to set the path to search for the 

FPD image package file to a location other than the disk2: Flash Disk.