Cisco Carrier Routing System

March 15, 2007

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Products Affected

Problem Description

Some CRS-1 boards have been manually downgraded in the field to a ROMMON level that was lower than the minumum required ROMMON level for that board. Manually downgrading below the minimum ROMMON level for a board will render the board inoperable, and it will need to be RMA'd.

Background

Boards which have shipped from Cisco (from Manufacturing or from the Depots) will have a ROMMON version that will either be at the minimum required level for that particular board, or it will be higher than the minimum required level.

There have been instances in customer networks where boards have been manually downgraded below the minimum required ROMMON level. Downgrading a board below the minimum ROMMON version for a given board, or version of a board, will render the board inoperable. Downgrading a board below the shipping ROMMON level will regress some fixes and enhancements.

If ROMMON is downgraded below the minimum version, field reprogramming will not be possible, and the board will need to be RMA'd.

Do not manually downgrade below the minimum ROMMON level on any CRS-1 boards as it will render the boards inoperable.

Problem Symptoms

Sample error messages after downgrading ROMMON below the minimum level on an MSC:

RP/0/RP1/CPU0:Jan 16 00:44:55.553 : exec[65760]: %MGBL-LIBPARSER-6-HIDDEN_COMMAND : This command has been deprecated: 'show ip interface brief ' 

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Jan 16 00:48:23.154 : oir_daemon[273]: %PLATFORM-OIRD-5-OIRIN : OIR: Node 0/4/SP inserted 
RP/0/RP1/CPU0:Jan 16 00:48:38.000 : shelfmgr[314]: %PLATFORM-SHELFMGR-3-NO_PLIM : Can not power on node 0/4/SP due to absence of PLIM 

RP/0/RP1/CPU0:Jan 16 00:49:14.204 : oir_daemon[273]: %PLATFORM-OIRD-5-OIRIN : OIR: Node 0/PL4/SP inserted 
RP/0/RP1/CPU0:Jan 16 00:49:30.000 : shelfmgr[314]: %PLATFORM-MBIMGR-7-IMAGE_VALIDATED : 0/4/SP: MBI tftp:/disk0/hfr-os-mbi-3.2.3.CSCsd63325-1.0.0/sp/mbihfr-sp.vm validated 

RP/0/RP1/CPU0:Jan 16 00:50:39.506 : shelfmgr[314]: %PLATFORM-MBIMGR-7-IMAGE_VALIDATED : 0/4/CPU0: MBI tftp:/disk0/hfr-os-mbi-3.2.3.CSCsd63325-1.0.0/lc/mbihfr-lc.vm validated 

RP/0/RP1/CPU0:Jan 16 00:52:45.142 : shelfmgr[314]: %PLATFORM-MBIMGR-7-IMAGE_VALIDATED : 0/4/SP: MBI bootflash:mbis/hfr-os-mbi-3.2.3.CSCsd63325-1.0.0/012dee822d7af69ccbba2556bac04014/mbihfr-sp.vm validated 

SP/0/4/SP:Jan 16 00:52:54.936 : init[65541]: %OS-INIT-7-MBI_STARTED : total time 7.361 seconds 
SP/0/4/SP:Jan 16 00:53:07.298 : init[65541]: %OS-INIT-7-INSTALL_READY : total time 19.753 seconds 
SP/0/4/SP:Jan 16 00:56:41.790 : alphadisplay[100]: %PLATFORM-ALPHA_DISPLAY-6-CHANGE : Alpha display on node 0/4/SP changed to in state default 

SP/0/4/SP:Jan 16 00:56:49.167 : alphadisplay[100]: %PLATFORM-ALPHA_DISPLAY-6-CHANGE : Alpha display on node 0/4/SP changed to BRINGDOWN in state default

Workaround/Solution

Solution:

Do not manually downgrade below the minimum ROMMON level on any CRS-1 boards as it will render the boards inoperable.

Also, it is highly recommended that ROMMON levels aren't downgraded below the level that ships out from Cisco. There is a risk that downgrading ROMMON on a board will regress some fixes and enhancements.

RMA any boards which have been manually downgraded and rendered inoperable.

Use the following Failure Class and Failure Code in the RMA request form:

Failure Class: Administrative Request Failure

Code: Field Notice Alert

Use the following Table to identify minimum ROMMON levels: CRS-1 Software/Firmware Compatibility Matrix.

Note: This table also lists the recommended minimum ROMMON level to upgrade to (for boards and for IOS-XR Releases).

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For More Information

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