Introduction:
From IOS-XR 4.3.0, ASR903 can be used as nV Satellite. This document describes the method to set ASR903 as nV Satellite.
Core Issue:
There is a need to provide detailed information on how to set ASR903 as nV Satellite.
Resolution:
The setting procedure is described below.
Note that the following procedure is at least valid as of the time of the creation of this document and is subject to change in the future.
Example of the topology used in this description Gi0/1/0-7+--------+Te0/0/0 +---------+ ---------| ASR903 |-----------------| ASR9001 | +--------+ TenGigE0/0/2/0+---------+ |
Connect the ASR903's TenGigabitEthernet 0/0/0 interface with the ASR9001's TenGigabitEthernet 0/0/2/0 interface and use this link as ICL (Inter Chassis Link).
Settings on the ASR9000 side
Configure the following settings on ASR9000
ASR9000-side config interface Loopback1 ipv4 address 10.10.10.100 255.255.255.0 (ASR9000-side IP address used for internal communications with Satellite) ! interface TenGigE0/0/2/0 ipv4 point-to-point ipv4 unnumbered Loopback1 nv satellite-fabric-link satellite 200 (Satellite number) remote-ports GigabitEthernet 0/1/0-7 (ASR903 interface used as a remote port) ! ! nv satellite 200 (Satellite number) type asr903 (Satellite type) serial-number XXXXXXXXXXX (ASR903 chassis serial number) description ASR903 Satellite ipv4 address 10.10.10.200 (Satellite-side IP address used for internal communications with Satellite) ! ! |
Settings on the ASR903 side
On the ASR903 side, it is not necessary to set the configuration, but ASR903 needs to be booted with the image dedicated to ASR903 nV, which is contained in nV PIE installed on the ASR9000 side.Further, use the console connection for this setting.
(1) Preparing an image for Satellite setting
To download an image from the ASR9000 side, it is necessary to establish the nV ICL. So download the ASR903 Satellite image from CCO and save it in bootflash:.
File name example: "asr903rsp1_sat-universalk9_npe.03.08.00.S.153-1.S.bin"
Image for setting ASR903#dir Directory of bootflash:/ (snip) 25 -rw- 225655140 Jan 23 2013 09:36:51 +00:00 asr903rsp1_sat-universalk9_npe.03.08.00.S.153-1.S.bin ASR903# |
(2) Booting with the image for Satellite setting
Change the Config-register value to 0x2042 to modify the boot image.
conf t
config-register 0x2042
no boot system
boot system bootflash:asr903rsp1_sat-universalk9_npe.03.08.00.S.153-1.S.bin
Then reload and enable it.
ASR903# reload
(3) Changing the host name and confirming nV ICL establishment
When the ICL link to connect ASR903 with ASR9000 becomes UP, the nV ICL is configured and the host name is changed on the ASR903 side as indicated below.
LC:Satellite#
From the ASR9000 side, it may be confirmed that nV is properly configured.
Check Satellite status RP/0/RSP0/CPU0:ASR9001#show nv satellite status brief satellite 200 Sat-ID Type IP Address MAC address State ------ -------- ------------ -------------- -------------------------------- 200 asr903 10.10.10.200 xxxx.xxxx.xxxx Connected (Stable) RP/0/RSP0/CPU0:ASR9001# |
(4) Downloading the image dedicated to nV from ASR9000
Through the nV link, the image can be downloaded from the ASR9000 side using tftp.
At this point, the IP address set in the ASR9000-side Loopback1 becomes the server address (10.10.10.100 in this example).
In addition, the file name should be rp_super_universalk9_npe.rudy.bin.
From the ASR903 side, copy the image dedicated to nV using tftp. LC:Satellite#copy tftp://10.10.10.100/rp_super_universalk9_npe.rudy.bin bootflash: Destination filename [rp_super_universalk9_npe.rudy.bin]? Loading rp_super_universalk9_npe.rudy.bin .from 10.10.10.100 (via BDI2000): !!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [OK - 225622372 bytes] 225622372 bytes copied in 679.797 secs (331897 bytes/sec) LC:Satellite#dir | i rudy 12 -rw- 225622372 Feb 12 2015 01:34:20 +00:00 rp_super_universalk9_npe.rudy.bin LC:Satellite# |
(5) Booting with the image dedicated to nV
For Satellite images including the image for Satellite setting, setting by "configure terminal," etc. is not allowed. Therefore, configure the boot image file from Rommon.
Reboot ASR903, which has been used as Satellite, and enter to Rommon using the Break signal.
Reboot Satellite LC:Satellite#reload or RP/0/RSP0/CPU0:ASR9001#hw-module satellite 200 reload |
Configure from Rommon in the ASR903 console rommon 1 > BOOT=bootflash:rp_super_universalk9_npe.rudy.bin rommon 2 > sync rommon 3 > reset |
(6) Checking Satellite status
After rebooting Satellite, confirm that nV is properly configured as indicated below.
Check Satellite status RP/0/RSP0/CPU0:ASR9001#show nv satellite status brief satellite 200 Sat-ID Type IP Address MAC address State ------ -------- ------------ -------------- -------------------------------- 200 asr903 10.10.10.200 xxxx.xxxx.xxxx Connected (Stable) RP/0/RSP0/CPU0:ASR9001# |
Related Information
Original Document: Cisco Support Community Japan DOC-29880
Author: Akira Iwamoto
Posted on February 11, 2013
https://supportforums.cisco.com/docs/DOC-29880
