IOS XR 9001 IOS upgred

[haytham.taymour]

Hello all, 

I want to install a new IOS on ASR 9001. I try to install it as below but it's not working. Currently it's running 6.5.3 with the below packages . Anyone can help please ?

Active Packages:
disk0:asr9k-mini-px-6.1.4
disk0:asr9k-k9sec-px-6.1.4

RP/0/RSP0/CPU0:ASR9001_CLS_02(admin)#install add harddisk:ASR9K-iosxr-px-k9-6.5.3.tar

Info: added to the entire router: Info: Info: README-ASR9K-iosxr-px-k9-6.5.3.txt (skipped - not a pie) Info: asr9k-video-px.pie-6.5.3 Info: asr9k-services-px.pie-6.5.3 Info: asr9k-services-infra-px.pie-6.5.3 Info: asr9k-optic-px.pie-6.5.3 Info: asr9k-mpls-px.pie-6.5.3 Info: asr9k-mini-px.pie-6.5.3 Info: asr9k-mgbl-px.pie-6.5.3 Info: asr9k-mcast-px.pie-6.5.3 Info: asr9k-li-px.pie-6.5.3 Info: asr9k-k9sec-px.pie-6.5.3 Info: asr9k-fpd-px.pie-6.5.3 Info: asr9k-doc-px.pie-6.5.3 Info: asr9k-bng-px.pie-6.5.3 Info: asr9k-asr9000v-nV-px.pie-6.5.3 Info: The install operation will continue asynchronously. RP/0/RSP0/CPU0:ASR9001_CLS_02(admin)#Error: The install operation failed due to a system error. Error: Error: ERROR: Node responded with an error when completing the installation of packages within the system. Error: (Details: 'Package Library' detected the 'fatal' condition 'can't uncompress pie archive') Error: AFFECTED NODE(S): 0/RSP0/CPU0 Error: TECH SUPPORT: Error: Please collect diagnostic information using '(admin) show tech-support install'

[smilstea · Accepted solution]

Since you have to upgrade all active packages to the new release at the same time it is failing, the package disk0:asr9k-asr901-nV-px-5.3.4 was deprecated as support for 901 satellite was removed. Simply deactivate that package and then the install should go through.

Sam

[haytham.taymour]

That definetly works like magic. Thanks smilstea and thanks for every one from Cisco and outside too. 
This has been a wonderfull experince and I definely recommend and I would say way better then Cisco TAC. 

Enjoy a lovely weekend beautiful team.