Cisco ASR1006 - ASR 1006 Modular Expansion Base User Manual

Software Packaging and Architecture
Software Packaging on the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers
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Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers Software Configuration Guide
• A consolidated package file is a bootable file. If the router is configured to run using a the complete
consolidated package, boot the router using the consolidated package file. If the router is configured
to run using individual subpackages, boot the router using the provisioning file. For additional
information on the advantages and disadvantages of running a complete consolidated package, see
the “Running the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers: An Overview” section on page 1. For additional
information on provisioning files, see the “Provisioning Files” section on page 4.
• If you need to install optional subpackages, then you must boot the router using the individual
subpackage provisioning file method.
Individual Software SubPackages Within a Consolidated Package
provides an overview of the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers subpackages and the purpose of each
individual subpackage. Every consolidated package will ha
ve all of these individual subpackages. To see
additional information about each individual subpackages in a particular Cisco IOS XE release, see
Cisco IOS XE Release Notes for that release.
Important Notes About Individual SubPackages
The important information about individual subpackage include:
• Individual subpackages cannot be downloaded from Cisco.com individually. To get these individual
subpackages, users must download a consolidated package and then extract the individual
subpackages from the consolidated package using the command-line interface.
• If the router is being run using individual subpackages instead of being run using a complete
consolidated package, the router must be booted using a provisioning file. A provisioning file is
included in all consolidated packages and is extracted from the image along with the individual
subpackages whenever individual subpackages are extracted. For additional information on
provisioning files, see the “Provisioning Files” section on page 4.
Ta b l e 1 Individual SubPackages
SubPackage Purpose
RPBase Provides the operating system softw
are for the Route Processor.
RPControl Controls the control plane processes that interf
ace between the IOS
process and the rest of the platform.
RPAccess Exports processing of restricted components, such a
s Secure Socket
Layer (SSL), Secure Shell (SSH), and other security features.
RPIOS Provides the Cisco IOS kernel, which is where IOS features are stored
an
d run.
Each consolidated package has a dif
ferent RPIOS.
ESPBase Provides the ESP operating system and control processes, and the
ESP softw
are.
SIPBase Controls the SIP operating system and control processes.
SIPSPA Provides the SPA driver and Field Programmable Device (FPD)
images
.

Cisco ASR1006 - ASR 1006 Modular Expansion Base Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	ASR1006 - ASR 1006 Modular Expansion Base
Category	Network Router
Language	English