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Cisco CRS-1 Series Carrier Routing System Getting Started Guide
Chapter 6 Managing Cisco IOS XR Software Packages
Overview of Software Packages
The format for a composite SMU filename is:
comp-platform-composite_name.ddts.pie
The “comp” prefix indicates that the file is a composite file containing multiple updates. The other
filename components are described in Table 6-4.
In the following example, the SMU for the base package version 2.0.0 fixes DDTS CSCec98765:
In the following example, the SMU comp-001.CSCec98765 provides changes to multiple packages, as
specified in DDTS CSCec98766:
minor Identifies the minor release of this package.
• A minor release contains one or more of the
following:
–
Major new features
–
Minor new features
–
Bug fixes
• The minor release version does not have to be
identical for all software packages operating
on the router, but the operating packages must
be certified by Cisco as compatible with each
other.
• A minor release may require a router reboot.
maintenance Identifies the maintenance release of this package.
• A maintenance release contains a collection
of bug fixes for a package.
• A maintenance release incorporates any
intermediate SMUs for that package.
• The maintenance release version does not
have to be identical for all software packages
operating on the router, but the major and
minor versions of the maintenance release
must match the those of the package being
updated.
• A maintenance release does not require a
router reboot.
Table 6-4 SMU Single and Composite Package Filename Components (continued)
Component Description
SMU SMU Filename
base-2.0.0.CSCec98765-1.0.0 hfr-base-2.0.0.CSCec98765.pie
SMU SMU Filename
comp-001.CSCec98766 comp-hfr-001.CSCec98766.pie