Resetting ASR9000 Network Processor(NP)

 NP or network processor is the component on ASR9000 line cards that handle the feature processing of packets as they go through the system.

Sample LC: ASR9K MOD160

RP/0/RSP0/CPU0:ASR9000#  show controller np ports all location 0/1/cpu0

 Node: 0/0/CPU0:

----------------------------------------------------------------

NP Bridge Fia                       Ports                     

-- ------ --- ---------------------------------------------------

0  --     0   TenGigE0/0/0/0 - TenGigE0/0/0/1, TenGigE0/0/0/4 - TenGigE0/0/0/5
NP1 is down.
2  --     2   TenGigE0/0/1/0 - TenGigE0/0/1/1, TenGigE0/0/1/4 - TenGigE0/0/1/5
3  --     3   TenGigE0/0/1/2 - TenGigE0/0/1/3, TenGigE0/0/1/6 - TenGigE0/0/1/7
 

To reset NP1:

run attach 0/0/cpu0
show_np -e 1 -d fast_reset