Description: This variable indicates the revision of software installed on this entity.

For IOS devices, this variable's value is in the NGRP external customer-visible format.

NGRP external customer-visible revision strings have this format: 'x.y (z [p] ) [A] [ [ u ( v [ p ] ) ] ] [ q ]', where: - x.y Combination of two 1-2 digit numerics separated by a '.' that identify the Software major release - z 1-3 digit numeric that identifies the maintenance release of x.y - A 1-3 alpha letters, designator of the release train. - u 1-2 digit numeric that identifies the version of the ED-specific code - v 1-2 digit numeric that identifies the maintenance release of the ED-specific code - p 1 alpha letter that identifies the unusual special case SW Line Stop Fast Re-build by the Release Ops team to replace the posted/shipping release in CCO and Mfg with a version containing a critical catastrophic defect fix that cannot wait until the next maintenance release - q 3 alphanumeric optional suffix used as an indicator in the image banner by the SW Line Stop Re-build process used unusual special case situation when the renumber build has occurred but the images have not been released (value always blank unless these special circumstances require its use).