Upgrade IOS on an ASR-1002F

Steps to upgrade IOS on an ARS-1002F are as follows:

1. Copy your IOS .bin file to a USB stick and connect it to USB0 on the front of the ASR
2.  Connect the power and press 'Escape' on startup to access ROMMON
3. At the prompt do > boot usb0:
4. The router will boot using the ASR image you have on the USB
5. Once booted do #copy usb0:asr10~7q.bin bootflash:
6. Confirm the location and the .bin file will transfer
7. Next, set the system to boot from bootflash - #boot system flash bootflash:asr10~7q.bin
8. Next set the config-register to ensure it boots properly - (config)#config-register 0x2102
9. Write this - #wr mem
10. Finally reload the asr and ensure it boots correctly - #reload