#NEXUS 7000 CONFIGURATION GUIDE INSTALL#
#NEXUS 7000 CONFIGURATION GUIDE UPGRADE#

Verifying image bootflash:/n7000-s2-kickstart.6.2.16.bin for boot variable 'kickstart'. Installer will perform compatibility check first.

#NEXUS 7000 CONFIGURATION GUIDE UPGRADE#

The parallel keyword allows all modules to be upgraded in parallel to save time.ДЄ lot of feed back is given during the upgrade so you can see if everything is proceedingВ correctly.

#NEXUS 7000 CONFIGURATION GUIDE INSTALL#

Run the installer install all kickstart bootflash:n7000-s2-kickstart.6.2.16.bin system bootflash:n7000-s2-dk9.6.2.16.bin parallel Kickstart variable = bootflash:/n7000-s2-kickstart.6.2.8a.bin I also looked at the boot settings before and after the upgrade Once the configurations were backed up I put the USB stick into my laptop and verified that the backup was good. lic file extension so they are easy to identify. Just to be safe I copied the vlan.dat and license files to the USB drive. copy running-config usb1:MY-N7K.txt vdc-all.TheВ command that backs up the running configuration of all Virtual Device Contexts (VDC) at once to the USB stick is: The Nexus can read larger USB drives but I keep several 1GB drives handy for this type of work. While not a requirementВ for an upgrade I like to have a backup in case anything goes wrong. I used a 1GB flash drive formatted with the FAT file system to back up the current configuration. The Nexus switch has a couple USB slots that mount as usb1: and USB2. Make a Backup of the running configuration of all VDCs and key files Note that the kickstart and firmware file must be the same version. This means you will be copying a new n7000-s2-kickstart.x.x.xx.bin file along with the n7000-s2-dk9.x.x.xx.bin firmware file. The Nexus 7000 are Linux based switches and they use kickstart to automate the installation.

The release notes for each software version has a table that clearly shows what previous software versions can be updated to the chosen version. The Cisco Nexus 7000 series switches have several features to make upgrading firmware safe and reliable, especially if you don't have a redundant supervisor.

Nexus 7000 configuration guide