Appendix 8
Managing the Switch Hardware
You are ready to upgrade the EPLD images (see the
page
Manual Upgrading of EPLD Images
You can manually upgrade the EPLD images for all of the modules installed in your switch or specific
modules installed in your switch. When you request an upgrade, the Cisco NX-OS software lists the
current and new versions for each EPLD image with the following results:
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•
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If you need to know which modules can be updated and which upgrades are disruptive to switch
operations, see the
To upgrade the EPLD images for a Cisco Nexus 7000 Series switch, you use one of the install
commands listed in
modules on the switch, multiple modules of one or two types, or single modules. When specifying a
slot_number, use one number. When specifying slot_numbers, you can specify all for all slots, multiple
slots separated by commas (x,y,z) or a range of slot numbers (x-y).
Table 8-11
EPLD Upgrade Commands
Modules Upgraded
All installed modules with one module upgraded at a
time
All installed modules with the I/O modules upgraded
in parallel
One or more I/O and supervisor modules with the I/O
modules upgraded in parallel
One or more I/O and supervisor modules with the I/O
modules upgraded in parallel and one or more
fan-tray modules
One or more I/O and supervisor modules with the I/O
modules upgraded in parallel and one or more fabric
(xbar) modules
One or more fan-tray modules and one or more fabric
(xbar) modules
One I/O or supervisor module
One fan module
One fabric module
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If a module is installed and online, the software lists the installed and new versions for each EPLD.
Where there is a difference in versions, the software indicates an upgrade or downgrade to occur
when you confirm the process.
If a module is installed and offline, the software cannot list its current EPLD versions so all EPLDs
will be updated when you confirm the upgrade.
If a module is not installed, the software displays an error message and does not upgrade the EPLDs.
"Determining Whether to Upgrade EPLDs" section on page
Table
8-11. These commands enable you to upgrade the EPLD images for all of the
"Manual Upgrading of EPLD Images" section on
Command
install all epld epld_image
install all epld epld_image parallel
install all epld epld_image parallel module {all | slot_numbers}
install all epld epld_image parallel module {all | slot_numbers}
fan-module {all | slot_numbers}
install all epld epld_image parallel module {all | slot_numbers}
xbar-module {all | slot_numbers}
install all epld epld_image parallel fan-module {all | slot_numbers}
xbar-module {all | slot_numbers}
install module slot_number epld epld_image
install fan-module slot_number epld epld_image
install xbar-module slot_number epld epld_image
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