How to Upgrade a Cisco Nexus 5500

 

I’ll have setp by step instructions on what I did to get my Nexus 5ks upgraded to the latest suggested code as of this writing – Release 5.2(1)N1(7).

Save config in usb key :

Nexus# copy startup-config  usb1:N5K01-config.cfg 

 

Nexus# copy usb1:n5000-uk9-kickstart.5.2.1.N1.7.bin bootflash:
Copy progress 100% 25140KB

Nexus# copy usb1:n5000-uk9.5.2.1.N1.7.bin bootflash:
Copy progress 100% 147256KB

 NX5-2# dir bootflash:

        297    Feb 02 15:59:03 2014  FM_Server.lic
        568    Feb 02 16:00:11 2014  Storage.lic
        297    Feb 02 15:41:55 2014  bootflash:Fabric_Manager.lic
        568    Feb 02 15:40:37 2014  bootflash:storage.lic
      49152    Jan 01 11:23:35 2009  lost+found/
      15738    Feb 02 15:51:40 2014  mts.log
   25140224    Jan 01 11:04:17 2009  n5000-uk9-kickstart.5.0.3.N2.1.bin
   34407424    Nov 13 15:03:03 2014  n5000-uk9-kickstart.5.2.1.N1.7.bin
  147256572    Jan 01 11:07:06 2009  n5000-uk9.5.0.3.N2.1.bin
  175642440    Nov 13 15:02:14 2014  n5000-uk9.5.2.1.N1.7.bin
       7619    Nov 26 09:41:09 2013  starts
       3651    Dec 06 15:44:02 2012  startt
       4096    Jan 01 11:08:51 2009  vdc_2/
       4096    Jan 01 11:08:51 2009  vdc_3/
       4096    Jan 01 11:08:51 2009  vdc_4/
        664    Feb 02 15:51:54 2014  vlan.dat

Usage for bootflash://sup-local
  500310016 bytes used
 1148313600 bytes free
 1648623616 bytes total
NX5-2# install all system bootflash:///n5000-uk9.5.2.1.N1.7.bin kickstart bootflash:///n5000-uk9-kickstart.5.2.1.N1.7.bin
Verifying image bootflash:/n5000-uk9-kickstart.5.2.1.N1.7.bin for boot variable "kickstart".
[####################] 100% -- SUCCESS

Verifying image bootflash:/n5000-uk9.5.2.1.N1.7.bin for boot variable "system".
[####################] 100% -- SUCCESS

Verifying image type.
[####################] 100% -- SUCCESS

Extracting "system" version from image bootflash:/n5000-uk9.5.2.1.N1.7.bin.
[####################] 100% -- SUCCESS

Extracting "kickstart" version from image bootflash:/n5000-uk9-kickstart.5.2.1.N1.7.bin.
[####################] 100% -- SUCCESS

Extracting "bios" version from image bootflash:/n5000-uk9.5.2.1.N1.7.bin.
[####################] 100% -- SUCCESS

Performing module support checks.
[####################] 100% -- SUCCESS

Notifying services about system upgrade.
[####################] 100% -- SUCCESS



Compatibility check is done:
Module  bootable          Impact  Install-type  Reason
------  --------  --------------  ------------  ------
     1       yes      disruptive         reset  STP ISSU preupgrade check failed - Upgrade needs to be disruptive!



Images will be upgraded according to following table:
Module       Image         Running-Version             New-Version  Upg-Required
------  ----------  ----------------------  ----------------------  ------------
     1      system             5.0(3)N2(1)             5.2(1)N1(7)           yes
     1   kickstart             5.0(3)N2(1)             5.2(1)N1(7)           yes
     1        bios      v3.5.0(02/03/2011)      v3.6.0(05/09/2012)           yes
     1   power-seq                    v3.0                    v4.0           yes
     2   power-seq                    v1.0                    v1.0            no
     3   power-seq                    v2.0                    v2.0            no
     1          uC                v1.2.0.1               v1.0.0.14            no


Additional info for this installation:
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Remove QoS & ACL config on L3 interfaces and SVIs if any

Port: port-channel52 in VLAN0020 is Designated. Topology change could occur during ISSU.
Upgrade needs to be disruptive!!!


Switch will be reloaded for disruptive upgrade.
Do you want to continue with the installation (y/n)?  [n] y

Install is in progress, please wait.

Performing runtime checks.
[####################] 100% -- SUCCESS

Setting boot variables.
[####################] 100% -- SUCCESS

Performing configuration copy.
[####################] 100% -- SUCCESS

Finishing the upgrade, switch will reboot in 10 seconds.