Thanks for your answer Lincoln, Just curious:
Because FPGA/EPLD **upgrade operation is a disruptive **operation, it is not always possible to upgrade both software and firmware. --> Do you think or may be do you know if it is an issue having an up-to-date NX-OS 5.x with old EPLD release 4.x? On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 11:21 PM, Lincoln Dale <[email protected]> wrote: > On 27/01/2011, at 10:19 PM, Manu Chao wrote: > > > I need to upgrade (ISSU) multiples N7K Dual Supervisor running vPC > domains > > from NX-OS 4.2(6) to 5.1(1a). > > ISSU from 4.2(6) to 5.1(1a) is non-disruptive. you should be able to > upgrade with no disruption to service. > > having said that, always carefully read the release notes posted on > cisco.com for a given release. > it may be that an upgrade between two releases requires you to do > something. > e.g. see < > http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/datacenter/sw/5_x/nx-os/release/notes/51_nx-os_release_note.html#wp293013 > > > > you can certainly run vPC with one vPC peer switch being a different NX-OS > release to the other vPC peer switch. > > On 27/01/2011, at 11:52 PM, Chris Evans wrote: > > Cisco has advised us to not use issu when possible.. we have had a few > weird > > bugs from it after the fact.. we are running 4.2(4).. > > please send me details (off list) of who at "Cisco" that advised you of > this. its not accurate. > > > On 28/01/2011, at 12:09 AM, Ryan West wrote: > > I'm sure the release notes say it, but the 4.x to 5.x major requires a > full reload. I spent a lot of time tracking down a BPDU rate limiting issue > only to find the customer had ISSU'd from 4 to 5 and did not reload. > > an upgrade from 4.2.x to 5.x does not require a reload. my guess is that > the release-notes were not followed as it does talk about some very specific > things in upgrade/downgrade considerations. > > > cheers, > > lincoln. > > _______________________________________________ cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
