Chapter 6 Managing the Device Hardware

EPLD Configuration

Se n d d o c u m e n t c o m m e n t s t o n ex u s 7 k - d o c f e e d b a ck @ c i s c o . c o m

The possible Status field values for a fan module on the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series devices are as follows:

If the fan module is operating properly, the status is ok.

If the fan is physically absent, the status is absent.

If the fan is physically present but not working properly, the status is failure.

On the Cisco Nexus 7010, each system fan module has 15 fans. If the State field for one of these fans contains “failure” in the show environment fan command output, it also displays the number of the failing fans (see Example 6-9).

Example 6-9 Displaying a Cisco Nexus 7010 System Fan Tray Failure

switch# show environment fan

Fan:

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FanModelHw Status

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ChassisFan1

N7K-C7010-FAN-S

0.410

Ok

ChassisFan2

N7K-C7010-FAN-S

0.410

Ok

ChassisFan3

N7K-C7010-FAN-F

0.209

Ok

ChassisFan4

N7K-C7010-FAN-F

0.209

Ok

Fan_in_PS1

--

--

Ok

Fan_in_PS2

--

--

Ok

Fan_in_PS3

--

--

Absent

switch#

EPLD Configuration

The Cisco Nexus 7000 Series devices contain several programmable logical devices (PLDs) that provide hardware functionalities in all modules. Cisco provides EPLD image upgrades to enhance hardware functionality or to resolve known issues. PLDs include electronic programmable logical devices (EPLDs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), and complex programmable logic devices (CPLDs). In this document, the term EPLD is used for FPGA and CPLDs.

This section includes the following topics:

System Requirements, page 6-25

Updated EPLDs, page 6-26

Installation Guidelines, page 6-28

Downloading the EPLD Images, page 6-28

Preparing the EPLD Images for Installation, page 6-29

Upgrading EPLD Images, page 6-31

Displaying the EPLD Versions, page 6-37

System Requirements

This section includes the following topics:

 

 

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Hardware Installation and Reference Guide

 

 

 

 

 

 

OL-18634-01

 

 

6-25

 

 

 

 

 

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