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

Table 10

Updated EPLDs for the Cisco NX-OS Release 4.1(2) (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

NX-OS Release

 

Module Type

EPLD Device

New EPLD Version

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32-port 10 Gbps Ethernet I/O

Power Manager

4.6

 

 

module

 

 

 

 

 

IO

1.13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fabric Module (Cisco Nexus

Power Manager

2.9

 

 

7010)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fabric Module (Cisco Nexus

Power Manager

1.1

 

 

7018)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table 11

Complete List of EPLDs for the Cisco NX-OS Release 4.1(2)

 

 

 

 

Module Type

 

EPLD Device

EPLD Version

 

 

 

Supervisor module

Power Manager

3.7

 

 

IO

3.26

 

 

Inband

1.7

 

 

Local Bus CPLD

3.0

 

 

CMP CPLD

6.0

 

 

 

10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet I/O

Power Manager

5.4

module

 

IO

2.11

 

 

 

 

Forwarding Engine

1.6

 

 

 

10 Gbps Ethernet I/O module

Power Manager

4.6

 

 

IO

1.13

 

 

Forwarding Engine

1.6

 

 

FE Bridge

186.3

 

 

LinkSec Engine

1.8

 

 

 

1 Gbps Ethernet I/O module

Power Manager

4.6

 

 

IO

1.3

 

 

SFP

1.4

 

 

Forwarding Engine

1.6

 

 

 

Fabric module (Cisco Nexus 7010)

Power Manager

2.9

 

 

 

Fabric module (Cisco Nexus 7018)

Power Manager

1.1

 

 

 

 

Fan

 

Fan Controller

0.7

 

 

 

 

Note To list the EPLDs running on your device, use the show version module_number epld command. If any of the versions that you list are older than what is listed in Table 11, it is recommended that you update the EPLDs.

 

 

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Hardware Installation and Reference Guide

 

 

 

 

 

 

OL-18634-01

 

 

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