Chapter 6 Managing the Device Hardware

EPLD Configuration

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Installation Guidelines

You can upgrade (or downgrade) EPLDs using CLI commands on the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series device. Follow these guidelines when you upgrade or downgrade EPLDs:

You can execute an upgrade from the active supervisor module only. All the modules, including the active supervisor module, can be updated individually.

You can individually update each module whether it is online or offline as follows:

If you upgrade EPLD images on an online module, only the EPLD images with version numbers that differ from the new EPLD images are upgraded.

If you upgrade EPLD images on an offline module, all of the EPLD images are upgraded.

On a system that has two supervisor modules, upgrade the EPLDs for the standby supervisor and then switch the active supervisor to the standby mode to upgrade its EPLDs. On a system that has only one supervisor module, you can upgrade the active supervisor, but this will distrupt its operations during the upgrade.

If you interrupt an upgrade, you must upgrade the module that is being upgraded again.

The upgrade process disrupts traffic on the targeted module.

Do not insert or remove any modules while an EPLD upgrade is in progress.

Downloading the EPLD Images

Before you can prepare the EPLD images for installation, you must download them to the FTP or management server.

To download the EPLD images, follow these steps:

Step 1 From a browser, go to the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com

The browser will display the Cisco website.

Step 2 From the Products & Services tab, choose Switches.

The Switches page opens.

Step 3 In the Data Center area, click the arrow next to View Products.

The page lists the Data Center products.

Step 4 Click Nexus 7000.

The Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches page opens.

Step 5 In the Support area, click Download Software.

The Downloads page opens and lists the Data Center switches.

Step 6 Choose Data Center Switches > Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches > Cisco Nexus 7000 10-Slot Switch.

The Log In page opens.

Step 7 If you are an existing user, enter your username in the User Name field and your password in the Password field. If you are a new user, click Register Now and provide the required information before returning to the Log In page and logging in with your new username.

 

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