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

Mod

Ports

Module-Type

 

Model

Status

---

-----

--------------------------------

------------------

------------

1

48

10/100/1000 Mbps

Ethernet Module

N7K-N148GT-11

ok

3

32

10 Gbps Ethernet

Module

N7K-M132XP-12

ok

5

0

Supervisor module-1X

N7K-SUP1

active

6

0

Supervisor module-1X

N7K-SUP1

ha-standby

10

48

10/100/1000 Mbps

Ethernet Module

N7K-M148GT-11

ok

Mod

Sw

Hw

World-Wide_name(s) (WWN)

 

----------------- ------ -------------------------------------------------

1

4.0(2)

0.503

--

3

4.0(2)

0.601

--

5

4.0(2)

0.900

--

6

4.0(2)

0.802

--

10

4.0(2)

0.902

--

Mod

MAC-Address(es)

 

Serial-Num

----------------------------------------- ----------

1 00-19-07-6c-c0-6c to 00-19-07-6c-c0-a0 JAB11060144

3 00-1b-54-c1-33-98 to 00-1b-54-c1-33-bc JAB1152010K

5 00-1b-54-c1-16-18 to 00-1b-54-c1-16-20 JAB114902HF

6 00-19-07-c1-00-b8 to 00-1b-54-c1-00-c0 JAB114402JX 10 00-1b-54-c1-07-88 to 00-1b-54-c1-07-bc JAB114501RW

*this terminal session switch#

Step 2 Install the EPLDs by entering the install module slot_number epld url command.

switch# install module 6 epld bootflash:n7000-s1-epld.4.0.2.img

EPLD image file , built on Fri May 16 20:36:39 2008

EPLDCurr Ver New Ver

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Power Manager

3.4

3.6

IO

3.23

3.23

Inband

1.7

1.7

Local Bus CPLD

2.1

2.1

CMP CPLD

6.0

6.0

WARNING: Upgrade process could take upto 30 minutes.

Standby supervisor is being upgraded.

Do you want to continue (y/n) ?

Step 3 Begin upgrading the EPLD images by entering Y for yes.

Do you want to continue (y/n) ? Y

Step 4 For releases 4.0(2) or earlier, if you updated the power management EPLD image, you must reset the power for the module so that EPLD can take effect (this is not required for release 4.0(3) or later). You can reset the power in one of the following two ways:

To reset the power for the module, physically remove the module and reinstall it.

Note A module reload or just pressing the ejector buttons on the module is not sufficient for this reset requirement.

To reset the entire system, power cycle the system.

 

 

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Cisco Systems UCSCPCIECSC02, 7000, N7KC7004, N7KC7018RF, N7KF248XP25E Begin upgrading the Epld images by entering Y for yes

N6KC600164P, UCSCPCIECSC02, N7KF248XP25E, N7KF248XT25E, N7KF248XT25EP1 specifications

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