06-17-2016 09:53 AM - edited 03-01-2019 04:58 AM
I am in the process of installing a new ACI instance in our Production DC. I am at the point of upgrading the OS on the Fabric. I wanted to see if there are any known issues with going from my current versions to the new versions, ie version step-ups, etc.
I also wanted to see about recommended versions for each. I was told 1.5(6a) or below for the CIMC FW but was also sent the following doc that states 2.0(3i) is the recommended version.
CURRENT VERSIONS
PROPOSED VERSIONS
Any experience with these proposed versions? Any recommendations or concerns?
Daniel
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06-17-2016 12:26 PM
Daniel,
the APIC FW & Switch firmware that you listed are not official released images. They look more like an EFT\QA image from the past. That said "policy" upgrades are not supported for these releases.
my suggestions:
From the switch CLI:
setup-clean-config.sh aci-n9000-dk9.11.2.3e.bin
setup-bootvars.sh aci-n9000-dk9.11.2.3e.bin
cat /mnt/cfg/0/boot/grub/menu.lst.local
cat /mnt/cfg/1/boot/grub/menu.lst.local
reload
Once the Leaf & Spines come up on the NEW TARGET image, manually upgrade the BIOS & FPGAs using the following commands:
/bin/check-fpga.sh FpGaDoWnGrAdE
/usr/sbin/chassis-power-cycle.sh
The switches will reload and once they are all up you can proceed with the setup script on APIC1.
I hope this helps!
T.
06-24-2016 09:50 AM
I am little confused.
I have the .iso on my workstation. Open KVM on CIMC and activate the .iso from my workstation.
No logins or information that you listed...
06-17-2016 12:26 PM
Daniel,
the APIC FW & Switch firmware that you listed are not official released images. They look more like an EFT\QA image from the past. That said "policy" upgrades are not supported for these releases.
my suggestions:
From the switch CLI:
setup-clean-config.sh aci-n9000-dk9.11.2.3e.bin
setup-bootvars.sh aci-n9000-dk9.11.2.3e.bin
cat /mnt/cfg/0/boot/grub/menu.lst.local
cat /mnt/cfg/1/boot/grub/menu.lst.local
reload
Once the Leaf & Spines come up on the NEW TARGET image, manually upgrade the BIOS & FPGAs using the following commands:
/bin/check-fpga.sh FpGaDoWnGrAdE
/usr/sbin/chassis-power-cycle.sh
The switches will reload and once they are all up you can proceed with the setup script on APIC1.
I hope this helps!
T.
06-21-2016 02:21 PM
Tomas - Where can I find the CIMC Firmware? I have been all over the cisco site and cannot seem to locate it.
Daniel
06-21-2016 02:28 PM
06-24-2016 06:52 AM
Daniel,
Just wanted to close the loop. I know you were working with Robert from Cisco TAC on your issues. Are the issues resolved now?
Thanks
T.
06-24-2016 08:48 AM
I am attempting to setup the vMedia but keep getting an error about the mount protocol.
Setup
Volume: 1
Mount Type: NFS
Remote Share: 10.49.80.181:/home/cisco
Remote File: aci-apic-dk9.1.2.3h.iso
Mount Options: nolock or ro or rw
User Name: (This is the User to access the file on the share correct?)
Error: Invalid mount option for protocol.
06-24-2016 09:50 AM
I am little confused.
I have the .iso on my workstation. Open KVM on CIMC and activate the .iso from my workstation.
No logins or information that you listed...
06-28-2016 11:45 AM
I was adding a step and attempting to mount the iso from the CIMC prior to launching the KVM.
I have since launched the KVM, mounted the ISO, and upgraded each of the APICs but booting the KVM Mapping.
All APICs are fully fit and running 1.2(3h) while the Spines and Leafs are running the 11.2(3h).
Now I get to start configuring them.
Thanks for the help!
Daniel
10-15-2016 10:05 AM
What do you do if the /usr/sbin/chassis-power-cycle.sh command fails on the leaf?
L121# /usr/sbin/chassis-power-cycle.sh
*** Running INXOS PE IFC image ***
/usr/sbin/chassis-power-cycle.sh: line 9: cctrl2_fpga_test.bin: command not found
10-15-2016 12:47 PM
Remove the power cables from the switch for about 30 seconds and then plug in the power cables and it should server the same purpose.
I hope this helps
T.
10-15-2016 01:28 PM
I was afraid that was my only other option. I was hoping to make some progress remotely. I guess I will deal with this on Monday.
10-15-2016 01:46 PM
For that particular switch, you could policy downgrade to the previous release and then after it reboots and rejoins the fabric you can policy upgrade back to the desired release and the FPGA & BIOS upgrades should occur and the power reset "should" be invoked after the reload.
What model of switch is this? and if this a modular switch, which "line card" or module has the FPGA\BIOS mismatch?
T.
10-15-2016 02:43 PM
Good to know. My coworker and I are building a multi pod environment and these switches are across the inter-pod network. I will bring this up to him as an option.
Switch model: N9K-C93180YC-EX
FPGA version mismatch detected. Running version: 0x3 Expected version: 0x4
BIOS version mismatch detected. Running version:v07.17(09/10/2014) Expected version:v07.41(10/12/2015)
This was after an upgrade using setup-clean-config.sh aci-n9000-dk9.12.1.1h.bin
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