System and kickstart image compatability N77K

[Adnan Khan]

Hi,

Can anyone confirm that Nexus 7710 with SUP 2E has different Kickstart and System image as golden star on Cisco website. Below are the versions. Can anyone tell if both are compatibale for upgrade.

Kickstart: n7700-s2-kickstart.7.3.4.D1.1.bin

System  : n7700-s2-dk9.7.3.5.D1.1.bin           

[Sergiu.Daniluk]

Hi @Adnan Khan 

Kickstart and system images MUST ALWAYS be the same version. Otherwise the switch will not boot up.

Cheers,

Sergiu

[Adnan Khan]

There is not kickstart image available as system image n7700-s2-dk9.7.3.5.D1.1.bin 

last Kickstart is: n7700-s2-kickstart.7.3.4.D1.1.bin

[Sergiu.Daniluk]

Actually there are:

Stay safe,

Sergiu

[Adnan Khan]

Yes got it but system image is golden star but not the kick start what do you suggest which one to go with kickstart golden star image or system golden star image?

[Sergiu.Daniluk]

According to https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/datacenter/sw/nx-os/recommended_releases/recommended_nx-os_releases.html  the recommended version is 7.3(5)D1(1).

Before the upgrade, I strongly recommend you to also read the upgrade guide and release notes:

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/datacenter/sw/7_x/nx-os/upgrade/guide/b_Cisco_Nexus_7000_Series_NX-OS_Software_Upgrade_and_Downgrade_Guide_Release_7-x.html 

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/datacenter/sw/7_x/nx-os/release/notes/7x_nx-os_release_note.html 

Stay safe,

Sergiu