Downgrade NX-OS from 8.1 to 7.3(0)D1(x)

[SivaSanthakumar58862]

Hi Community,

I need to downgrade NX-OS 8.1 to NX-OS 7.3(0)D1(x) on MDS 9148s (HPE SN6010C) due to storage supported configuration. Is it possible? How do I do it? Any help highly appreciated.

Thanks

[Bhavin Yadav]

Look at the release notes: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/datacenter/mds9000/sw/8_x/release_notes/mds_nxos_rn_8_x.html#pgfId-1303754

Table 17 Nondisruptive Downgrade Paths from NX-OS Release 8.1(1)

To NX-OS or SAN-OS Release	Nondisruptive Downgrade Paths and Ordered Downgrade Steps
NX-OS:
All 7.3(x) releases	Downgrade directly from MDS NX-OS Release 8.1(1)
All 6.2(13a) and above releases	Downgrade directly from MDS NX-OS Release 8.1(1)
All releases prior to 6.2(13a)	1. Downgrade to NX-OS Release 6.2(13a) 2. Downgrade to the target release