Upgrading Nexus 5548

[GRANT3779]

Hi All,

I'm looking to upgrade our Nexus 5548 switches. I can upgrade IOS Routers / Switches no problem but never done a Nexus before.

Currently looks to be running the following -

  kickstart image file is: bootflash:///n5000-uk9-kickstart.5.1.3.N2.1.bin
  kickstart compile time:  3/20/2012 0:00:00 [03/20/2012 07:51:29]
  system image file is:    bootflash:///n5000-uk9.5.1.3.N2.1.bin
  system compile time:     3/20/2012 0:00:00 [03/20/2012 09:00:58]

I'm not sure where to start with this at all. Any pointers and can I upgrade straight to the newest software or do I need to do interim?

Any Pointers welcome.

Thanks

[Bilal Nawaz]

Hi Grant.

You will need to download 2 files from Cisco.

System image file

Kickstart image file

Then upload these via ftp or tftp to your Nexus.

Find out the current boot statements by doing "show run | inc boot"

You should see something like this:

boot kickstart bootflash:/n5000-uk9-kickstart.5.1.3.N2.1.bin
boot system bootflash:/n5000-uk9.5.1.3.N2.1.bin

Then you just need to replace these two commands with the new file you uploaded.

no boot kickstart bootflash:/n5000-uk9-kickstart.5.1.3.N2.1.bin

no boot system bootflash:/n5000-uk9.5.1.3.N2.1.bin

!

boot kickstart bootflash:/NEW..Kickstart.image.bin

boot system bootflash:/NEW.image.bin

Copy run start

then Install command in link below

You can see here: http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/datacenter/nexus5000/sw/command/reference/fund/n5k-fund-cr/n5k-fund_cmds_i.html

[GRANT3779]

Thanks Bilal,

Can I upgrade straight to newest version from my current one or is there an upgrade path as such to follow?

Thanks

[Bilal Nawaz]

Hi Grant, you should be able to jump straight to the latest and greatest.