nexus upgrade

[S891]

I am planning to upgrade N5Ks (5596) pair and four N2Ks from 5.2.N.1 to 7.x.x.x. This will be done during a downtime so I can go for a normal non-ISSU upgrade. 

- Is it OK to go to the latest release 7.2.x in one step or do I need to go 6.x.x and then to 7.2.x?

- Should I expect any changes in config /default config that I must be aware of?

- What is the latest stable N5K release?

[Reza Sharifi]

You can directly go to 7.2.x

As for changes in the config, usually you should not see that, but than again some commands will changes per version.  I would read the release note for that version, so you are no surprised.

As for a stable a version, it depend on the feature set you are running, but so far 7.2(0)N1(1) seems to be ok.

HTH

[S891]

Thanks Reza. Do you suggest doing "install all .." for N5K and N2K upgrade. Is here any requirement to change bootvarible? 

[Reza Sharifi]

Hi,

Have a look at the upgrade guide.  It all depends on how you do the upgrade.

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/datacenter/sw/6_x/nx-os/upgrade/guide/b_Cisco_Nexus_7000_Series_NX-OS_Software_Upgrade_and_Downgrade_Guide_Release_6-x.html

HTH