NX-OS Upgrade

[zekebashi]

Hello,

I am planning on using ISSU 7.2(0) to upgrade the NX-OS from version 6.2(12) to 7.2(0). Based on this doc: http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/datacenter/sw/7_x/nx-os/release/notes/7x_nx-os_release_note.html#pgfId-1284672; using ISSU 7.2.(0) is compatible with 6.2(12). 

However, when I ran the  sh install all impact system bootflash:n7000-s2-dk9.7.2.0.D1.1.bin command and the output states that the two SUPs aren't compatible with the 7.2(0)D1(0) version. The current OS on the chassis is 

BIOS: version 2.12.0
kickstart: version 6.2(12) 

system:    version 6.2(12)

NX7K# sh install all impact system bootflash:n7000-s2-dk9.7.2.0.D1.1.bin
Installer will perform impact only check. Please wait.

Verifying image bootflash:/n7000-s2-kickstart.6.2.12.bin for boot variable "kickstart".
[####################] 100% -- SUCCESS

Verifying image bootflash:/n7000-s2-dk9.7.2.0.D1.1.bin for boot variable "system".
[####################] 100% -- SUCCESS

Performing module support checks.
[####################] 100% -- SUCCESS

Verifying image type.
[####################] 100% -- SUCCESS

Extracting "system" version from image bootflash:/n7000-s2-dk9.7.2.0.D1.1.bin.
[####################] 100% -- SUCCESS

Extracting "kickstart" version from image bootflash:/n7000-s2-kickstart.6.2.12.bin.
[####################] 100% -- SUCCESS

Extracting "bios" version from image bootflash:/n7000-s2-dk9.7.2.0.D1.1.bin.
[####################] 100% -- SUCCESS

Extracting "lc1n7k" version from image bootflash:/n7000-s2-dk9.7.2.0.D1.1.bin.
[####################] 100% -- SUCCESS

Extracting "fexth" version from image bootflash:/n7000-s2-dk9.7.2.0.D1.1.bin.
[####################] 100% -- SUCCESS

Notifying services about system upgrade.
[####################] 100% -- SUCCESS

Compatibility check is done:

Module bootable Impact Install-type Reason
------ -------- -------------- ------------ ------
1 no n/a n/a Incompatible image
2 no n/a n/a Incompatible image
3 yes non-disruptive rolling
4 yes non-disruptive rolling
5 yes non-disruptive rolling
6 yes non-disruptive rolling
7 yes non-disruptive rolling
8 yes non-disruptive rolling
101 yes non-disruptive rolling
102 yes non-disruptive rolling
103 yes non-disruptive rolling
104 yes non-disruptive rolling
105 yes non-disruptive rolling
106 yes non-disruptive rolling
107 yes non-disruptive rolling
108 yes non-disruptive rolling
111 yes non-disruptive rolling
112 yes non-disruptive rolling
113 yes non-disruptive rolling
114 yes non-disruptive rolling
115 yes non-disruptive rolling
116 yes non-disruptive rolling
117 yes non-disruptive rolling
118 yes non-disruptive rolling

Not all components in the image are compatible.
ISSU can't continue

What does this mean? Does this mean ISSU 7.2 will fail to upgrade the two SUPs? 

~zK 

[InayathUlla Sharieff · Accepted solution]

Can I have the following output:

show module?

[zekebashi]

I was able to find a solution. The reason why I received that error message was because the command listed on the release notes was incorrect. 

The release notes states to use this command: 

sh install all impact system bootflash:n7000-s2-dk9.7.2.0.D1.1.bin

However, this is the correct command: 

sh install all impact kickstart bootflash:n7000-s2-kickstart.7.2.0.D1.1.bin system bootflash:n7000-s2-dk9.7.2.0.D1.1.bin

Thanks for your attempt to help. Much appreciated. 

Best, ~zK 

[bicknd0101]

Nearly two years later and the documentation is still not very clear. There is a carriage return in the documentation which leads to an incomplete command .  This tip solved my problem.

[Shammy Roberts]

Agree, the documentation isn't the most helpful. The command "install all" is great, if there are no other files in flash. If you actually want to select a specific file you can use the following 

"install all kickstart bootflash:nXXXX-sx-kickstart.X.X.XX.bin system bootflash:nXXXX-sX-dk9.X.X.XX.bin