Cisco Nexus 7000 Series FPGA/EPLD Upgrade Release Notes, Release 6.2

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Cisco Nexus 7000 Series FPGA/EPLD Upgrade Release Notes, Release 6.2

Introduction

Deciding When to Upgrade EPLDs

Switch Requirements

EPLDs Available for Releases 6.1(2) through 6.2(22)

Determining Whether to Upgrade EPLD Images

Downloading the EPLD Images

EPLD Images Needed for vPCs

EPLD Images Needed for LISP

Installation Guidelines

Preparing the EPLD Images for Installation

Manual Upgrading of EPLD Images

Automatic Upgrading of EPLD Images

Enabling or Disabling Automatic Upgrades of EPLD Images

Verifying Automatic Upgrades of EPLD Images

Resetting Automatic Upgrades of EPLD Images

Downgrading EPLD Images

Verifying the EPLD Upgrades and Downgrades

Displaying the Available EPLD Versions

Displaying the Status of EPLD Upgrades

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series FPGA/EPLD Upgrade Release Notes, Release 6.2

Release Date: February 15, 2019

Table 1 shows the revision history changes for this document.

Table 1 Online History Change
Date	Description
August 2013	Created for Cisco NX-OS Release 6.2(2).
October 14, 2013	Added image information for Releases 6.1(4a) and 6.2(2a)
December 23, 2013	Added information for the Cisco Nexus 7706, new EPLD images for Release 6.2 modules, automatic updates for I/O modules, parallel update for F3 series I/O modules, downgrade option, and resolved caveats.
April 2014	Updated for Release 6.2(8).
July 18, 2014	Included decimal image numbers for Supervisor 2 Power Manager images and an explanatory footnote.
July 21, 2014	Changed footnote numbering in Table 3.
November 2014	Updated for Release 6.2(10).
February 3, 2015	Updated for Release 6.2(12).
September 7, 2015	Updated for Release 6.2(14).
April 6, 2016	Updated for Release 6.2(16).
February 20, 2017	Updated for Release 6.2(18).
December 8, 2017	Updated for Release 6.2(20).
August 3, 2018	Updated for Release 6.2(20a).
February 15, 2019	Updated for Release 6.2(22).

This document includes the following sections:

Introduction

The Cisco Nexus 7000 Series switches, which include the Cisco Nexus 70 xx and 77 xx switches, contain several programmable logical devices (PLDs) that provide hardware functionalities in all modules. Cisco provides electronic programmable logic device (EPLD) image upgrades to enhance hardware functionality or to resolve known issues. PLDs include electronic programmable logic devices (EPLDs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), and complex programmable logic devices (CPLDs), but they do not include ASICs. In this document, the term EPLD is used for FPGA and CPLDs.

The advantage of having EPLDs for some module functions is that when you need to upgrade those functions, you just upgrade their software images instead of replacing their hardware.

Note EPLD image upgrades for an I/O module disrupt the traffic going through the module because the module must power down briefly during the upgrade. The system performs EPLD upgrades on one module at a time, so at any one time the upgrade disrupts only the traffic going through one module.

Cisco provides the latest EPLD images with each release. Typically, these images are the same as provided in earlier releases but occasionally some of these images are updated. To determine if there are any updated images, see Table 3. These EPLD image updates are not mandatory unless otherwise specified. The EPLD image upgrades are independent from the Cisco NX-OS In Service Software Upgrade (ISSU) process, which upgrades the system and kickstart images with no impact on the network environment.

When Cisco makes an EPLD image upgrade available, these release notes announce their availability, and you can download them from http://www.cisco.com.

Deciding When to Upgrade EPLDs

You do not always need to upgrade EPLD images but the following circumstances do require that you upgrade these images:

If you are upgrading Supervisor 1 modules with Supervisor 2 or Supervisor 2E modules and the switch has Fabric 2 modules (For the Cisco Nexus 7009 switch, make sure that you are using image 1.003 or later image for the fabric 2 modules. For Cisco Nexus 7010 and 7018 switches, make sure that you are using image 0.007 or later image.)

Note Supervisor 1 modules are not used with the Cisco Nexus 7004 switches.

If you are enabling software features (LISP, VPCs, and so on) that require EPLDs
If you are using M2 Series 100-Gbps Ethernet I/O modules that remain powered down after booting up the switch

When new EPLD images are available, the upgrades are always recommended if your network environment allows for a maintenance period in which some level of traffic disruption is acceptable. If such a disruption is not acceptable at this time, then you might consider postponing the upgrade until a better time.

Note The EPLD upgrade operation is a disruptive operation. You should execute this operation only at a programmed maintenance time. The system/kickstart ISSU upgrade is a nondisruptive upgrade.

Note Do not perform an EPLD upgrade during an ISSU system/kickstart upgrade.

Table 2 provides high-level guidelines to help network administrators determine whether an EPLD upgrade is necessary when upgrading the Cisco NX-OS Release 5.0(1) or later releases. If you are upgrading an earlier release, see one of the following earlier versions of the release notes:

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series FPGA/EPLD Upgrade Release Notes, Release 4.0
Cisco Nexus 7000 Series FPGA/EPLD Upgrade Release Notes, Release 4.1

Table 2 Conditions For Upgrading EPLD Images
Condition	Modules Recommended for Upgrades ¹
M2 Series I/O modules remain powered down after booting up the switch for Cisco NX-OS Release 6.1(1) or 6.1(2).	Download one of the following EPLD images and use the no poweroff module command for each powered down M2 Series I/O module: For Release 6.1(1) and supervisor 1 modules download n7000-s1-epld.6.1.1a.img. For Release 6.1(1) and supervisor 2 modules download n7000-s2-epld.6.1.1a.img. For Release 6.1(2) and supervisor 1 modules download n7000-s1-epld.6.1.2a.img. For Release 6.1(2) and supervisor 2 modules download n7000-s2-epld.6.1.2a.img.
Upgrading the Cisco NX-OS operating system from Release 4.x to Release 5.0 or later releases.	Update all supervisor, I/O, and fabric modules with the latest EPLD images.
Moving 32-port 10-Gbps Ethernet I/O modules from a Cisco Nexus 7010 switch to a Cisco Nexus 7018 switch.	32-port 10-Gbps Ethernet I/O modules (N7K-M132XP-12)
Moving 48-port 10/100/1000 Ethernet I/O modules from a Cisco Nexus 7010 switch to a Cisco Nexus 7018 switch.	48-port 10/100/1000 Ethernet I/O modules (N7K-M148GT-11)
Moving the supervisor (N7K-SUP1) modules from a Cisco Nexus 7010 switch to a Cisco Nexus 7018 switch.	Supervisor (N7K-SUP1) modules

^1.We recommend (not mandatory) that you upgrade the EPLD images for the supervisor, I/O, and fabric modules.

Switch Requirements

The Cisco Nexus 7000 Series switch must be running the Cisco NX-OS operating system and include the following hardware:

Supervisor modules—one or two, each with at least 120 MB of available bootflash or slot0 memory
I/O modules—at least one
Fabric modules—at least three (Cisco Nexus 7009, 7010, 7018, 7706, 7710, and 7718 only)
Fan trays

– For the Cisco Nexus 7004, one fan tray

– For the Cisco Nexus 7009 chassis, one fan tray

– For the Cisco Nexus 7010 chassis, two system fan trays and two fabric fan trays

– For the Cisco Nexus 7018 chassis, two fan trays

– For the Cisco Nexus 7706, 7710, and 7718 chassis, three fan trays

You must be able to access the switch through a console, SSH, or Telnet.

You must have administrator privileges to work with the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series switch.

EPLDs Available for Releases 6.1(2) through 6.2(22)

Each EPLD image that you can download from http://www.cisco.com is a bundle of EPLD upgrades. To see the updated EPLD versions for each release, see Table 3 .

Note Table 3 shows EPLD image numbers in X.00y format but the show commands might display these numbers in an older X.y format (without leading zeros) for earlier EPLD images.

Table 3 EPLD Upgrades for Cisco NX-OS Releases
Module Type		Module	Releases
	EPLD Device	Versions	6.1(3)	6.1(4)	6.1(4a)	6.1(5)	6.2(2)	6.2(2a)	6.2(6)	6.2(8)	6.2(10)	6.2(12)	6.2(14)	6.2(16)	6.2(18)	6.2(20)	6.2(20a)	6.2(22)
Supervisor 1 module (N7K-SUP1) (for Cisco Nexus 70 xx switches)
	Power Manager	All	3.009	3.009	3.009	3.009	3.009	3.009	3.009	3.009	3.009	3.009	3.009	3.009	3.009	3.009	3.009	3.009
	IO	All	3.029	3.029	3.029	3.029	3.029	3.029	3.029	3.029	3.029	3.029	3.029	3.029	3.029	3.029	3.029	3.029
	INBAND	All	1.008	1.008	1.008	1.008	1.008	1.008	1.008	1.008	1.008	1.008	1.008	1.008	1.008	1.008	1.008	1.008
	Local Bus and CPLD	All	3.000	3.000	3.000	3.000	3.000	3.000	3.000	3.000	3.000	3.000	3.000	3.000	3.000	3.000	3.000	3.000
	CMP CPLD	All	6.000	6.000	6.000	6.000	6.000	6.000	6.000	6.000	6.000	6.000	6.000	6.000	6.000	6.000	6.000	6.000
Supervisor 2 and 2E modules (N7K-SUP2 and N7K-SUP2E) (for Cisco Nexus 70 xx switches)
	Power Manager	All	2.004² (36.0)	2.004² (36.0)	2.004² (36.0)	2.005² (37.0)	2.005² (37.0)	2.005² (37.0)	2.005² (37.0)	2.005² (37.0)	2.005² (37.0)	2.005² (37.0)	2.005² (37.0)	2.005² (37.0)	2.005² (37.0)	2.005² (37.0)	2.005² (37.0)	2.005² (37.0)
	IO	All	1.013	1.013	1.013	1.013	1.013	1.013	1.013	1.013	1.013	1.013	1.013	1.013	1.013	1.013	1.013	1.013
Supervisor 2E module (N77-SUP2E) (for Cisco Nexus 77 xx switches)
	Power Manager	All	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A^²	1.002² (18.0)	1.002² (18.0)	1.003³ (19.0)	1.003² (19.0)	1.003² (19.0)	1.003² (19.0)	1.003² (19.0)	1.003² (19.0)	1.003² (19.0)	1.003² (19.0)	1.003² (19.0)	1.003² (19.0)
F1 Series 32-port, 1- and 10-Gigabit Ethernet I/O module (N7K-F132XP-15)
	Power Manager	All	1.001	1.001	1.001	1.001	1.001	1.001	1.001	1.001	1.001	1.001	1.001	1.001	1.001	1.001	1.001	1.001
	IO	All	0.045	0.045	0.045	0.045	0.045	0.045	0.045	0.045	0.045	0.045	0.045	0.045	0.045	0.045	0.045	0.045
F2 Series 48-port, 1- and 10-GBASE-T Ethernet (enhanced) (N77-F248XP-23E
	Power Manager	All	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	0.005	0.006	0.006	0.006	0.006	0.006	0.006	0.006	0.006
	IO	All	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	0.005	0.005	0.005	0.005	0.005	0.005	0.005	0.005	0.005
F2 Series 48-port, 1- and 10-Gigabit Ethernet I/O modules (N7K-F248XP-25)
	Power Manager	All	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006
	IO	All	0.006	0.006	0.006	0.006	0.006	0.006	0.006	0.006	0.006	0.006	0.006	0.006	0.006	0.006	0.006	0.006
F2 Series 48-port, 1- and 10-Gigabit Ethernet I/O modules (enhanced) (N7K-F248XP-25E)
	Power Manager	All	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006
	IO	All	0.001	0.001	0.001	0.001	0.001	0.001	0.001	0.001	0.001	0.001	0.001	0.001	0.001	0.001	0.001	0.001
F2 Series 48-port, 1- and 10-GBASE-T Ethernet I/O modules (enhanced) (N7K-F248XT-25E)
	Power Manager	All	1.009	1.009	1.009	1.009	1.009	1.009	1.009	1.009	1.009	1.009	1.009	1.009	1.009	1.009	1.009	1.009
	IO	All	0.016	0.016	0.016	0.016	0.016	0.016	0.016	0.016	0.016	0.016	0.016	0.016	0.016	0.016	0.016	0.016
F3 Series 48-port, 1- and 10-Gigabit Ethernet I/O module (N77-F348XP-23)
	Power Manager	All	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	1.003	1.003	1.004	1.004	1.004	1.004	1.004	1.004	1.004	1.004
	IO	All	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	0.024	0.024	0.026	0.026	0.026	0.026	0.026	0.026	0.026	0.026
	SFP	All	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	1.001	1.001	1.002	1.002	1.002	1.002	1.002	1.002	1.002	1.002
F3 Series 48-port, 1- and 10-Gigabit Ethernet 1/O module (N7K-F348XP-25)
	Power Manager	All	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
	IO	All	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	1.003	1.003	1.003	1.003	1.003	1.003	1.003
	SFP	All	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	1.002	1.002	1.002	1.002	1.002	1.002	1.002
F3 Series 24-port, 40-Gigabit Ethernet I/O module (N77-F324FQ-25)
	Power Manager	All	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	1.003	—	1.004	1.004	1.004	1.004	1.004	1.004	1.004	1.004
	IO	All	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	0.023	0.026	0.028	0.028	0.028	0.028	0.028	0.028	0.028	0.028
F3 Series 12-port, 100-Gigabit Ethernet I/O module (N77-F312CK-26)
	Power Manager	All	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	1.004	1.007	1.007	1.007	1.007	1.007	1.007	1.007	1.007	1.007
	IO	All	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	0.017	0.017	0.019	0.019	0.019	0.019	0.019	0.019	0.019	0.019
F3 Series 12-port, 40-Gigabit Ethernet I/O module (N7K-F312FQ-25)
	Power Manager	All	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	2.001	2.002	2.003	2.003	2.003	2.003	2.003	2.003	2.003	2.003
	IO	All	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	1.003	1.004	1.005	1.005	1.005	1.005	1.005	1.005	1.005	1.005
F3 Series 6-port, 100-Gigabit Ethernet I/O module (N7K-F306CK-25)
	Power Manager	All	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	2.003	2.003	2.003	2.003	2.003	2.003	2.003	2.003
	IO	All	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	1.004	1.004	1.004	1.004	1.004	1.004	1.004	1.004
M1 Series 48-port, 1-Gigabit Ethernet I/O module (N7K-M148GS-11)
	Power Manager	All	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008
	IO	All	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006
	SFP	All	1.004	1.004	1.004	1.004	1.004	1.004	1.004	1.004	1.004	1.004	1.004	1.004	1.004	1.004	1.004	1.004
	Forwarding Engine	All	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006
M1 Series 48-port, 1-Gigabit Ethernet I/O module with XL (N7K-M148GS-11L)
	Power Manager	All	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008
	IO	All	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006
	SFP	All	1.004	1.004	1.004	1.004	1.004	1.004	1.004	1.004	1.004	1.004	1.004	1.004	1.004	1.004	1.004	1.004
	Forwarding Engine	V01-V04	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006
		V05+	2.005	2.009	2.009	2.009	2.009	2.009	2.009	2.012	2.012	2.012	2.012	2.012	2.012	2.012	2.012	2.012
M1 Series 48-port, 10/100/1000 Ethernet I/O module (N7K-M148GT-11)
	Power Manager	All	5.006	5.006	5.006	5.006	5.006	5.006	5.006	5.006	5.006	5.006	5.006	5.006	5.006	5.006	5.006	5.006
	IO	All	2.014	2.014	2.014	2.014	2.014	2.014	2.014	2.014	2.014	2.014	2.014	2.014	2.014	2.014	2.014	2.014
	Forwarding Engine	All	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006
M1 Series 48-port, 10/100/1000 Ethernet I/O module with XL (N7K-M148GT-11L)
	Power Manager	All	5.006	5.006	5.006	5.006	5.006	5.006	5.006	5.006	5.006	5.006	5.006	5.006	5.006	5.006	5.006	5.006
	IO	All	2.014	2.014	2.014	2.014	2.014	2.014	2.014	2.014	2.014	2.014	2.014	2.014	2.014	2.014	2.014	2.014
	Forwarding Engine	V01-V03	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006
		V04+	2.005	2.009	2.009	2.009	2.009	2.009	2.009	2.012	2.012	2.012	2.012	2.012	2.012	2.012	2.012	2.012
M1 Series 32-port, 10-Gigabit Ethernet I/O module (N7K-M132XP-12)
	Power Manager	All	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008
	IO	All	1.016	1.016	1.016	1.016	1.016	1.016	1.016	1.016	1.016	1.016	1.016	1.016	1.016	1.016	1.016	1.016
	LinkSec Engine	All	2.007	2.007	2.007	2.007	2.007	2.007	2.007	2.007	2.007	2.007	2.007	2.007	2.007	2.007	2.007	2.007
	FE Bridge	All	186.008	186.008	186.008	186.008	186.008	186.008	186.008	186.008	186.010	186.010	186.010	186.010	186.010	186.010	186.010	186.010
	Forwarding Engine	All	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006
M1 Series 32-port, 10-Gigabit Ethernet I/O module with XL (N7K-M132XP-12L)
	Power Manager	All	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008
	IO	All	1.016	1.016	1.016	1.016	1.016	1.016	1.016	1.016	1.016	1.016	1.016	1.016	1.016	1.016	1.016	1.016
	LinkSec Engine	All	2.007	2.007	2.007	2.007	2.007	2.007	2.007	2.007	2.007	2.007	2.007	2.007	2.007	2.007	2.007	2.007
	FE Bridge	All	186.008	186.008	186.008	186.008	186.008	186.008	186.008	186.008	186.010	186.010	186.010	186.010	186.010	186.010	186.010	186.010
	Forwarding Engine	V01-V03	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006
		V04+	2.005	2.009	2.009	2.009	2.009	2.009	2.009	2.012	2.012	2.012	2.012	2.012	2.012	2.012	2.012	2.012
M1 Series 8-port, 10-Gigabit Ethernet I/O module with XL (N7K-M108X2-12L)
	Power Manager	All	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008	4.008
	IO	All	2.007	2.007	2.007	2.007	2.007	2.007	2.007	2.007	2.007	2.007	2.007	2.007	2.007	2.007	2.007	2.007
	CDL FPGA	All	2.004	2.004	2.004	2.004	2.004	2.004	2.004	2.004	2.004	2.004	2.004	2.004	2.004	2.004	2.004	2.004
	Forwarding Engine	V01-V05	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006
		V06+	2.005	2.009	2.009	2.009	2.009	2.009	2.009	2.012	2.012	2.012	2.012	2.012	2.012	2.012	2.012	2.012
M2 Series 24-port, 10-Gigabit Ethernet I/O module with XL (N7K-M224XP-23L)
	Power Manager	All	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006
	IO	All	1.003	1.003	1.003	1.003	1.003	1.003	1.003	1.003	1.003	1.003	1.003	1.003	1.003	1.003	1.003	1.003
	SFP	All	1.002	1.002	1.002	1.003	1.003	1.003	1.003	1.003	1.003	1.003	1.003	1.003	1.003	1.003	1.003	1.003
	Forwarding Engine	V01-V02	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006
		V03+	2.005	2.009	2.009	2.009	2.009	2.009	2.009	2.012	2.012	2.012	2.012	2.012	2.012	2.012	2.012	2.012
M2 Series 6-port, 40-Gigabit Ethernet I/O module with XL (N7K-M206FQ-23L)
	Power Manager	All	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006
	IO	All	0.011	0.011	0.011	0.011	0.011	0.011	0.011	0.012	0.012	0.012	0.012	0.012	0.012	0.012	0.012	0.012
	SFP	All	2.008	2.008	2.008	2.008	2.008	2.008	2.008	2.008	2.008	2.008	2.008	2.008	2.008	2.008	2.008	2.008
	Forwarding Engine	V01-V02	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006
		V03+	2.005	2.009	2.009	2.009	2.009	2.009	2.009	2.012	2.012	2.012	2.012	2.012	2.012	2.012	2.012	2.012
M2 Series 2-port, 100-Gigabit Ethernet I/O module with XL (N7K-M202CF-22L)
	Power Manager	All	1.007	1.007	1.007	1.007	1.007	1.007	1.007	1.007	1.007	1.007	1.007	1.007	1.007	1.007	1.007	1.007
	IO	All	0.009	0.009	0.009	0.009	0.009	0.009	0.009	0.009	0.009	0.009	0.009	0.009	0.009	0.009	0.009	0.009
	SFP	All	0.004	0.004	0.004	0.004	0.004	0.004	0.004	0.004	0.004	0.004	0.004	0.004	0.004	0.004	0.004	0.004
	Forwarding Engine	V01-V02	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006	1.006
		V03+	2.005	2.009	2.009	2.009	2.009	2.009	2.009	2.012	2.012	2.012	2.012	2.012	2.012	2.012	2.012	2.012
NAM service module (N7K-SM-NAM-K9)
	Power Manager	All	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	2.008	2.008	2.008	2.008	2.008	2.008	2.008	2.008	2.008	2.008	2.008	2.008
	IO	All	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	2.003	2.003	2.003	2.003	2.003	2.003	2.003	2.003	2.003	2.003	2.003	2.003
	Azuma	All	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	0.005	0.005	0.005	0.006	0.006	0.006	0.006	0.006	0.006	0.006	0.006	0.006
	Promenade	All	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	3.001	3.001	3.001	3.001	3.001	3.001	3.001	3.001	3.001	3.001	3.001	3.001
Fabric-1 module (Cisco Nexus 7010) (N7K-C7010-FAB1)
	Power Manager	All	2.010	2.010	2.010	2.010	2.010	2.010	2.010	2.010	2.010	2.010	2.010	2.010	2.010	2.010	2.010	2.010
Fabric-1 module (Cisco Nexus 7018) (N7K-C7018-FAB1)
	Power Manager	All	1.003	1.003	1.003	1.003	1.003	1.003	1.003	1.003	1.003	1.003	1.003	1.003	1.003	1.003	1.003	1.003
Fabric-2 module (Cisco Nexus 7009) (N7K-C7009-FAB2)
	Power Manager	All	1.003	1.003	1.003	1.003	1.003	1.003	1.003	1.003	1.003	1.003	1.003	1.003	1.003	1.003	1.003	1.003
Fabric-2 module (Cisco Nexus 7010) (N7K-C7010-FAB2)
	Power Manager	All	0.007	0.007	0.007	0.007	0.007	0.007	0.007	0.007	0.007	0.007	0.007	0.007	0.007	0.007	0.007	0.007
Fabric-2 module (Cisco Nexus 7018) (N7K-C7018-FAB2)
	Power Manager	All	0.007	0.007	0.007	0.007	0.007	0.007	0.007	0.007	0.007	0.007	0.007	0.007	0.007	0.007	0.007	0.007
Fabric-2 module (Cisco Nexus 7706) (N77-C7706-FAB2)
	Power Manager	All	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	1.002	1.002	1.002	1.002	1.002	1.002	1.002	1.002	1.002	1.002
Fabric-2 module (Cisco Nexus 7710) (N77-C7710-FAB2)
	Power Manager	All	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	1.003	1.003	1.003	1.003	1.003	1.003	1.003	1.003	1.003	1.003	1.003	1.003
Fabric-2 module (Cisco Nexus 7718) (N77-C7718-FAB2)
	Power Manager	All	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	1.002	1.002	1.002	1.002	1.002	1.002	1.002	1.002	1.002	1.002	1.002	1.002
Fan (Cisco Nexus 7004) (N7K-C7004-FAN)
	Fan Controller	All	0.005	0.005	0.005	0.005	0.005	0.005	0.005	0.005	0.005	0.005	0.005	0.005	0.005	0.005	0.005	0.005
Fan (Cisco Nexus 7009) (N7K-C7009-FAN)
	Fan Controller	All	0.009	0.009	0.009	0.009	0.009	0.009	0.009	0.009	0.009	0.009	0.009	0.009	0.009	0.009	0.009	0.009
Fan (Cisco Nexus 7010) (N7K-C7010-FAN)
	Fan Controller	All	0.007	0.007	0.007	0.007	0.007	0.007	0.007	0.007	0.007	0.007	0.007	0.007	0.007	0.007	0.007	0.007
Fan (Cisco Nexus 7018) (N7K-C7018-FAN)
	Fan Controller	All	0.002	0.002	0.002	0.002	0.002	0.002	0.002	0.002	0.002	0.002	0.002	0.002	0.002	0.002	0.002	0.002
Fan (Cisco Nexus 7706) (N77-C7706-FAN
	Fan Controllers 1 and 2	All	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	0.006	0.006	0.006	0.006	0.006	0.006	0.006	0.006	0.006	0.006
Fan (Cisco Nexus 7710) (N77-C7710-FAN)
	Fan Controllers 1 and 2	All	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	0.005	0.005	0.006	0.006	0.006	0.006	0.006	0.006	0.006	0.006	0.006	0.006
Fan (Cisco Nexus 7718) (N77-C7718-FAN
	Fan Controllers 1and 2	All	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	N/A¹	0.005	0.005	0.006	0.006	0.006	0.006	0.006	0.006	0.006	0.006	0.006	0.006

^2.This module did not exist until a later software version.

^3.Supervisor 2 module Power Manager image numbers are in both hexadecimal format and decimal format (1.003 hexadecimal equals 19 decimal). When you use a show command to output image numbers, these two modules display their numbers in decimal format instead of hexadecimal format.

Note To list the EPLDs running on your switch, use the show version module module_number epld command. If any of the versions that you list are older than what is listed in Table 3, we recommend that you update the EPLDs.

Determining Whether to Upgrade EPLD Images

As shown in Table 4 , you can use various show commands to determine whether the EPLDs can be upgraded for all the modules or for specific modules on a switch. These commands indicate the current EPLD images, new EPLD images, and whether the upgrades would be disruptive to switch operations.

Table 4 Displaying the EPLD Upgrade Status for the Switch and its Modules
Modules to Verify EPLD Status	Command
All modules on the switch	show install all impact epld bootflash: filename
I/O and supervisor modules	show install module slot_number impact epld bootflash: filename
Fabric modules	show install xbar-module slot_number impact epld bootflash: filename
Fan-tray modules	show install fan-module slot_number impact epld bootflash: filename

If there are different EPLD images to use depending on the version ID (VID) of a hardware module (see Table 3), then you must determine the version number of the module by using the show sprom module number command as shown in Example 1.

Example 1 Determining the Version Number of a Supervisor or I/O Module

switch# show sprom module 8 1

DISPLAY linecard sprom contents of module 8:

Common block:

Block Signature : 0xabab

Block Version : 3

Block Length : 160

Block Checksum : 0x198b

EEPROM Size : 65535

Block Count : 3

...
H/W Version : 0.102

Mfg Bits : 0

Engineer Use : 0

snmpOID : 9.12.3.1.9.66.5.0

Power Consump : -600

RMA Code : 0-0-0-0

CLEI Code : COUIAY6CAA

VID : V01 <------Version ID

...

Downloading the EPLD Images

Before you can prepare the EPLD images for installation, you must download them to the FTP or management server.

To download the EPLD images, follow these steps:

Step 1 From a browser, go to the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com

The browser will display the Cisco website.

Step 2 From the Products & Services tab, choose Switches.

The Switches page opens.

Step 3 In the Data Center area, click the arrow next to View Products.

The page lists the Data Center products.

Step 4 Click Nexus 7000.

The Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches page opens.

Step 5 In the Support area, click Download Software.

The Downloads page opens and lists the Data Center switches.

Step 6 Choose a Cisco Nexus 7000 Series switch from the list under Data Center Switches > Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches.

The Log In page opens.

Step 7 If you are an existing user, enter your username in the User Name field and your password in the Password field. If you are a new user, click Register Now and provide the required information before returning to the Log In page and logging in with your new username.

The Downloads page lists the software types that can be downloaded for the switch that you specified.

Step 8 Click NX-OS EPLD Updates.

The Downloads page lists software releases that you can download.

Step 9 Choose Latest Releases > 6.2(10).

The Downloads page displays image information, including a link to the downloadable Tar file, to the right of the releases.

Note For Releases 6.1(1) or 6.1(2), you must download EPLD image files for 6.1(1a) or 6.1(2a).

Step 10 Click the link for the Tar file.

The Downloads page displays a Download button and lists information for the Tar file.

Step 11 Click Download.

The Supporting Documents page opens to display the rules for downloading the software.

Step 12 Read the rules and click Agree.

A File Download dialog box opens to ask if you want to open or save the images file.

Step 13 Click Save.

The Save As dialog box appears.

Step 14 Indicate where to save the Tar file and click Save.

The Tar file saves to the location that you specified.

You are ready to prepare the EPLD images for Installation (see the “Preparing the EPLD Images for Installation” section).

EPLD Images Needed for vPCs

The virtual port channel (vPC) feature is available beginning with Cisco NX-OS Release 4.1(3). When you enable vPC on the chassis, you must have EPLD image 186.3 (or later image) on the 32-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet types of I/O modules (N7K-M132XP-12 and N7K-M132XP-12L).

Note The EPLD upgrade operation is a disruptive operation. You should execute this operation only at a programmed maintenance time. The system/kickstart ISSU upgrade is a nondisruptive upgrade.

Note Do not perform an EPLD upgrade during an ISSU system/kickstart upgrade.

Most of the N7K-M132XP-12 modules in the chassis already meet this minimum EPLD requirement, but if you are working with an N7K-M132XP-12 module that was shipped before June 2008, you might need to upgrade the EPLD version.

To determine the EPLD version for all N7K-M132XP-12 modules, enter the show version module slot_number epld command. If the line FE Bridge( x) version displays a version earlier than 186.7, you should schedule an EPLD upgrade to a version that is compatible with the target Cisco NX-OS release. For example, if you want to run Cisco NX-OS Release 6.1(2), you should choose Release 6.1(2) EPLDs.

The following example shows Release 186.008 on the FE Bridge line, which is a correct EPLD version:

Nexus-7k(config)# show version module 7 epld

EPLD Device Version
-----------------------------------------
Power Manager 4.008
IO 1.016
Forwarding Engine 1.006
FE Bridge(1) 186.008 << OK!
FE Bridge(2) 186.008 << OK!
Linksec Engine(1) 2.007
Linksec Engine(2) 2.007
Linksec Engine(3) 2.007
Linksec Engine(4) 2.007
Linksec Engine(5) 2.007
Linksec Engine(6) 2.007
Linksec Engine(7) 2.007
Linksec Engine(8) 2.007

EPLD Images Needed for LISP

The Locator/ID Separator Protocol ( LISP) feature is available beginning with Cisco NX-OS Release 5.2(1). When you enable LISP on the chassis, you must have EPLD image 186.008 (or later image) on the 32-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet types of I/O modules (N7K-M132XP-12 and N7K-M132XP-12L).

Note The EPLD upgrade operation is a disruptive operation. You should execute this operation only at a programmed maintenance time. The system/kickstart ISSU upgrade is a nondisruptive upgrade.

Note Do not perform an EPLD upgrade during an ISSU system/kickstart upgrade.

If you are working with an N7K-M132XP-12 module that was shipped before July 2011, you might need to upgrade the EPLD version.

To determine the EPLD version for all N7K-M132XP-12 and N7K-M132XP-12L modules, enter the show version module module_id epld. If the line FE Bridge(x) version displays a version earlier than 186.008, you should schedule an EPLD upgrade to a version that is compatible with the target Cisco NX-OS release. For example, if you want to run Cisco NX-OS Release 5.2(1), you should choose Release 5.2(1) EPLDs.

The following example shows Release 186.008 on the FE Bridge line, which is the correct EPLD version:

Installation Guidelines

You can upgrade (or downgrade) EPLDs using CLI commands on the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series switch. By default, EPLD images are not downgraded when you downgrade the NX-OS software release because each EPLD image works with older releases of the software. If you need to downgrade the EPLD version, you must include the allow-downgrade keyword with the install command. Follow these guidelines when you upgrade or downgrade EPLDs:

Before you upgrade any EPLD images, be sure that you have updated the Cisco NX-OS operating system to the level required for the images and be sure that you have one of the following EPLD image files:

– n7000-s1-epld.6.2.8.img (for Cisco Nexus 7004, 7009, 7010, and 7018 switches with Supervisor 1 modules)

– n7000-s2-epld.6.2.8.img (for Cisco Nexus 7004, 7009, 7010, and 7018 switches with Supervisor 2 or Supervisor 2E modules)

– n7700-s2-epld.6.2.8.img (for Cisco Nexus 7706, 7710, and 7718 switches)

Note EPLD and software images for a chassis with Supervisor 1 modules include “s1” in the image name and images for Supervisor 2 and Supervisor 2E have “s2” in the image name.

You can execute an upgrade from the active supervisor module only. This upgrade is for one or all of the modules as follows:

– You can upgrade a module individually.

– You can upgrade all modules sequentially.

– You can upgrade all modules in parallel.

You can update the images for one or all modules whether the switch is online or offline as follows:

– If the modules are online, only the EPLD images with version numbers that differ from the new EPLD images are upgraded.

– If the modules are offline, all of the EPLD images are upgraded.

On a system that has two supervisor modules, upgrade the EPLDs for the standby supervisor and then switch the active supervisor to the standby mode to upgrade its EPLDs (the supervisor switchover is not disruptive to traffic on Cisco Nexus 7000 Series switches). On a switch that has only one supervisor module, you can upgrade the active supervisor, but this will disrupt its operations during the upgrade.
If you interrupt an upgrade, you must upgrade the module that is being upgraded again.
The upgrade process disrupts traffic on the targeted module.
Do not insert or remove any modules while an EPLD upgrade is in progress.

Preparing the EPLD Images for Installation

Before you can update the EPLD images for each of your switch modules, you must determine the Cisco NX-OS version that your switch is using, make sure that there is space for the new EPLD images, and download the images.

To prepare the EPLD images for installation, follow these steps:

Step 1 Log in to the switch through the console port, an SSH session, or a Telnet session.

Step 2 Verify that the switch is using the expected version of the Cisco NX-OS operating system. The kickstart and system lines indicate the Cisco NX-OS version. This step determines the versions of EPLD images that you must download.

switch# show version

...

Software

_ BIOS:_____ version 2.12.0

_ kickstart: version 6.2(10)

_ system:___ version 6.2(10)

_ BIOS compile time:______ 05/29/2013

_ kickstart image file is: bootflash:///n7000-s2-kickstart.6.2.10.bin

_ kickstart compile time:_ 10/9/2014 12:00:00 [10/12/2014 10:51:03]

_ system image file is:___ bootflash:///n7700-s2-dk9.6.2.10.bin

_ system compile time:____ 10/9/2014 12:00:00 [10/12/2014 12:33:26]

...

switch#

Step 3 Verify that you have 120 MB of free space on the active or standby supervisor memory devices for the EPLD images that you will be downloading by using the dir bootflash: or dir slot0: commands.

By default, these commands display the used and free memory for the active supervisor. If your switch has an additional supervisor (a standby supervisor), use the show module command to find the module number for the other supervisor, use the attach module command to attach to the module number, and then use the dir bootflash: or dir slot0: command to determine the amount of used and free memory. See Example 2 to determine the amount of available bootflash memory, and see Example 3 to determine the amount of available slot0 memory.

Example 2 Determining the Amount of Available Bootflash Memory

switch# dir bootflash:

...

4096 Oct 05 01:19:53 2014 lost+found/

...

29479424 Dec 11 12:03:47 2013 n7000-s2-kickstart.6.2.8.gbin

29467136 Oct 15 10:35:18 2014 n7000-s2-kickstart.6.2.10.gbin

...

Usage for bootflash://sup-local

978673664 bytes used

860184576 bytes free

1838858240 bytes total

switch# show module

Mod Ports Module-Type Model Status

--- ----- -------------------------------- ------------------ ------------

6 8 10 Gbps Ethernet XL Module N7K-M108X2-12L ok

7 48 1/10 Gbps Ethernet Modul N7K-F248XP-24 ok

8 48 1000 Mbps Optical Ethernet XL Mo N7K-M148GS-11L ok

9 0 Supervisor module-1X N7K-SUP1 ha-standby

10 0 Supervisor module-1X N7K-SUP1 active *

switch# attach module 9

Attaching to module 9...

To exit type 'exit', to abort type '$.'

Cisco Nexus Operating System (NX-OS) Software

TAC support: http://www.cisco.com/tac

The copyrights to certain works contained in this software are

owned by other third parties and used and distributed under

license. Certain components of this software are licensed under

the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2.0 or the GNU

Lesser General Public License (LGPL) Version 2.1. A copy of each

such license is available at

http://www.opensource.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.php and

http://www.opensource.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.php

switch#

Example 3 Determining the Amount of Available Slot0 Memory

switch# dir slot0:

...

Usage for slot0://sup-local

4096 bytes used

2044850176 bytes free

2044854272 bytes total

switch# show module

Mod Ports Module-Type Model Status

--- ----- -------------------------------- ------------------ ------------

2 48 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet Module N7K-M148GT-11 ok

3 48 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet Module N7K-M148GT-11 ok

4 48 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet Module N7K-M148GT-11 ok

5 0 Supervisor module-1X N7K-SUP1 ha-standby

6 0 Supervisor module-1X N7K-SUP1 active *

7 32 1/10 Gbps Ethernet Module N7K-F248XP-25 ok

9 48 1000 Mbps Optical Ethernet Modul N7K-M148GS-11 ok

...

switch(standby)# dir slot0://sup-standby/

...

Usage for slot0://sup-standby

1376256 bytes used

2073870336 bytes free

2075246592 bytes total

Step 4 If there is not at least 120 MB of memory free for the EPLD files, delete some unneeded files, such as earlier images, so there is enough free memory.

switch# delete bootflash:n7000-s1-kickstart.6.2.6.bin

Step 5 Copy the EPLD image file from the FTP or management server to the bootflash or slot0 memory in the active supervisor module. The following example shows how to copy from the FTP server to the bootflash memory:

switch# copy ftp://10.1.7.2/n7000-s1-epld.6.2.10.img bootflash:n7000-s1-epld.6.2.10.img

Note For NX-OS Release 6.1(1), you must copy the n7000-s1-epld.6.1.1a.img (for supervisor 1 modules) or n7000-s2-epld.6.1.1a.img (for supervisor 2 modules) files. For NX-OS Release 6.1(2), you must copy the n7000-s1-epld.6.1.2a.img (for supervisor 1 modules) or n7000-s1-epld.6.1.2a.img (for supervisor 2 modules) files.

Step 6 Copy the EPLD image to the standby supervisor.

switch# copy bootflash:n7000-s1-epld.6.2.10.img bootflash://sup-standby/n7000-s1-epld.6.2.10.img

You are ready to upgrade the EPLD images (see the “Manual Upgrading of EPLD Images” section).

Manual Upgrading of EPLD Images

You can manually upgrade the EPLD images for either all of the modules installed in your switch or specific modules installed in your switch. When you request an upgrade, the Cisco NX-OS software lists the current and new versions for each EPLD image with the following results:

If a module is installed and online, the software lists the installed and new versions for each EPLD. Where there is a difference in versions, the software indicates an upgrade or downgrade to occur when you confirm the process.
If a module is installed and offline, the software cannot list its current EPLD versions so all EPLDs will be updated when you confirm the upgrade.
If a module is not installed, the software displays an error message and does not upgrade the EPLDs.

If you need to know which modules can be updated and which upgrades are disruptive to switch operations, see the “Determining Whether to Upgrade EPLD Images” section.

To upgrade the EPLD images for a Cisco Nexus 7000 Series switch, you use one of the install commands listed in Table 5 . These commands enable you to upgrade the EPLD images for all of the modules on the switch, multiple modules of one or two types, or single modules. When specifying a slot_number, use one number. When specifying slot_numbers, you can specify all for all slots, multiple slots separated by commas ( x, y, z) or a range of slot numbers ( x - y).

Table 5 EPLD Upgrade Commands
Modules Upgraded	Command
All installed modules with one module upgraded at a time	install all epld epld_image
All installed modules with the I/O modules upgraded in parallel	install all epld epld_image parallel
One or more I/O and supervisor modules with the I/O modules upgraded in parallel	install all epld epld_image parallel module {all \| slot_numbers }
One or more I/O and supervisor modules with the I/O modules upgraded in parallel and one or more fan-tray modules	install all epld epld_image parallel module {all \| slot_numbers } fan-module {all \| slot_numbers }
One or more I/O and supervisor modules with the I/O modules upgraded in parallel and one or more fabric (xbar) modules	install all epld epld_image parallel module {all \| slot_numbers } xbar-module {all \| slot_numbers }
One or more fan-tray modules and one or more fabric (xbar) modules	install all epld epld_image parallel fan-module {all \| slot_numbers } xbar-module {all \| slot_numbers }
One I/O (F1, F2, M1, and M2 Series only) or supervisor module	install module slot_number epld epld_image
One I/O (F3 Series)	install all epld epld_image parallel module {all \| slot_numbers }
One fan module	install fan-module slot_number epld epld_image
One fabric module	install xbar-module slot_number epld epld_image

When you upgrade both supervisor modules in a switch, Cisco NX-OS upgrades the EPLD images for the standby supervisor module and then upgrades the active supervisor module. This action enables the upgrade of supervisor modules to be nondisruptive to switch operations.

Note When upgrading EPLD images for Supervisor 2 or Supervisor 2E modules in a dual-supervisor switch, the standby supervisor will reset twice towards the end of that upgrade but the upgrade continues to completion and the console displays the upgrade status.

When you upgrade supervisor module in a single-supervisor switch, the operation is disruptive to switch operations if the switch is active.

To start the installation of all new EPLD images for all modules in a switch, use the install all epld command as shown in either Example 4 (switches with Supervisor 1 modules) or Example 5 (switches with Supervisor 2 or Supervisor 2E modules).

Note When upgrading EPLD images for F3 Series I/O modules, you must upgrade them in parallel by including the parallel keyword with the install command. For example, if you are updating the images for the F3 Series I/O module in slot 2, you use the following command:

switch# install all epld epld_image parallel module 2

Note EPLD and software images for a chassis with Supervisor 1 modules include “s1” in the image name and images for Supervisor 2 and Supervisor 2E have “s2” in the image name.

Example 4 Installing EPLD Images in Parallel for Switches with Supervisor 1 Modules

switch# install all epld bootflash:n7000-s1-epld.6.2.10.img parallel

Example 5 Installing EPLD Images in Parallel for Switches with Supervisor 2 or Supervisor 2E Modules

switch# install all epld bootflash:n7000-s2-epld.6.2.10.img parallel

Example 6 shows how to start the installation of all new EPLD images for all of the I/O and supervisor modules and the fan-tray module in fan-tray slot 1 (in this case for a switch with Supervisor 1 modules).

Example 6 Installing Supervisor and I/O Modules Plus Other Specific Modules (for Switches with Supervisor 1 Modules)

switch# install all epld bootflash:n7000-s1-epld.6.2.10.img parallel module all fan-module 1

Note For Releases 6.1(1) and 6.1(2), if there are any powered down M2 Series I/O modules, use the no poweroff module command to power up that module.

switch# no poweroff module slot_number

Note For Release 4.0(2) or earlier releases, if you updated the power management EPLD image, you must reset the power for the module so that EPLD can take effect (this is not required for release 4.0(3) or later). You can reset the power in one of the following two ways: reset the power for the module (physically remove the module and reinstall it—a module reload or just pressing the ejector buttons is not sufficient for this reset requirement), or reset the entire switch (power cycle the switch).

Caution

Resetting the power disrupts any data traffic going through the affected modules. If you power cycle the entire switch, all data traffic going through the switch at the time of the power cycling is disrupted. This is not necessary for Release 4.0(3) or later releases.

Note For Release 4.0(3) and later releases, the switch automatically loads the new power management EPLD after an upgrade, so it is no longer necessary to reset the power for the module or switch.

To confirm the EPLD upgrades, see the “Verifying the EPLD Upgrades and Downgrades” section.

Automatic Upgrading of EPLD Images

You can enable, disable, and verify automatic upgrading of EPLD images for I/O modules installed in the Cisco Nexus 70 xx (as of Release 6.2[2])and 77 xx (as of Release 6.2[6]) switches. Also, if the upgrade is canceled because it exceeds a maximum number of programmed attempts, you can reset the process to enable the upgrades.

Note You can set automatic upgrading of EPLD images for only I/O modules, not for other modules such as the supervisor modules, fabric modules, or fan trays.

This section includes the following topics:

Enabling or Disabling Automatic Upgrades of EPLD Images

You can enable or disable automatic upgrades of EPLD images for I/O modules. When enabled, the switch checks the EPLD image versions on newly installed or powered up I/O modules to see if they are older than the images that were installed on the switch. If the images on the I/O modules are older, the switch automatically upgrades the images to the newer versions.

SUMMARY STEPS

1. configure terminal

2. system auto-upgrade epld

3. show running-config | inc epld

Note Alternatively, to prevent automatic upgrades of EPLD images for I/O modules, use the no system auto-upgrade epld command.

DETAILED STEPS

	Command	Purpose
Step 1	configure terminal Example : switch# configure terminal switch(config)#	Enters global configuration mode.
Step 2	system auto-upgrade epld Example: switch(config)# system auto-upgrade epld Auto upgrade enabled switch(config)#	Enables automatic updates.
Step 2	no system auto-upgrade epld Example : switch(config)# no system auto-upgrade epld Auto upgrade disabled switch(config)#	Disables automatic updates.
Step 3	show running-config \| inc epld Example: switch(config)# show running-config \| inc epld system auto-upgrade epld switch(config)#	Verifies whether auto upgrades are part of the running configuration.

Verifying Automatic Upgrades of EPLD Images

To check on the automatic upgrade status while the upgrades occur or after the upgrades, use the commands listed in Table 1-6 .

Table 1-6 Automatic EPLD Upgrade Verification Commands
Command	Action
show system auto-upgrade epld status	Displays the status of the ongoing automatic upgrades.
show install auto-upgrade epld status	Displays the current and old EPLD versions after an upgrade.

Note During automatic upgrades of I/O modules, the status for VDC creation is pending until all of the installed I/O modules are upgraded and online.

Resetting Automatic Upgrades of EPLD Images

If the automatic upgrade function has stopped because it has exceeded the maximum number of allowed update attempts, you will see the following message:

switch# 2013 May 21 13:30:21 switch %$ VDC-1 %$_ %USER-2-SYSTEM_MSG: <<%EPLD_AUTO-2-AUTO_UPGRADE_CHECK>> Automatic EPLD upgrade check for module 15: Max retries reached. Use 'clear auto-upgrade epld flags all' to upgrade. - epld_auto

You can reset the automatic upgrade process in one of the following ways:

Clearing the auto-upgrade epld flags for all of the I/O modules by using the clear auto-upgrade epld flags all command.
Clearing the auto-upgrade epld flags for a specific I/O module by using the clear auto epld flags module_number command.
Restarting the switch.

Downgrading EPLD Images

By default, you cannot downgrade EPLD images when you downgrade the NX-OS software release because the EPLD images work with downlevel versions of the software. For this reason, we do not recommend downgrading EPLD images. If you need to downgrade EPLD images, you must include the allow-downgrade keyword after the parallel keyword in the install command as shown in Example 7.

Example 7 Downgrading EPLD Images

switch# install all epld bootflash:n7700-s2-epld.6.2.10.img parallel allow-downgrade

Verifying the EPLD Upgrades and Downgrades

You can verify the EPLD upgrades and downgrades for each slot in the switch by using the commands listed in Table 7 .

Table 7 Commands Used to Display EPLD Information for Modules
Command	Modules Verified
show version module slot_number epld	I/O and supervisor modules
show version fan slot_number epld	Fan-tray modules
show version xbar slot_number epld	Fabric modules

This example shows how to verify the EPLD images for the Cisco Nexus 7018 supervisor module in slot 9:

switch# show version module 9 epld

This example shows how to verify the EPLD images for the fan-tray module in fan-tray module slot 2:

switch# show version fan 2 epld

This example shows how to verify the EPLD images for the fabric module in fabric module slot 4:

switch# show version xbar 4 epld

Displaying the Available EPLD Versions

To view the available EPLD versions in an EPLD image file, use the show version epld url command as shown in Example 8.

Note If the NX-OS and the EPLD versions do not match, issuing the show version epld url command may cause it to exit with the error message: Could not extract EPLD images, Insufficient space in bootflash, Failed to extract EPLD image versions, Exiting. For example, if a Nexus 7000 switch is running NX-OS 6.1(4) and the EPLD version is 6.2(2), issuing the show version epld url command will return the error message: Could not extract EPLD images, Insufficient space in bootflash, Failed to extract EPLD image versions, Exiting.

Example 8 Displaying the Available EPLD Versions

switch# show version epld bootflash:n7700-s2-epld.6.2.6.img

Retrieving EPLD versions... Please wait.

EPLD image file 6.2.6 built on Thu Dec 19 03:28:49 2013

Module Type______________________ Model____________ EPLD Device_______ Version

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Fan______________________________ N77-C7706-FAN____ Fan Controller (1)_ 0.005

Fan______________________________ N77-C7706-FAN____ Fan Controller (2)_ 0.005

1/10 Gbps Ethernet Module________ N77-F248XP-23E___ Power Manager______ 0.005

1/10 Gbps Ethernet Module________ N77-F248XP-23E___ IO_________________ 0.005

Fabric Module 2__________________ N77-C7706-FAB-2__ Power Manager______ 1.002

Supervisor Module 2______________ N77-SUP2E________ Power Manager SPI_ 19.000

10/40 Gbps Ethernet Module_______ N77-F324FQ-25____ Power Manager SPI__ 1.003

10/40 Gbps Ethernet Module_______ N77-F324FQ-25____ IO SPI_____________ 0.023

100 Gbps Ethernet Module_________ N77-F312CF-26____ Power Manager SPI__ 1.004

100 Gbps Ethernet Module_________ N77-F312CF-26____ IO SPI_____________ 0.017

1/10 Gbps Ethernet Module________ N77-F348XP-23____ Power Manager SPI__ 1.003

1/10 Gbps Ethernet Module________ N77-F348XP-23____ SFP SPI ____________1.001

1/10 Gbps Ethernet Module________ N77-F348XP-23____ IO SPI_____________ 0.024

switch#

Displaying the Status of EPLD Upgrades

To display the status of EPLD upgrades on the switch, use the show install epld status command as shown in Example 9.

Example 9 Displaying EPLD Upgrades

switch# show install epld status

1) Module 6 upgraded on Thu Sep 25 16:36:27 2014 (229507 us)

Status: EPLD Upgrade was Successful

EPLD Curr Ver Old Ver

------------------------------------------------------

Power Manager SPI 37.000 34.000

IO SPI 1.013 1.012

...

Caveats

This section includes the following topics:

Open Caveats

There are no open caveats for Release 6.2(10).

Resolved Caveats

This section lists the caveats that are resolved as of Release 6.2(10).

CSCul45934: Fixed a LISP implementation.

– Changed FE Bridge image for the N7K-M132XP-12 I/O module from 186.008 to 186.010.

CSCuo12933: Avago AOC5M breakout port link flop after reload.

– Changed the IOFPGA image for N77-F348XP-23 from 0.024 to 0.026.

– Changed the SFP image for N77-F348XP-23 I/O module from 1.001 to 1.002.

CSCuo55966: Fixed a potential power up failure due to high shift register frequency.

– Changed the PMFPGA image for the N77-F324FQ-25 I/O and N77-F348XP-23 I/O modules from 1.003 to 1.004.

– Changed the IOFPGA image for the N77-F324FQ-25 I/O module from 0.026 to 0.028.

CSCuo79837: Fix intermittent virtual console character drop to improve manufacturing yield

– Changed PMFPGA image from 0.005 to 0.006 for the N77-F248XP-23E.

This section lists the caveats that are resolved as of Release 6.2(6).

CSCul90391

Symptom : The show_interface_ethernetx/y_transceiver_details command does not allow Transmit (Tx) or Receiver (Rx) power in the display for certain interface transceivers.

Conditions : This bug effects the following list of I/O modules:

– For the following F3 modules, Cisco does not support DOM in Release 6.2(6):

- N77-F324FQ-25 (24-port QSFP+ I/O module)

- N77-F312CK-26 (12-port CPAK I/O module)

- N77-F348XP-23E (48-port SFP+ I/O module)

- N7K-F312FQ-25 (12-port QSFP+ I/O module)

– For the N7K-M202CF-22L/CFP-100G-SR10 issue, this is a known issue for the Finisar Firmware version 1.5 as it does not report the transmission and receive power values.

CSCue31701

Symptoms : Unable to assert the watchdog interrupt through hardware.

Conditions : After writing to the hardware registers to trigger a watchdog interrupt and system reset, there was no effect.

CSCue71719

Symptoms : VDC creation status is pending during an automatic upgrade of EPLD images.

Conditions : This issue occurs when upgrading EPLD images for I/O modules.

Workaround : There is no workaround.

CSCuf82063

Symptoms : CATERR signal syslog on supervisor reload

Limitations

When EPLDs are upgraded or downgraded, the following guidelines and observations apply:

You cannot upgrade the Local Bus CPLD and CMP CPLD while you are upgrading a supervisor module in the 4.0(1) release only.
You must upgrade each installed module individually. If the module is online, Cisco NX-OS upgrades only the EPLD images that have different current and new versions. If the module is offline, all EPLDs are upgraded, even if their version numbers are the same.
The existing FPGA image version should match the new FPGA image version. For Example, the FPGA image version 2.x cannot be downloaded onto cards which already have FPGA image version 1.x, and vice-versa [FPGA images 1.x cannot be downloaded onto the revised cards, which have FPGA images 2.x].
If you interrupt an upgrade, you must upgrade the module again.
You can execute an upgrade or downgrade only from the active supervisor module. On switches with two supervisors, upgrade the standby supervisor and then switch the standby supervisor to active to place the previously active supervisor module in standby mode. Upgrade the EPLDs on the standby supervisor. On switches that have only one supervisor, you must upgrade or downgrade the EPLDs on the active supervisor, which will interfere with data traffic during the upgrade.
Release 4.1(2) does not provide EPLD upgrades for the Cisco Nexus 7018 fan controller.

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Introduction

Deciding When to Upgrade EPLDs

Switch Requirements

EPLDs Available for Releases 6.1(2) through 6.2(22)

Determining Whether to Upgrade EPLD Images

Downloading the EPLD Images

EPLD Images Needed for vPCs

EPLD Images Needed for LISP

Installation Guidelines

Preparing the EPLD Images for Installation

Manual Upgrading of EPLD Images

Automatic Upgrading of EPLD Images

Enabling or Disabling Automatic Upgrades of EPLD Images

SUMMARY STEPS

DETAILED STEPS

Verifying Automatic Upgrades of EPLD Images

Resetting Automatic Upgrades of EPLD Images

Downgrading EPLD Images

Verifying the EPLD Upgrades and Downgrades

Displaying the Available EPLD Versions

Displaying the Status of EPLD Upgrades

Caveats

Open Caveats

Resolved Caveats

Limitations

Related Documentation

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