[c-nsp] Nexus 7010 5.1 to 5.2 upgrade

[Antonio Soares]

The upgrade was done and a few things I can share:

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1) the install script did not update correctly the boot variables:

boot kickstart bootflash:/n7000-s1-kickstart.5.2.3a.bin sup-1
boot system bootflash:/n7000-s1-dk9.5.2.3a.bin sup-1
boot kickstart bootflash:/n7000-s1-kickstart.5.1.3.bin sup-2

The entries for SUP1 were updated correctly but not for SUP-2. And since the
customer only had one SUP in the SUP-2 slot, I ended with a switch booting
the old kickstart image and not loading the system image. Not very funny
since this was a core device.

2) there was a failure related with the CMP  that I did not pay too much
attention:

Module 6: Upgrading CMP image.
Warning: please do not reload or power cycle CMP module at this time.
[#                   ]   0% -- FAIL. Return code 0x80930009 (Bad file
descriptor).

So in the end the CMP image was not updated.

3) After the new FEX configuration, the FEX got stucked like this:

NEXUS1# sh fex 
  FEX         FEX           FEX                       FEX               
Number    Description      State            Model            Serial     
------------------------------------------------------------------------
101        FEX0101        Image Download    N2K-C2232PP-10GE   XXXXXXXXXXX
NEXUS1#

Ok, power off/power on and it's working.
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Regards,

Antonio Soares, CCIE #18473 (R&S/SP)
amsoares at netcabo.pt
http://www.ccie18473.net


-----Original Message-----
From: cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net
[mailto:cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Antonio Soares
Sent: segunda-feira, 13 de Fevereiro de 2012 16:59
To: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
Subject: [c-nsp] Nexus 7010 5.1 to 5.2 upgrade

Hello group,

In order to support the new 2232PP FETs, I will need to upgrade a pair of
7010 running 5.1.3.

I'm reading the 5.2 release notes and the only important issue I see is the
OTV configuration that needs to be changed. The OTV Site Identifier is now
mandatory. I also found that is now mandatory to configure the default CoPP
policy:

**********
Apply the default CoPP policy. 

Example:
switch(config)# copp profile strict

Upgrade to Cisco NX-OS 5.2(1) and later requires configuring the default
CoPP policy.
**********

I have a pair of 7010 but just one is configured for OTV and also I only
have one RP in each box so I don't have ISSU support.

I'm looking for any caveats and limitations that you may have experienced. I
will upgrade to the recommended release 5.2.3a.



Thanks.

Regards,

Antonio Soares, CCIE #18473 (R&S/SP)
amsoares at netcabo.pt
http://www.ccie18473.net

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