[c-nsp] Upgrading NXOS

[Aaron]

good luck

On Wednesday, September 2, 2020, Drew Weaver <drew.weaver at thenap.com> wrote:

> Nevermind, I think I found it.
>
> There is a tiny tmp partition called /nxos/tmp that is full.
>
> Thanks anyway,
> -Drew
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cisco-nsp <cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net> On Behalf Of Drew
> Weaver
> Sent: Wednesday, September 2, 2020 1:58 PM
> To: 'Aaron' <dudepron at gmail.com>
> Cc: 'cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net' <cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net>
> Subject: Re: [c-nsp] Upgrading NXOS
>
> Howdy and thanks for replying.
>
> So the switch is running 7.0(3)I1(3)
> According to docs:
>
> Upgrading from Cisco NX-OS Release 7.0(3)1(2), Release 7.0(3)I1(3), or
> Release 7.0(3)I1(3a), requires installing a patch for Cisco Nexus 9500
> platform switches only. For more information on the upgrade patch, see
> Patch Upgrade Instructions.
>
> So I tried to install the two patches that are needed to upgrade
> 7.0(3)I1(3) which are:
>
> CSCuy16604
> CSCuy16606
>
> NXLAB# install activate n9000-dk9.7.0.3.I1.3.CSCuy16604.bin
> Install operation 26 failed because there was no space left on device
>
> I have no idea which device it is saying has no space.
>
> NXLAB# dir | i free
> 229980663808 bytes free
>
> NXLAB# dir volatile: | i free
>   629145600 bytes free
>
> Any clue?
>
> From: Aaron <dudepron at gmail.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 2, 2020 11:37 AM
> To: Drew Weaver <drew.weaver at thenap.com>
> Cc: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
> Subject: Re: [c-nsp] Upgrading NXOS
>
> Check to see if you have to upgrade to an intermediate version first.
> There was an issue that would brick the switch if you tried to go straight
> to the latest version.
>
> On Wed, Sep 2, 2020 at 8:54 AM Drew Weaver <drew.weaver at thenap.com<mailto:
> drew.weaver at thenap.com>> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Current version: 7.0(3)I1(3)
>
> Upgrading a 9508:
>
> Checked for errata and it said something about bios upgrades failing due
> to the bootrom monitoring so I set this:
>
> diagnostic monitor interval module 1 test PrimaryBootROM hour 23 min 59
> second 59 diagnostic monitor interval module 2 test PrimaryBootROM hour 23
> min 59 second 59 diagnostic monitor interval module 3 test PrimaryBootROM
> hour 23 min 59 second 59 diagnostic monitor interval module 1 test
> SecondaryBootROM hour 23 min 59 second 59 diagnostic monitor interval
> module 2 test SecondaryBootROM hour 23 min 59 second 59 diagnostic monitor
> interval module 3 test SecondaryBootROM hour 23 min 59 second 59 diagnostic
> monitor interval module 27 test PrimaryBootROM hour 23 min 59 second 59
> diagnostic monitor interval module 28 test PrimaryBootROM hour 23 min 59
> second 59 diagnostic monitor interval module 27 test SecondaryBootROM hour
> 23 min 59 second 59 diagnostic monitor interval module 28 test
> SecondaryBootROM hour 23 min 59 second 59
>
> Issue this command:
>
> install all nxos nxos.7.0.3.I4.8z.bin
>
> goes through the process and gets to BIOS update part:
>
> Module 1: Refreshing compact flash and upgrading bios/loader/bootrom.
> Warning: please do not remove or power off the module at this time.
> [####################] 100% -- SUCCESS
>
> Module 2: Refreshing compact flash and upgrading bios/loader/bootrom.
> Warning: please do not remove or power off the module at this time.
> [#                   ]   0% -- FAIL.
> Return code 0x4071000C (BIOS erase failed).
> CAUTION: The BIOS/loader/bootrom of above module may be in corrupted
> state. Please try programming it again and DO NOT reboot without
> programming it successfully, otherwise you have to manually take out the
> flash from the card and program it in a BIOS programming station.
>
> Resetting boot variables. Please wait.
>
> Install has failed. Return code 0x40930015 (Pre-upgrade of a module
> failed).
> Please identify the cause of the failure, and try 'install all' again.
>
> I've tried it a few times and it always fails.
>
> Any way to manually try to update the bios outside of the install all
> process or am I doing this incorrectly to begin with?
>
> I have read some instructions that say you just set the new .bin file as
> the boot parameter and reboot it and it magically takes care of everything.
> Then the other instructions I read says don't do that incase the bios
> upgrade fails while its rebooting.
>
> Thanks if anyone has run into this before. May just scrap this thing.
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