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Cisco NXOS Upgrade

Copy the image to a USB drive.

switch# copy usb1: bootflash:
Enter source filename: nxos64-cs.10.3.5.M.bin
Copy progress 100% 2411492KB
Copy complete, now saving to disk (please wait)...
Copy complete.

Check the MD5 checksum of the image against the known correct checksum.

switch# show file bootflash:nxos64-cs.10.3.5.M.bin md5sum
e2a62c5409bc95c78e10bdfcdbb298bb

Check the impact of installing the new image.

switch# show install all impact nxos nxos64-cs.10.3.5.M.bin
Installer will perform impact only check. Please wait.

Verifying image bootflash:/nxos64-cs.10.3.5.M.bin for boot variable "nxos".
[#                   ]   0%
[####################] 100% -- SUCCESS

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

Preparing "nxos" version info using image bootflash:/nxos64-cs.10.3.5.M.bin.
[####################] 100% -- SUCCESS

Preparing "bios" version info using image bootflash:/nxos64-cs.10.3.5.M.bin.
[####################] 100% -- SUCCESS

Performing module support checks.
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Notifying services about system upgrade.
[####################] 100% -- SUCCESS



Compatibility check is done:
Module  bootable          Impact  Install-type  Reason
------  --------  --------------  ------------  ------
     1       yes      disruptive         reset  default upgrade is not hitless



Images will be upgraded according to following table:
Module       Image                  Running-Version(pri:alt)           New-Version  Upg-Required
------  ----------  ----------------------------------------  --------------------  ------------
     1        nxos                                   10.3(3)               10.3(5)           yes
     1        bios     v07.69(04/07/2021):v07.65(09/04/2018)    v07.69(04/07/2021)            no


switch#
switch#

Start the upgrade.

switch# install all nxos bootflash:nxos64-cs.10.3.5.M.bin
Installer will perform compatibility check first. Please wait.
Installer is forced disruptive

Verifying image bootflash:/nxos64-cs.10.3.5.M.bin for boot variable "nxos".
[####################] 100% -- SUCCESS

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

Preparing "nxos" version info using image bootflash:/nxos64-cs.10.3.5.M.bin.
[####################] 100% -- SUCCESS

Preparing "bios" version info using image bootflash:/nxos64-cs.10.3.5.M.bin.
[####################] 100% -- SUCCESS

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

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



Compatibility check is done:
Module  bootable          Impact  Install-type  Reason
------  --------  --------------  ------------  ------
     1       yes      disruptive         reset  default upgrade is not hitless



Images will be upgraded according to following table:
Module       Image                  Running-Version(pri:alt)           New-Version  Upg-Required
------  ----------  ----------------------------------------  --------------------  ------------
     1        nxos                                   10.3(3)               10.3(5)           yes
     1        bios     v07.69(04/07/2021):v07.65(09/04/2018)    v07.69(04/07/2021)            no


Switch will be reloaded for disruptive upgrade.
Do you want to continue with the installation (y/n)?  [n] y

Confirm the upgrade.

Install is in progress, please wait.

Performing runtime checks.
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Setting boot variables.
[####################] 100% -- SUCCESS

Performing configuration copy.
[####################] 100% -- SUCCESS

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
2024 Oct 14 12:29:32 switch %$ VDC-1 %$ %VMAN-2-ACTIVATION_STATE: Successfully deactivated virtual service 'guestshell+'


Finishing the upgrade, switch will reboot in 10 seconds.
switch#

Verify that the new version is now running.

switch# show version
...
Software
  BIOS: version 07.69
  NXOS: version 10.3(5) [Maintenance Release]
  BIOS compile time:  04/07/2021
  NXOS image file is: bootflash:///nxos64-cs.10.3.5.M.bin
  NXOS compile time:  4/30/2024 12:00:00 [05/08/2024 09:39:13]
...