Cisco catalyst 4500 series zerodowntime ios upgrade. Cisco nexus 7000 series nxos high availability and. This video provides the process to update issu in cisco nexus 7000 series. Switch over from the active supervisor module to the upgraded standby supervisor module. It also provides information on how to obtain related documentation.
Make sure that all io modules are online and that the standby supervisor is in ha standby mode by using the show module command. At this point, the supervisor that was the secondary module 2 in my example has reload and come up with the new code. The standby supervisor becomes the new active supervisor and uses the synchronized state and configuration while the failed supervisor is reloaded. Ive been looking at migrating some customers catalyst 4500 and catalyst 6500 switches to nexus 7000 switches. Nxos issu upgrades are performed without disrupting data traffic. Should be single supervisor which is marked in the chassis as sup2 workaround. An issu uses the existing features of nonstop forwarding nsf with stateful switchover sso to perform the software upgrade with no system downtime. Two supervisor modules are required in a cisco nexus 7000 series system for high availability with active standby redundancy, where one supervisor module is operationally active, and the standby device serves as a hot backup. Migrating to nexus 7000 from catalyst 6500 and 4500 switches.
Cisco nexus 7000 series nxos system management configuration. Cisco nexus 7000 series 10slot chassis front view in the event of a supervisorlevel unrecoverable failure, the currently active but errored supervisor will. Aug, 2018 the nexus software upgrade, although was supposed to be simple, took some research, discussions with senior network engineers and cisco to complete. The management ethernet interface is shared between all vdcs, so the management interfaces for all vdcs must be on the same subnet.
Reloads the standby supervisor module with the new cisco nxos software. I want to carry out a maintenance reboot on each as i have an issue with one of them that requires a reload. Migrating to nexus 7000 from catalyst 6500 and 4500. Jan, 2015 in a nexus 7000 series chassis with dual supervisors, you can use the inservice software upgrade issu feature to upgrade the system software while the system continues to forward traffic. Service mtm pid 1600 hasnt caught signal 6 core will be saved. Cisco nexus 7000 series nxos high availability command. Those implementing or have existing nexus 777k platforms in their network. Standby supervisor stuck in poweredup state where ha state stays in ha synchronisation. Replacing one of two n7ksup1s during system operatio thanks for your help reza.
This triggers the primary to initiate a stateful switch over sso to the new code running in the control plane. Rebooting nexus 7000 vs rebooting supervisor cisco. Cisco nexus 7000 series 10slot chassis front view in the event of a supervisor level unrecoverable failure, the currently active but errored supervisor will trigger a switchover. Supervisor 1 is connected to management switch 1 supervisor 2 is connected to management switc. High availability scheduled jobs remain available after a supervisor switchover or a software reload. When i change the priority of a vlan to 200 to 50 for example, nexus 2 become active and nexus 1. Cisco nexus 7000 series nxos fundamentals command reference. Reloads the active supervisor module with the new cisco nxos software, which causes a switchover to the newly upgraded standby supervisor module. A few days back we intended to switchover supervisors on nexus 7k switch. Perform redundant supervisor engine ios upgrade with zero service interruption 4507r4510r series only, force switchover to redundant supervisor engine and check status of your supervisor engines and line cards. Cisco nexus 7000 series supervisor 2 module n7ksup2. The cisco nexus 7000 series supervisor2 module is based on a quadcore intel xeon processor with 12 gb of memory and scales the control plane by harnessing the flexibility and power of the quad cores.
For information on replacing a supervisor module, see the cisco nexus 7000 series hardware installation and reference guide. What software, hardware, and licenses are required in a nexus 7000 otv. Nexus nxos inservice software upgrade without downtime. Use the boot up commands to set up the boot up variables on the second sup sup2 boot system bootflash. Module 10 has failed test spinecontrolbus 20 times on device power mgm. From here, you can enter the command show install all status and you will begin seeing a live view of the upgrade in progress as the upgrade completes. As with vlans, these protocols are features and you will need to enable the one that you want to use. The sup2e module offers the highest controlplane performance and scalability of the modules. We have 2 x nexus 7k switches each with a dual sup2 supervisor. Cisco nexus 7000 series supervisor 2 module control processor sign in to comment. Bring up the standby supervisor module with the new kickstart and system images.
Cisco nexus 7000 series nxos cli management best practices guide. The cisco nexus 7000 series sup2e module is based on a twoquadcore intel xeon processor that scales the control plane by harnessing the flexibility and power of the two quad cores. Save, commit, or discard any active configuration sessions before upgrading or downgrading the cisco nxos software image on your device. My question is, when just rebooting each supervisor, is this like rebooting the whole switch. Control processor plugin module for nexus 7000 7009 7010 7010 fabric2cisco nexus 7000 series supervisor 2 module control processor. Will the active sup automatically upgrade the new sup or does the new sup need to have the same nxos version as the active sup. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we. Nexus 7000 supervisor replacement im trying to get my head around how to replace a supervisor module on a nexus 7000 with a single supervisor. Cisco nexus 7000 series configuration manual pdf download. The setup has the default vdc and one other defined. Finally, on a nexus 7000 with sup1 supervisor engines, each connectivity management processor cmp is upgraded one at a time. Anyone else who just wants to hang out and learn session goal troubleshooting methodology is the same, no matter the platform where and what where to look, and what to use quick and easy data collection cheat sheets. Douglas gourlay, former army airborne infantry officer. I configure hsrp traditionnaly, nexus 1 with a priority of 200 and nexus 2 with a priority of 100 for all vlan.
Cisco switchingrouting nexus 7000 hsrp active standby. Step 14 boot the cisco nxos kickstart image on the standby supervisor module, if necessary. On nexus 7000 standby sup forced reload when nondefault vdc is reloaded and this configured under nondefault vdc configuration. If any of the versions that you list are older than what is. In a nexus 7000 series chassis with dual supervisors, you can use the inservice software upgrade issu feature to upgrade the system software while the system continues to forward traffic. Jun 24, 2016 this video provides the process to update issu in cisco nexus 7000 series. Before we get started, here is a quick summary of current hardware on the market for the nexus 7000. Simple switchover between supervisors on nexus 7000 wont be enough. How to upgrade the ios me and another engineer have been doing some nexus 7000 work for an upcoming implementation. You can also replace redundant components like power supply, supervisor module io modules and fan trays while the cisco nexus 7000 series system is operational. When we searched few blog related to os upgrade using issu, most of the guys wer.
This allows changes to be made in the control plane. I have the default vdc config and the other vdc on a tftpboot server. On the nexus 7000 with dualsupervisor modules installed, nxos supports inservice software upgrades issu. The new software image is loaded on the formerly active now standby supervisor and brings it up to the ha ready state. Jun 28, 2010 cisco nxos is a resilient operating system that is specifically designed for high availability at the network, system, and process level. Advanced troubleshooting nexus 7000 series switches. This requires copy runningconfig to startupconfig before switch reload. Cisco nexus 7000 series nxos high availability commands. Nexus 7000 supervisor management port hi, i have a deployment with 2 x nexus 7009.
Each supervisor module is connected to alternate management switches. The fabric module can only be replaced under the same scenarios in the cisco nexus 7009, 7010 and 7018 models. If so, are there any restrictions on software and hardware. Before we show the procedure and cli output during the recovery process, we are going to show how cisco documentation explain regarding this issue. If the failed supervisor is able to reload and pass selfdiagnostics, it initializes, becomes the new standby supervisor, and then synchronizes its operating state with the newly active unit. This new support will allow vpc traffic through both the active and standby hsrp router. After a reboot or a supervisor switchover, the running configuration is applied. Nexus 7010 chassis overview below are the components of the nexus 7000 chassis supervisor engine. Hi experts, we are planning for os upgrade on nexus 7010 switches each has dual sup 2e from 6. To provide a hitless upgrade capability the device and software require an intrinsic separation of the control plane and data plane. If supervisor is replaced, license should be reinstalled. Nexus 7000 sup2e compact flash failure recovery knowtoshare. Cisco catalyst 4500 series zerodowntime ios upgrade process.
Cisco nexus 7000 series supervisor 2 module control processor. Features of cisco nexus 7000 series supervisor modules. Cisco has published a bug id cscus22805 cco account required on their bug documentation. Apr 29, 2017 this article describes one of the procedure to recover flash failure on cisco nexus 7000 using sup2e. Bring up the old active supervisor module with the new kickstart image and the new system image. This can happen after standby is reloaded either manual reloadoir or part of issu following log is a main symptom of this issue. Nexus 7000 series issu upgrade part 2 debian admin. Only one of the supervisor modules is active at any given time, while the other acts as a standby backup. Replacing the standby supervisor module in a dual supervisor system. Managing system files introduction to cisco nxos cisco press. The first is a kickstart image and the second is the actual system image. Usb port on the active supervisor 2 or supervisor 2e module active led is green. Fabric modules fab1, fab2 m1 linecards 48 port 10100, 48 port 1g sfp, 32 port 10g, 8 port 10g. After upgrade supervisor 1 turn standby and supervisor 2 goes active.
At this point, the supervisor that was the secondary module 6 in my example has reload and come up with the new code. Upgrade the bios on the active and standby supervisor modules and the line cards data cardsnonsupervisor modules. The cisco nexus 7000 series supervisor2 module is based on a quadcore intel xeon processor with 12 gb of memory and scales the control plane by. I tried to do recovery from loader but it cannot boot the kickstart image and reboot again. View and download cisco nexus 7000 series configuration manual online. Cisco nexus 7000 series supervisor 2 module read user manual online or download in pdf format. This is an older version of my command summary, the updated version is available at migrating to nexus 7000 from catalyst 6500 and 4500 switches as of nxos 6. Cisco nexus 7000 series nxos high availability command reference, release 5. For more information about high availability ha concepts and features for cisco nxos devices, see the cisco nexus 7000 series nxos high availability and redundancy guide this chapter describes the cisco nexus 7000 series. The focus of the presentation is on implementation and best practices. This can happen after standby is reloaded either manual reload oir or part of issu following log is a main symptom of this issue. So if a sup was faulty what is the best way to handle this.
Issu will not work properly if there is single supervisor in the second supervisor slot slot 6 on 10 slot chassis. Be aware of this as well when it comes to portsecurity as you need to allocate for multiple mac addresses. Nxos does not support all the features of ios, for example, acting as a dhcp server and ntp authentication. Cisco nxos is a resilient operating system that is specifically designed for high availability at the network, system, and process level. The supervisor that becomes active has a green active led the standby supervisor module has an amber active led.
The nexus software upgrade, although was supposed to be simple, took some research, discussions with senior network engineers and cisco to complete. Nexus 7000s supervisor module cannot boot up hi all, i have one of redundant supervisor module in nexus 7010 that cannot boot up. This article describes one of the procedure to recover flash failure on cisco nexus 7000 using sup2e. Here we go, another log message on our nexus 7000 20 sep 21 20. On a device with dual supervisors, the active supervisor module cannot switch over to the standby supervisor module during the cisco nxos software upgrade if you have an active configuration session. The session starts with a brief introduction to the nexus 7000 hardware components. Replacing one of two n7ksup1s during system operations if i replace one of two n7ksup1s and the new sup has a different nxos version. Simply open a new ssh connection to the n7k and youll be on the standby supervisor. Cisco nexus 7000 seriesinservice software upgrade issu.
Make sure that all io modules are online and that the standby supervisor is in hastandby mode by using the show module command. Well focus on issu on the nexus series of devices though know that other products in ciscos portfolio support it. You can also see it from the cisco support community at. Cisco nexus 7000 series supervisor 2 module control. Before we release our nexus 7000s to the productions packets, we are upgrading to a newer version of code. A nondisruptive upgrade is performed on each of the switching modules starting from module 1. Remove the usb drive from the supervisor 1 module this drive has copies of the supervisor 1 configuration, license, and software images and insert it in the slot0. Detailed upgrade process, commands, checkpoints, logs, sup1 sup2 supervisor engines caveats and more. The nexus 7000 series supports up to three power supply modules on a cisco nexus 7010 switch and up to four power supplies on a cisco nexus 7018 switch. Since we are doing this, i figured it would be a good opportunity to document the issu upgrade process. Here are the steps we went through to do the upgrade below.