We have one cisco Nexus 5548UP
L2 switch running very old software 5.0.3
version but recently i got 7.0.1
software from someone else (we don't have SmartNet on this switch).
is it safe to upgrade from 5.0.3 to 7.0.1? I was trying to find prerequisite but i didn't find any so wonder if some already did in past please share your experience.
UPDATE
after upgrade from 5.0.3 to 5.2.1 (for safety) look like my fan speed bump up from 50% to 60%. here is the show env
output
`switch# show environment
Fan:
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Fan Model Hw Status
------------------------------------------------------
Chassis-1 N5548P-FAN -- ok
Chassis-2 N5548P-FAN -- ok
PS-1 N55-PAC-750W -- failure
PS-2 N55-PAC-750W -- ok
Temperature
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Module Sensor MajorThresh MinorThres CurTemp Status
(Celsius) (Celsius) (Celsius)
-----------------------------------------------------------------
1 Outlet 60 50 39 ok
`
fan details
switch# sh environment fan detail
Fan:
---------------------------------------------------
Module Fan Airflow Speed(%) Speed(RPM)
Direction
---------------------------------------------------
1 1 Front-to-Back 60 15211
1 2 Front-to-Back 60 11816
1 3 Front-to-Back 60 15211
1 4 Front-to-Back 60 11663
2 1 Front-to-Back 60 15517
2 2 Front-to-Back 60 11842
2 3 Front-to-Back 60 15929
2 4 Front-to-Back 60 11842
Power Supply:
-----------------------------------
Module Airflow Configured
Direction Speed (%)
-----------------------------------
1 Unknown 60
2 Front-to-Back 60
Best Answer
Before proceeding with any upgrade, please ensure you have both the kickstart and the system image file. The kickstart file will set all the variables for you, and the system will check for this on reload.
NOTE: The kickstart file needs to match the system image file version. Please do not try to proceed with upgrading without both of these files.
The quickest way to determine if you are able to upgrade this device is by issuing the show install command from the 5548:
show install all impact kickstart bootflash:
Example Output:
Images will be upgraded according to following table: Module Image Running-Version New-Version Upg-Required
Please also refer to the official documentation for upgrading from that version: http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/datacenter/nexus5000/sw/upgrade/503_N1_1/n5k_upgrade_downgrade_503.html?referring_site=RE&pos=1&page=http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/datacenter/nexus5000/sw/upgrade/513_N1_1/n5k_upgrade_downgrade_513.html