Cisco Cisco Nexus 5010 Switch Installation Guide
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Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS Software Upgrade and Downgrade Guide, Release 7.0(8)N1(1)
Information About Software Images
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Information About Software Images
Cisco Nexus devices are shipped with the Cisco NX-OS software preinstalled on the switches. Before
you upgrade or downgrade from an existing image, you should read through the information in this
document to understand the guidelines, prerequisites, and procedures for upgrading the software. For
updated information about the Cisco NX-OS software for the Cisco Nexus device, see the Release Notes
for your platform.
you upgrade or downgrade from an existing image, you should read through the information in this
document to understand the guidelines, prerequisites, and procedures for upgrading the software. For
updated information about the Cisco NX-OS software for the Cisco Nexus device, see the Release Notes
for your platform.
The Cisco NX-OS software consists of the kickstart image and the system image. The system image
includes the software for the Cisco Nexus device and the Cisco Nexus Fabric Extenders (FEXs) that are
connected to the switch. The images contain a major release identifier, a minor release identifier, and a
maintenance release identifier. The images might also contain a rebuild identifier, which can be referred
to as a support patch. The following figure shows the version identifiers that are used with a combination
of platform-independent and platform-dependent schemes for the Cisco NX-OS software.
includes the software for the Cisco Nexus device and the Cisco Nexus Fabric Extenders (FEXs) that are
connected to the switch. The images contain a major release identifier, a minor release identifier, and a
maintenance release identifier. The images might also contain a rebuild identifier, which can be referred
to as a support patch. The following figure shows the version identifiers that are used with a combination
of platform-independent and platform-dependent schemes for the Cisco NX-OS software.
Figure 1
Cisco NX-OS Version Identifies
The platform designator is N for the Cisco Nexus device. Applicable features, functions, and fixes in the
platform-independent code are present in the platform-dependent release.
platform-independent code are present in the platform-dependent release.
Supported Hardware
Cisco Nexus devices are shipped with the Cisco NX-OS software preinstalled.
Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform Switches and Associated Expansion Modules
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Cisco Nexus 5596UP
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Cisco Nexus 5596T
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Cisco Nexus 5548UP
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Cisco Nexus 5548P
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N55-M16P
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N55-M16UP
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N55-M8P8FP