Cisco Nexus 5600 Series - Page 364

Procedure
PurposeCommand or Action
Establishes a CLI management session to the console
port.
Connect to the console port and log in.
Step 1
(Optional)
Displays the package files that are available to be added.
dir bootflash:
Step 2
Only SMU package files can be added and
activated using this procedure.
Note
Unpacks the package software files from the local storage
device or network server and adds them to the bootflash:
on active and standby supervisors.
install add filename [activate]
Example:
switch# install add bootflash:
n6000-uk9.7.2.1.N1.1.CSCuw28765.bin
Step 3
The filename argument can take any of these formats:
•
bootflash:filename
•
tftp://hostname-or-ipaddress/directory-path/filename
•
ftp://username:password@
hostname-or-ipaddress/directory-path/filename
•
sftp://hostname-or-ipaddress/directory-path/filename
•
usb1:filename
Multiple versions of an SMU package can be added to
the storage device without impacting the currently
running software, but only one version of a package can
be activated.
(Optional)
Displays the inactive packages on the device. Verify that
the package added in the previous step appears in the
display.
show install inactive
Example:
switch# show install inactive
Step 4
Activates a package that was added to the device. SMU
packages remain inactive until activated. (Skip this step
install activate filename [test]
Example:
switch# install activate
n6000-uk9.7.2.1.N1.1.CSCuw28765.bin
Step 5
if the package was activated earlier with the install add
activate command.)
Press ? after a partial package name to display
all possible matches available for activation. If
there is only one match, press the Tab key to
fill in the rest of the package name.
Note
When you activate packages, use the test keyword
to test the effects of a command without impacting
the running system. After the activation process
finishes, enter the show install log command to
display the process results.
Tip
Install operation 158 completed
successfully at Tue Jun 9 19:09:33
2015
Activates additional packages as required.Repeat Step 5 until all packages are
activated.
Step 6
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