Cisco Nexus 5600 Series - Deactivating and Removing Packages

Deactivating and Removing Packages
When a package is deactivated, it is no longer active on the device, but the package files remain on the boot
disk. The package files can be reactivated later, or they can be removed from the disk.
The Cisco NX-OS software also provides the flexibility to roll back the selected package set to a previously
saved package set. If you find that you prefer a previous package set over the currently active package set,
you can use the install deactivate and install commit commands to deactivate the current package and install
active and install commit commands to activate the previous package.
Before You Begin
You cannot deactivate a package if it is required by another active package. When you attempt to deactivate
a package, the system runs an automatic check to ensure that the package is not required by other active
packages. The deactivation is performed only after all compatibility checks have been passed.
You cannot delete a package if it is part of the running or committed software of the device.
Procedure
PurposeCommand or Action
Establishes a CLI management session to the console
port.
Connect to the console port and log in.
Step 1
Deactivates a package that was added to the device and
turns off the package features for the line card.
install deactivate filename
Example:
switch# install deactivate
n6000-uk9.7.2.1.N1.1.CSCuw28765.bin
Step 2
Press ? after a partial package name to display
all possible matches available for deactivation.
If there is only one match, press the Tab key
to fill in the rest of the package name.
Note
(Optional)
Displays the inactive packages on the device.
show install inactive
Example:
switch# show install inactive
Step 3
(Optional)
Commits the current set of packages so that these
packages are used if the device is restarted.
install commit
Example:
switch# install commit
Step 4
Packages can be removed only if the
deactivation operation is committed.
Note
(Optional)
Removes the inactive package.
install remove {filename | inactive}
Example:
switch# install remove
n6000-uk9.7.2.1.N1.1.CSCuw28765.bin
Step 5
•
Only inactive packages can be removed.
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Packages can be removed only if they are
deactivated from all line cards in the device.
Proceed with removing
n6000-uk9.7.2.1.N1.1.CSCuw28765.bin?
(y/n)? [n] y
•
The package deactivation must be committed.
Cisco Nexus 5600 Series NX-OS System Management Configuration Guide, Release 7.x
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