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Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Hardware Installation and Reference Guide
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Chapter 10 Installing or Replacing Components
Replacing a Supervisor Module
To migrate from using Supervisor 1 modules to Supervisor 2 or Supervisor 2E modules, follow these
steps:
Step 1 Insert a USB drive in the top USB port (usb1) in the active supervisor 1 module. If the Supervisor 2 or
Supervisor 2E module shipped with an extra USB drive, you can insert that USB drive in the usb1 drive
on the Supervisor 1 module.
Note Do not use the USB drive that is in the LOG FLASH port.
Step 2 Format the drive by using the format command.
switch(config)# format usb1:
Step 3 Copy all of the VDC configurations for the switch to the USB drive by using the copy running-config
command.
switch(config)# copy running-config usb1:configuration_file_name vdc-all
Step 4 Backup the installed licenses for the switch to the USB drive by using the copy licenses command.
switch(config)# copy licenses usb1:licenses_archive_file_name.tar
Note You must use the tar extension for the archive file. This file will contain all of the license files that were
installed on the Supervisor 1 module.
Step 5 Determine the Cisco NX-OS software release to use on the Supervisor 2 or Supervisor 2E modules. We
support Cisco NX-OS Release 6.1(1) (or later release) on those modules but another one might be
recommended. Additionally, the most recommended maintenance release might not be the one that ships
with the Supervisor 2 or Supervisor 2E modules. We recommend that you check with the following
documents for the recommended software release:
• Minimum Recommended Cisco NX-OS Releases for Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches
• Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Release Notes, Release 6.1
Step 6 Copy the Supervisor 2 or Supervisor 2E version of the kickstart, system, and EPLD (optional) images to
the USB drive by using the copy command.
switch(config)# copy scp://path/n7000-s2-kickstart.6.1.1.bin usb1:
switch(config)# copy scp://
path/n7000-s2-dk9.6.1.1.bin usb1:
switch(config)# copy scp://
path/n7000-s2-epld.6.1.1.img usb1:
Note This example specifies the NX-OS Release 6.1(1) images. For a later release, use the later release
number in the .bin or .img file name.
Caution Use -s2- images with Supervisor 2 or Supervisor 2E modules. If you use an -s1- image with a Supervisor
2 or Supervisor 2E module, the supervisor will not boot up.