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Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Hardware Installation and Reference Guide
OL-23069-07
Information About Modules 8-15
Supervisor Modules 8-15
I/O Modules 8-17
Fabric Modules 8-18
Verifying the Status of a Module 8-18
Checking the State of a Module 8-19
Specifying the Boot Up Order for I/O modules 8-20
Connecting to a Module 8-21
Accessing an I/O Module Through the Console 8-21
Shutting Down Modules 8-22
Shutting Down a Supervisor 8-22
Shutting Down a Fabric Module 8-22
Shutting Down an I/O Module 8-23
Information About Module Temperature 8-24
Overview of Module Temperatures 8-24
Displaying the Module Temperature 8-25
Displaying Environment Information 8-26
Reloading Modules 8-29
Reloading the Switch 8-29
Power Cycling Modules 8-29
Saving the Module Configuration 8-30
Purging the Module Configuration 8-30
Changing the Amount of Power Reserved for Fabric Modules 8-30
Information About Fan Trays 8-31
Configuring EPLDs 8-34
Deciding When to Upgrade EPLDs 8-35
Switch Requirements 8-36
EPLDs Available with Releases 5.0(2) through 6.2(2) 8-36
Determining Whether to Upgrade EPLDs 8-40
Downloading the EPLD Images 8-41
EPLD Images Needed for vPCs 8-42
EPLD Images Needed for LISP 8-43
Installation Guidelines 8-44
Preparing the EPLD Images for Installation 8-44
Manual Upgrading of EPLD Images 8-47
Automatic Upgrading of EPLD Images for I/O Modules 8-49
Enabling or Disabling Automatic Upgrades of EPLD Images 8-49
Verifying Automatic Upgrades of EPLD Images 8-50