Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Command Reference Release 4.0(1a)N2(1) (OL-16599-01, March 2009)

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Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Command Reference
OL-16599-01
Chapter 1 Basic System Commands
install all
Command Default If you do not enter any parameters, the boot variable values are used.
Command Modes EXEC mode
Command History
Usage Guidelines If you do not enter the information about the server or username when downloading and installing the
image files from a remote server, you are prompted for the information.
This command sets the kickstart and system boot variables and copies the image files to the redundant
supervisor module.
The install all command upgrades the switch software and also upgrades the Fabric Extender software
of all attached chassis. The Fabric Extender remains online passing traffic while the software is copied.
Once the software images have successfully been installed, the parent switch and the Fabric Extender
chassis are rebooted automatically. This is done to maintain the software version compatibility between
parent switch and the Fabric Extender.
You can use install all command to downgrade the Cisco NX-OS software on the switch. To determine
if the downgrade software is compatible with the current configuration on the switch, use the show
incompatibility system command and resolve any configuration incompatibilities.
Examples This example shows how to install the Cisco NX-OS software from the bootflash: directory:
switch# install all kickstart bootflash:nx-os_kick.bin system bootflash:nx-os_sys.bin
This example shows how to install the Cisco NX-OS software using the values configured in the kickstart
and system boot variables:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# boot kickstart bootflash:nx-os_kick.bin
switch(config)# boot system bootflash:nx-os_sys.bin
switch(config)# exit
switch# copy running-config startup-config
switch# install all
sftp: Source URL for an SSH FTP (SFTP) network server. The syntax is as
follows:
sftp:[//[username@]server][/path]/filename
tftp: Source URL for a TFTP network server. The syntax is as follows:
tftp:[//server[:port]][/path]/filename
Table 1-5 URL Prefix Keywords for Remote File Systems
Keyword Source or Destination
Release Modification
4.0(0)N1(1a) This command was introduced.