Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch CLI Software Configuration Guide, NX-OS 4.0(1a)N1 (OL-16597-01, January 2009)

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Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch CLI Software Configuration Guide
OL-16597-01
Chapter 3 Configuring the Switch
Downgrading from a Higher Release
• Provides a prompt to allow you to continue or abort the installation.
Note A disruptive installation causes traffic disruption while the switch reboots.
• Updates the boot variables to reference the specified images and saves the configuration to the
startup configuration file.
Step 11 After the switch completes the installation, log in and verify that the switch is running the required
software version.
switch# show version
Cisco Nexus Operating System (NX-OS) Software
TAC support: http://www.cisco.com/tac
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Software
BIOS: version 1.2.0
kickstart: version 4.0(0)N1(2)
system: version 4.0(0)N1(2)
BIOS compile time: 06/19/08
kickstart image file is: bootflash:/n5000-uk9-kickstart.4.0.0.N1.2.467.bin
kickstart compile time: 7/28/2008 2:00:00 [07/28/2008 09:41:24]
system image file is: bootflash:/n5000-uk9.4.0.0.N1.2.467.bin
system compile time: 7/28/2008 2:00:00 [07/28/2008 10:09:17]
Hardware
cisco Nexus5020 Chassis ("40x10GE/Supervisor")
Intel(R) Celeron(R) M CPU with 2074164 kB of memory.
Processor Board ID JAB120600AY
bootflash: 7864320 kB
nms-eugene-02 kernel uptime is 11 days 3 hours 15 minute(s) 19 second(s)
Last reset at 63897 usecs after Mon Jul 28 09:46:39 2008
Reason: Reset by installer
System version: 4.0(0)N1(1)
Service:
Downgrading from a Higher Release
Note Only users with the network-admin role can downgrade the software image.
The procedure to downgrade the switch is identical to a switch upgrade, except that the image files to be
loaded are for an earlier release than the image currently running on the switch.