Firmware upgrade on the Cisco Fibre Channel Switch

In this recipe, we will learn how to upgrade NX-OS on Cisco MDS SAN Switch from version 5.2.8e to 6.2.13. The model we are using is the Cisco MDS-9148.

Getting ready

We need to prepare one TFTP Server for the Cisco NX-OS upgrade, which can either be a physical server or a virtual server.

The TFTP Server has the following requirements:

  • The Operation System platform is Microsoft Windows XP or 7
  • Two vCPUs at 2 GHz if it is a virtual server, one CPUs at 2 GHz if it is a physical server
  • 2 GB memory and 6 GB disk space
  • The IP address of this FTP Server can access the management network of Cisco MDS Switch (MDS-9148)

How to do it…

In this recipe, we will learn how to download NX-OS on a Cisco website and upgrade ...

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