Upgrade Nexus Matrix Tools

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Updated:January 17, 2025
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    Introduction

    This document describes details on various Nexus Upgrade Matrix tools available to assist you with an upgrade to Nexus switches. 

    Background Information

    The referenced documents provide detailed guidance on the upgrade procedures, associated defects/caveats, supportability of hardware, and more.

    Upgrade Matrix Tools

    Upgrade Matrix tools act as a single source of truth for Cisco-validated upgrade paths for different Nexus platforms and upgrade methods, such as In-Service Software Upgrade (ISSU) and cold boot. Additionally, information on supported hardware Product IDs (PIDs) and alternative paths and open/resolved caveats in the current and target NX-OS releases are provided, with links to access relevant NX-OS documentation.

    The Upgrade Matrix Tools available are:

    Health Check

    To know how to perform a health and configuration check on your Nexus devices before a software upgrade or maintenance, refer to the procedure provided on the Perform Nexus Health and Configuration Check page.

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    Revision History

    Revision Publish Date Comments
    3.0
    17-Jan-2025
    Updated style and checked spelling.
    2.0
    13-Dec-2023
    Updated Title, Introduction, Machine Translation and Formatting.
    1.0
    02-Mar-2022
    Initial Release
    TAC Authored

    Contributed by Cisco Engineers

    • Ivan Shirshin
      Cisco TAC Engineer
    • Yogesh Ramdoss
      Cisco TAC Engineer

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