Upgrade Paths for Cisco DCNM

Upgrade Paths for Cisco DCNM


Note

Check the release notes for more information. Refer Cisco DCNM Release Notes.

Before you upgrade your existing installation of Cisco DCNM, check your upgrade path.

The following table lists the software upgrade paths that are supported for Cisco DCNM.

From To Upgrade Path

11.5(3)

11.5(4)

11.5(3) → 11.5(4)

Note 

Cisco DCNM Release 11.5(4) does not support upgrading IP Fabric for Media (IPFM) and SAN Deployments.

11.5(2)

11.5(4)

11.5(2) → 11.5(4)

Note 

Cisco DCNM Release 11.5(4) does not support upgrading IP Fabric for Media (IPFM).

11.5(1)

11.5(4)

11.5(1) → 11.5(4)

11.5(2)

11.5(3)

11.5(2) → 11.5(3)

Note 

Cisco DCNM Release 11.5(3) does not support upgrading IP Fabric for Media (IPFM) and SAN Deployments.

11.5(1)

11.5(3)

11.5(1) → 11.5(3)

Note 

Cisco DCNM Release 11.5(3) does not support upgrading IP Fabric for Media (IPFM) and SAN Deployments.

11.5(1)

11.5(2)

11.5(1) → 11.5(2)

Note 

Cisco DCNM Release 11.5(2) does not support upgrading IP Fabric for Media (IPFM) deployment.

11.4(1)

11.5(1)

11.4(1) → 11.5(1)

11.3(1)

11.5(1)

11.3(1) → 11.5(1)

11.3(1)

11.5(1) OVA/ISO

This path is applicable only for Cisco DCNM SAN deployments.

  1. Fresh 11.3(1) SAN Only Installation.

  2. Migrate Performance Manager Collections to 11.3(1)

  3. Inline upgrade to 11.5(1)

11.2(1)

11.5(1)

11.2(1) → 11.5(1)

11.2(1)

11.5(1) OVA/ISO

This path is applicable only for Cisco DCNM SAN deployments.

  1. Fresh 11.3(1) SAN Only Installation.

  2. Migrate Performance Manager Collections to 11.3(1)

  3. Inline upgrade to 11.5(1)

11.1(1)

11.5(1)

11.1(1) → 11.2(1) → 11.5(1)

11.1(1) → 11.3(1) → 11.5(1)

11.1(1) → 11.4(1) → 11.5(1)

11.1(1)

11.5(1) OVA/ISO

This path is applicable only for Cisco DCNM SAN deployments.

  1. Fresh 11.3(1) SAN Only Installation.

  2. Migrate Performance Manager Collections to 11.3(1).

  3. Inline upgrade to 11.5(1)

11.3(1)

11.4(1)

11.3(1) → 11.4(1)

11.2(1)

11.4(1)

11.2(1) → 11.4(1)

11.1(1)

11.4(1)

11.1(1) → 11.4(1)

11.0(1)

11.4(1)

11.0(1) → 11.1(1) → 11.4(1)

10.4(2)

11.4(1)

10.4(2) → 11.1(1) → 11.4(1)

10.4(2)

11.4(1) OVA/ISO

This path is applicable only for Cisco DCNM SAN deployments.

  1. Fresh Install 11.3(1)

  2. Migrate Performance Manager Collections to 11.3(1)

  3. 11.3(1) → 11.4(1)

10.4(1)

11.4(1) OVA/ISO

This path is applicable only for Cisco DCNM SAN deployments.

  1. Fresh Install 11.3(1)

  2. Migrate Performance Manager Collections to 11.3(1)

  3. 11.3(1) → 11.4(1)

11.2(1)

11.3(1)

11.2(1) → 11.3(1)

11.1(1)

11.3(1)

11.1(1) → 11.3(1)

11.0(1)

11.3(1)

11.0(1) → 11.1(1) → 11.3(1)

10.4(2)

11.3(1)

10.4(2) → 11.1(1) → 11.3(1)

10.4(2)

11.3(1) OVA/ISO

This path is applicable only for Cisco DCNM SAN deployments.

  1. Fresh Install 11.3(1)

  2. Migrate Performance Manager Collections

10.4(1)

11.3(1) OVA/ISO

This path is applicable only for Cisco DCNM SAN deployments.

  1. Fresh Install 11.3(1)

  2. Migrate Performance Manager Collections
11.1(1) 11.2(1)

11.1(1) → 11.2(1)

11.0(1) 11.2(1)

11.0(1) → 11.2(1)

10.4(2) 11.2(1)

10.4(2) → 11.0(1) → 11.2(1)

10.4(2) → 11.1(1) → 11.2(1)

11.0(1)

11.1(1)

11.0(1) → 11.1(1)

10.4(2) 11.1(1) 10.4(2) → 11.1(1)

10.4(1)

11.1(1)

10.4(1) → 10.4(2) → 11.1(1)

10.4(1) (SAN)

11.1(1)

10.4(1) (SAN) → 11.1(1)

This is applicable for Windows/Linux only
10.4(2) 11.0(1)

10.4(2) → 11.0(1)

This is applicable for OVA/ISO upgrade
10.4(1) (SAN) / 10.4(2) 11.0(1)

10.4(1) (SAN) / 10.4(2) → 11.0(1)

This is applicable for Windows/Linux
10.4(1) 10.4(2) 10.4(1) → 10.4(2)
10.3(2) 10.4(2) 10.3(2) → 10.4(2)
10.3(1) 10.4(1) 10.3(1) → 10.4(1)
10.3(1) 10.4(2) 10.3(1) → 10.4(2)
10.2(1) 10.3(1) 10.2(1) → 10.3(1)
10.2(1) 10.4(1) 10.2(1) → 10.4(1)
10.1(2) 10.2(1) 10.1(2) → 10.2(1)
10.1(1) 10.2(1) 10.1(1) → 10.2(1)
10.0(1) 10.2(1) 10.0(1) → 10.2(1)
10.0(1) 10.3(1) 10.0(1) → 10.3(1)
7.2(3) 10.2(1) 7.2(3) → 10.0(1) → 10.1(1) / 10.1(2) → 10.2(1)
7.2(2a) 10.1(2) 7.2(2a) → 7.2(3)/10.0(1)/10.1(1) → 10.1(2)
7.2(2a) 10.2(1) 7.2(2a) → 10.0(1) → 10.1(1) / 10.1(2) → 10.2(1)
7.2(2) 10.1(2) 7.2(2) → 7.2(3)/10.0(1)/10.1(1) → 10.1(2)
7.2(2) 10.2(1) 7.2(2) → 10.0(1) → 10.1(1) / 10.1(2) → 10.2(1)
7.2(1) 10.2(1) 7.2(1) → 7.2(3)→ 10.0(1)/10.1(1)/10.1(2) → 10.2(1)
7.2(1) 10.1(2) 7.2(1) → 7.2(3) → 10.1(2)
7.2(1) 10.1(1) 7.2(1) → 7.2(3) → 10.1(1)
7.2(1) 10(0.1) 7.2(1) → 7.2(3) → 10.0(1)
7.1(2) 10.0(1) 7.1(2) → 7.2(2)/7.2(3) → 10.0(1)
7.1(2) 10.1(1) 7.1(2) → 7.2(2)/7.2(3) → 10.1(1)
7.1(2) 10.1(2) 7.1(2) → 7.2(2)//7.2(3) → 10.0(1)/10.1(1) → 10.1(2)
7.1(2) 10.2(1) 7.1(2) → 7.2(2)/7.2(3) → 10.0(1) → 10.1(1) / 10.1(2) → 10.2(1)
7.1(1) 10.0(1) 7.1(1) → 7.2(2)/7.2(3) → 10.0(1)
7.1(1) 10.1(1) 7.1(1) → 7.2(2)/7.2(3) → 10.1(1)
7.1(1) 10.1(2) 7.1(1) → 7.2(2)/7.2(3) → 10.0(1)/10.1(1) → 10.1(2)
7.1(1) 10.2(1) 7.1(1) → 7.2(2)/7.2(3) → 10.0(1) → 10.1(1) / 10.1(2) → 10.2(1)
7.0(2) 7.2(3) 7.0(2) → 7.2(2) → 7.2(3)
7.0(2) 10.0(1) 7.0(2) → 7.2(2) → 10.0(1)
7.0(2) 10.1(1) 7.0(2) → 7.2(2) → 10.1(1)
7.0(2) 10.1(2) 7.0(2) → 7.2(2)→ 7.2(3)/10.0(1)/10.1(1) → 10.1(2)
7.0(2) 10.2(1) 7.0(2) → 7.2(2) → 10.0(1) → 10.1(1) / 10.1(2) → 10.2(1)
7.0(1) 7.2(3) 7.0(1) → 7.1(x)/7.2(2)/7.2(1) → 7.2(3)
7.0(1) 10.0(1) 7.0(1) → 7.2(2)/7.2(1) → 10.0(1)
7.0(1) 10.1(1) 7.0(1) → 7.2(2)/7.2(1) → 10.1(1)
7.0(1) 10.1(2) 7.0(1) → 7.2(2)/7.2(1) → 7.2(3)/10.0(1)/10.1(1) → 10.1(2)
7.0(1) 10.2(1) 7.0(1) → 7.2(2)/7.2(1) → 10.0(1) → 10.1(1) / 10.1(2) → 10.2(1)
7.0(0) 7.2(3) 7.0(0) → 7.1(x)/7.2(2)/7.2(1) → 7.2(3)
7.0(0) 10.0(1) 7.0(0) → 7.2(2)/7.2(1) → 10.0(1)
7.0(0) 10.1(1) 7.0(0) → 7.2(2)/7.2(1) → 10.1(1)
7.0(0) 10.1(2) 7.0(0) → 7.2(2)/7.2(1) → 7.2(3)/10.0(1)/10.1(1) → 10.1(2)
7.0(0) 10.2(1) 7.0(0) → 7.2(2)/7.2(1) → 10.0(1) → 10.1(1) / 10.1(2) → 10.2(1)
6.3(2) 7.2(3) 6.3(2) → 7.1(x)/7.2(2)/7.2(1) → 7.2(3)
6.3(2) 10.0(1) 6.3(2) → 7.2(2)/7.2(1) → 10.0(1)
6.3(2) 10.1(1) 6.3(2) → 7.2(2)/7.2(1) → 10.1(1)
6.3(2) 10.1(2) 6.3(2) → 7.2(2)/7.2(1) → 7.2(3)/10.0(1)/ 10.1(1) → 10.1(2)
6.3(2) 10.2(1) 6.3(2) → 7.2(2)/7.2(1) → 10.0(1) → 10.1(1) / 10.1(2) → 10.2(1)
6.3(1) 7.2(3) 6.3(1) → 7.1(x)/7.2(2)/7.2(1) → 7.2(3)
6.3(1) 10.0(1) 6.3(1) → 7.2(2)/7.2(1) → 10.0(1)
6.3(1) 10.1(1) 6.3(1) → 7.2(2)/7.2(1) → 10.1(1)
6.3(1) 10.1(2) 6.3(1) → 7.2(2)/7.2(1) → 7.2(3)/10.0(1)/ 10.1(1) → 10.1(2)
6.3(1) 10.2(1) 6.3(1) → 7.2(2)/7.2(1) → 10.0(1) → 10.1(1) / 10.1(2) → 10.2(1)
6.2(5a) 7.1(1) 6.2(5a) → 7.0.(x) → 7.1(1)
6.2(5a) 7.1(2) 6.2(5a) → 7.0.(x) → 7.1(2)
6.2(5a) 7.2(1) 6.2(5a) → 7.0.(x) → 7.2(1)
6.2(5a) 7.2(2) 6.2(5a) → 7.0.(x) → 7.2(2)
6.2(5a) 7.2(2a) 6.2(5a) → 7.0.(x) → 7.2(2a)
6.2(5a) 7.2(3) 6.2(5a) → 7.0.(x) → 7.1(x)/7.2(2)/7.2(1) → 7.2(3)
6.2(5a) 10.0(1) 6.2(5a) → 7.0.(x) → 7.2(2)/7.2(1) → 10.0(1)
6.2(5a) 10.1(1) 6.2(5a) → 7.0.(x) → 7.2(2)/7.2(1) → 10.1(1)
6.2(5a) 10.1(2) 6.2(5a) → 7.0.(x) → 7.2(2)/7.2(1) → 10.0(1)/10.1(1) → 10.1(2)
6.2(5a) 10.2(1) 6.2(5a) → 7.0.(x) → 7.2(2)/7.2(1) → 10.0(1) → 10.1(1) / 10.1(2) → 10.2(1)
6.2(5) 7.1(1) 6.2(5) → 7.0.(x) → 7.1(1)
6.2(5) 7.1(2) 6.2(5) → 7.0.(x) → 7.1(2)
6.2(5) 7.2(1) 6.2(5) → 7.0.(x) → 7.2(1)
6.2(5) 7.2(2) 6.2(5) → 7.0.(x) → 7.2(2)
6.2(5) 7.2(2a) 6.2(5) → 7.0.(x) → 7.2(2a)
6.2(5) 7.2(3) 6.2(5) → 7.0.(x) → 7.1(x)/7.2(2)/7.2(1) → 7.2(3)
6.2(5) 10.0(1) 6.2(5) → 7.0.(x) → 7.2(2)/7.2(1) → 10.0(1)
6.2(5) 10.1(1) 6.2(5) → 7.0.(x) → 7.2(2)/7.2(1) → 10.1(1)
6.2(5) 10.1(2) 6.2(5) → 7.0.(x) → 7.2(2)/7.2(1) → 10.0(1)/10.1(1) → 10.1(2)
6.2(5) 10.2(1) 6.2(5) → 7.0.(x) → 7.2(2)/7.2(1) → 10.0(1) → 10.1(1) / 10.1(2) → 10.2(1)
6.2(3) 7.1(1) 6.2(3) → 7.0.(x) → 7.1(1)
6.2(3) 7.1(2) 6.2(3) → 7.0.(x) → 7.1(2)
6.2(3) 7.2(1) 6.2(3) → 7.0.(x) → 7.2(1)
6.2(3) 7.2(2) 6.2(3) → 7.0.(x) → 7.2(2)
6.2(3) 7.2(2a) 6.2(3) → 7.0.(x) → 7.2(2a)
6.2(3) 7.2(3) 6.2(3) → 7.0.(x) → 7.1(x)/7.2(2)/7.2(1) → 7.2(3)
6.2(3) 10.0(1) 6.2(3) → 7.0.(x) → 7.2(2)/7.2(1) → 10.0(1)
6.2(3) 10.1(1) 6.2(3) → 7.0.(x) → 7.2(2)/7.2(1) → 10.1(1)
6.2(3) 10.1(2) 6.2(3) → 7.0.(x) → 7.2(2)/7.2(1) → 10.0(1)/10.1(1) → 10.1(2)
6.2(3) 10.2(1) 6.2(3) → 7.0.(x) → 7.2(2)/7.2(1) → 10.0(1) → 10.1(1) / 10.1(2) → 10.2(1)
6.2(1) 7.1(1) 6.2(1) → 7.0.(x) → 7.1(1)
6.2(1) 7.1(2) 6.2(1) → 7.0.(x) → 7.1(2)
6.2(1) 7.2(1) 6.2(1) → 7.0.(x) → 7.2(1)
6.2(1) 7.2(2) 6.2(1) → 7.0.(x) → 7.2(2)
6.2(1) 7.2(2a) 6.2(1) → 7.0.(x) → 7.2(2a)
6.2(1) 7.2(3) 6.2(1) → 7.0.(x) → 7.1(x)/7.2(2)/7.2(1) → 7.2(3)
6.2(1) 10.0(1) 6.2(1) → 7.0.(x) → 7.2(2)/7.2(1) → 10.0(1)
6.2(1) 10.1(1) 6.2(1) → 7.0.(x) → 7.2(2)/7.2(1) → 10.1(1)
6.2(1) 10.1(2) 6.2(1) → 7.0.(x) → 7.2(2)/7.2(1) → 10.0(1)/10.1(1) → 10.1(2)
6.2(1) 10.2(1) 6.2(1) → 7.0.(x) → 7.2(2)/7.2(1) → 10.0(1) → 10.1(1) / 10.1(2) → 10.2(1)
6.1(2) 7.1(1) 6.1(2) → 7.0.(x) → 7.1(1)
6.1(2) 7.1(2) 6.1(2) → 7.0.(x) → 7.1(2)
6.1(2) 7.2(1) 6.1(2) → 7.0.(x) → 7.2(1)
6.1(2) 7.2(2) 6.1(2) → 7.0.(x) → 7.2(2)
6.1(2) 7.2(2a) 6.1(2) → 7.0.(x) → 7.2(2a)
6.1(2) 7.2(3) 6.1(2) → 7.0.(x) → 7.1(x)/7.2(2)/7.2(1) → 7.2(3)
6.1(2) 10.0(1) 6.1(2) → 7.0.(x) → 7.2(2)/7.2(1) → 10.0(1)
6.1(2) 10.1(1) 6.1(2) → 7.0.(x) → 7.2(2)/7.2(1) → 10.1(1)
6.1(2) 10.1(2) 6.1(2) → 7.0.(x) → 7.2(2)/7.2(1) → 10.0(1)/10.1(1) → 10.1(2)
6.1(2) 10.2(1) 6.1(2) → 7.0.(x) → 7.2(2)/7.2(1) → 10.0(1) → 10.1(1) / 10.1(2) → 10.2(1)
6.1(1b) 7.1(1) 6.1(1b) → 7.0.(x) → 7.1(1)
6.1(1b) 7.1(2) 6.1(1b) → 7.0.(x) → 7.1(2)
6.1(1b) 7.2(1) 6.1(1b) → 7.0.(x) → 7.2(1)
6.1(1b) 7.2(2) 6.1(1b) → 7.0.(x) → 7.2(2)
6.1(1b) 7.2(2a) 6.1(1b) → 7.0.(x) → 7.2(2a)
6.1(1b) 7.2(3) 6.1(1b) → 7.0.(x) → 7.1(x)/7.2(2)/7.2(1) → 7.2(3)
6.1(1b) 10.0(1) 6.1(1b) → 7.0.(x) → 7.2(2)/7.2(1) → 10.0(1)
6.1(1b) 10.1(1) 6.1(1b) → 7.0.(x) → 7.2(2)/7.2(1) → 10.1(1)
6.1(1b) 10.1(2) 6.1(1b) → 7.0.(x) → 7.2(2)/7.2(1) → 10.0(1)/10.1(1) → 10.1(2)
6.1(1b) 10.2(1) 6.1(1b) → 7.0.(x) → 7.2(2)/7.2(1) → 10.0(1) → 10.1(1) / 10.1(2) → 10.2(1)
6.1(1a) 7.1(1) 6.1(1a) → 7.0.(x) → 7.1(1)
6.1(1a) 7.1(2) 6.1(1a) → 7.0.(x) → 7.1(2)
6.1(1a) 7.2(1) 6.1(1a) → 7.0.(x) → 7.2(1)
6.1(1a) 7.2(2) 6.1(1a) → 7.0.(x) → 7.2(2)
6.1(1a) 7.2(2a) 6.1(1a) → 7.0.(x) → 7.2(2a)
6.1(1a) 7.2(3) 6.1(1a) → 7.0.(x) → 7.1(x)/7.2(2)/7.2(1) → 7.2(3)
6.1(1a) 7.2(3) 6.1(1a) → 7.0.(x) → 7.1(x)/7.2(2)/7.2(1) → 7.2(3)
6.1(1a) 10.0(1) 6.1(1a) → 7.0.(x) → 7.2(2)/7.2(1) → 10.0(1)
6.1(1a) 10.1(1) 6.1(1a) → 7.0.(x) → 7.2(2)/7.2(1) → 10.1(1)
6.1(1a) 10.1(2) 6.1(1a) → 7.0.(x) → 7.2(2)/7.2(1) → 10.0(1)/10.1(1) → 10.1(2)
6.1(1a) 10.2(1) 6.1(1a) → 7.0.(x) → 7.2(2)/7.2(1) → 10.0(1) → 10.1(1) / 10.1(2) → 10.2(1)