Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Software Upgrade and Downgrade Guide, Release 10.6(x)

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vPC forklift upgrade

Updated: February 5, 2026

Overview

This section describes the scenario and considerations for performing a vPC forklift upgrade on Cisco Nexus 9500 switches.

In a vPC topology, you can migrate from a pair of Nexus 9000 Series switches to a different pair of Nexus 9000 Series switches. For example, you can migrate from a pair of Nexus 9508 vPC peer nodes to a pair of Nexus 9516 switches. For more information, see the vPC Forklift Upgrade Scenario section in the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide.