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

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Prerequisites for NX-OS software downgrade

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Overview

This section provides an overview of the prerequisites for downgrading the NX-OS software, including verifying feature compatibility, addressing any incompatibilities, and managing active configuration sessions before initiating the downgrade process.

The prerequisites for downgrading the NX-OS software include

  • Before downgrading from a NX-OS release that supports the Control Plane Policing (CoPP) feature to an earlier release that does not support the CoPP feature, verify compatibility using the show incompatibility nxos bootflash:filename command. If incompatibility exists, disable any features that are incompatible with the downgrade image before downgrading the software.

  • Save, commit, or discard any active configuration sessions before downgrading the NX-OS software image on your device.