Describes a transceiver firmware with regard to N9000 switches.
A transceiver firmware in N9000 switches is a software that
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is embedded within the optical transceiver modules (optics) installed in the switch interfaces
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controls the operation of the optics, including signal transmission, reception, diagnostics, and performance optimization, and
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is specific to the transceiver model.
Beginning with NX-OS Release 10.6(2)F, transceiver firmware upgrade using NX-OS commands is supported and explained in this chapter.