Cisco ACI vPod Updgrade
You use the Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) GUI to upgrade the software on Cisco ACI Virtual Pod (vPod). The upgrade is done in two stages: You first download the new version of Cisco ACI vPod firmware ISO to Cisco APIC and then upgrade the Cisco ACI vPod virtual spines and virtual leafs.
Prerequisites for Upgrading Cisco ACI vPod
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Download the ISO version of the Cisco ACI vPod firmware that you want to upgrade to; you can download it to a local machine or a remote server.
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Note the location of the downloaded ISO file.
Guidelines for Upgrading Cisco ACI vPod
You may want to upgrade Cisco APIC one virtual leaf and virtual spine pair at a time to prevent traffic disruption.