SOFTWARE ADVISORY NOTICE 

 

 

Dear Cisco Customer,

 

Cisco engineering has identified a software issue with the release that you have selected that may affect your use of this software. Please review the Software Advisory notice here to determine if the issue applies to your environment. You may proceed to download this software if you have no concerns with the issue described.

 

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Affected Software and Replacement Solution

Software Type

Software Affected

Software Solution

Version

Version

Cisco NX-OS Software

NX-OS Release 5.2(1)

 

Affected Images:

n7000-s1-dk9.5.2.1.bin

n7000-s1-dk9-npe.5.2.1.bin

n7000-s1-kickstart.5.2.1.bin

n7000-s1-kickstart-npe.5.2.1.bin

NX-OS Release 5.2(3a)

 

Replacement Images:

n7000-s1-dk9.5.2.3a.bin

n7000-s1-dk9-npe.5.2.3a.bin

n7000-s1-kickstart.5.2.3a.bin

n7000-s1-kickstart-npe.5.2.3a.bin

 

 

Affected Platforms:

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series switches running NX-OS Release 5.2(1). This issue does not affect releases earlier than NX-OS Release 5.2(1) and it does not affect NX-OS Release 5.2(3a) or later releases.

 

Reason for Advisory:

CDETS No(s)

CSCtt43115

Headline: N7K/5.2(1) Adding a new VLAN reloads M1-series linecards

Symptoms: After you configure a new VLAN on a Cisco Nexus 7000 series switch where SPAN sessions are enabled, M1-series modules may reset or link state flaps might occur across multiple ports. You might see the following error:

 

%MODULE-2-MOD_DIAG_FAIL: Module X (serial: <serial#>) reported failure on ports

X/1-X/48 (Ethernet) due to Octopus internal error in device 78  (device error

<ErrCode>)

 

Conditions: This symptom might be seen on a Cisco Nexus 7000 switch running Cisco NX-OS Release 5.2(1) that has a TX SPAN session configured with the destination port as a trunk port. The SPAN destination port can be in either an M1 series module or an F1 series module.

 

Workaround:  To work around this issue, follow these steps:

 

1.       Remove all the monitor sessions.

2.       Configure VLAN(s).

3.       Restore all monitor session configurations.

4.       Repeat these steps every time you need to configure a new VLAN.

Alternatively, configure the SPAN destination port as an access port (instead of a trunk port).

 

Further Problem Description: If the module gets powered down (after several reloads), follow these steps to recover the module:

 

1.       Remove the newly added VLAN.

2.       Remove the monitor session(s) with this command:

switch(config)# no monitor session 1

3.       Manually reload the M1 series module from the default VDC:

switch# reload module module

4.       Add new VLANs once the module is up. Disclaimer

 

Disclaimer:

 

To increase availability, Cisco recommends that you upgrade affected images with the suggested replacement software images as soon as they become available.

 

The terms and conditions that governed your rights and obligations and those of Cisco, with respect to the original software will apply to the replacement software.