Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Cisco Nexus: FEX Phases After Install

Dont forget that when you install a FEX into a Nexus, its going to check to make sure the image matches the 5k/7k.  If not, it will download the image to make sure it matches.  It goes through the process: Image Download --> Offline (reboot) --> Online

N5K-1# sh fex
  FEX         FEX           FEX                       FEX
Number    Description      State            Model            Serial
------------------------------------------------------------------------
112        FEX0112               Image Download    N2K-C2232PP-10GE   SSI17XXXXX

N5K-1# sh fex
  FEX         FEX           FEX                       FEX
Number    Description      State            Model            Serial
------------------------------------------------------------------------
112        FEX0112               Offline    N2K-C2232PP-10GE   SSI17XXXXX

N5K-Backup-1# sh fex
  FEX         FEX           FEX                       FEX
Number    Description      State            Model            Serial
------------------------------------------------------------------------
112        FEX0112                Online    N2K-C2232PP-10GE   SSI17XXXXX

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