Deciding When To Upgrade Eplds - Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Hardware Installation And Reference Manual

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Deciding When to Upgrade EPLDs

You do not always need to upgrade EPLD images; however, when new EPLD images are available, the
upgrades are always recommended if your network environment allows for a maintenance period in
which some level of traffic disruption is acceptable. If such a disruption is not acceptable at this time,
then you might consider postponing the upgrade until a better time.
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upgrade is necessary. The Cisco Defect and Enhancement Tracking System (CDETS) listed in this table
can be found in the following earlier versions of FPGA/EPLD release notes:
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Installation Guidelines, page 7-43
Preparing the EPLD Images for Installation, page 7-43
Upgrading the EPLD Images, page 7-45
Verifying the EPLD Upgrades, page 7-47
Displaying the Available EPLD Versions, page 7-47
Displaying the Status of EPLD Upgrades, page 7-48
provides high-level guidelines to help network administrators determine whether an EPLD
Cisco Nexus 7000 Series FPGA/EPLD Upgrade Release Notes, Release 4.0
Cisco Nexus 7000 Series FPGA/EPLD Upgrade Release Notes, Release 4.1
Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Hardware Installation and Reference Guide
Configuring EPLDs
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