Thanks for the info, Ahmed!  That's very helpful. 

So, I can use ISSU 7.2(0)D1(1) to upgrade from 6.2(12) to 7.2(0)D1(1) and, then, I will need to use ISSU 7.3(0)D1(1) to upgrade from 7.2(0)D1(1)  to 7.3(0)D1(1), is that correct? 

Thanks in advance. 

Best, ~zK 

Hi;

Yes.

Before plan a upgrade, please read the ISSU caveats. If you current network don't support ISSU then you can go directly to 7.3(0)D1(1) instead of multiple upgrade.

Thanks & Best regards;

Got it.

I'm planning on using the  sw#:install all kickstart image system image parallel command  on a dual supervisor chassis. The chassis has 8 modules(2 SUPs and 6 line cards)  in addition to 10 FEXs. I reviewed the below document and it states that "Up to three linecards can be upgraded in parallel with this command." Do you know if the parallel command will upgrade all of the line cards and FEXs or I will have to issue the commands several times? 

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/datacenter/sw/6_x/nx-os/upgrade/guide/b_Cisco_Nexus_7000_Series_NX-OS_Software_Upgrade_and_Downgrade_Guide_Release_6-x.html 

Best, ~zK 

Great! 

Thank you so much for all your help. Much appreciated. 

Best, ~zK 

Hi Ahmed,

I ran the  sh install all impact system bootflash:n7000-s2-dk9.7.2.0.D1.1.bin command and the output states that the two SUPs aren't compatible with the 7.2(0)D1(0) version. The current OS on the chassis is 

BIOS: version 2.12.0
kickstart: version 6.2(12) 

system:    version 6.2(12)

Do you know why the image is incompatible with the SUPs only?

NX7K# sh install all impact system bootflash:n7000-s2-dk9.7.2.0.D1.1.bin
Installer will perform impact only check. Please wait.

Verifying image bootflash:/n7000-s2-kickstart.6.2.12.bin for boot variable "kickstart".
[####################] 100% -- SUCCESS

Verifying image bootflash:/n7000-s2-dk9.7.2.0.D1.1.bin for boot variable "system".
[####################] 100% -- SUCCESS

Performing module support checks.
[####################] 100% -- SUCCESS

Verifying image type.
[####################] 100% -- SUCCESS

Extracting "system" version from image bootflash:/n7000-s2-dk9.7.2.0.D1.1.bin.
[####################] 100% -- SUCCESS

Extracting "kickstart" version from image bootflash:/n7000-s2-kickstart.6.2.12.bin.
[####################] 100% -- SUCCESS

Extracting "bios" version from image bootflash:/n7000-s2-dk9.7.2.0.D1.1.bin.
[####################] 100% -- SUCCESS

Extracting "lc1n7k" version from image bootflash:/n7000-s2-dk9.7.2.0.D1.1.bin.
[####################] 100% -- SUCCESS

Extracting "fexth" version from image bootflash:/n7000-s2-dk9.7.2.0.D1.1.bin.
[####################] 100% -- SUCCESS

Notifying services about system upgrade.
[####################] 100% -- SUCCESS

Compatibility check is done:
Module bootable Impact Install-type Reason
------ -------- -------------- ------------ ------
1 no n/a n/a Incompatible image
2 no n/a n/a Incompatible image
3 yes non-disruptive rolling
4 yes non-disruptive rolling
5 yes non-disruptive rolling
6 yes non-disruptive rolling
7 yes non-disruptive rolling
8 yes non-disruptive rolling
101 yes non-disruptive rolling
102 yes non-disruptive rolling
103 yes non-disruptive rolling
104 yes non-disruptive rolling
105 yes non-disruptive rolling
106 yes non-disruptive rolling
107 yes non-disruptive rolling
108 yes non-disruptive rolling
111 yes non-disruptive rolling
112 yes non-disruptive rolling
113 yes non-disruptive rolling
114 yes non-disruptive rolling
115 yes non-disruptive rolling
116 yes non-disruptive rolling
117 yes non-disruptive rolling
118 yes non-disruptive rolling

Not all components in the image are compatible.
ISSU can't continue

Thanks in advance. 

~zK 

Hi;

I am guessing the error message you received is due to either you have SUP2 and image you download for SUP2E or vise versa. 

Can you verify the supervisor module you have and download the right image (SUP2/SUP2E) and try it again?

As per image name and size both are showing same but Cisco is putting 2 different image on website that's why it's come to my min.

Thanks & Best regards;