[NetApp][Cisco Nexus 3232C Cluster Switch] Upgrading from RCF 1.0 to RCF 1.6+ Requires Write Erase!

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Something worth remembering if you're upgrading your Nexus 3232C Cluster Switch RCF from 1.0 to 1.6+, is that you'll have to do a write erase (in other words, if you don't have remote terminal/serial console access, you'll need to be physically present!)

This is covered in this document:

Installing NX-OS and Reference Configuration Files (RCFs)  - Page 11, step 7, a.

And a screenshot is below:


7. Clean the configuration on switch cs2 and perform a basic setup.
a. Clean the configuration. This step requires a console connection to the switch.
cs2# write erase
Warning: This command will erase the startup-configuration. Do you wish to proceed anyway? (y/n) [n] y
cs2# reload
This command will reboot the system. (y/n)? [n] y
b. Perform a basic setup of the switch.

Note: The only upgrade method supported by NetApp is the write erase method.

Example Scenario where this applies

Going from NX3232C with RCF 1.0 (NX3232_RCF_v1.0_24p10g_26p100g.txt) to RCF 1.8 (Nexus-3232C-RCF-v1.8-Cluster.txt).

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