Downloading The Smu Package File From Cisco.com; Copying The Package File To A Local Storage Device Or Network Server - Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Configuration Manual

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Downloading the SMU Package File from Cisco.com

Follow these steps to download the SMU package file:
Procedure
Step 1 Log in to Cisco.com.
Step 2
Go to the Download Software page at this URL:
Step 3 In the Select a Product list, choose Switches > Data Center Switches > Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches
> model.
Step 4 Choose the appropriate SMU file for your device and click Download.

Copying the Package File to a Local Storage Device or Network Server

You must copy the SMU package file to a local storage device or a network file server to which the device
has access. After this task is done, the package can be added and activated on the device.
If you need to store package files on the device, we recommend that you store the files on the hard disk. The
boot device is the local disk from which the package is added and activated. The default boot device is
bootflash:.
Before you copy package files to a local storage device, use the dir command to determine if the required
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package files are already on the device.
If the SMU package files are located on a remote TFTP, FTP, or SFTP server, you can copy the files to a local
storage device. After the files are located on the local storage device, the package can be added and activated
on the device from that storage device. The following server protocols are supported:
• Trivial File Transfer Protocol—TFTP allows files to be transferred from one computer to another over
• File Transfer Protocol—FTP is part of the TCP/IP protocol stack and requires a username and password.
a network, usually without the use of client authentication (for example, username and password). It is
a simplified version of FTP.
Note Some package files might be larger than 32 MB, and the TFTP services provided by
some vendors might not support a file this large. If you do not have access to a TFTP
server that supports files larger than 32 MB, download the file using FTP.
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS System Management Configuration Guide, Release 6.x
Downloading the SMU Package File from Cisco.com
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