Chapter 2 6 Performing Software Maintenance Upgrades; Performing Software Maintenance Upgrades; Prerequisites For Smus; Guidelines And Limitations For Smus - Cisco Nexus 5600 Series Configuration Manual

Performing Software Maintenance Upgrades

This chapter contains the following sections:
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Performing Software Maintenance Upgrades
A software maintenance upgrade (SMU) is a package file that contains fixes for specific defects. SMUs are
created to respond to immediate issues and do not include new features.
This module describes how to perform software maintenance upgrades (SMUs) on Cisco Nexus 5600 Series
devices.

Prerequisites for SMUs

These prerequisites must be met for a package to be activated or deactivated:
• You must be in a user group associated with a task group that includes the proper task IDs. If you suspect
• Verify that the entire system is up and operating properly. For example, do not activate or deactivate

Guidelines and Limitations for SMUs

SMUs have the following guidelines and limitations:
• Some packages require the activation or deactivation of other packages. If the SMUs have dependencies
• The package being activated must be compatible with the current active software set.
• You cannot activate multiple SMUs in one command.
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a user group assignment is preventing you from using a command, contact your AAA administrator for
assistance.
packages while the system is coming up, or while GEM or LEM modules are being replaced or upgraded.
on each other, you cannot activate them without first activating the previous ones.
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