Problems With The Gui Upgrade - Cisco Nexus 1000V Troubleshooting Manual

Problems with the GUI Upgrade

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Table 5-2 Problems with the VEM Upgrade (continued)
Symptom
After upgrading, the host is
not added to the VSM.
A message on the ESX/ESXi
command line shell and
VMkernel logs notifies you
that the loading and
unloading of modules failed.
Problems with the GUI Upgrade
The following are symptoms, possible causes, and solutions for problems with software upgrade using
the GUI upgrade application.
If you are upgrading directly from SV1(4) to SV1(4a) the GUI is not used and this section does not apply.
Note
This section is only applicable if you use the GUI for an intermediate upgrade from a SV1(3x) release
to SV1(4), prior to upgrading to SV1(4a).
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Possible Causes
An incorrect VEM software
version is installed on the
host.
The modules were not placed
in maintenance mode (all
VMs vmotioned over) before
starting the upgrade.
The host does not have
enough memory to load new
modules.
A host requires a minimum of
2 GB of physical RAM. If it
also hosts a Cisco Nexus
1000V VSM VM, it needs a
minimum of 4 GB of physical
RAM. If it also hosts the
vCenter Server VM,
additional memory may be
needed.
Solution
1. Identify the VEM software version required for the
upgrade using the Cisco Nexus 1000V Compatibility
Information, Release 4.2(1)SV2(1.1).
Proceed with the upgrade using the correct VEM
2.
software version and the detailed instructions in the
Cisco Nexus 1000V Installation and Upgrade Guide,
Release 4.2(1)SV2(1.1).
Place the host in maintenance mode.
1.
Proceed with the upgrade using the detailed instructions
2.
in the Cisco Nexus 1000V Installation and Upgrade
Guide, Release 4.2(1)SV2(1.1).
1. Verify that the host has sufficient memory to load the
new modules.
For more information about allocating RAM and CPU,
see the Cisco Nexus 1000V Installation and Upgrade
Guide, Release 4.2(1)SV2(1.1).
Proceed with the upgrade using the detailed instructions
2.
in the Cisco Nexus 1000V Installation and Upgrade
Guide, Release 4.2(1)SV2(1.1).
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