Software update for Cisco Nexus 3000 Switch

[Hammer!]

Hi, would anyone know how I can get the most recent software for this switch? It's currently running 6.0(2)U3(4) which is close to 10 years old!

Thank you!

 

[Balkroth]

Well there are a lot of Nexus 3K versions out there, what model (I'd guess there were newer versions available, but can depend on the model.


The correct way to do it is have a cisco service contract, then go to software.cisco.com and download the appropriate software.

 

[Hammer!]

Thanks. It’s a Nexus N3K-C3048TP-1GE 48P 1GbE 4P SFP+ Switch. Yeah, I had read Cisco will provide security patches for free, but that doesn’t seem to be the case, I don’t have a service contract, unfortunately…

 

[Dopamin3]

https://www.reddit.com/r/Cisco/comments/8bdg0n/nexus_3k_n3kc3048tp1ge_firmware_upgrade_path/

You should really get a service contract. If not be careful to go through the documentation and make sure you take the right firmware upgrade path, as directly updating to the latest version could potentially brick your switch. Good luck finding the files if you choose to not get a contract.

 

[Hammer!]

Thanks for the heads up. Yeah, I was trying to save a few bucks…a fully updated one on eBay is around $150 so not sure if a service contract makes sense.

From what I can gather, I first need to update to Release 6.0(2)U6(10) and then to the most recent 9.3 release.