Download Image - Extreme Networks ExtremeWare Command Reference Manual

Configuration and Image Commands

download image

download image [<hostname> | <ipaddress>] <filename> {primary | secondary}
Description
Downloads a new version of the ExtremeWare software image.
Syntax Description
hostname Specifies the hostname of the TFTP server from which the image should be obtained.
ipaddress Specifies the IP address of TFTP server from which the image should be obtained.
filename Specifies the filename of the new image.
primary Specifies that the new image should be stored as the primary image.
secondary Specifies that the new image should be stored as the secondary image.
Default
Stores the downloaded image in the current location (the location used for the last reboot).
Usage Guidelines
Before downloading an image, you must place the new image in a file on a TFTP server on your
network. Unless you include a path with the filename, this command assumes that the file resides in the
same directory as the TFTP server itself.
The switch can store up to two images: a primary image and a secondary image. When you download a
new image, you must select the image space (primary or secondary) into which you want the new
image to be placed. If no parameters are defined, the software image is saved to the selected image, that
is, the next boot-up image.
Use of the parameter requires that DNS be enabled.
hostname
For ExtremeWare 7.1.0 and higher, the following features are available on the Alpine and BlackDiamond
chassis:
• You can update the operational images for all installed modules that run a software image. All of the
operational image files must be located in the same directory on the TFTP server and they must have
the same filename prefix.
• The main ExtremeWare image always downloads first.
The download image process proceeds with each slot starting at slot 1.
— If the main ExtremeWare image cannot be found, the download image process is discontinued.
— If a specific image file is not found for a specific module, an error is displayed and the download
process continues to the next module.
• Slots with modules that do not support separate operational images (for example, the G8Xi or the
GM-4Ti module) are skipped.
Table 18 lists the modules and operational images supported in ExtremeWare 7.1.0.
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