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Verifying the Update
After installing the update, follow these steps to verify the current version number in AMC:
1. Log in to AMC.
2. From the main navigation menu, click System Status and make sure that the update succeeded by
verifying the Version number:
10.6-<three-digit build number>
For more information on managing a cluster, see the Installation and Administration Guide.
Updating a Clustered Pair
To update the Dell SonicWALL EX-Series firmware in a cluster environment, you must install the update or hotfix
file and import the license file to each node of the cluster. The order in which you update the nodes in the cluster is
very important: begin the process with the master node, and then proceed to the slave node. There may be some
disruption to service when performing the update, so schedule it during a maintenance window. Be sure to match
the serial number and authentication code on MySonicWALL for each appliance; both are displayed on the Manage
Licenses page in AMC (click General Settings, and then click Edit in the Licensing area).
For more information on managing a cluster, see the Installation and Administration Guide.
To update a cluster:
1. Log in to AMC and verify which node is the master. For more information, see "Monitoring a Cluster" in the
Installation and Administration Guide.
2. Log in to AMC on the master node and then, from the main navigation menu in AMC, click Maintenance.
3. In the System Configuration area, click Update.
4. If you have not already downloaded the update file (as described the
MySonicWALL
section), click the mySonicWALL.com link and log in to download the appropriate update or
hotfix file to your local file system.
5. Type the path of the update or hotfix file or click Browse to locate it.
6. On the second node click Maintenance in the main navigation menu in AMC.
7. In the System software updates area, click Update.
8. Type the path of the update or hotfix file or click Browse to locate it.
9. Click Install Update.
While the master node is updating, the slave node continues servicing requests. When the update to the master
node completes and the master comes back online, it notices that the slave node's version differs from its own.
It then stops the services on the slave node and services all incoming requests itself.
10. Log in to AMC on the slave node and then, on the AMC Home page, click Update.
11. Type the path of the update or hotfix file or click Browse to locate it.
12. Click Install Update.
When the update to the slave node completes and the slave node comes back online, it rejoins the cluster and
is synchronized with the master node. The load balancer is then aware that both nodes are available to service
requests.
13. Make sure that the update succeeded by verifying in AMC on both nodes that the Version number is
10.6.x-<build number> where x-<build number> is the current maintenance release version and three-digit build
number. For example, if you update the system with upgrade 10.6.4-306.bin, the version in AMC is reported as
10.6.4-306. Hotfixes do not modify the AMC reported version. For hotfix information, click the hotfixes link next
to the version number.
Aventail E-Class SRA10.6.4 Upgrade Guide
P/N 232-002270-00 Rev A
Upgrade Guide
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Obtaining the Update File or Hotfix from
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