Adc-Vx Image Management - Radware Alteon Application Manual

Alteon Application Switch Operating System Application Guide
ADC-VX Management
Image Statuses
The image status displays the current ADC-VX setup. The following are the image statuses:
Caution: You should not remove images that are currently being used by vADCs.
Status Option
Incompatible
Active
Assigned
Idle
Note: ADC-VX is not compatible with image versions earlier than version 28.1. Therefore, images
inherited from a standalone ADC from an earlier version
that are
incompatible.

ADC-VX Image Management

Images used in ADC-VX mode are completely independent of other ADC images, enabling you to easily
upgrade or patch specific vADCs without affecting certified image versions or existing configurations.
Loading Images
Only the Global Administrator can load images. Because the system only holds one image for each
ADC-VX at a time, you do not need to load the same image more than once.
used by multiple vADCs.
You can only replace an active image after the Global Administrator authorizes the switch.
In the ADC-VX mode, you can load the following images:
• AlteonOS
• ADC application image
• ADC-VX infrastructure image
For more information, see
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Table 38: Image Statuses
Description
The image is only compatible with standalone mode and not in use.
The currently active image in the system.
The image is assigned to a vADC that is not active.
The image is idle and not assigned to a vADC or any other system
component.
Table 37 - Image Formats, page
are displayed in the image bank as
The same image can be
436.
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