Reinstalling Engine Software - Extreme Networks ExtremeControl IA-A-25 Installation Manual

Reinstalling Engine Software

Use the procedure in this chapter to reinstall the engine software, in the event a
software reinstall becomes necessary. Be aware that this procedure reformats
the hard drive and reinstalls all the engine software, the operating system, and all
related Linux packages.
You will need to connect a monitor and a USB keyboard to the engine prior to
performing these steps.
1. Download the Extreme Access Control Engine Image 64bit (ZIP) file to your system.
To download an engine image:
1. Access the Extreme Portal at:
2. After entering your email address and password, you are on the Support page.
3. Click the Products tab and select ExtremeControl.
4. Click ExtremeControl in the right-panel.
5. Select a version.
6. Download the image and extract the file to a directory on your system.
2. Insert the USB flash drive that came with the engine into the USB port on your
system and note the drive letter it is assigned.
3. Open a command prompt window and cd to the directory where you extracted the
file.
4. Type make_disk.bat <drive letter>:. Since the reinstall procedure
reformats the drive, be sure you have specified the correct drive letter. Press [Enter].
The files are copied to the USB flash drive. When the copy is complete
you see the message:
Successfully installed into <drive letter>: Press any key to continue.
5. Remove the USB flash drive from your system.
6. Insert the USB flash drive into a USB port on the engine (see ).
7. Boot the engine from the USB drive using either of these two methods.
Method 1:
1. Press the power button, and then press F6 to go to the Boot Menu.
2. Select the USB drive on the menu.
Upgrading Engine Software
https://extremeportal.force.com/.
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