Chapter 3: Reinstalling Engine Software - Extreme Networks Extreme Management Center ExtremeControl IA-A-25 Installation Manual

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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:
https://extremeportal.force.com/.
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.
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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.
3 The engine starts booting from the USB flash drive.
4 When the boot is complete, the Engine Installation screen appears and the installation begins.
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Method 2:
1 Press the power button, and then press F2 to go to the BIOS setup.
2 Use the arrow keys to navigate to the Boot Options menu.
3 Ensure that the USB flash drive is listed as Boot Option #1 at the top.
4 Save changes and exit.
5 The engine starts booting from the USB flash drive.
6 When the boot is complete, the Engine Installation screen appears and the installation begins.
8 After the installation completes, reboot the engine and remove the USB flash drive.
9 Proceed to Configuration
ExtremeControl IA-A-25 Installation Guide for version 8.1
on page 13, and follow the instructions for configuring the engine.
Figure 1 on page 8).
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