Detailed Steps - Extreme Networks ExtremeWare XOS Guide Manual

Software Upgrade and Boot Options

Detailed Steps

To perform a hitless upgrade to install and upgrade the ExtremeWare XOS software on your system,
complete the following steps:
1 View your selected and booted partition using the following command:
show switch
Output from this command includes the selected and booted images and if they are in the primary
or the secondary partition. The selected image partition indicates which image is used at the next
reboot. The booted image partition indicates the image used at the last reboot.
2 Select the partition to use when downloading an image using the following command:
use image {partition} <partition> {msm <slotid>}
If you use the current partition, the switch displays the following message:
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To take effect of partition change please reboot the switch!
If you use the non-active partition, you do not need to reboot the switch.
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3 Download and install the new ExtremeWare XOS software on the backup MSM using the following
command:
download image [<hostname> | <ipaddress>] <filename> {vr <vrname>} msm <slotid>
NOTE
If the backup MSM is installed in slot B, specify msm B. If the backup MSM is installed in slot A, specify msm
A.
Before the download begins, the switch prompts you to install the image immediately after the
download is finished. If you install the image immediately after download, the switch reboots.
If you download and install the software image on the active partition, you need to reboot the
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switch. The following message appears when downloading and installing on the active partition:
Image will be installed to the active partition, a reboot required. Do you
want to continue? (y or n)
Enter to continue the installation and reboot the switch. Enter
y
If you install the image at a later time, use the following command to install the software:
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install image <fname> {<partition>} {msm <slotid>} {reboot}
4 Initiate failover from the primary MSM to the backup MSM using the following command:
run msm-failover
When you failover from the primary MSM to the backup MSM, the backup becomes the new
primary, runs the newly downloaded software, and provides all of the switch management
functions.
5 Download and install the new ExtremeWare XOS software on the new backup MSM (this was the
original primary MSM) using the following command:
download image [<hostname> | <ipaddress>] <filename> {vr <vrname>} msm <slotid>
NOTE
If the new backup MSM is installed in slot A, specify msm A. If the new backup MSM is installed in slot B,
specify msm B.
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