Upgrading Your Switches Using The Upgrade Wizard; Image Selection - Extreme Networks EPICenter Reference Manual

EPICenter evaluates your image and switch selections after the Upgrade Wizard's Hardware Selection
step. Even if you know you need to perform a multi-step upgrade, you should proceed through the
Image Selection and Hardware Selection steps described in the following sections.
EPICenter also supports the Hitless upgrade feature on a BlackDiamond chassis under certain conditions.
Hitless upgrade allows an ExtremeWare software upgrade on a BlackDiamond 6800 series chassis, or an
ExtremeXOS upgrade on a BlackDiamond 10K without taking it out of service or losing traffic. The
Upgrade Wizard presents the Hitless upgrade as an option when you specify an upgrade on a
BlackDiamond that meets the following conditions:
A BlackDiamond running ExtremeWare 7.1.1 or later, with BootROM 8.1 or later and 2 MSMs
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installed.
A BlackDiamond 10K running ExtremeXOS 11.1 or later with 2 MSMs installed.
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Upgrading a Stacking Device
For Extreme Networks devices that support stacking, the Upgrade Wizard allows you to upgrade the
images for the stack master and for individual stack members, as needed. The stack master must be
upgraded in a separate operation, using the appropriate device image for the stack master device type.
Stack members can be upgraded individually or in groups, using the slot image version of the current
device image.

Upgrading Your Switches Using the Upgrade Wizard

The Upgrade Wizard helps manage the upgrade process for both software images and BootROM
images, for either devices or modules. The Wizard will check to ensure that the requested software or
BootROM image is appropriate and compatible with the devices or modules selected for the upgrade.
To download a new ExtremeWare software or BootROM image to an Extreme device or module, click
the Upgrade button at the top of the window. You can also select Upgrade from the Firmware menu or
a right-click pop-up menu.

Image Selection

The Image Selection page of the Upgrade Wizard appears, as shown in
EPICenter Reference Guide
Upgrading the Software or BootROM on Your Switches
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