Checking For Software Updates - Extreme Networks EPICenter Guide Manual

Getting Started with EPICenter
• From the Archive Limit tab you can limit the number of configuration files that will accumulate
over time. The limits operate per device. You can limit the number of saved configuration files either
by number or by time. For example, a limit of 10 copies means that after 10 files have been saved for
a device, when the 11th file is uploaded, the oldest saved file is deleted. A limit of 7 days means that
saved configuration files more than 7 days old are deleted. This creates an upper limit on the
amount of space that will be consumed by saved configuration files.

Checking for Software Updates

Another area where EPICenter can provide a valuable service is in keeping track of the software
versions on your network devices. The Firmware Manager not only reports on the software and
bootROM versions running in your devices, but also can continually check the Extreme Networks web
site to determine if new versions have been released.
When you install EPICenter you can enable the Automatic Information Update feature. This feature
will connect to the Extreme Networks web site when the EPICenter server starts up, and then once
every 24 hours, to check for new software updates. If it does find updates, it displays a message when
you log into the EPICenter server from an EPICenter client, giving you the option of opening the
Display Software Images Updates page. The Display Software Images Updates page shows all the
software and bootROM versions available for both devices and modules, along with an indication of
whether these versions have been updated since the last time you checked for (and accepted) update
information.
Figure 10: The Display Software Images Updates window
From the Display Software Images Updates window you can select software images to download to the
EPICenter server, where they will then be available for download onto your devices. In Figure 10, the
images with green checks in the Present column have been uploaded to the EPICenter server. The red
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