Upgrading the Software or BootROM on Your Switches
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The top portion of the page shows the selected image (device or slot image) or BootROM, the
destination and reboot options, and whether the configuration file should be downloaded after the
image upgrade.
The
Partition to use after reboot
field shows the partition that will be used upon reboot—this will
always be the same partition as the destination of the image. For ExtremeWare devices, this will be the
partition you selected as the image destination. For ExtremeXOS devices, the image always goes to the
non-current partition. (However, for a modular upgrade, you can specify the location).
The
Upgrade on the following devices
list shows the devices you have selected for upgrade.
You cannot make changes to these choices on this page, but you can use the
<<Back
button to return to
the previous pages of the wizard to change your selections.
If the settings are correct, click
Finish
to proceed with the upgrade.
If the images do not require a multi-step upgrade, the upgrade proceeds without any additional
prompts. A Messages From Server window shows the progress of the upgrade on the selected devices.
This is the original behavior. When finished, the devices reboot according to the setting of the Reboot
Options.
Performing a Multi-Step Upgrade
EPICenter allows you to perform a procedure called a multi-step upgrade. Using the multi-step upgrade
EPICenter automatically determines the appropriate upgrade path for both the device BootROM and
image. The EPICenter client software compares the desired (destination) image and BootROM versions
to the existing (source) image and BootROM versions loaded on the switch to determine what
intermediate steps, if any, are required.
Only Extreme Networks “
i
-series” switches are evaluated for a multi-step upgrade. Extreme devices that
are not part of the “
i
-series” can be upgrade only using a single step method.
NOTE
For more information on upgrading your Extreme switch, see the ExtremeWare Release Notes.
Upgrade Logic
The multi-step upgrade feature uses the following logic:
●
If the destination image version is greater than or equal to ExtremeWare version 6.1.9, first check the
BootROM version. The BootROM version must be at least Boot 7.6, if not, upgrade the BootROM to
Boot 7.6.
●
If the source software image version is less than ExtremeWare version 6.1.9 and the destination
image is greater than ExtremeWare version 6.1.9, upgrade the software image version to
ExtremeWare version 6.1.9.
●
If the source software image version is less than ExtremeWare version 6.2.2 and the destination
image version is greater than ExtremeWare version 6.2.2, upgrade the device to ExtremeWare version
6.2.2.
●
If the destination software version is greater than or equal to ExtremeWare version 7.0.0, first check
the BootROM version. The BootROM version must be at least Boot 7.8, if not, upgrade to Boot 7.8.
Summary of Contents for EPICenter 6.0
Page 14: ...EPICenter Reference Guide 14 ...
Page 18: ...Preface EPICenter Reference Guide 18 ...
Page 19: ...1 EPICenter Basic Features ...
Page 20: ......
Page 24: ...EPICenter Overview EPICenter Reference Guide 24 ...
Page 44: ...Getting Started with EPICenter EPICenter Reference Guide 44 ...
Page 100: ...The Inventory Manager EPICenter Reference Guide 100 ...
Page 140: ...The EPICenter Alarm System EPICenter Reference Guide 140 ...
Page 172: ...Configuration Manager EPICenter Reference Guide 172 ...
Page 196: ...The Firmware Manager EPICenter Reference Guide 196 ...
Page 220: ...The Interactive Telnet Feature EPICenter Reference Guide 220 ...
Page 250: ...The Grouping Manager EPICenter Reference Guide 250 ...
Page 276: ...Real Time Statistics EPICenter Reference Guide 276 ...
Page 342: ...Using the VLAN Manager EPICenter Reference Guide 342 ...
Page 348: ...The ESRP Monitor EPICenter Reference Guide 348 ...
Page 446: ...EPICenter Reports EPICenter Reference Guide 446 ...
Page 447: ...2 Advanced Upgrade Features ...
Page 448: ......
Page 480: ...EAPS Protocol Monitoring and Verification EPICenter Reference Guide 480 ...
Page 508: ...Using the Policy Manager EPICenter Reference Guide 508 ...
Page 525: ...3 Appendices ...
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Page 542: ...EPICenter Backup EPICenter Reference Guide 542 ...
Page 564: ...Voice over IP Manager EPICenter Reference Guide 564 ...
Page 580: ...EPICenter Reference Guide 580 ...