F5 ARX-2500, Hardware Installation Manual

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Booting the Switch
ARX-2500 Hardware Installation Guide 3 - 15
If your network has more complex requirements, consult
Configuring Layer 2 and Configuring the Network Layer in the ARX® CLI
Network-Management Guide f or a complete set of options and instructions.
Upgrading the Software and Firmware on the Replacement ARX
If the replacement chassis is running an outdated release, upgrade its
software and firmware. Use the stand-alone instructions in
Upgrading
Software in the ARX CLI Maintenance Guide . If the software is more than
two major releases behind the target release (that is, v3.x.y or earlier),
upgrade fully to a 4.x or 5.x release and then upgrade to the target release.
The following example shows the command sequence to upgrade both the
software and the firmware on the new
stoweB switch from 5.1.0 to 6.2.0:
SWITCH# copy ftp://jusr:jpasswd@mysrv.wwmed.com/12345.rel
releases test5.rel
% INFO: Copying 1013 megabytes from the specified source . . .
...
%
INFO: The copy completed successfully.
SWITCH# show releases
releases
R A test1.rel Dec 8 00:14 800 MB
B test2.rel Dec 7 00:06 800 MB
test5.rel Sep 10 00:09 1.0 GB
Arm the system with the new release and then reload the ARX to activate.
SWITCH# boot system test5.rel
% INFO: The boot system command may take up to 5 minutes to complete.
SWITCH# show releases
releases
R test1.rel Dec 8 00:14 800 MB
test2.rel Dec 7 00:06 800 MB
A B test5.rel Sep 10 00:09 1.0 GB
SWITCH# reload
Reload the entire chassis? [yes/no/diags] yes
System is resetting.
After the reboot, log in and confirm that you are running the new release.
User Access Authentication
Username: admin
Password: mypassword
stoweA# show version