Upgrade Using an SD Card
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Upgrade Using an SD Card
In the 1570 / 1590 appliances, you can use an SD card to upgrade to a new firmware image or auto-
configuration file. When you install a new image with an SD card, the appliance deletes your previous
settings and creates a new factory default image. Back up your settings so you can restore them after the
installation is complete.
Note
- The 1530 / 1550 appliance does not support SD cards.
Note - SD cards are formatted with
ext4
. In earlier versions, SD cards are formatted as FAT32. If you
upgrade from an earlier version to R77.20.85 or higher, the SD remains with FAT32 for backward
compatibility.
To upgrade to a new firmware image from an SD card:
1. Disconnect the Quantum Spark Appliance from the power source.
2. Place the firmware image on the SD card in the top folder. Do not rename the file.
Make sure the top folder of the SD card does not contain any previous Boot loader or firmware
images (
u-boot*.bin
files or
fwl*.gz
files).
3. Insert the SD card into the SD card slot on the Quantum Spark Appliance. If the operation does not
succeed, this may be because the SD card slot does not recognize all devices.
4. Connect the appliance to the power source.
The installation begins with the image file. This takes several minutes.
If the file is valid, the Power LEDs start to blink blue to show progress.
When the installation is complete, the Power LED is solid blue. The appliance is ready for your input.
Restore your settings. For more information, see
"Backup, Restore, Upgrade, and Other System
To upgrade using Gaia Clish commands:
These are the file names that you can use:
n
autoconf.clish
n
autoconf.
<MAC Address>
.clish
<MAC Address>
is the specified MAC address in this format:
XX-XX-XX-XX-XX
You can create multiple configuration files for Quantum Spark Appliance gateways. The gateways run both
files or only one of them. First the
autoconf.clish
configuration file is loaded. If there is a configuration
file with the same MAC address as the gateway, that file is loaded second.
Use the
#
symbol to add comments to the configuration file.