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Page 10 ExtremeWare v6.2.1 Release Notes
Release Notes for ExtremeWare v6.2.1
Upgrading ExtremeWare
Below are instructions specific to upgrading to, and downgrading from, ExtremeWare v6.2 for Summit,
Alpine, and BlackDiamond switches.
Upgrading Switches
ExtremeWare v6.2 can read a stored configuration saved by ExtremeWare v6.X. The procedures
outlined below will preserve the ability to downgrade should it become necessary:
1 Ensure that the currently used configuration is stored in both the primary and secondary
configuration spaces using the
save primary and save secondary commands.
2 Configure the switch to use the primary image and the primary configuration using the
use image
primary
and use config primary commands.
3 Verify that all of the above procedures were completed successfully with the
show switch
command.
4 Upload the configuration of the switch to a TFTP server for safekeeping using the
upload config
<ipaddress> <filename>
command.
5 If you are not already running BootROM v7.2, TFTP download BootROM v7.2 to the switch. An
example command is “
download bootrom <ipaddress> ngboot7x.bin”. Reboot the switch to
come up with BootROM v7.2.
Upgrading from ExtremeWare v6.1.8 or Earlier
If you are running a version of ExtremeWare prior to 6.1.9b11, do the following:
1 TFTP download a version of ExtremeWare v6.1.9 to the primary image space. An example command
is “
download image <ipaddress> v619b22.xtr primary”.
Caution: If you do not upgrade to v6.1.9 before downloading v6.2.1, the v6.2.1 download will
fail, and the following message to be printed from the system:
ERROR: File too large
2 Reboot the switch. The previous configuration of the switch will be preserved going from the
previous version of ExtremeWare to ExtremeWare v6.1.9. Verify that the switch is operating as
expected. Save the configuration to the desired configuration location. Please note the following
configuration requirement if random early drop probability has been configured on the switch.
Note: If you have configured "Random Early Drop Probability" in the 6.1.8 or below
configuration, after upgrading to 6.1.9, please re-configure the "Random Early Drop
Probability" to the desired value using "config red drop-probability" command and save the
configuration to the desired location prior to upgrading to v6.2.1.
3 Follow the instructions for upgrading from ExtremeWare v 6.1.9 in the next section.
Upgrading from ExtremeWare v6.1.9
If you are running a ExtremeWare version 6.1.9 do the following:
1 TFTP download the version of ExtremeWare v6.2.1 to the primary image space. An example
command is “
download image <ipaddress> v62xby.xtr primary”.