Specifications

22 ExtremeWare 7.0 Release Notes
Upgrading to ExtremeWare 7.0.1
If your switch is running ExtremeWare 6.1.8 (or earlier), you must first upgrade to ExtremeWare 6.1.9,
then upgrade to ExtremeWare 6.2.2b56 (or ExtremeWare 6.2.2b68). Following are specific instructions on
upgrading to, and downgrading from, ExtremeWare 7.0.0 for Summit, Alpine, and BlackDiamond
switches.
Upgrading Switches to ExtremeWare 7.0.0
To install ExtremeWare 7.0.1, you must:
1 Save the configuration to a TFTP server.
2 Upgrade the BootROM to Version 7.6 as described on page 23.
3 Upgrade to ExtremeWare 6.1.9 as described on page 23.
4 Upgrade to ExtremeWare 6.2.2b56 as described on page 23.
5 Upgrade the BootROM to Version 7.8 as described on page 24.
6 Upgrade to ExtremeWare 7.0.1b11 as described on page 24.
7 Upgrade ATM, MPLS, ARM, PoS, T1, E1, or T3 Modules as described on page 25.
If you have already installed ExtremeWare 6.1.9 through ExtremeWare 6.2.2b43, you can skip step 3. If
you have already installed ExtremeWare 6.2.2b56 through ExtremeWare 7.0, you can skip steps 2, 3, and
4.
NOTE
The Alpine 3802 requires a different upgrade procedure, described on page 25.
Save the Current Configuration
Before upgrading ExtremeWare, save your configuration using the following steps. This preserves 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 configuration primary and save configuration
secondary
commands.
2 Configure the switch to use the primary image and the primary configuration using the
use image
primary
and use configuration 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
configuration
command.
ExtremeWare 6.2.2 BootROM 7.6
ExtremeWare 6.1.9 through ExtremeWare 6.2.1 BootROM 7.2
ExtremeWare 6.1 through ExtremeWare 6.1.8 BootROM 6.5
Table 6: Required BootROM versions
ExtremeWare Version BootRom Version