Specifications

Upgrading ExtremeWare
ExtremeWare 7.0 Release Notes 23
Upgrade the BootROM to Version 7.6
ExtremeWare 6.1.9 requires BootROM 7.2 (or later). ExtremeWare 6.2.2 requires BootROM 7.6 (or later).
Before you upgrade to ExtremeWare 6.1.9, upgrade to BootROM 7.6:
1 Download the BootROM using the
download bootrom [ <host_name> | <ip_addr> ]
<ngboot.bin_name>
command.
2 Reboot the switch using the
reboot command.
Upgrade to ExtremeWare 6.1.9
If you are running ExtremeWare 6.1.8 (or earlier), upgrade to ExtremeWare 6.1.9:
1 TFTP download ExtremeWare 6.1.9 to the primary image space using the
download image primary
command.
CAUTION
If you do not upgrade to ExtremeWare 6.1.9 before downloading ExtremeWare 6.2.2, the
ExtremeWare 6.2.2 download will fail, and the following message will be printed from the system:
ERROR: File too large
2 Reboot the switch using the reboot command. The previous configuration of the switch is
preserved.
3 Verify that the correct BootROM and ExtremeWare version are loaded using the
show switch and
show version commands.
4 Check the log for configuration errors. Manually enter configurations that did not load.
5 If you configured Random Early Drop Probability in ExtremeWare 6.1.8 (or earlier), re-configure the
Random Early Drop Probability using the
configure red drop-probability command.
6 Save the configuration to the primary space.
Upgrade to ExtremeWare 6.2.2b56
If you are running ExtremeWare 6.1.9 to ExtremeWare 6.2.2b43, upgrade to ExtremeWare 6.2.2b56 (or
ExtremeWare 6.2.2b68):
1 TFTP download ExtremeWare 6.2.2b56 (or ExtremeWare 6.2.2b68) to the primary image space using
the
download image primary command.
2 Reboot the switch using the
reboot command. The previous configuration of the switch is
preserved.
NOTE
ExtremeWare 6.2.2b56 (and later) stores 75 static log entries. Previous versions stored 100 entries.
To accomodate the new entry limit, ExtremeWare 6.2.2b56 clears the static log after your first reboot.
To preserve your static log entries, use the
show log command and save the output.
3 Verify that the correct BootROM and ExtremeWare version are loaded using the
show switch and
show version commands.
4 TFTP download the saved configuration, and answer
y at the prompt to reboot the switch.