Specifications

18 ExtremeWare 7.1.1 Release Notes

Upgrading to ExtremeWare 7.1

Upgrading Switches to ExtremeWare 7.1.1

To install ExtremeWare 7.1.1, you must:

1 Save the configuration to a TFTP server.

2 Upgrade the BootROM to Version 8.1 as described on page 19.

3 Upgrade to ExtremeWare 6.1.9 as described on page 19.

4 Upgrade to ExtremeWare 6.2.2b56 as described on page 19.

5 Upgrade to ExtremeWare 7.1.1 as described on page 20.

6 Upgrade ATM, MPLS, ARM, PoS, T1, E1, or T3 Modules as described on page 21.

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 7.0.1, you can skip steps 3 and

NOTE

If you are also upgrading your BlackDiamond to MSM-3’s, see the MSM-3 Upgrade Note included with

your MSM-3.

NOTE

The Alpine 3802 requires a different upgrade procedure, described on page 21.

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 If you are using the Network Login campus mode:

a Disable Network Login using the

disable netlogin command to prevent users from

re-authenticating during the backup process.

b Use the

clear netlogin state port command on all Network Login user ports, causing all

Network Login users to be unauthenticated and all client ports to move back to their respective

unauthenticated VLAN configuration.

c Use the

show netlogin and show vlan commands to verify that all Network Login ports are in

the unauthenticated state and the client ports are members of their respective unauthenticated

VLANs.

2 If you are using ACLs and the CPU DoS protect feature, ensure that the CPU DoS protect filter

precedence follows the rules described in “CPU DoS Protect and ACL Precedence” on page 52. If

there is a precedence conflict, CPU DoS protect is not enabled.

3 Save the current configuration in both the primary and secondary configuration spaces using the

save configuration primary and save configuration secondary commands.

4 Configure the switch to use the primary image and the primary configuration using the

use image

primary

and use configuration primary commands.

5 Verify that all of the above procedures were completed successfully with the

show switch

command.