Specifications

5 Upgrading the Ridgeline Software
Ridgeline Software Upgrade Overview
Installing a Service Pack Release
This chapter describes how to upgrade the Ridgeline software.
Ridgeline Software Upgrade Overview
The Ridgeline software is available in the following forms. You can select which one to install based on
the circumstances under which you want to upgrade:
•
Base installation. To upgrade to a new software release, install the new version of the software after
downloading it from the Extreme Networks website.
If you install the software into a different directory, the two versions can co-exist. For instruction,
see Installing the Ridgeline Server.
•
Service pack. Service packs are minor releases that may add new features to Ridgeline, as well as
provide fixes for known problems from previous releases. You install a service pack release over an
existing base Ridgeline installation (see Installing a Service Pack Release).
If you do not already have the Ridgeline base software installed, first install the base Ridgeline
software, and then install the service pack.
The following table summarizes the options for installing and upgrading the Ridgeline software.
Table 3: Ridgeline Installation and Upgrade Options
Release Type Contents Available Formats When to Install How to Install
Base Ridgeline
installation
Major Ridgeline
software release
Large file downloadable
from the Extreme Networks
website
You want to perform a
fresh Ridgeline
installation/upgrade to a
new major release.
See Installing the Ridgeline
Server.
Service pack New features and
software fixes
Smaller file that installs on
top of an existing Ridgeline
base installation and
integrates the service pack
features and fixes into the
existing installation.
You already have a base
Ridgeline software release
installed and you want to
install the service pack
features and fixes.
See Installing a Service
Pack Release.
Installing a Service Pack Release
Occasionally, Extreme Networks releases updates to the current Ridgeline software with service packs.
Service packs are minor releases that provide fixes for known problems from previous releases.