Calculate and Verify the MD5 Checksum for a File on a Client Workstation

Perform this procedure on a Unix or Linux machine to verify that the software files downloaded properly. The MD5 checksum for each release is available on the Extreme Networks Support website.

About this task

Calculate and verify the MD5 checksum after you download software files.

Procedure

Calculate the MD5 checksum of the downloaded file:

$ /usr/bin/md5sum <downloaded software-filename>

Typically, downloaded software files are in the form of compressed Unix file archives (.tgz files).
Verify the MD5 checksum of the software suite:

$ more <md5–checksum output file>
Compare the output that displays on the screen. Ensure that the MD5 checksum of the software suite matches the system output generated from calculating the MD5 checksum from the downloaded file.

Example

Calculate the MD5 checksum of the downloaded file:

$ /usr/bin/md5sum VSP4K.4.0.40.0.tgz

02c7ee0570a414becf8ebb928b398f51 VSP4K.4.0.40.0.tgz

View the MD5 checksum of the software suite:

$ more VSP4K.4.0.40.0.md5
285620fdc1ce5ccd8e5d3460790c9fe1 VSP4000v4.0.40.0.zip

a04e7c7cef660bb412598574516c548f VSP4000v4040_HELP_EDM_gzip.zip
ac3d9cef0ac2e334cf94799ff0bdd13b VSP4K.4.0.40.0_edoc.tar
29fa2aa4b985b39843d980bb9d242110 VSP4K.4.0.40.0_mib_sup.txt
c5f84beaf2927d937fcbe9dd4d4c7795 VSP4K.4.0.40.0_mib.txt
ce460168411f21abf7ccd8722866574c VSP4K.4.0.40.0_mib.zip
1ed7d4cda8b6f0aaf2cc6d3588395e88 VSP4K.4.0.40.0_modules.tgz
1464f23c99298b80734f8e7fa32e65aa VSP4K.4.0.40.0_OpenSource.zip
945f84cb213f84a33920bf31c091c09f VSP4K.4.0.40.0_oss-notice.html
02c7ee0570a414becf8ebb928b398f51 VSP4K.4.0.40.0.tgz