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 from Extreme Networks Support portal.

About this task

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

Procedure

  1. 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).

  2. Verify the MD5 checksum of the software suite:

    $ more <md5–checksum output file>

  3. 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 VOSS4900.8.10.0.0.tgz
a71ebe5a0c1c2d2a5056ddaca0124aef  VOSS4900.8.10.0.0.tgz

View the MD5 checksum of the software suite:

$ more VOSS4900.8.10.0.0.md5
183eacd80a1571fc8d15676a3c9366bb  FabricIPSecGW_VM_5.2.0.0.ova
eb86e5991d8ce2a69b21510b993e0727  restconf_yang.tgz
adc1468688e8484d0b40443c39f14e51  TPVM_Ubuntu20.04_04_14Apr2022.qcow2
aeeeff32dd58708237bbc6fb905c66e6  VOSS4900.8.10.0.0_edoc.tar
6fa2e4a2a701b4481446828191d55749  VOSS4900.8.10.0.0_mib_sup.txt
45d5ab27b6bf685c086c5a4ce1b47576  VOSS4900.8.10.0.0_mib.txt
4d71d0b020cb75a6ebb54d91cd62c445  VOSS4900.8.10.0.0_mib.zip
0ebd29b5fca139c0afb1585b1933b3a8  VOSS4900.8.10.0.0_oss-notice.html
a71ebe5a0c1c2d2a5056ddaca0124aef  VOSS4900.8.10.0.0.tgz
bb4d40f59ed40f56a47f657821b9b35d  VOSSv8.10.0_HELP_EDM_gzip.zip
9037803-01 Rev AA