Upgrade EFA on TPVM in a Single-node Deployment

You can upgrade EFA on TPVM (Third-Party Virtual Machine) from the SLX device.

Before you begin

The EFA tar file must be available on the /efaboot partition of the SLX device. You need root access to the device. If more than one EFA version is available in the /efaboot directory, you are prompted to select a version during upgrade.

About this task

The upgrade process prompts you to select secure mode or standard mode. For more information about these modes, see EFA Installation Modes.

The upgrade process backs up the EFA system, so that you can easily recover data if the upgrade fails. For more information, see Recover from an Upgrade Failure.

Procedure

Enter SLX Linux mode.
```
device# start-shell
# cd /efaboot
```
Copy the EFA tar file to the SLX device.
```
# scp efa-x.x.x.tar.gz
```
Deploy EFA on the TPVM from the SLX device.
```
device# efa deploy
```
The EFA Installer begins in a series of dialogs.
When prompted, select Single-node deployment and OK.

Tip
Use arrow keys to move between options and the space bar to select an option.
When prompted, select Enable secure mode or Standard mode and OK.
The installation proceeds. Messages describe the progress and indicate when EFA is deployed.
Verify the upgrade.
1. On the SLX device, run the show efa status command to see details of the installation and the state of services.
2. From the EFA command line, run the efactl status command to see the status of nodes, pods, and services.