Use this upgrade option if the latest
version of EFA is supported on your version of TPVM.
About this task
This option is the preferred method for
upgrading EFA, SLX-OS, and TPVM. For more information about supported versions, see
Supported Platforms and Deployment Models.In the
following procedure, SLX1
refers to the active EFA node (TPVM1). SLX2 refers to the standby
EFA node (TPVM2).
Procedure
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Upgrade EFA to the latest
version.
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Back up EFA.
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SCP the backup file to a
location outside of TPVM, such as the /efaboot
partition of SLX-OS where the EFA image is kept.
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Copy the EFA 2.4.x image to the /efaboot directory
on SLX1.
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Deploy EFA on SLX1.
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When prompted, select Multi Node Build
Upgrade.
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Upgrade SLX-OS to the latest version.
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Run the following commands on SLX1 (the active node, TPVM1) to upgrade
SLX2 to the latest version.
efa inventory firmware-host register
efa inventory device firmware-download prepare add
efa inventory device firmware-download prepare list
efa inventory device firmware-download execute
efa inventory device firmware-download show
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On SLX1, make SLX2 the active node.
SLX2 takes over as the active node. During this process, EFA can
be down for two to three minutes.
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Run the following commands on SLX2 (now the active node, TPVM2) to
upgrade SLX1.
efa inventory device firmware-download prepare add
efa inventory device firmware-download prepare list
efa inventory device firmware-download execute
efa inventory device firmware-download show
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Upgrade TPVM1 to the latest version.
Upgrade TPVM1 first, because it is in the standby node.
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On SLX1, run the following commands.
device# tpvm stop
device# tpvm uninstall force
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Copy the new TPVM build to the /tftpboot/SWBD2900/
directory.
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Set all TPVM1-related
parameters.
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Perform a fresh installation of TPVM.
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Set a unique host name, NTP, and DNS.
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Enable passwordless access between the TPVMs.
device# tpvm config trusted-peer
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Copy the EFA 2.4.x image to the /efaboot directory
on SLX2.
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Deploy EFA on SLX2.
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When prompted, select Multi Node Build Upgrade with Node
Replacement.
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Upgrade TPVM2 to the latest version.
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On SLX2, run the following commands.
device# tpvm stop
device# tpvm uninstall force
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Copy the new TPVM build to the /tftpboot/SWBD2900/
directory.
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Set all TPVM2-related
parameters.
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Perform a fresh installation of TPVM.
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Set a unique host name, NTP, and DNS.
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Enable passwordless access between the TPVMs.
device# tpvm config trusted-peer
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Copy the EFA 2.4.x image to the /efaboot directory
on SLX1.
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Deploy EFA on SLX1.
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When prompted, select Multi Node Build Upgrade with Node
Replacement.