Upgrade EFA on an OVA

Open Virtual Appliance (OVA) is an OVF file packaged with a base image Ubuntu image and installed with EFA.

About this task

See Deploy the OVA for EFA for a list of prerequisites.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the OVA.
  2. Switch to the super-user.
    # sudo su -
  3. Copy the new tar file to /opt/godcapp/.
  4. Extract the tar.
    device# tar –xvf efa-2.x.x.tar.gz
    device# cd efa
    
  5. Run the deployment script.
    device# source deployment.sh
  6. When prompted, select Upgrade or Redeploy.
    The upgrade proceeds. Messages describe the progress and indicate when the upgrade is complete.
  7. When the upgrade is complete, update your shell's environment.
    device# source /etc/profile