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
Procedure
- Log in to the OVA.
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Switch to the super-user.
# sudo su -
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Copy the OVA build to any
location.
ubuntu@efa:~$ pwd /home/ubuntu ubuntu@efa:~$ scp root@10.20.241.29:/opt/efa_releases/builds/tar/efa-3.1.0.tar.gz . The authenticity of host '10.20.241.29 (10.20.241.29)' can't be established. ECDSA key fingerprint is SHA256:Zaj8WMvESDrF0Th2vanA9mO85d4FOtzEGcJfMrSqT3U. Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? yes Warning: Permanently added '10.20.241.29' (ECDSA) to the list of known hosts. root@10.20.241.29's password: efa-3.1.0.tar.gz 100% 880MB 90.1MB/s 00:09 ubuntu@efa:~$ ls efa-3.1.0.tar.gz ubuntu@efa:~$
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Extract the tar.
device# tar –xvzf efa-3.x.x.tar.gz device# cd efa
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Run the deployment script.
device# source deployment.sh
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When prompted, select Upgrade or
Redeploy.
The upgrade proceeds. Messages describe the progress and indicate when the upgrade is complete.
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When the upgrade is complete,
update your shell's environment.
device# source /etc/profile
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Verify the upgrade:
- From the EFA CLI, run the
efactl status
command to view the status of the nodes, pods, and services. - From the EFA CLI, run the
efa status
command to get the concise status information.
- From the EFA CLI, run the