Upgrade EFA in a Multi-Node Deployment

You can upgrade EFA in a multi-node, high-availability deployment.

About this task

Expect the upgrade process to take approximately 10 minutes, during which EFA services are down but users or automated systems can continue to make calls into EFA.

The upgrade process automatically backs up the EFA database, so that you can easily recover data if the upgrade fails. You can apply this procedure on either of the nodes.

Procedure

Download the image (*.tar.gz) to a new sub-folder.
Verify the PGP signature as described in article 48172 on the Extreme Portal.
Untar the image.
```
device# tar -xvzf efa-v3.x.x.tar.gz
```
Change to the EFA directory.
```
device# cd efa
```
Run the deployment script.
```
device# source deployment.sh
```
The EFA Installer begins in a series of dialogs.
When prompted, select Upgrade or Redeploy.
When prompted, enter the virtual IPv6 address for the cluster.
- Select Yes and then provide the virtual IPv6 addresses.
- Select No to ignore this optional step.
When prompted to configure additional IP addresses for a health check, take one of the following steps.
- Select Yes and then provide the IP addresses.
- Select No to ignore this optional step.
When prompted to configure additional management IP networks, take one of the following steps.
Note

EFA management Interface must have both IPv4 and IPv6 address configured. Adding IPv6 address is optional while IPv4 is mandatory during sub interface creation. You can add only one management IP networks during upgrade. After the upgrade, you can add more than one management IP networks.
- Select Yes and then provide the following information when prompted. Repeat as often as necessary.
  - Sub-interface name, which is a unique name that contains no more than 11 characters, no white space, and no % or / characters.
  - ID of the VLAN that the management network uses to tag traffic. Valid values range from 2 through 4090.
  - IP subnet address in CIDR format. The subnet must not overlap with any IP subnet that you have already provided.
  Note
  An IPv6 address is optional, but an IPv4 address is mandatory.
- Select No to ignore this optional step or when you have finished entering network information.
When prompted to configure additional management IP network routes, take one of the following steps.
An IPv6 address is optional, but an IPv4 address is mandatory.
- Select Yes and then provide the following information when prompted. Repeat as often as necessary.
  - Target network IP address in CIDR format
  - Source IP address for outbound traffic
  - Next-hop or gateway IP address through which access to the destination network is provided
- Select No to ignore this optional step or when you have finished entering route information.
The installation proceeds. Messages summarize your selections, describe the progress, and indicate when EFA is deployed.
Verify the upgrade.
1. From the EFA command line, run the sudo efactl status command to see the status of nodes, pods, and services.
2. From the EFA command line, run the efa status command for concise status information.