Ensure that the server from which
you download the software is reachable from the SLX device that you are
upgrading.
Do not perform a standard delayed upgrade
with the default-config option or the fullinstall option.
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Download the software from the
hosting server.
device# firmware download ftp noactivate user user pass extreme host
10.x.x.x dir builds/slxos20.1.1a
Performing system sanity check...
You are running firmware download without Activating the downloaded firmware.
Please use firmware activate to activate the firmware.
Do you want to continue? [y/n]:y
If you enter y after the prompt, the device will download and install the firmware
to the secondary image location. This can be verified using the 'show version'
command. In the output below, note that firmware 20.x.x is active, but 20.x.x
has been loaded to the secondary, for future activation.
device# show ver
SLX-OS Operating System Version: 20.x.x
Copyright (c) 1995-2020 Extreme Networks, Inc.
Firmware name: 20.x.x
Build Time: 09:27:29 Dec 19, 2019
Install Time: 17:44:23 Dec 20, 2019
Kernel: 4.14.67
Control Processor: Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU C3758 @ 2.20GHz, 8 cores
Microcode Version: 0x2e
Memory Size: System Total: 15632 MB
System Uptime: 19days 4hrs 8mins 8secs
Name Primary/Secondary Versions
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SLX-OS 20.x.x
20.x.x
The device loads the software (firmware) image to the secondary image
location. At this point, you can activate the image during a maintenance window.
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During a maintenance window,
active the image.
device# firmware activate
This command will activate the firmware. It will cause a cold reboot and will
require that existing telnet, secure telnet or SSH sessions be restarted.
Do you want to continue? [y/n]:y
The device reboots and
the new software is committed.
