Brocade virtual adx upgrade, Upgrading brocade virtual adx using a new ova file – Brocade Virtual ADX Installation and Deployment Guide (Supporting ADX v03.1.00) User Manual
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Brocade Virtual ADX Upgrade
Brocade Virtual ADX Upgrade
You can upgrade Brocade Virtual ADX using one of three methods.
• Using a New OVA file
• Using existing binaries
• Using the Brocade Virtual ADX CLI
• Using Linux and the Brocade Virtual ADX CLI
• Copying the current configuration onto a new target Virtual ADX VM
Upgrading Brocade Virtual ADX using a new OVA file
1. Save your existing configuration.
NOTE
Skip this step if you do not want to apply your existing configuration to the new installation.
a)
Execute the write memory command from the Brocade Virtual ADX console to save the
configuration files such as startup-config and others.
Virtual ADX(config)#write memory
Write /opt/ADX/conf/startup-config in progress.
Write /opt/ADX/conf/startup-config done.
Virtual ADX(config)#
b)
Zip up the files in and under the /opt/ADX/openscripts/ directory.
c)
Copy the zipped files and the /opt/ADX/conf/startup-config file using scp .
2. Download the new SSx.ova file and follow instructions for a new install.
NOTE
Skip the next step if you did not save your existing configuration.
3. Copy the saved files to the relevant locations in the Guest OS directory structure from the system
console after the installation is complete using scp .
Upgrading Brocade Virtual ADX using existing binaries
To upgrade Brocade Virtual ADX using existing binaries, complete the following steps.
1. Copy the new ssrbin03100.tar.gz to the misc directory using SCP.
scp –P 2222 ssrbin03100dev.tar.gz root@<VM IP ADDRESS>:/opt/ADX/misc
VM IP ADDRESS is the IP address of the management port (Linux) on the Virtual ADX.
2. On the Virtual ADX VM, go to the /opt/ADX/misc directory.
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