Software upgrade examples

 

·     Introduction

·     Prerequisites

·     Restrictions and guidelines

·     Example: Upgrading software

 

The following information provides Web-based software upgrade examples.

 

This document is not restricted to specific software or hardware versions. Procedures and information in the examples might be slightly different depending on the software or hardware version of the device.

The configuration examples were created and verified in a lab environment, and all the devices were started with the factory default configuration. When you are working on a live network, make sure you understand the potential impact of every command on your network.

The following information is provided based on the assumption that you have basic knowledge of the software upgrade feature.

 

To upgrade device software, follow these restrictions and guidelines:

·     To reduce impact on users, upgrade software when user traffic is low.

·     Before upgrading software, back up the current software images.

·     Make sure the connection between the configuration terminal and the device is not closed during the upgrade.

·     When the device was shipped, HTTPS was enabled and the following settings were configured:

¡     Username admin.

¡     Password admin.

¡     User role network-admin.

¡     Management interface IP address 192.168.0.1/24.

By default, you can connect a configuration terminal to the management interface and use the settings to log in to the Web interface of the device to manage the device.

Network configuration

As shown in Figure 1, use the host to log in to the device and upgrade device software.

Figure 1 Network diagram

 

Software versions used

This example was created and verified on R8860 of the F1000-AI-55 device.

Procedure

Configuring the host

1.     Use an Ethernet cable to connect the host to management interface GE 1/0/0 on the device.

2.     Assign IP address 192.168.0.2/24 to the host.

This IP address belongs to the same subnet as management interface GE 1/0/0. The host and the device can reach each other.

3.     Launch the Web browser and enter https://192.168.0.1 in the address bar.

The Web interface login page opens.

4.     Enter the username admin and password admin, select a language, and click Login.

 

	IMPORTANT: For device security, change the password for the factory-default account immediately.

 

Upgrading software

1.     On the top navigation bar, click System.

2.     From the navigation pane, select Upgrade Center > Software Upgrade.

3.     Click Upgrade immediately.

4.     Click Select and select the .ipe upgrade file.

5.     Verify that the Reboot the device immediately option is selected.

6.     Click OK.

Figure 2 Upgrading software

 

Verifying the configuration

# On the top navigation bar, click System.

# From the navigation pane, select Maintenance > About > Version Info.

# View the version information.