Radware Alteon - Upgrading the Alteon Application Switch

Radware Alteon Installation and Maintenance Guide
Maintenance and Software Upgrade
Document ID: RDWR-ALOS-V2815_IG0203 65
12. Click Save.
13. Select the location to save the image file.
The image filename is in the following format:
AAS-<major version>.<sub-version>.<sub-version>.<sub-version>-<product number>-
AlteonOS.img
Use the image file to upgrade the platform. For more information, see Upgrading the Alteon
Application Switch, page 65.
Upgrading the Alteon Application Switch
You can upgrade your device software with newer software releases from Radware. Your
maintenance contract determines whether you are entitled to new software versions with new
features or only maintenance versions.
Before you can upgrade the device, you first need to do the following:
• Download the software image file (see Downloading Software, page 64
).
• Obtain a special upgrade password from
http://www.radware.com/alteon/support/pwg/default.asp?
.
The upgrade password is based on the Base MAC address (of the first interface) of your device
and on the version software file size.
Device upgrade involves two steps:
1. Saving the current device configuration.
2. Upgrading the device software.
A device upgrade enables the new features and functions on the device without altering the existing
configuration. In exceptional circumstances, new firmware versions are incompatible with legacy
configuration files from earlier firmware versions. This most often occurs when you attempt to
upgrade from very old firmware to the most recently available version.
New firmware versions require a password. You can obtain this password from the Radware
corporate Web site. You must obtain this password before you load the upgrade file onto the
Radware device. If you do not supply the correct password during the upgrade process, you cannot
upgrade, the device will abort the upgrade process, and will revert to the installed version of
software.
The password is based on the firmware version file and on the base MAC address of the unit.
Notes
>> Before upgrading to a newer software version, save the existing configuration.
>> When you install a new software image, the currently loaded BIOS is updated if it does
not match the new BIOS. If you are instructed by Radware Technical Support to do so,
you can force the BIOS installation even if the version remains unchanged, using the
following syntax:
/boot/image image1|image2 -f
For information on the device upgrade options, see the Alteon Application Switch Operating System
Command Reference.