Upgrading Assurance Sensor F100 / F25

Overview

The following procedure is recommended to upgrade a Provider Connectivity Assurance Sensor F100 or F25 unit using the AFL file and the CLI. The Assurance Sensor F100 and F25 platforms have enough space on the storage to save two copies of the entire software.

Using AFL File for Client

Downloading AFL Firmware

To download firmware using TFTP

1. From the file server accessible to clients, download the file:

AMO-100G-NG_24.08_2800.afl

2. Copy the file to the TFTP server; example: 10.247.0.70

scp AMO-100G-NG_24.08_2800.afl <user>@10.247.0.70:/home/<user>/TFTP_File_Server/tftpboot

OR

To download firmware using SFTP

1. From the file server accessible to clients, download the file:

AMO-100G-NG_24.08_2800.afl

2. Copy the file to the SFTP server, example: 192.168.1.109

scp AMO-100G-NG_24.08_2800.afl <user>:<Pass>@192.168.1.109:/home/<user>/SFTP_File_Server/sftpboot

Installing AFL Firmware on Assurance Sensor F100

This install procedure requires a 2-step process, retrieving the file (a), followed by activation (b). These steps can be accomplished independently.

To install firmware using TFTP

1. Do the following from the unit:
   a) Retrieve the official AMO-100G-NG_24.08_2800.afl file from the TFTP server by typing following commands in the CLI:

ssh root@x.x.x.x <--- IP address of your unit.

archive download-sw /overwrite tftp://10.247.0.4/AMO-100G-NG_24.08_2800.afl

b) Activate the firmware:

configure terminal
firmware activate; exit; exit

2. Wait approximately two minutes as the unit will reboot.

OR

To install firmware using SFTP

1. Do the following from the unit:
   a) Retrieve the official AMO-100G-NG_24.08_2800.afl file from the SFTP server by typing following commands in the CLI:

ssh root@x.x.x.x <--- IP address of your unit.

archive download-sw /overwrite sftp://sftp_user:sftp_user@192.168.1.109/AMO-100G-NG_24.08_2800.afl

b) Activate the firmware:

configure terminal
firmware activate; exit; exit

2. Wait approximately two minutes as the unit will reboot.

Verifying the Active Firmware Version

Validate the active firmware version after the unit has rebooted.

To verify the active firmware version

1. Type the following command in the CLI:

Your Product# show system information

The following information will appear:

Hardware Version                 : 500-173-01
Software Version                 : 10.04.006.00.02
Firmware Version                 : AMO-100G-NG_24.08_2800

Hardware Serial Number           : C414-0305
Software Serial Number           : 1-0-0
Switch Name                      : C414-0305
System Contact                   : Accedian, Canada
System Name                      : C414-0305
System Location                  : Accedian, Canada
Logging Option                   : Console Logging
Device Uptime                    : 0 Days, 0 Hrs, 0 Mins, 54 Secs
Login Authentication Mode        : Local
Config Save Status               : Not Initiated
Remote Save Status               : Not Initiated
Config Restore Status            : Not Initiated
Traffic Separation Control       : none

The upgrade to AMO-100G-NG_24.08_2800 is complete.