XDR Managed Switch Software Installation
NVOS can be installed/upgraded using one of the methods below:
Older versions of the software may require upgrading to one or more intermediate versions prior to upgrading to the latest. Missing an intermediate step may lead to errors.
For further information, see NVOS Release Notes.
Via the Command Line Interface (CLI)
Login to the system
ssh admin
@mtvr-q3400-06admin@mtvr-q3400-06's password: ███╗ ██╗██╗ ██╗ ██████╗ ███████╗ ████╗ ██║██║ ██║██╔═══██╗██╔════╝ ██╔██╗ ██║██║ ██║██║ ██║███████╗ ██║╚██╗██║╚██╗ ██╔╝██║ ██║╚════██║ ██║ ╚████║ ╚████╔╝ ╚██████╔╝███████║ ╚═╝ ╚═══╝ ╚═══╝ ╚═════╝ ╚══════╝ Last login: Sun Dec2216:27:57IST2024from10.228.137.143on pts/0Number of total successful connections since last1days:209admin@nvos:~$Display the currently installed image.
admin
@nvos:~$ nv show system image operational ----------- ------------------------ current nvos-dev-enable-rbac-004next nvos-dev-enable-rbac-004partition1 nvos-25.02.1966partition2 nvos-dev-enable-rbac-004issu-status no-issuNotice that in partition1 and partition2 , different image is installed on each one. you can choose which partition to boot from using 'nv action boot-next' (see manual)
Fetch the new software image.
admin
@nvos:~$ nv action fetch system image scp://root:3tango@fit70/auto/sw_system_release/nos/nvos/lastrc_master/nvos-amd64-25.02.2930-015.binAction executing ... Fetching file ... Action executing ... File fetched successfully Action succeededDisplay the available images again and verify that the new image now appears under “Available image file”.
admin
@nvos:~$ nv show system image files Available image file ---------------------------------- nvos-amd64-25.02.2930-015.binInstall the new image.
admin
@nvos:~$ nv action install system image files nvos-amd64-25.02.2930-015.bin The operation will install the image and initiate a reboot. Type [y] to install the image and reboot. Type [N] to abort. Do you want tocontinue? [y/N] y Action executing ... Installing image: nvos-amd64-25.02.2930-015.bin Action executing ... Performing reboot ... Action executing ... Disconnecting from NVOS, system is offline during reboot Connection to mtvr-q3400-06closed by remote host.It takes about 5-10 minutes for the image to be installed. if the next message is appearing, please wait few more minutes:
ssh admin
@mtvr-q3400-06ssh: connect to host mtvr-q3400-06port22: Connection refusedDue to California default password role, the user is requested to change the default password in first login
ssh admin
@mtvr-q3400-06admin@mtvr-q3400-06's password: You are required to change your password immediately (administrator enforced). ███╗ ██╗██╗ ██╗ ██████╗ ███████╗ ████╗ ██║██║ ██║██╔═══██╗██╔════╝ ██╔██╗ ██║██║ ██║██║ ██║███████╗ ██║╚██╗██║╚██╗ ██╔╝██║ ██║╚════██║ ██║ ╚████║ ╚████╔╝ ╚██████╔╝███████║ ╚═╝ ╚═══╝ ╚═══╝ ╚═════╝ ╚══════╝ Last login: Sun Dec2215:05:42UTC2024from10.228.137.143on pts/0WARNING: Your password has expired. You must change your password now! New password: Retypenewpassword: applied [rev_id:1] Number of total successful connections since last1days:4Your password has been changed since last loginVerify the image was installed successfully.
admin
@mtvr-q3400-06-mgmt2:~$ nv show system image operational ----------- ------------------------ current nvos-25.02.2930-015next nvos-25.02.2930-015partition1 nvos-dev-enable-rbac-004partition2 nvos-25.02.2930-015issu-status no-issu
For Further information, see NVOS User Manual.
Via the OpenApi (REST)
To upgrade NVOS via OpenApi, perform a curl request.