topic RE: Legacy Firmware for 1i in End of Service Products

Legacy Firmware for 1i

Jimmy2 — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 02:44:00 GMT

We pulled from inventory a working 1i. It has
System Serial Number: 800084-09-0139M00658
Image : Extremeware Version 6.1.5 (Build 20) by Release_Master Sat 09/23/2000 6:56p

Our upgrade path is
To upgrade EW I-Series switches to 7.1.0, you have to follow the below upgrade path:
Upgrade the BootROM to Version 8.2 - I-Series_ngboot82.bin
Upgrade to ExtremeWare 6.1.9 - I_Series_v619b41.xtr
Upgrade to ExtremeWare 6.2.2.56 - I_Series_v622b134.Sxtr
Upgrade to ExtremeWare 7.1.0 - I_Series_v710b48.Sxtr

The items in bold I am unable to locate. On our network we have 5000+ extreme devices, but in our archives I am unable to find this older firmware, searches of google and Extreme support produced no results. Where would I find them?

RE: Legacy Firmware for 1i

Drew_C — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 03:14:00 GMT

Hi Jimmy,
It's been a while since I've had to think about the upgrade path for the 1i - what you've listed here sounds correct.
Since this switch is quite old and not all of the files are easily available, I went ahead and packaged the ones you requested (or an equivalent and compatible version) for you to use.
http://tech.extremenetworks.com/ftp/ftp_new.aspx?file=1i_upgradefiles.zip

In the zip file, you'll also find the most recent (and last) ExtremeWare release, v784b1-patch1-4. The Summit 1i in this release uses Bxtr files (instead of xtr), so I included those for you. No guarantees that it will work, but we can try!

Good luck!
-Drew

RE: Legacy Firmware for 1i

Jimmy2 — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 03:28:00 GMT

Drew, you freakin rock.....thank you!

RE: Legacy Firmware for 1i

Ryan_Mathews — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 03:28:00 GMT

Wow Jimmy....love the size of your purple network and that your 1i is still rocking. Impressive.

I'm curious, how long has it been in service? This is almost a truck testimonial where the owner has driven 400,000 miles...good stuff!

RE: Legacy Firmware for 1i

EtherMAN — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 03:28:00 GMT

I'll match his 1I with a couple of summit 24's that have been in place since around 1999... Still making us money... I would imagine Jimmy has more than just the 1i in his lineup too... Just can't seem find a reason to replace things that still work and do their jobs.

RE: Legacy Firmware for 1i

Ryan_Mathews — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 03:28:00 GMT

That is impressive! Those early Summit(s) -- 24 & i-Series -- were rock solid. Love to see that they're still cranking today.

Thanks for sharing EtherMAN and Jimmy!