topic Re: Copy firmware to newly added member in ExtremeSwitching (EXOS/Switch Engine)

Copy firmware to newly added member

n5yzv — Thu, 21 May 2020 00:03:21 GMT

I manage several school district networks. I have some x460’s being added to existing stacks in the very near future. Surly, the firmware will not be the same. I seem to remember a command/process to stack the new member into the stack, then copy over the running firmware to the new member, then include it into the stacking group. I can’t remember the command. Or did I dream this….

Thanks!

Re: Copy firmware to newly added member

davidj_cogliane — Thu, 21 May 2020 00:12:12 GMT

I believe sync slot is the command you are looking for.

I was so happy when that became an option.

Re: Copy firmware to newly added member

n5yzv — Thu, 21 May 2020 01:22:54 GMT

Nice. Thank you. I have guys slapping in switches that are not the same firmware and I’m 600 miles away….

Re: Copy firmware to newly added member

Stefan_K_ — Fri, 22 May 2020 19:08:48 GMT

Are those G2-Switches? With 22.6 came the “automatic stacking” feature. If the existing stack is running at least Firmware 22.6.1.4 it should be enough to connect the new switch (stacking-support needs to be enabled) to the stack and everything else (like firmware-upgrade) should happen automatic.

More Info: https://community.extremenetworks.com/extremeswitching-exos-223284/extremexos-22-6-1-is-now-available-7797816