Heads Up- EXOS Firmware to be Removed from the Extreme Portal April 2nd, 2024

[SamPirok]

Due to third party software restrictions, as of April 2, 2024, Extreme Networks will remove all EXOS (Switch Engine) software revisions noted in the ‘Software Affected’ section below from the Extreme Support Portal and will no longer distribute any software revisions prior to those listed as replacements (see the field notice for more details). 

Check out the Field Notice here for more details. 

Products Affected
All EXOS switches and software releases:
Summit X430, 435, X440, X440-G2, X450, X450-G2, X460, X460-G2, X465, X480, X620, X650, X670, X670-G2, X690, X695, X770, X870 and all prior versions of Summit EXOS switches which are past End of Service Life date.

Purview Application Sensor

All Black Diamond BD8K, BDX, and legacy Black diamond families (10K, 12K, 20K).

All Universal Switches with Switch Engine software:
5320, 5420, 5520, 5720, 7520, 7720 series

Software Affected
All 32.x software releases 32.6.2 and earlier.
All 31.x software releases 31.7.2 and earlier.
All 31.x Federal software releases 31.2.x and earlier.
All 30.x software releases.
All 22.x software releases.
All 16.x software releases.
All 15.x software releases.
All software releases prior to 30.x.
All software releases prior to 22.x.

[FredrikB-NN2]

Will those releases be available on request or will they become permanently unavailable?

"After April 2, 2024, Extreme Networks will only provide access to the software images below.

31.7.3 - target GA late February 2024
32.6.3 - target GA late February 2024
31.3.100 (Federal) – target GA April 2024"

So, new versions are being released and anything and everything available today will be removed, it that correct? Fresh start, kind of...

[FredrikB-NN2]

I just got some info from Extreme that verifies that my assumptions above are correct. All old releases will be removed, only new ones will be available. We cannot request "old" releases even from the TAC or elsewhere but if we have already downloaded them , we can continue to use them.

Time to hit the "Download" button!!!

[Stefan_K_]

Imagine you have to upgrade some old stacks and need Firmware 30.2.1.8 for that and don't have that archieved. And then we have to start pirating EXOS-Firmware via Torrent or so. 😄 

[Gabriel_G]

Don't worry, there will be additional software releases to address any upgrade bugs that required a stepped upgrade in order to prevent this type of issue.