Upgrading Versa Appliances(FlexVNF/Director/Analytics) Using CLI
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==> Check current release.
Administrator@versa-director> show system package-info
Package Versa Director Software
Release 16.1R1
Build S3.5
Release date 20171204
Package id aff7bb0
UI Package id
Package name versa-director-20171204-112911-aff7bb0-16.1R1S3
Branch 16.1R1S3
==> Check if desired package is already available or not. Upgrade file ends with .bin.
Administrator@versa-director> request system package list
packages {
name versa-director-20171204-112911-aff7bb0-16.1R1S3.deb
}
packages {
name *.bin
}
==> Check the directory of current release "versa-director-20171204-112911-aff7bb0-16.1R1S3.deb". You need to copy .bin file to
the same location.
- Go to root directory
cd /
- Search the file "versa-director-20171204-112911-aff7bb0-16.1R1S3.deb".
admin@versa-director:/$ find . -name versa-director-20171204-112911-aff7bb0-16.1R1S3.deb
./var/versa/packages/vnms/versa-director-20171204-112911-aff7bb0-16.1R1S3.deb
For Versa-Director:
- Copy .bin file to "/var/versa/packages/vnms/" directory.
For Versa FlexVNF/Analytics:
- Copy .bin file to "/home/versa/packages/" directory.
admin@versa-director:/$ scp lal@10.192.135.1:/home/lal/versa-director-20180220-113539-0acf224-16.1R1.bin var/versa/packages/vnms/ <---- replace this with /home/versa/packages/ in case you are upgrading branch
The authenticity of host '10.192.135.1 (10.192.135.1)' can't be established.
ECDSA key fingerprint is 48:6f:19:a0:9e:85:29:7c:9c:9b:93:c2:55:d7:b3:10.
Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? yes
Warning: Permanently added '10.192.135.1' (ECDSA) to the list of known hosts.
lal@10.192.135.1's password: <<<<enter the password here.
versa-director-20180220-113539-0acf224-16.1R1.bin 100% 403MB 100.8MB/s 00:04
==> Confirm that .bin file is available for upgrade.
Administrator@versa-director> request system package list
packages {
name versa-director-20171204-112911-aff7bb0-16.1R1S3.deb
}
packages {
name versa-director-20180220-113539-0acf224-16.1R1.bin
}
==> Upgrade from R1S3.5 to R1S5. Upgrade takes around 5 to 10 minutes. While upgrade is going on, do not configure or do anything
on the box. No need to reboot the box after an upgrade.
Administrator@versa-director> request system package upgrade versa-director-20180220-113539-0acf224-16.1R1.bin
Will restart Versa Director (all processes). Are you sure? [no,yes] yes
status Installing..
[ok][2018-09-04 03:55:56]
Administrator@versa-director> Starting upgrade..
Stopping vnms service..
admin@versa-director:/$ Taking vnms backup..
Removing existing vnms package..
Installing vnms package..
<snip>
VNMS started successfully..
Upgrade to versa-director-20180220-113539-0acf224-16.1R1.bin successful!
==> Now confirm that the new release is reflected.
Administrator@versa-director> show system package-info
Package Versa Director Software
Release 16.1R1
Build S5
Release date 20180220
Package id 0acf224
UI Package id 53f2526
Package name versa-director-20180220-113539-0acf224-16.1R1
Branch 16.1R1