Re: [f-nsp] Brocade / Extreme VDX 6740 and ISSU

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According to TAC some fixes (like patch for flash corruption) are kernel
related and it's why they need full restart instead of ISSU.


On Fri, Jul 24, 2020 at 4:39 PM Gerald K. <[email protected]> wrote:

> >
> > On 21.07.20 22:50, Robert Hass wrote:
> >> For all upgrades where compact-flash corruption fix is required you
> >> cannot use ISSU.
> >> This is what I heard from GTAC upgrading all our VDXes.
>
> Yes, ISSU have not work in our situation on the switch with the probably
> faulty flash inside. We've tried it but at some stage it complain "disk
> SCSI errors", cancels the update and revert itself back to the old
> software version.
>
> But I was able to manually "netinstall" (*) from USB Software 6.0.2h on
> all 4 partitions of the switch without any errors and now the switch is
> back in the fabric.
>
> Of course that do not fix any flash corruption. But it prevents a little
> bit from getting worse hopefully.
>
> Gerald
>
> (*)
>
> https://gtacknowledge.extremenetworks.com/articles/Q_A/How-to-perform-netinstall-on-VDX-6740-and-6940-via-USB
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>According to TAC some fixes (like patch for flash cor=
ruption) are kernel related and it&#39;s why they need full restart instead=
 of ISSU.</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=
=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Jul 24, 2020 at 4:39 PM Gerald K. &lt=
;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><bloc=
kquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:=
1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">&gt; <br>
&gt; On 21.07.20 22:50, Robert Hass wrote:<br>
&gt;&gt; For all upgrades where compact-flash corruption fix is required yo=
u<br>
&gt;&gt; cannot use ISSU.<br>
&gt;&gt; This is what I heard from GTAC upgrading all our VDXes.<br>
<br>
Yes, ISSU have not work in our situation on the switch with the probably<br=
>
faulty flash inside. We&#39;ve tried it but at some stage it complain &quot=
;disk<br>
SCSI errors&quot;, cancels the update and revert itself back to the old<br>
software version.<br>
<br>
But I was able to manually &quot;netinstall&quot; (*) from USB Software 6.0=
.2h on<br>
all 4 partitions of the switch without any errors and now the switch is<br>
back in the fabric.<br>
<br>
Of course that do not fix any flash corruption. But it prevents a little<br=
>
bit from getting worse hopefully.<br>
<br>
Gerald<br>
<br>
(*)<br>
<a href=3D"https://gtacknowledge.extremenetworks.com/articles/Q_A/How-to-pe=
rform-netinstall-on-VDX-6740-and-6940-via-USB" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D=
"_blank">https://gtacknowledge.extremenetworks.com/articles/Q_A/How-to-perf=
orm-netinstall-on-VDX-6740-and-6940-via-USB</a><br>
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