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Scenario 4: Rollback to Previous Version of Switch Software

Later that year, an upgraded image file is released from Alcatel. The network administrator loads the new file via FTP to the working directory of the switch and reboots the switch from the working directory. Since the switch is specifically booted from the working directory, the switch is running from the working directory.

After the reboot loads the new image file from the working directory, it is discovered that the image file was corrupted during the FTP transfer. Rather than having a disabled switch, the network administrator can reboot the switch from the certified directory (which has the previous, more reliable version of the ENI image file) and wait for a new version of the image. In the meantime, the administrator’s switch is still functioning.

This is illustrated below:

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1.The new file is installed in the working directory.

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2.The new file is loaded via a reboot from the working direc- tory. The switch is running from the working directory.

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3.The file is cor- rupted and doesn’t boot correctly.

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4.Switch reboots from certified directory using old file. Since the working and certi- fied directories are not the same, it will be running from the certified directory.

Switch Rolls Back to Previous File Version

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