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AED Training
Upgrading AED Software
Overview
Description

In this lab you will perform a software upgade on your vAED instance.

Objectives

After completing this lab exercise, you will be able to:

Perform the steps necessary to upgrade your AED's software to a newer version.

Estimated Completion Time

The estimated completion time for this lab is 30 minutes.

Lab Topology

Please ensure you read each step carefully before performing the required task in the order described.

If you are asked for your [POD] number in this lab, use the number that is part of your NE
username. 

Example:  Username NE312 <=> [POD] = 312

 

Upgrade AED Software

The following steps detail the procedures on how to upgrade the software for your AED system. 

Important: If your AED deployment includes either the NETSCOUT Arbor Enterprise Manager (AEM) or the
APS Console, disconnect your AED from the AEM or APS Console before upgrading. Upgrade your AEM or
APS Console first, then upgrade your individual AED devices. Once upgraded reconnect them to either your
AEM or your APS Console. For AEM or APS Console upgrade instructions, see the Arbor APS Console
Advanced Configuration Guide.

For upgrade instructions for your AED, see the Arbor Edge Defense Release Notes, the Arbor Edge
Defense User Guide, and/or the Virtual Arbor Edge Defense Installation Guide for specific details about
upgrading your AED platform.

1. Skip to Step 2 if a browser tab to the AED web UI is open and you are logged in. If not, from your
NETSCOUT Experience user dashboard click the AED  link. At the prompt log into the AED with your
admin credentials:
Username: admin

Password: Welcome123!

2. Skip to Step 5 if a browser tab to the AED serial console is open and you are logged in. If not, from
your NETSCOUT Experience user dashboard click on the Serial Console link .

Important: Check your browser's pop-up blocker settings if a new tab does not open.

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3. When prompted, enter your NETSCOUT Experience user credentials.

Username: NE102
Password: Kinemumo4^

4. Connect to the AED serial console by entering AED in the Appliance prompt.

Note: You may need to hit Enter to obtain the AED CLI prompt.

5. From the AED serial console connection (or CLI) browser tab, copy the files required for the upgrade.
Enter the two commands below into the CLI. 

Important: copy the full commands for each as they may cross two lines on screen, there is not line
break. Each command starts and ends with "/ system files copy ... disk:".

/ system files copy http://files.ne.netscout.com/AED_6_8/arbos-7.2-LHIE-

x86_64 disk:

/ system files copy http://files.ne.netscout.com/AED_6_8/Arbor-Edge-

Defense-6.8.0.0-LHIE-x86_64 disk:

Note: For the lab this is the method used to copy the software to the AED. Normally you would upload
these two software packages using the AED web UI by going to the menu bar and selecting
Administration > Files, this opens the Manage Files page. In our lab environment using the Manage
File page is restricted and uploads are blocked. When using the Manage Files page you can then click
the Upload File button to upload each file individually.

6. Verify that both software packages have been uploaded to the AED. To view (or list) all files of the disk
enter:

/ system files directory disk:

The command output should be similar to the example below:

Directory listing of device disk:

  Filename                                  Kbytes    Date/Time   Type

  Arbor-Edge-Defense-6.8.0.0-LHIE-x86_64    1075266   Sep10 06:55 Signed

package

  arbos-7.2-LHIE-x86_64                      163066   Sep10 06:55 Signed

package

Free space: 8.8G of 10.0G (11% used)

Alternatively, you can look at the UI under Administration > Files to view contents on disk.

7. Next, verify the currently installed (running) packages enter:

/ system files show

Important: make a note of these old AED package names, i.e. arbos-#.# and Arbor-Edge-Defense-#.#
(or similar). Copy the output from the command and paste it into the resizable text box below (drag
the lower right-hand corner to resize).

These are the packages currently running on your AED, and these are the exact names you will need to
enter in the next steps. You can always re-issue the / system files show command at any time to
display this content again.

8. In order to begin the upgrade we must first stop AED services, enter:

/ services aed stop

9. Save the current configuration, enter:

/ config write

10. You may want to check your AED web UI browser tab now, now that AED services are stopped the web
UI may display the message "Please Wait. Arbor Edge Defense is currently unavailable". You may need
to refresh the page as the old page is stale and cached by your browser.

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11. Go back to the serial console/CLI tab to uninstall the old AED package.

First verify the package listed below with the output from the “/ system files show” from step 7.
Update the command below with the output from the / system files show, you need to replace
the #.# with the version numbers (#.#) specified for your AED

Then enter:

/ system files uninstall Arbor-Edge-Defense-#.#

12. Now upgrade the existing ArbOS package by installing the new ArbOS Package.
First verify the “arbos” file name below with the ArbOS file name from the output displayed in
step 6 (or if needed re-issue the command / system files directory disk: first and then update the
command below).
Replace the #.#-#### in the filename below with the updated ArbOS package details to be
installed.

Once the file name is verified press enter:

/ system files install disk:arbos-#.#-####-x86_64

For approximately the next two minutes the system will now install the ArbOS package. The installation
progress should be displayed as the ArbOS package is installed.

13. After installing the new ArbOS package reload the AED, enter:

/ reload now

Optional: Enter any observations or notes that you want to record about the quick installation script,
this is only for your reference later.

14. After AED restarts, log back into the CLI with the admin credentials:

Username: admin
Password: Welcome123!

15. Verify the new ArbOS was installed, enter:

/ system files show

Only the new ArbOS package, ArbOS_#.#, should be displayed as the AED package has been
uninstalled.

16. Next install the new AED package.

First, verify the AED package file name below with the AED package file name to be installed.
Compare the output displayed in step 6 to the command below (or if needed re-issue the
command / system files directory disk: first and then update the command below).
Replace the "#.#-####" in the filename below with the updated details, this is the updated AED
package you are installing.

Once the filename is verified, press enter:

/ system files install disk:Arbor-Edge-Defense-#.#-####-x86_64

For the few minutes the AED system installs the AED package, installation progress should be
displayed as the AED package is installed.

Note: If the AED you are upgrading has large amounts of traffic data, that upgrade may take several
minutes longer to complete. The lab system you are using has very little data and will complete more
quickly.

17. After the install of the AED package completes reload the AED again by entering the command:

/ reload now

Optional: Enter any observations or notes that you want to record about the upgrade procedure, this is
only for your reference later
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only for your reference later.

18. After the AED restarts, log in again the CLI with your admin credentials:

Username: admin
Password: Welcome123!

19. Verify the upgrade was successful, enter:

/ system file show

  ArbOS_7.2            ArbOS 7.2 system files (build LHIE) (arch x86_64)

  Arbor-Edge-Defense-6.8.0.0 Arbor Edge Defense 6.8.0.0 (build LHIE) (arch

x86_64)

20. Check and verify AED services:

/ services aed show

21. If required, start AED services by entering:

/ services aed start

22. Finally, save the AED configuration, enter:

/ config write

Any new configuration settings from the upgrade will be saved and written to disk.

23. To verify that the upgrade is complete, if a tab to the AED web UI is not already open, then from the
NETSCOUT Experience user dashboard click on the AED Open Link.

Note: Any existing tab that was open to the AED web UI may need to be refreshed, as the connection
should have timed out or failed while AED services were stopped.

24. At the AED prompt login with the admin credentials:

Username: admin
Password: Welcome123!

25. One thing you can do from the AED web UI to quickly view system details is to click the About link
located in the lower-right corner of any page. The About link views current installed software for this
AED system, hardware information, and the throughput for clean traffic against your AED's license. The
release indicated should be the same as what you installed in the previous steps.

26. Going back to the serial console/CLI tab, to logout of the CLI, enter:

/ exit

27. To exit the serial console session, enter CTRL+O

Optional: Add any final observations or notes that you want to record about the upgrade procedure,
this is only for your reference later.

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28. Excellent! You have performed the procedure to upgrade your AED's software, this lab exercise is now
complete.

29. Please notify the instructor that you have completed this lab exercise.

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This completes the lab exercise for the quick installation script for your AED. For more information about the
configuration settings for your AED's installation, refer to the AED Quick Start Card / Installation
Guide and/or the Arbor Edge Defense User Guide.

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