How to upgrade the SVF license

2023年 4月 13日
Posted by Thunder-linkadmin

Super Virtual Fabric (SVF) technology virtualizes network devices at multiple layers into a single logical device and allows control devices to manage and configure access devices. This technology simplifies management and configuration, as shown the below:

SVF networking

Access devices of a traditional campus network have the following characteristics:

A large number of access devices are distributed sparsely.
Services are simple and configurations on different access devices are similar.
The trend towards wired and wireless convergence grows.

Using traditional methods to configure and manage the campus network is laborious and complicates the configuration and management of access devices. SVF technology simplifies management and configuration of access devices.

Compared with traditional configuration and management methods, SVF has the following advantages:

Unified device management

SVF virtualizes control and access devices into one logical device and allows control devices to manage and configure access devices.

Unified configuration

SVF implements batch configuration of access devices based on profiles, removing the need to configure access devices one by one.

Unified user management

SVF manages wired and wireless access users in a unified manner.

Only the S5720-HI, S5730-HI, S5731-H, S5731S-H, S5732-H, S6730-H, S6730S-H, S6730-S, S6730S-S, S6720-HI, S6720-EI, S6720-SI, S6720S-SI and S6720S-EI support SVF mode.

To upgrade the system software of a device, you need to upload upgrade files to the device, specify files for next startup, and restart the device to make the upgrade files take effect. The web system allows you to upgrade the system software on the GUI, simplifying the upgrade operations and improving efficiency.

Procedure

Prepare for a parent upgrade.

Choose Maintenance > System Maintenance > Upgrade and click the Parent Upgrade Preparations tab

The configuration items on the displayed page.

Table 1 Parent Upgrade Page
Item	Description
Version	Information about system file is displayed on the page, such as Current system file, Next startup software, Current patch file, and Current Web file.
Upload File	Selects the file to be uploaded.
Next Startup Configuration	Select Next startup system file, Next startup configuration file, and Next startup patch file from the drop-down list. NOTE: If the device supports plug-in, select the plug-in file for next startup from the drop-down list.

Click in the Upload File Select an upgrade file and click Uploadto upload the file.
In the Next Startup Configurationoption, select the file for next startup from the drop-down list and click Save.
Click Apply.

Prepare for an AS upgrade.

Choose Maintenance > System Maintenance > Upgrade and click the AS Upgrade Preparations tab

The parameters on the page.

Table 2 AS Upgrade Preparations
Item	Description
Upload the Upgrade File to the Parent	Allows you to select the upgrade file to be uploaded. You can upload the locally stored upgrade file to the parent.
Configure the FTP/SFTP Account Used to Load the Upgrade File on the AS	Configures the loading mode, account and password. NOTE: · FTP is not a secure protocol, so SFTP is recommended. · Before using the SFTP loading mode, enable the SFTP services on the Maintenance > System Maintenance > System > Service Management page. · Configuring the SFTP loading mode will create an administrator account and configure the SSH account. To modify the accounts, go to the Maintenance > System Maintenance > Administrator page.
Load the Parent’s Upgrade File to the AS	Allows you to select the required upgrade file and patch file based on the AS type. To load files of the parent to the AS or unload files from the AS, click Load or Uninstall. You can also view the loading progress and failure cause in the Upload Result column.

Click and select the required upgrade file.
Click Upload to upload the upgrade file.
Configure the loading mode, account and password used to upload the upgrade file of an AS and click Apply.
Select the required upgrade file and patch file based on the AS type and click Load.
In the dialog box that is displayed, click OK.