WebUI Configuration Guide
Packet Broker Installation
12 min
system installation requirements system installation requirements packet broker is deployed on sonic nos (asternos) before installing, please check with the appropriate personnel to make sure that the packet broker version is compatible with the sonic nos (asternos) version matching preparation before installation preparation before installation obtain the packet broker installation package with the appropriate person, the file name is asternos v5 xxx npb vx x xxxx gitxxxx aarch64 bin obtain the sonicnos installation package (optional) with the appropriate person, the file name is asternos vxxx bin complete the initialization ip configuration in the initialization configuration of the device to ensure network connectivity if there is no network condition, you need to prepare a usb flash disk uploading of installation files uploading of installation files the device supports tftp, scp or u disk to copy the version image to the device to be installed and upgraded, the initial user name of the device is admin, password asteros device as tftp client copy image device as tftp client copy image device and file server interoperate, device acts as a tftp client and file server acts as a tftp server, which needs to download the version image stored on the server to device and complete the software version upgrade configure the ip address of the file server to guarantee that the file server and the device can be reached by routes start the device's tftp server to complete the version image download sonic# system bash use 'exit' to return sonic cli admin\@sonic $ tftp tftp> help tftp> connect (to) 150 1 0 1 tftp> get xxxx bin received 17437 bytes in 0 0 seconds tftp> quit admin\@sonic $ ls xxxx bin copying an image using scp copying an image using scp configure the ip address of the file server to guarantee that the file server and the device can be reached by routes use the scp command on the device to complete the version image download sonic# system bash use 'exit' to return sonic cli admin\@sonic $ sudo scp server\@192 168 0 100 /share/xxxx bin admin\@sonic $ ls xxxx bin copying an image using a usb flash drive copying an image using a usb flash drive this method is suitable when there is no network environment and you need to copy the version image to the device typically, the usb port is located on the front panel of the device insert the usb disk containing the system image into the usb port of the device execute the command to view the disk name corresponding to the usb disk sonic# system bash use 'exit' to return sonic cli admin\@sonic $ sudo /sbin/fdisk l create a directory for mounting the usb drive admin\@sonic $ sudo mkdir /mnt/usb/ mount the usb drive for example, the path of the usb drive is /dev/sdb4 please refer to the actual path admin\@sonic $ sudo mount /dev/sdb4 /mnt/usb enter the disk directory and copy files from the disk to the device admin\@sonic $ cd /mnt/usb admin\@sonic /mnt/usb$ sudo cp xxxx bin /home/admin installation of the image installation of the image sonicnos installation sonicnos installation when logging in using ssh you may enter the sonic cli view, upload the sonicnos image to the /home/admin directory and execute the command sonic# image update asternos v5 2xxxx bin packet broker image installation packet broker image installation when using ssh login may enter the sonic cli view, use the system bash command to enter the system, and then enter the directory where the image is located, direct execution of the installation package, such as permissions, please execute chmod +x to the installer can be executed permissions, the execution of the installation will be completed after the completion of the installation, the installation will be prompted after the completion of the install success and reboot the entire device sonic# system bash use 'exit' to return sonic cli admin\@sonic $ sudo /asternos v5 xxx npb vx x xxxx gitxxxx aarch64 bin \[parameters] f automatically removes historical backups or containers when they already exist recommended to use the command line for the initial installation, subsequent upgrades are recommended to use the web system upgrade for version updates
