Automatic full install upgrade of a network appliance
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1. A computer implemented method for a network appliance, comprising:
- determining, at the network appliance, that the network appliance is to be upgraded using a full install image;
reserving an upgrade staging area in a memory device of the network appliance;
downloading the full install image to the upgrade staging area from a server;
marking the upgrade staging area as bootable;
rebooting the network appliance; and
installing the full install image onto the network appliance.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for upgrading a network appliance. In one embodiment, a network appliance determines that it should be upgraded using a full install image. The network appliance then reserves an upgrade staging area in its memory device, downloads the full install image from a server to the upgrade staging area, and marks the upgrade staging area as bootable. Further, the network appliance reboots itself, and installs the full install image.
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1. A computer implemented method for a network appliance, comprising:
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determining, at the network appliance, that the network appliance is to be upgraded using a full install image; reserving an upgrade staging area in a memory device of the network appliance; downloading the full install image to the upgrade staging area from a server; marking the upgrade staging area as bootable; rebooting the network appliance; and installing the full install image onto the network appliance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by a first machine, cause the first machine to perform a method comprising:
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determining, at the network appliance, that the network appliance is to be upgraded using a full install image; reserving an upgrade staging area in a memory device of the network appliance; downloading the full install image to the upgrade staging area from a server; marking the upgrade staging area as bootable; rebooting the network appliance; and installing the full install image onto the network appliance. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A network appliance apparatus, comprising:
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an upgrade manager to determine that a network appliance is to be upgraded using a full install image; and a memory device, coupled to the upgrade manager, to include an upgrade staging area to store the full install image downloaded from a server; wherein the upgrade manager is further to mark the upgrade staging area as bootable, to reboot the network appliance, and to install the full install image onto the network appliance. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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