F5 iSeries, Manual

Downloading the EUD Files

Deciding which files to download

There are several file types available from the F5 download site 

http://downloads.f5.com

 for the

EUD.

File Name

Description

ISO image

The ISO image is provided for burning a CD or DVD of the EUD. You can boot
the CD/DVD from a powered USB CD/DVD drive plugged in to your F5

®

system.

IM file

The IM file is a self-extracting installation file. You can 

scp

 this file directly to

your F5 system and use it to upgrade the EUD on the system or load a USB flash
drive.

MD5 file

There is a corresponding MD5 file for each ISO image and IM file that you
download. Use the MD5 file to verify the integrity of the file you download.

Readme-EUD.txt

This file includes details about the release, such as supported platforms.

Determining the EUD version installed on the system

Perform this task before you download update files to determine the EUD version installed on your
system, or to verify that the installation of a new version was successful.

You can use the 

eud_info

 command to determine which EUD version is installed on your system:

1.

Log in to the command line of the system using an account with root access.

2.

Verify the EUD version installed on your system.

eud_info

The version number of the EUD installed on the system displays.

Downloading the EUD IM file from F5

F5

®

 recommends that you obtain the latest version of the EUD IM file that is supported on your platform

from the F5 download site (

http://downloads.f5.com

) before you run these tests.

1.

Log on to 

http://downloads.f5.com/

 and click 

Find a Download

.

2.

In the 

Hardware-Specific

 area, click 

Platform / EUD

.

3.

Select your platform from the list.

4.

Click the name of the release with the most recent date.
You must accept the software terms and conditions before you can proceed.

5.

Click the file name 

<file_name>.im

 to start the download.

The 

<file_name>

 consists of the platform family and the build number.

Note: You should copy the IM file to 

/var/tmp

 on the system you intend to update.

6.

Download the corresponding checksum file.
The corresponding checksum file has the same name as the IM file, except that 

.md5

 is the file

extension.