F5 iSeries, Manual

Verifying, Installing, and Loading the EUD Files

After you download the EUD files

There are several actions you can take after you download the EUD files.

Task

Description

Use the MD5 checksum to
verify the files

Use the MD5 file to verify the integrity of the file you download.

Install the EUD from the IM
installation package

Use secure copy (

scp

) to copy the IM file directly to your F5

®

system, and use the IM file to upgrade the EUD on the system.

Load the EUD onto a USB
flash drive

Load the EUD onto a USB flash drive, and run the EUD from the
flash drive.

Using MD5 checksum to check the integrity of the file

You can perform this task after you download update files and their corresponding 

.md5

 files from the

F5

®

 downloads site (

http://downloads.f5.com

).

Verify the MD5 checksum on each file you download using the 

md5sum

 command. Use the output to

verify the integrity of the downloaded file.

1.

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

2.

Verify the integrity of the downloaded file, where 

<file_name>

.md5

 is the name of the 

.md5

 file

you downloaded.

md5sum -c <file_name>.md5

If the output is 

OK

, the download was successful. If not, you should download the file again and repeat

the process.

Installing the EUD from an IM installation package

You should copy the IM file to 

/var/tmp

 on the system you intend to update before you begin this

procedure.

Installing the EUD from an IM file is one method that you can use to get the latest EUD installed on your
hardware.

1.

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

2.

Install the EUD, where 

<file_name>

.im

 is the name of the file you downloaded.

im <file_name>.im

The latest EUD is installed on your hardware.

Loading the EUD onto a USB flash drive

You can run the EUD by booting the system from a USB flash drive loaded with the EUD software. Use
this procedure to load the EUD onto a USB flash drive.

1.

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

2.

Download the IM file to 

/tmp/eud

.