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Aventail E-Class SRA10.6.4 Upgrade Guide
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Upgrade Guide
6. If you are upgrading to version 10.6.4 from 8.8 or 8.9, you must also enter an authentication code (how to find
the code is described in the next section).
7. Click
Register
to continue.
8. Follow the online prompts to fill out the survey and complete the registration process.
Finding the Authentication Code for Your Appliance
Your authentication code is the hardware identifier for your appliance, and it is displayed in one or two places,
depending on your appliance model:
EX9000, EX7000 and EX6000:
Both your serial number and authentication code are printed on your appliance
label; they are also displayed on the
General Settings
page in AMC.
Obtaining the Update File or Hotfix from MySonicWALL
The next step is to obtain the update file and copy it to the file system of your local computer:
1. In your Web browser, go to
www.mysonicwall.com
and log in with your username and password.
2. On the
Downloads > Download Center
page, select your EX-Series model from the
Software Type
drop-
down list.
3. In the
Available Software
list, select the firmware item that corresponds to your appliance. For a new firmware
version, you’ll be prompted to download a file named
<part number>_upgrade-<n>_<n>_<n>_<three-digit build
number>.bin
file to your local computer. Hotfix filenames use the following naming convention:
<component>-hotfix-<version>-<hotfix number
>
.bin
Verifying the Downloaded Update File
To make sure that the update was successfully transferred to your local computer, compare its checksum against
the MD5 checksum information displayed on MySonicWALL.
To verify the MD5 checksum of the upgrade file on a PC, use a Windows- or Java-based utility. Microsoft, for
example, offers an unsupported command-line utility on their site named
File Checksum Integrity Verifier (FCIV)
.
Follow these steps to compare checksums using this utility:
1. At the DOS command prompt, type the following, which returns a checksum for the downloaded file:
fciv <upgrade_filename>.bin
2. Compare the result against the MD5 checksum displayed on MySonicWALL. If they match, you can safely
continue with your update. If they differ, try the download again and compare the resulting checksums. If they
still do not match, contact Technical Support.
To verify the MD5 checksum directly on your Dell SonicWALL EX-Series appliance, type the following command to
see the checksum for the downloaded file:
md5sum <upgrade_filename>.bin
Installing an Update or Hotfix Using AMC
This section outlines the process of updating your system from AMC with a new firmware version or a hotfix.
Backing Up Your Current Configuration
Before updating, it’s a good idea to back up the current configuration data from your appliance using the export
feature in AMC. This step is optional, but recommended:
1. From the main AMC navigation menu, click
Maintenance
.
