Updating Infrastructure Device Firmware

Firmware is installed on infrastructure devices and determines what sort of properties and features that an infrastructure device supports. Avalanche supports a wide range of firmware for many different types of infrastructure devices.

When you first deploy an Infrastructure Server to a server location, you specify a selection of firmware that the server supports. If you want to expand this selection, you can do so at any time by deploying the firmware to the server. To update the firmware on a device, deploy the new firmware to the server and then use Avalanche to update the firmware on the device.

To support as many firmware versions as possible, Avalanche interacts with infrastructure devices in either full support mode or compatibility mode. In full support mode, when the server has the same firmware that is on the device, the server is able to retrieve and set most of properties for that infrastructure device. In compatibility mode, when the server is able to use a close match to the firmware that is on the device, the server retrieves and sets as many of the device’s properties as possible. If neither mode is available for the firmware, the Avalanche does not manage the infrastructure device until the firmware version is changed.

Note:   For a list of firmware supported by Avalanche, see Supported Firmware.

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