FireBrick Updates: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 11:06, 21 February 2011

Software updates for the FireBrick are free, they are available from: [1] - Click your product on the left (eg 2700) and then 'Software Updates' on the right.

!Auto Updates The 2x00 will by default update itself for new factory releases. !!Settings: Auto updates is controlled in the <system... /> settings. The default (ie, with no sw-update value set, is to update to the latest factory software. Other settings are:

false Do no auto load
factory Load factory releases
beta Load beta test releases
alpha Load test releases

Disable auto-updates

set:

  <system name="My FireBrick" contact="Bob" sw-update="false" comment="Disabling auto updates"/>

Enable Beta software updates overnightonly

updating the software will reboot the FireBrick, and will mean a short amount of down time. A FireBrick reboots in less than 1 second, but then may take a few more seconds to bring up PPPoE. You can set a time profile, in which updates will only be applied, for example:

  <system name="My FireBrick" contact="Bob" sw-update="beta" sw-update-profile="updates"/>
  <profile name="updates" comment="Profile for updates overnight only">
    <time start="01:00:00" stop="05:00:00"/>
  </profile>

This will only update software (level beta) between 1am and 5am on any day.

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 *alpha	Load test releases
-!!Disable auto-updates
+==Disable auto-updates==
 set:
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 </syntaxhighlight>
-!!Enable Beta software updates overnightonly
+==Enable Beta software updates overnightonly==
 updating the software will reboot the FireBrick, and will mean a short amount of down time. A FireBrick reboots in less than 1 second, but then may take a few more seconds to bring up PPPoE.
 You can set a time profile, in which updates will only be applied, for example: