backup system use-mgmt-port ftp://<username>@<ipaddress>/<hostname>-<date>-backup.tgz
show techsupport export use-mgmt-port ftp://<username>@1<ipaddress>/<hostname>-<date>-tech.tgz
show bootimage
show interface brief
show mac-address-table
show ip route
show arp
Check the current VRRP State
show vrrp-a
Failover VRRP to the other node before starting maintenance on this node if needed. Default VRRP-A Priority is 150. Change is instant.
vrrp-a vrid 0
blade-parameters
priority <number lower than whatever the peer is>
A10 Devices have two SSDs in them to boot from. You can have the same image on both drives but duing the upgrade process it can be wise to have the old image hanging on a drive incase of an upgrade failure so you can easily revert back. You can use the following command to view the image installed on each SSD.
show bootimage
You may need to set the startup configuration to use whatever drive you upgraded. Use the following command to do so:
link startup-config <profile-name or default> <primary or secondary>
Use the commmand below to upgrade either drive.
upgrade hd <pri or sec> use-mgmt-port ftp://<username>@<ipaddress>/<filename>.upg
At the end of the upgrade proceedure you will be prompted to reboot your device. You can answer yes or manually reboot later.
show version
show bootimage
show start all
Because aVCS is not configured. You will need to repeat the steps on the secondary A10. aVCS auto updates if you decide to start setting it up.
Check the current VRRP State
show vrrp-a
Failover VRRP to the other node before starting maintenance on this node if needed. Default VRRP-A Priority is 150. Change is instant.
vrrp-a vrid 0
blade-parameters
priority <number higher than whatever the peer is>
A more in depth video that does a great job showing the process can be found here but does include aVCS.