Sometimes upgrading Vyatta OS to newer version is required for bug fix or security patch.

Vyatta OS upgrading on Softlayer is quite straightforward.

 

Step 1: Log in Vyatta gateway SLI and issue the command below:

$add system image http://mirrors.service.softlayer.com/brocade/vyatta-SL_VS6.7R6_amd64_vrrpFix.iso

You can get the link from Softlayer

After answer a few of quesions (Always Say Yes haha), the new version of firmware has been successfully installed.

Trying to fetch ISO file from http://mirrors.service.softlayer.com/brocade/vyatta-SL_VS6.7R6_amd64_vrrpFix.iso

  % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time  Current

                                 Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left  Speed

100  261M  100  261M    0     0   109M      0  0:00:02  0:00:02 –:–:–  109M

ISO download succeeded.

Checking for digital signature file…

  % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time  Current

                                 Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left  Speed

  0     0    0     0    0     0      0      0 –:–:– –:–:– –:–:–     0

curl: (22) The requested URL returned error: 404

Unable to fetch digital signature file.

Do you want to continue without signature check? (yes/no) [yes] 

Checking MD5 checksums of files on the ISO image…OK.

Done!

What would you like to name this image? [VSE6.7R6]: 

OK.  This image will be named: VSE6.7R6

Installing “VSE6.7R6” image.

Copying new release files…

Would you like to save the current configuration 

directory and config file? (Yes/No) [Yes]: yes

Copying current configuration…

Would you like to save the SSH host keys from your 

current configuration? (Yes/No) [Yes]: yes

Copying SSH keys…

Setting up grub configuration…

Done.

Step 2: $reboot

Proceed with reboot? (Yes/No) [No] yes

After the reboot, your Vyatta is running on the new version!!! Yeah!!!

$ show version

Version:      VSE6.7R6

Description:  Brocade Vyatta 5415 vRouter 6.7 R6

Copyright:    2006-2015 Vyatta, Inc.

Built by:     autobuild@vyatta.com

Built on:     Sat Feb 28 01:31:51 UTC 2015

Build ID:     1502280134-4f8xxxx

System type:  Intel 64bit

Boot via:     image

HW model:     PIO-617R-xxxx+-xx031

HW S/N:       S0xx48xx420xxxx

HW UUID:      00000000-0000-0000-0000-002590F4xxxx

Uptime:       19:55:24 up 36 min,  1 user,  load average: 0.89, 0.94, 0.86