====== Switching Images between genx86_64 and genx86_64-vm ======

Beginning with AstLinux 1.3.0, you can do an upgrade-switch to/from genx86_64 and genx86_64-vm.  This may be particularly useful with VMware installations that were originally deployed with the bare-metal genx86_64 (Video console) image, and with new features of AstLinux 1.3 you may want to switch to the VM-centric genx86_64-vm (Video console) image.

For a practical matter, this only applies to VMware installations, either KVM / Xen / Hyper-V require the genx86_64-vm image and should never be switched to genx86_64.

!!Info ->!! [[devdoc:boardtypes|List of board types]]
===== Upgrade switch to genx86_64 (64-bit) or genx86_64-vm (64-bit w/VM kernel) =====

Switching images requires using the CLI and SVN r8390 or later.  You must see the trailing ''[32|64|vm]'' with the following:

  pbx ~ # upgrade-run-image 
  Usage: upgrade-run-image check|upgrade|show|revert firmware_repository_url [32|64|vm]

Example 1 - Currently using genx86_64, switch to genx86_64-vm:

  upgrade-run-image check http://bla-bla.tld/beta-firmware-1.x vm
  (if it looks good, then)
  upgrade-run-image upgrade http://bla-bla.tld/beta-firmware-1.x vm


Example 2 - Currently using genx86_64-vm image, switch to genx86_64: //(be certain you want to do this)//

  upgrade-run-image check http://bla-bla.tld/beta-firmware-1.x 64
  (if it looks good, then)
  upgrade-run-image upgrade http://bla-bla.tld/beta-firmware-1.x 64

!!Tip ->!! You may need to first do an ''upgrade-run-image revert'' (no reboot) to be able to upgrade if the repo versions match.