# Can we use a XXYY.img.xz for OTA update to a raspberry Pi 3?

**URL:** <https://hub.mender.io/t/can-we-use-a-xxyy-img-xz-for-ota-update-to-a-raspberry-pi-3/3113>\
**Category:** General Discussions\
**Created:** [January 21, 2021, 5:14am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/can-we-use-a-xxyy-img-xz-for-ota-update-to-a-raspberry-pi-3/3113 "2021-01-21T05:14:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![nrniha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d6d6ee/32.png) [@nrniha](https://hub.mender.io/u/nrniha)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 5:14am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/can-we-use-a-xxyy-img-xz-for-ota-update-to-a-raspberry-pi-3/3113/1 "2021-01-21T05:14:12Z")

</div>

Hello,

I have created a mender demo server and using my raspberry pi 3 board as the mender client. The rasp board has the latest rasp pi os installed (this is without mender integrated). The connection between the demo server and client (rasp pi) is established by running the command: DEVICE\_TYPE=""  
SERVER\_IP\_ADDR=""  
sudo DEBIAN\_FRONTEND=noninteractive dpkg -i mender-client\_2.4.1-1\_armhf.deb  
sudo mender setup   
–device-type $DEVICE\_TYPE   
–demo   
–server-ip $SERVER\_IP\_ADDR  
sudo systemctl restart mender-client  
on the client(rasp pi).  
After communication is established btw the server and client, im trying to send a OTA deployment to the rasp pi. For this I am using the [Raspberry Pi 3 Model B and B+](https://d4o6e0uccgv40.cloudfront.net/2020-05-27-raspios-buster-lite-armhf/arm/2020-05-27-raspios-buster-lite-armhf-raspberrypi3-mender-2.4.1.img.xz).  
My question is, can I send this image directly from the demo server? Will this be deployed on the client(rasp pi)?

Thanks in advance.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Alan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a87d85/32.png) [@Alan](https://hub.mender.io/u/Alan)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2021, 3:05pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/can-we-use-a-xxyy-img-xz-for-ota-update-to-a-raspberry-pi-3/3113/2 "2021-01-22T15:05:02Z")

</div>

Hi @nrniha  
and welcome to the mender hub community.

If you can see the device registered on the server, you can issue a deployment on the client.  
What have you tried?

```
p.s. Please use the code formatting

```

And for UI issues, it’s best if you post a gif animation of the problem you’re experiencing. This makes is much simpler to act on.