Managing Software Upgrades

The Firmware folio provides an overview of the latest firmware version supported on the device, details of the device, and the selection to set compliance and upgrade the device.

Changing
AOS-South
switches firmware from latest version to earlier major versions is not recommended if the switches are managed in UI groups. For features that are non supported or non managed in Aruba Central on earlier
AOS-S
versions, changing firmware to earlier major versions might result in loss of configuration.

Viewing Firmware Details

To view the firmware details for devices provisioned in
Aruba Central, perform the following steps:

  1. In the
    Aruba Cardinal
    app, select i of the following options:

    • To select a group in the filter, prepare the filter to 1 of the options under
      Group. For all devices, set the filter to
      Global. The dashboard context for the selected filter is displayed.
    • To select a device in the filter:
      1. Set the filter to
        Global.
      2. Under
        Manage, click
        Devices, so click
        Access Points,
        Switches, or
        Gateways. A list of devices is displayed.
      3. Click a device listed under
        Device Name. The dashboard context for the device is displayed.
  2. Under
    Maintain, click
    Firmware.

    The following animation bear witness the firmware dashboard options for switches.

Firmware Maintenance Window

The following are the data pane items and description:

  1. Access Points—Displays the post-obit information:
  2. Switches—Displays the following details about
    Aruba
    switches managed through
    Aruba Central:
  3. Gateways—Displays the following details about the
    SD-WANSoftware-Defined Wide Area Network. SD-WAN is an application for applying SDN engineering science to WAN connections that connect enterprise networks across disparate geographical locations.
     Gateways managed through
    Aruba Fundamental
    in
    Standalone
    mode:
  4. Set Compliance—Allows you to set firmware compliance for devices within a grouping. Click
    Fix Compliance
    and turn on the toggle switch to enable and view the listing of supported firmware versions for each device in a group in the
    Manage Firmware Compliance
    page.

    1. Fix Compliance for Access Points—To ensure firmware version compliance, complete the post-obit parameters in the
      Manage Firmware Compliance
      folio:

      • Groups—Select a specific group or multiple groups for which the compliance must exist set. Select
        All Groups
        if you lot desire to set compliance for all the groups.
      • Firmware Version—Select the firmware version number from the drop-down list to which the compliance is required to exist set.
      • When—Select i of the post-obit radio buttons to specify if the compliance must be carried out immediately or at a later date and time.

        • Now—Select this if y’all want the compliance to be carried out immediately.
        • Subsequently Date—Select this if you want the compliance to be carried out in a specific time zone at the subsequently appointment and fourth dimension.
      • Click
        Save
        button to save the firmware compliance with the above settings. To articulate the compliance, turn off the toggle switch.
    2. Set Compliance for Switches—To ensure firmware version compliance, complete the post-obit parameters in the
      Manage Firmware Compliance
      page:

      • Groups—Select the group for which the compliance must be set. Select the specific group to set compliance at group level.
      • AOS-South Firmware Version—Select the AOS-S firmware version number from the drop-down list to which the compliance is required to be set up.
      • CX Firmware Version—Select the
        Aruba
        CX switch version number from the drop-down listing to which the compliance is required to be gear up.
      • When—Select one of the following radio buttons to specify if the compliance must be carried out immediately or at a later appointment and time:

        • At present—Select this if you want the compliance to be carried out immediately.
        • Later Date—Select this if you want the compliance to be carried out in a specific time zone at the later date and time.
      • Install on—Employ the drop-downward to select a primary partition or a secondary segmentation to install on.
      • Automatically reboot to complete the upgrade—Select this cheque box to reboot
        Aruba Key
        automatically after the build is downloaded on the device. On reboot, the new build is installed on the device.
      • Click
        Save
        button to save the firmware compliance with the in a higher place settings. To clear the compliance, plow off the toggle switch.

      Aruba Fundamental
      lists all available
      Aruba
      CX switches software versions. Select the software version that is applicable to the
      Aruba
      CX switch to which compliance is required to be fix. For example, version
      x.04.0020
      is non applicable to
      Aruba
      CX 6200 and 6400 switch serial.

    3. Set Compliance for Gateways in Standalone Mode—To ensure firmware version compliance, complete the following parameters in the
      Manage Firmware Compliance
      folio:

      • Groups—Select a specific grouping or multiple groups for which the compliance must be set. Select
        All Groups
        if you want to set up compliance for all the groups.
      • Firmware Version—Select the firmware version number from the drop-downwardly list to which the compliance is required to be fix.
      • When—Select i of the post-obit radio buttons to specify if the compliance must exist carried out immediately or at a afterwards date and fourth dimension:

        • At present—Select this if you want the compliance to be carried out immediately.
        • Later Date—Select this if yous want the compliance to be carried out in a specific time zone at the later date and time.
      • Install on—Utilise the drop-down to select a master partition or a secondary partition to install on.
      • Automatically reboot to complete the upgrade—Select this check box to reboot
        Aruba Fundamental
        automatically after the build is downloaded on the device. On reboot, the new build is installed on the device.
      • Click
        Salve
        button to salvage the firmware compliance with the in a higher place settings. To clear the compliance, turn off the toggle switch.
  5. Upgrade All—Allows you lot to simultaneously upgrade firmware for all devices. Click
    Upgrade All
    to view a list of supported firmware versions for each device.

    1. To Upgrade all Access Points—Click
      Upgrade All
      and consummate the following parameters in the
      Upgrade Admission Points Firmware
      page:

      • Sites—Select a specific site or multiple sites for which the upgrade must be set. Y’all tin can as well search for the site in the search filter.
      • Firmware Version—Select the firmware version number from the driblet-down list to which the compliance is required to be set. Select
        None
        for none of the firmware versions.
      • When
        —Select one of the post-obit radio buttons to specify if the upgrade must be carried out immediately or at a afterward date and time:

        • Now—Select this if y’all want the compliance to be carried out immediately.
        • Later Date—Select this if y’all want the compliance to exist carried out in a specific time zone at the subsequently date and time.
      • Upgrade—Click this push button to get-go the upgrade with the above settings.
      • Schedule—Click this button to schedule the upgrade with the above settings.
      • Cancel—Click this push button to cancel the upgrade.

        While upgrading a large number of APs, abolish operation may non piece of work as intended, and continues to upgrade.

    2. To Upgrade all Switches—Click
      Upgrade All
      and consummate the following parameters in the
      Upgrade Switch Firmware
      page:

      • Sites—Select a specific site or multiple sites for which the upgrade must exist set. You can also search for the site in the search filter.
      • AOS-S Firmware Version—Select the AOS-Due south firmware version number from the drop-downwardly list to which the compliance is required to be set.
      • CX Firmware Version—Select the CX switch firmware version number from the drop-down list to which the compliance is required to exist set up.
      • When—Select one of the post-obit radio buttons to specify if the upgrade must be carried out immediately or at a later date and fourth dimension:

        • Now—Select this if you want the compliance to exist carried out immediately.
        • Later Engagement—Select this if you want the compliance to exist carried out in a specific time zone at the afterwards date and time.
      • Install on—Utilise the drop-downwards to select a primary partition or a secondary sectionalisation to install on.

      • Automatically reboot to complete the upgrade—Select this check box to reboot
        Aruba Key
        automatically after the build is downloaded on the device. On reboot, the new build is installed on the device.
      • Upgrade—Click this push to kickoff the upgrade with the to a higher place settings.

      • Schedule—Click this push button to schedule the upgrade with the above settings.
      • Cancel—Click this button to cancel the upgrade.
    3. To Upgrade all Gateways in Standalone Mode—click
      Upgrade All
      and consummate the following parameters in the
      Upgrade Gateway Firmware
      page:

      • Sites—Select a specific site or multiple sites for which the upgrade must exist set up. You lot can also search for the site in the search filter.
      • Firmware Version—Select the firmware version number from the drib-downward list to which the compliance is required to be set up.
      • When—Select one of the following radio buttons to specify if the upgrade must exist carried out immediately or at a later appointment and time.

        • Now—Select this if y’all desire the compliance to be carried out immediately.
        • Afterwards Date—Select this if you lot want the compliance to be carried out in a specific time zone at the afterward date and time.
      • Install on—Use the driblet-down to select a principal sectionalisation or a secondary partition to install on.
      • Automatically reboot to complete the upgrade—Select this check box to reboot
        Aruba Central
        automatically after the build is downloaded on the device. On reboot, the new build is installed on the device.
      • Upgrade—Click this button to start the upgrade with the above settings.
      • Schedule—Click this push button to schedule the upgrade with the higher up settings.
      • Cancel—Click this button to cancel the upgrade.
  6. Search Filter—Allows you lot to define a filter benchmark for searching devices based on the post-obit backdrop:

    • Common to all devices—Name, Firmware Version, Recommended Version and Upgrade Status of the device.
    • Specific to switches and gateways—MAC address and Model.
  7. Cavalcade Filter—Clicking

    icon enables you to customize the table columns or set it to the default view.
  8. Go along—Allows you lot to continue with firmware upgrade.
  9. Cancel Upgrade—Cancels a scheduled upgrade.
  10. Cancel All—Cancels a scheduled upgrade for all devices.
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