The RUCKUS One web
interface supports RUCKUS ICX switch firmware updates at the
individual switch level.
Management of switch firmware updates requires the RUCKUS ICX switch(es) to be onboarded to RUCKUS One and associated with a venue.
Successful update of switch firmware,
whether scheduled or through Update Now, requires
the RUCKUS ICX switch to be onboarded to RUCKUS One, associated with
a venue, in the Operational state, and running a different firmware version than the
selected firmware version. At the venue level, the user cannot select the current
firmware version, and at the switch level, the user cannot select the firmware
version running on the switch.
The Update Now option
appears only if there is new switch firmware available. The Skip Update
option appears only if there is a scheduled update pending (you will see a date and
timeslot in the Next Update Schedule column).
Perform only the steps that is necessary based upon the options you wish to
execute:
From the navigation bar, click
Administration > Account
Management > Version
Management and select the Switch Firmware tab.
To update switches associated
with one or more venues, in the Switch Firmware table,
select the desired Venue checkbox for one or more venues, and click Update Now. To
manually initiate a firmware update:
Click the checkbox for one or more venues, then click Update
Now. The Update Now dialog box appears.
Click a specific
Venue checkbox and click the icon for each venue to expand the list of
associated switches. You can also search for a specific venue by
entering the switch name or switch model number in the Search
field.
Select the checkbox for
each switch you want to update, click Next,
select the desired firmware version, then click Run
Update.
Note:
When selecting the firmware version, you are given options for
the recommended release as well as other available versions
(including earlier versions for downgrade). Remember that the
recommended release may not be the latest available release.
After clicking Run Update, you will see
pop-up success messages, and the Status column of the
Venues table reflects the update status.
You can click Check Status (found in the
Status column of the Venues table) to open the Firmware
update status sidebar, which displays details such as the switch
name, status of the upgrade, the target firmware, and the time stamp of
the last update.
(Optional) To change the update
schedule for switches on a venue, select Change Update
Schedule and complete the following steps:
In the Update
Schedule dialog box, select the desired Venue
checkbox for one or more venues and click the icon for each venue to expand the list of
associated switches. You can also search for a specific venue by
entering the switch model in the Search
field.
Select the checkbox for
each switch for which you want to change the update schedule and click
Next.
For Select
Firmware, select the firmware version for the switch
that you want to update and click Save.
Select the update date
and time.
The update time
selections are displayed after the date is selected, and are available
in two-hour intervals, starting from midnight.
For Pre-download the
firmware, select the toggle switch to ON to download the
firmware in the background.
The selected switches are downloaded six hours prior to the scheduled
update time, thereby shortening the time required to complete the
firmware update once the scheduled update process begins.
Click Save.
You should see pop-up
success messages, and the Scheduling column in the Switch
Firmware table reflects the scheduling status.
Click View
schedule. The Scheduled update
sidebar will display the schedule update details for the venue and
associated switch, such as the venue name, status of the venue schedule
update, the target firmware for the venue update, switch name, status of
the switch schedule update, and the target firmware for the switch
update.
(Optional) Click Skip Update to skip the update and
complete the following steps.
In the Skip
Updates dialog box, select the desired Venue
checkbox for one or more venues, click the icon for each venue to expand the list of
associated switches, and click Skip. You
can also search for a specific switch by entering the switch name or
model in the Search field.
In the Skip This
Update confirmation message, click Skip.
You should see pop-up success messages, and the
Scheduling column of the Venues table
reflects the new schedule.
To receive email or SMS notifications
regarding initial scheduling of a firmware update, modifications to the firmware
update schedule, reminders of upcoming firmware updates, and skipped (cancelled)
updates, you must ensure that you have your name and contact information provisioned
in Administration > Account
Management >
Notifications. Refer toAdding a Recipient for System Notifications for
provisioning instructions.
To view Activity log entries related
to all switch firmware update operations, click the icon
in the upper-right corner of the UI header, then click the related switch upgrade
activity to view the Activity Details. Alternatively, from the navigation bar, click Administration > Timeline > Activities, select Switch in the
Product filter drop-down menu, and view all
switch-related activities.