This guide will walk you through stride by step for installing a firmware update on any Ruckus ICX switch with a USB port. Annotation the ICX7150-C08 does not accept a USB port.

Required Items to movement forrard

  • USB to Serial Adapter or USB to RJ45 serial cable
  • USB Stick formatted to Fat32
  • Program like Putty or OS X Terminal
  • Account setup on https://support.ruckuswireless.com (takes twenty seconds to setup)
  • Firmware file for switch downloaded from above link
  • 30 minutes of time. The firmware update will take a minimum of 20 minutes to install once you start it and tin can not be stopped.

Download Firmware File

Click the ICX download push beneath to download the recommended ICX firmware. Transfer the file SPS08095fufi.bin to your USB drive.

(Note the C08P does not have a USB port. Please contact us for assistance with that model)

Logging into the switch

In our examples I am using the Mac Bone X programme Terminal to practice this piece of work. You can also utilize the
windows programme Putty.

Connect the USB to serial to the switches panel port. This is labeled |O|O|

Tip: the x,12, and 24 ports characteristic the port on the front left. The 48 port
switches accept this connectedness on the back.

Os 10 Terminal Tip: If you have never used final for series device before plug in your serial
to USB adapter and open Last.

  • Type LS /dev/tty.*
  • You volition see a list of reuslts. In my example I see a Tripplite USB to series named
    /dev/tty.usbserial-AQ00OH28 your name volition be completely different just will
    nearly likely say tty.usbserial-thirty etc. Copy that complete name.
  • Blazon: screen /dev/tty.usbserial-AQ00OH28 9600
  • This command will connect to the usb series device at the baud charge per unit of 9600

Putty Tips:

  • Select Series as your connectedness type
  • Blazon 9600 equally the speed
  • Utilise Windows Device Manager and go to Ports (COM & LTP) to identify what com port your
    USB to serial adapter is using. And then blazon that COM number into the Series Line box every bit COM1
    ETC
  • Click Open up when ready to connect to the switch.
  • Press enter and you should run into a login prompt from the switch.
  • Username: super
  • Countersign: sp-admin

The switch will require you to change the password. Do something super easy like adminadmin

Now type enable and y'all will come across the Switch> change to Switch#

Uploading the firmware

To copy the files from the USB stick to the switch you will utilize the following command:

copy disk0 flash SPS08095bcufi.bin primary

Notation: In our example the file name is SPS08095bcufi.bin as new firmwares come out this file name will be unlike.

The file will offset to upload and you will run across a light testify of periods scrolling on your screen.

The file will have 45-60 seconds to upload and process. The confirmation of Packet epitome candy successfully confirms information technology was uploaded.

In most cases you can press the up arrow to re-type the terminal command you did. If that works remove the word primary and change information technology to secondary and press enter to upload the file to the secondary section of the switch.

re-create disk0 flash SPS08095bcufi.bin secondary

Note: your file name may be unlike. Wait the aforementioned time and look for the same Parcel image processed successfully message.

Installing the firmware

Now the fun begins!

Type reload and and then press the Y key twice. The switch will reboot.

Annotation: There is no going back once you first this. It will take another 20-xxx minutes for this to complete.

Pause time! Get for a walk, bask the amazing snacks yous establish in your Blackwire shipment or become work on other not networking related tasks on the job site equally this switch volition be completely down for 20-25 minutes.

Offset a 25 minute timer and when it expires yous should meet something similar to this. The POE firmware download is a sign that information technology is nearing its end of the update.

Letters like PoE Module ane of Unit 1 Initialization is done ways you are good to go.  If it has been 25 minutes and y'all see this message information technology is time to setup the switch.

Programming the switch

Log back into the switch by pressing enter

  • Username: super
  • Password: sp-admin

You will come across the same prompt to change the password once more do something piece of cake like adminadmin.

The commands beneath are in text form so you can copy and paste everything if you like. Go along in mind you are to merely utilise the commands afterwards the > or # Example: device> enable = just type enable. The device office is referencing what menu system yous are in with the switch. All of the commands are too in bold below.

Commands:

device>                  enable                  
device#                  configure final                  
device(config)#                  crypto-ssl certificate generate

This will take up to a minute. Do not move forward until you lot see the message ssl-certificate creation is successful.

device(config)#                  username <username> countersign <password>

<username> <password> would be just the words with out the < > Example: username admin password supersecurepassword 

device(config)#                  aaa hallmark login default local                  
device(config)#                  aaa authentication spider web-server default local                  
evice(config #                  no telnet server                  
device(config #                  enable aaa console                  
device(config)#                  web-direction https                  
device(config)#                  password-alter any                  
device(config)#                  ip ssh timeout 30                  
device(config)#                  ip ssh idle-time twenty                  
device(config)#                  panel timeout 30                  
device(config)#                  ip address <IP accost> <subnet mask>

<IP address> <subnetmask> would be the information with out the < > Example: IP address 192.168.10.2 255.255.255.0

device(config)#                  ip default-gateway <IP address>

<ip default gateway> would be the information with out the < > Example: IP default-gateway 192.168.x.1 

device(config)#ip multicast active                  
device(config)#vlan 1                  
device(config-vlan-i)#multicast fast-leave-v2                  
device(config)#                  leave                  
device(config)#                  write retentivity                  
device(config)#                  exit

That is it! You are finished!