Is there a way to schedule an upgrade of a ZD in advance, ex. cron job?

Question

I'd like to schedule an after-hours upgrade in advance...is there a way to do that?

kieth_hoover · Answer

Thanks.. .that is very helpful.

michael_brado · Answer

Yes, there is a ZD CLI 'fw_upgrade' command, that you can issue at the time you choose to run it with CRON or similar.

I've performed a midnight TFTP upgrade for example with these commands, but didn't use any scripting tool.

ruckus#
ruckus#
ruckus# debug
You have all rights in this mode.
ruckus(debug)# fw_upgrade
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Name: fw_upgrade - Zone Director Firmware Upgrade Tool (Ver.1.2)
Synopsis 1: fw_upgrade :/ // [-f]
Synopsis 2: fw_upgrade OPTIONS

Options:
        [-p http|ftp|tftp|kermit:Protocol for image transfer        ]
        [-s                     :Server ip address or name          ]
        [-n                     :Image name with path on the server ]
        [-f                     :Non-verbose mode
                     (may restore to factory configuration silently)]
        [-h                     :This help message                  ]

Examples:
        fw_upgrade ftp://:@&... ip>/
        fw_upgrade -p ftp -s :@ -n 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
fw_upgrade
ruckus(debug)#

unknown · Answer

A Flexmaster can schedule upgrade events:

https://support.ruckuswireless.com/documents/807-flexmaster-9-12-ga-user-guide