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Ruckus CX7150 Switch won't boot from Primary, boots from Secondary router mode

Lewthound
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I had a power outage yesterday and when the system came back up the Ruckus ICX7150 was showing intermittent internet connectivity, and I am unable to connect to it using the Unleashed app on my phone. When I console in with putty, I see this prompt "ICX7150-C12-Router", which indicates that it is in router mode. I attempted to reboot the Ruckus ICX7150 from the Primary, using the command "boot system flash primary yes" but during the boot process I see the error message "could not boot from primary, no valid image; trying to boot from secondary". Any assistance on how to proceed would be greatly appreciated.

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pinky_ruckus
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Hi @Lewthound ,

Greetings!

Thank you for contacting RUCKUS Lennar Home Community.

I hope you are doing well!!!

Thank you for the information you shared.

From the case description, I understand that you are facing intermittent connectivity issues with your APs after the power outage.

This issue is because your switch is running on the Routing code (SPR). The Switch should run on the Switching code (SPS) for Lennar home users. Due to a power outage/power spike, the Switch boots up on the other partition which may be running on a ‘Routing Code’ results in causing this issue.

Please follow the below RUCKUS Lennar Knowledge base self-help article which will help you to fix the issue when the Switch is running in the Routing code.

https://community.ruckuswireless.com/t5/RUCKUS-Lennar-Support-Knowledge/Fixing-RUCKUS-ICX-7150-C12P-...

Please follow the process as explained in the article and let me know if you have any queries in this regard. 

Please let me know if you have any queries in this regard.

Thank you again for your patience and understanding.

 

Best regards,

Pinky Rajendran

RUCKUS Lennar Home Community.

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Seeing as how my ICX7150-12P won't boot from primary because it says that there is no valid image and it boots off the secondary, do I need to perform a software recovery as outlined in the self-help article below.

RUCKUS Forums - How to perform a Software recovery on an ICX7150 s... - CommScope RUCKUS Community F...

using the compressed the file "08090k.zip" downloaded from the following link?

RUCKUS ICX FastIron 08.0.90k (GA) Software Release (.zip) | Software Downloads | Ruckus Wireless Sup...

Please advise on the best course of action to work towards a resolution of the issue. Let me know if you need any additional information. Also, I appreciated your assistance in this matter.

 

Hello @Lewthound ,

Thank you for the response.

On your switch while it's plugged into the outlet, do you see any lights on? (Amber or green) Please let us know which lights are on. (Please refer to the below picture and share a picture of the same, showing the light status and the FULL Switch panel cable connections to the Switch ports)

 Please let us know if you have any queries in this regard.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

 

Regards,

Pinky Rajendran

RUCKUS Lennar Home Community

Here are the requested pictures. I hope these will suffice, the switch is mounted in a data closet, facing down, so getting good pictures can be difficult. Let me know if you need any additional information.

 

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Hello @Lewthound ,

Thank you for the response.

From the pictures you shared, it seems like the ethernet cable which is coming from the ISP’s (Internet Service Provider’s) Router or Modem/Router combo is plugged into the wrong port on the Switch panel. It must be plugged into any 1 in-12 ports as shown in the below screenshot. 

1. Please unplug the ethernet cable and plug it into the correct port then reboot (unplug and plug from the power outlet) and try to connect to the Internet via Access Points.

It should be plugged into one of the 12 ports as shown in the below screenshot.

Please check and let me know if you have any queries in this regard.

Thank you again for your patience and understanding.

 

Best regards,

Pinky Rajendran

RUCKUS Lennar Home Community.

 

Lewthound
New Contributor

First, let me say, I have lived here for 5 years, and the cable you want moved has been plugged into that RJ-45 uplink port since the tech set the ICX 7150-C12P for me when I moved in. My original ISP was Xfinity and the other end of the uplink cable was plugged into my cable modem/router. In May, I switched ISPs and the cable was moved from the cable modem to the ISPs router. The end plugged into the RJ-45 uplink port never moved. Everything has work flawlessly until the power outage, since then the Ruckus box hasn’t worked as expected.

Having read through several related posts on the “RUCKUS-Support-for-Lennar-Homes”, when I putty into the ICX 7150-C12P and see the prompt “ICX7150-C12-Router>”, that indicates that the Ruckus box is running Routing code (SPR). The command “show version” confirms that it is using “SPR08080d”. Comments in the forums indicate that the switch should run on the Switching code (SPS) to avoid Routing Code issue for Lennar home users.

Using the”show flash” command indicates that I have the following codes

Compressed Pri Code size = 25968884, Version:08.0.80dT211 (SPS08080d.bin)

Compressed Sec Code size = 29819448, Version:08.0.80dT213 (SPR08080d.bin)

 But, when my ICX7150-C12 reboots, I get the errors below and the unit boots into Routing code, which, based on what I have read here, is a problem

 “Bad FIT kernel image format!”

“ERROR: can't get kernel image!”

“could not boot from primary, no valid image; trying to boot from secondary”

 With all that said, I moved the cable you requested from the RJ-45 uplink port to a RJ-45 downlink port. This is shown below, along with a picture of the access point.

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I can now connect to using the Unleashed app; however, the app doesn't see any switches and anything connecting to the access point's Wi-Fi cannot get to the internet. My phone was connected to the access point, and I had to turn off Wi-Fi to get to the internet.

So, what are our next steps to try and resolve this/these issues? The boot errors and the running of Routing code seems to be a problem that needs to be addressed. But I only know what I have gleaned from reading these forums. If you need any additional information, please let me know. Also, I appreciate your time and attention in helping to resolve this matter.

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