Aruba Switch Firmware Update

Today I'll show you how to update the firmware of an Aruba Switch which runs AOS. I'll walk you through the steps of the firmware upgrade of the Aruba Switch and show you how to install a terminal emulator and a TFTP server. In the end of the video I go through some common errors that happen when trying to update the firmware of a switch. Below are the timestamps and links. I have listed the commands needed for the firmware update. #aruba #arubanetworks #firmwareupdate _________________________________________________________________ Timestamps: 0:00 Downloading Terminal Emulator 0:20 Downloading TFTP Server 0:47 Downloading AOS Firmware Image 1:18 Installing the TFTP Server 1:40 Figuring out the COM Port & Serial Cable Driver Update 2:25 Configuring Switch 3:05 Configuring the IP address of your device 4:04 Deactivating Windows Firewall 4:47 Configuring TFTP Server 5:18 Constructing command to copy firmware image onto switch 6:05 Boot from new firmware image 6:41 Updating Primary Firmware Image Location 7:14 Verifying Installation 7:20 Activating Firewall again & turning obtain automatic IP address back on 7:25 Common Errors: Ethernet Cable not connected "00136 tftp: Connection failed" 7:48 Common Errors: tftp firmware update on aruba switch does not work whatsoever 8:06 Common Errors: TFTP Server Root Directory set wrong "000M Transport error" & 00132 tftp: RCVD error:1, msg: File not found" 8:37 Common Errors: Firewall active "000M Peer unreachable. Error in sending rq message. Exceeded 5 retransmits." _________________________________________________________________ Links: TFTP Server: https://www.solarwinds.com/de/free-to... Terminal Emulator KiTTY: https://www.fosshub.com/KiTTY.html Aruba Support Portal to get the firmware of the switch: https://asp.arubanetworks.com/downloa... _________________________________________________________________ Commands without comments: conf vlan 1 ip address 10.10.10.10 255.255.255.0 int 1 untagged vlan 1 wr mem show flash ping 10.10.10.11 copy tftp flash 10.10.10.11 image.name.with.file.extension secondary y boot system flash secondary y copy flash flash primary boot system flash primary show flash _________________________________________________________________ Commands with comment: conf #enter configuration mode vlan 1 #create vlan 1 ip address 10.10.10.10 255.255.255.0 #assign ip address and subnet mask to vlan 1 int 1#enter configuration context of interface 1 untagged vlan 1#switchport access vlan 1 on cisco switch, assign vlan 1 to interface 1 wr mem#save configuration show flash#verify currently installed image ping 10.10.10.11#ping your machine copy tftp flash 10.10.10.11 image.name.with.file.extension secondary#-copy- firmware image from tftp to flash from ip address 10.10.10.11 with the file name filename to image location secondary y#confirm command boot system flash secondary#boot switch with firmware image at secondary location y#confirm command copy flash flash primary#-copy- firmware from currently loaded flash to flash location primary show flash#verify previous copy command boot system flash primary#boot switch with firmware image at primary location show flash#verify succesful firmware image update _________________________________________________________________ If everything is set up correctly and it does not work. (Firewall off, PC has IP address, TFTP Server is running and Root Directory is set) Try: conf no dhcp config-file-update Basically the switch needs the file path. By default it copies config.cfg, but this is most likely not found on tftp server. If you're interested: https://techhub.hpe.com/eginfolib/net... https://techhub.hpe.com/eginfolib/net... https://community.arubanetworks.com/c...