Controller Based WLANs

Introduction : Upgrading 620 Controller with USB Stick:

This article is applicable for 3.x and 5.x code version and USB storage has been removed as part of ArubaOS 6.x.

The Aruba 600 Series supports NAS devices with partitions in file system formats:
1) ext2
2) ext3
3) FAT16
4) FAT32

Configuration Steps :

Configuring in the CLI:
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1) Login as admin and switch to config mode.

2) Initially the USB will show as unmounted.

(Master) #show usb-storage unmounted

USB Disk Table
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Device Name                Device Alias               Num of Partitions  Size  Mounted partitions
-----------                ------------               -----------------  ----  ------------------
hp-v228g-0410080000006279  hp-v228g-0410080000006279  1                  8 GB  No

3) Enter the command below to enable NAS service:

(Master) (config) #service network-storage

4) Enter the show usb-storage command to view a list of mounted and unmounted devices:

(Master) #show usb-storage  

USB Disk Table
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Device Name                Device Alias               Num of Partitions  Size  Mounted partitions
-----------                ------------               -----------------  ----  ------------------
hp-v228g-0410080000006279  hp-v228g-0410080000006279  1                  8 GB  Yes

5) Enter the show usb-storage partitions command to view disk partitions:

Example:
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show usb-storage partitions

USB Disk Partition Table
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Partition Name                Partition Alias               Filesystem  Size  Used  Mount Name
--------------                ---------------               ----------  ----  ----  ----------
hp-v228g-0410080000006279_p1  hp-v228g-0410080000006279_p1  FAT32       8 GB  7.0G  hp-v228g-0410080000006279_p1

6) Enter the command below to create a share:

(host) (config)# network-storage share <sharename>


7) Associating the share to a filesystem path—To access the share, you must create a filesystem path to the share.

(host) (config-network-storage share)# share usb: disk <disk name> <filesystem path> mode

<disk name>          ------> Device name from "show usb-storage"
<filesystem path>    ------> Partition name from "show usb-storage partitions"

Example:
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(Master) (config) #share usb: disk  hp-v228g-0410080000006279  hp-v228g-0410080000006279_p1 mode read-write

(Master) (config) #show network-storage status

NAS Shares
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Disk Name                  Partition Name                Folder Name  Share Name  Share Path                    Share Mode  Status
---------                  --------------                -----------  ----------  ----------                    ----------  ------
hp-v228g-0410080000006279  hp-v228g-0410080000006279_p1  .            hp-v228g    hp-v228g-0410080000006279_p1  Read-Write  Active

8) Display the status of a connected NAS device, enter the command:

(Master) (config) #show network-storage status

Network attached service is enabled

9). Finally the command to upgrade the controller is:

(Master) (config) #copy usb: ArubaOS_6xx_6.3.1.5_43118 system: partition 0    

Filename is the Aruba AOS file name that is stored on the USB.

10) After the file is saved in the flash, reboot the controller to have the new code take effect.