Controllerless Networks

Hi All,

 

How can I upgrade AP to IAP, can I upgrade it using apboot menu ?

 

apboot> ?
? - alias for 'help'
boot - boot the OS image
clear - clear the OS image or other information
dhcp - invoke DHCP client to obtain IP/boot params
factory_reset - reset to factory defaults
help - print online help
mfginfo - show manufacturing info
osinfo - show the OS image version(s)
ping - send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST to network host
printenv - print environment variables
purgeenv - restore default environment variables
reset - Perform RESET of the CPU
saveenv - save environment variables to persistent storage
setenv - set environment variables
tftpboot - boot image via network using TFTP protocol
upgrade - upgrade the APBoot or OS image
version - display version
apboot>

a RAP is not convertible to iAP but the other way it's possible.

Unit is originaly IAP-92, I want to turn back to IAP-92 again. There is nothing to do with RAP. 

There should be a small hole on the bottom.  Stick a paper clip in there, power up, and wait until the power LED flashes quickly.  That will convert it back

"There should be a small hole on the bottom.  Stick a paper clip in there, power up, and wait until the power LED flashes quickly.  That will convert it back"

 

I tried that, did not work.

call support!

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@emrekoca wrote:

"There should be a small hole on the bottom.  Stick a paper clip in there, power up, and wait until the power LED flashes quickly.

I tried that, did not work.

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Try it again; make sure you hold the paperclip in there while powering up for at least 5 seconds before releasing th reset button.  See the diagram and instructions below.   If it doesn't work, call support as Seth suggests.

 

You can console in to the AP and reset the AP using the reset button at the same time, you can see the boot sequence and if it had cleared the config.

If factory reset is not working, please share the following info from APBOOT:

Output of ?printenv'
Output of ?mfginfo?
Output of ?osinfo?

Also, another way of doing factory reset is the command ?factory_reset? in APBOOT.

However, I recommend against performing upgrade in APBOOT without clear instructions from Aruba.

Thanks,

Yan

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@Yan Liu wrote:
If factory reset is not working, please share the following info from APBOOT:

Output of ?printenv'
Output of ?mfginfo?
Output of ?osinfo?

Also, another way of doing factory reset is the command ?factory_reset? in APBOOT.

However, I recommend against performing upgrade in APBOOT without clear instructions from Aruba.

Thanks,

Yan

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apboot> PRİ   p
ping purgeenv printenv
apboot> printenv
bootdelay=2
baudrate=9600
autoload=n
boardname=Scapa
servername=aruba-master
bootcmd=boot ap
autostart=yes
bootfile=mips32.ari
ethaddr=6c:f3:7f:c2:06:9a
stdin=serial
stdout=serial
stderr=serial
ethact=eth0

Environment size: 206/65532 bytes
apboot> mfginfo
Manufacturing info:
System S/N : BU0032561
Date Code : 082512
Base MAC : 6c:f3:7f:c2:06:9a
MAC Count : 1
CPU Assembly : 0YY90KP0
CPU Major Rev : 11
CPU Brd Variant : 00
CPU Board S/N : YA2870A79
Country Code : UNRST
PROM Format : 1
Checksum : 90
apboot> osinfo
Partition 0 does not contain a valid OS image

Partition 1 does not contain a valid OS image

apboot> printenv
bootdelay=2
baudrate=9600
autoload=n
boardname=Scapa
servername=aruba-master
bootcmd=boot ap
autostart=yes
bootfile=mips32.ari
ethaddr=24:de:c6:c1:c2:52
stdin=serial
stdout=serial
stderr=serial
ethact=eth0

Environment size: 206/65532 bytes
apboot> mfginfo
Manufacturing info:
System S/N : BU0152828
Date Code : 100913
Base MAC : 24:de:c6:c1:c2:52
MAC Count : 1
CPU Assembly : 0AR50KP0
CPU Major Rev : 10
CPU Brd Variant : 01
CPU Board S/N : R539O0974
PROM Format : 1
Checksum : c9
apboot> osinfo
Partition 0 does not contain a valid OS image

Partition 1 does not contain a valid OS image
apboot> purgeenv
Un-Protected 1 sectors
.done
Erased 1 sectors
Writing
apboot> saveenv
Saving Environment to Flash...
Un-Protected 1 sectors
.done
Erased 1 sectors
Writing
apboot> boot
Checking image @ 0xbf100000
Invalid image format version: 0xffffffff
Checking image @ 0xbf800000
Invalid image format version: 0x0
eth0 down
DHCP broadcast 1
eth0 down
DHCP broadcast 2
eth0 down
DHCP broadcast 3
eth0 down
DHCP broadcast 4
eth0 down
DHCP broadcast 5
eth0 down

It does not look like ethernet0 is plugged into anything.

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@emrekoca wrote:

Unit is originaly IAP-92, I want to turn back to IAP-92 again. There is nothing to do with RAP. 

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use the purgeenv command the sequence would be as follows : 

 

purgeenv

saveenv

boot

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@Constantin wrote:

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@emrekoca wrote:

Unit is originaly IAP-92, I want to turn back to IAP-92 again. There is nothing to do with RAP. 

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use the purgeenv command the sequence would be as follows : 

 

purgeenv

saveenv

boot

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Hit <Enter> to stop autoboot: 0
apboot>
apboot> purgeenv
Un-Protected 1 sectors
.done
Erased 1 sectors
Writing
apboot> saveenv
Saving Environment to Flash...
Un-Protected 1 sectors
.done
Erased 1 sectors
Writing
apboot> boot
@Checking image @ 0xbf100000
Invalid image format version: 0xffffffff
@Checking image @ 0xbf800000
Invalid image format version: 0xffffffff
eth0 up: 1 Gb/s full duplex
DHCP broadcast 1
DHCP broadcast 2
DHCP broadcast 3
DHCP broadcast 4
DHCP broadcast 5

did that resolve it for you?

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@boneyard wrote:

did that resolve it for you?

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I upraded with new IAP image.

Thats wonderful that you solved it by upgrading the image! Exactly how did you do this? I am having the exact same problem, could you perhabs do a step by step solution and/or link me in the right direction? Many thanks!

factory_reset command should have worked for you instead of purgeenv from the console.

make sure to flash the correct partition , as the IAP has partiiton_1 containing "always" the IAP OS , and partition0 containing a copy from it , and can be temporarily flashed with controller-based flash for the IAP to be running as AP .

 

i had once the same problem and i had to setenv the correct partition and then i was able to recover or reflash .