Using SNMP to Upgrade Software

You can use a third-party SNMP management application such as HP OpenView to upgrade software on a RUCKUS device.

Note: The syntax shown in this section assumes that you have installed HP OpenView in the "/usr" directory.

Note: It is recommended that you make a backup copy of the startup-config file before you upgrade the software. If you need to run an older release, you will need to use the backup copy of the startup-config file.

(Optional) Enter the snmp-server community command, with the rw keyword, to configure a read-write community string on the device, if one is not already configured.
```
device(config)# snmp-server community community_string rw
```

Enter the no snmp-server pw-check to disable password checking for SNMP set requests. If a third-party SNMP management application does not add a password to the password field when it sends SNMP set requests to a RUCKUS device, by default the RUCKUS device rejects the request.
```
no snmp-server pw-check
```

From the command prompt in the UNIX shell, enter the following command.
```
 /usr/OV/bin/snmpset -c rw-community-string brcd-ip-addr 1.3.6.1.4.1.1991.1.1.2.1.5.0 ipaddress 
tftp-ip-addr 1.3.6.1.4.1.1991.1.1.2.1.6.0 octetstringascii file-name 1.3.6.1.4.1.1991.1.1.2.1.7.0 integer  command-integer 
```
where
rw-community-string is a read-write community string configured on the RUCKUS device.
brcd-ip-addr is the IP address of the RUCKUS device.
tftp-ip-addr is the TFTP server IP address.
file-name is the image file name.
command-integer is one of the following.
20 - Download the flash code into the primary flash area.
22 - Download the flash code into the secondary flash area.

Operations, Administration, and Maintenance

Using SNMP to Upgrade Software