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RUCKUS SmartZone (LT-GA) Upgrade Guide, 7.2.0 800-73891-001 Rev C

  • 1 Vistance Legal Statements
  • 2 RUCKUS Back Cover
  • 3 Contact Information, Resources, and Conventions
    • 3.1 Contacting RUCKUS Customer Services and Support
    • 3.2 Document Feedback
    • 3.3 RUCKUS Product Documentation Resources
    • 3.4 Online Training Resources
    • 3.5 Document Conventions
    • 3.6 Command Syntax Conventions
  • 4 New In This Document
  • 5 Before Upgrading to This Release
    • 5.1 Upgrade Overview
    • 5.2 Upgrade Considerations
    • 5.3 Upgrade FAQs
    • 5.4 Virtual SmartZone Minimum Requirements
      • 5.4.1 Virtual SmartZone Deployment Requirements
      • 5.4.2 System Capacity and License Capacity
      • 5.4.3 Supported Platforms
      • 5.4.4 Hypervisor CPU/IO Requirements - Self Own Hypervisor
    • 5.5 Maximum Supported AP and Switch Management
    • 5.6 Data Migration Recommendations
  • 6 Release Compatibility
  • 7 Upgrade Tasks
    • 7.1 Controller Upgrade
      • 7.1.1 Performing the Upgrade
      • 7.1.2 Verifying the Upgrade
      • 7.1.3 Rolling Back to a Previous Software Version
      • 7.1.4 Creating a Cluster Backup
    • 7.2 Signature Package Upgrade
      • 7.2.1 Upgrading Application Signature Package
      • 7.2.2 Verifying the SigPack Upgrade
      • 7.2.3 Rolling Back SigPack Upgrade to the Previous Version
    • 7.3 AP Upgrade
      • 7.3.1 Upgrading the APs
        • 7.3.1.1 Changing the AP Firmware Version of the Zone
        • 7.3.1.2 Schedule Zone Firmware Upgrade
      • 7.3.2 Verifying the AP Upgrade
      • 7.3.3 Rolling Back the AP Upgrade
    • 7.4 AP Bundle Upgrade
      • 7.4.1 Uploading an AP Firmware Bundle
    • 7.5 Data Plane Upgrade
      • 7.5.1 Upgrading the Data Plane
      • 7.5.2 Verifying the DP Upgrade
      • 7.5.3 Rolling Back the DP Upgrade
    • 7.6 Switch Upgrade
      • 7.6.1 Uploading the Switch Firmware to the Controller
      • 7.6.2 Upgrading Switches
        • 7.6.2.1 Scheduling a Firmware Upgrade for Switch Group
        • 7.6.2.2 Scheduling a Firmware Upgrade for Selected Switches
      • 7.6.3 Viewing Firmware History of the Switch
  • 8 Ports to Open Between Various RUCKUS Devices, Servers, and Controllers
  • 9 Geo Redundancy Upgrade Operation Flow
    • 9.1 Upgrade Path and Cluster Redundancy Deployment
    • 9.2 SOP A
    • 9.3 SOP B
    • 9.4 SOP C
    • 9.5 SOP Z
  • 10 Supported Matrix and Unsupported Models

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