Version

The Version tab displays the installed version, available version for upgrade, upgrade status, and you can also generate logs related to events that occurred during an upgrade.

Viewing Installed and Available Version Information

To view the Aruba Central On-Premises versions, complete the following steps:

  1. In the Aruba Central On-Premises app Short form for application. It generally refers to the application that is downloaded and used on mobile devices. , set the filter to Global.
  2. Under Maintain, click System Management.
  3. Click the Version tab.

The Version pane displays the following information:

  • The Installed Version displays the currently installed version in the Aruba Central On-Premises server.
  • The Available Version displays the version that is currently available and the user can upgrade to this version.

Upgrading Aruba Central On-Premises

  • Take a backup before the upgrade. If a hardware failure is encountered for any reason, only then the restore operation must be performed. Only after resolving the hardware issue, restore the backup.

  • Validate the cluster health before upgrading to the next version. For more information, see Verifying Configuration Before Upgrade.

To upgrade Aruba Central On-Premises to the latest version, complete the following steps:

  1. In the Aruba Central On-Premises app, set the filter to Global.
  2. Under Maintain, click System Management.
  3. Click the Version tab.
  4. In the Upgrade pane, click Upgrade Now to upgrade to the latest version of Aruba Central On-Premises.

The Upgrade pane displays the following information:

  • Status— Displays the overall status of the upgrade.
  • File Transfer—Displays the status of the file transfer.
  • Extract—Displays the status of the file extraction.
  • Upgrade—Displays the status of the upgrade.

Generating Logs

Aruba Central On-Premises allows you to view and download logs related to the events that occurred during the upgrade process. To generate the logs for the events, click Generate Logs in the Logs pane. Once generated, the logs can be viewed in the Logs table.

The Logs table displays the following information and also allows you to download or delete logs:

  • File—Displays the generated file name.
  • Created—Displays the date and time of the log creation.
  • Status—Displays the status of the generated logs.
  • Action—Allows you to perform the following operations:
    • Download—Select the file and click the download icon to download the generated file.
    • Delete—Select the file and click the delete icon to delete the file. In the Confirm Action pop-up window, click Yes.