Product Reference Guide (Supporting software release 4.0.0.0-35GRN and later) Manual

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Configuring automatic updates using a DHCP or Linux BootP server
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• BootP priorities
BootP options
This section contains instructions for the automatic update of the access point firmware and
configuration file using a BootP Server.
The setup example described in this section includes:
• 1 Brocade Mobility 7131N-FGR Access Point access point
• 1 Linux/Unix BOOTP Server
• 1 SFTP Server.
To configure BootP options using a Linux/Unix BootP Server:
1. Set the Linux/Unix BootP Server and access point on the same Ethernet segment.
2. Configure the bootptab file (/etc/bootptab) on the Linux/Unix BootP Server in any one of the
formats that follows:
Using options 186, 187 and 188:
Using options 66, 67 and 129:
Using options sa, bf and 136:
AP-7131:ha=00a0f88aa6d8\ < LAN MAC Address>
:sm =255.255.255.0\ <Subnet Mask>
:ip=157.235.93.128\ <IP Address>
:gw=157.235.93.2\ <gateway>
:T186=”157.235.93.250”\ <TFTP Server IP>
:T187="apfw .bin"\ <Firm w are file>
:T188="cfg.txt": <Configuration file>
AP-7131:ha=00a0f88aa6d8\ < LAN MAC Address>
:sm =255.255.255.0\ <Subnet Mask>
:ip=157.235.93.128\ <IP Address>
:gw=157.235.93.2\ <gateway>
:T66=”157.235.93.250”\ <TFTP Server IP>
:T67="apfw .bin"\ <Firm ware file>
:T129="cf
g
.txt": <Confi
g
uration file>
AP-7131:ha=00a0f88aa6d8\ < LAN MAC Address>
:sm=255.255.255.0\ <Subnet Mask>
:ip=157.235.93.128\ <IP Address>
:gw=157.235.93.2\ <gateway>
:sa=157.235.93.250\ <TFTP Server IP>
:bf=/tftpboot/cfg.txt\ <Configuration file>
:T136=”/tftpboot/”: <TFTP root directory>