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Stacking Dell PowerConnect 8100 Series Switches: 8132, 8132F, 8164, 8164F

Updating firmware on a stack

Note: Make sure to check the Release Notes and any special instructions that may have come with new

firmware updates. It is important to follow instructions found in those documents if they deviate from

this white paper.

Steps for upgrading the firmware on a stack of switches are similar to upgrading the firmware on a

single switch. Whether downloading a new image to the Master by using the System > File Management

> File Download page in the Web UI or the copy command in the CLI, the downloaded image is

distributed to all member units of the stack. The instructions below guide the user through these

steps.

Command-line interface method

To find the firmware versions the stack members are using, enter the following.

console#show version

Image Descriptions

active :

backup :

Images currently available on Flash

unit active backup current-active next-active

----- ------------ ------------ ----------------- -----------------

1 5.0.0.1 4.2.0.0 5.0.0.1 5.0.0.1

2 5.0.0.1 4.2.0.0 5.0.0.1 5.0.0.1

3 5.0.0.1 4.2.0.0 5.0.0.1 5.0.0.1

4 5.0.0.1 4.2.0.0 5.0.0.1 5.0.0.1

Each member of the stack is updated with the latest firmware simply by updating the Master switch.

The commands below demonstrate how to copy the firmware file down to the Master using a TFTP

server. The stack needs access to the TFTP server on the network and the firmware file needs to be

present in the download folder of the TFTP server. Perform the following command from the CLI

interface. Press “y” when prompted.

console#copy tftp://10.10.1.10/PC8100v5.0.0.3.stk backup

Transfer Mode.................................. TFTP

Server IP Address.............................. 10.10.1.10

Source File Path............................... ./

Source Filename................................ PC8100v5.0.0.3.stk

Data Type...................................... Code

Destination Filename........................... backup

Management access will be blocked for the duration of the transfer

Are you sure you want to start? (y/n) y

TFTP code transfer starting

12487236 bytes transferred...

File contents are valid. Copying file to flash...

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