Upgrade Example For Dell Networking N2000/N3000 Series Switches - Dell N2000 Series Firmware Upgrade
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Also See for N2000 Series:
- Configuration manual (1460 pages) ,
- Manual (17 pages) ,
- Reference manual (2332 pages)
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Upgrade Procedure Dell™ Networking
N2024/N2024P/N2048/N2048P/N3024/N3024F/N3024P/N3048/N3048P
Switches
Upgrade Example for Dell Networking N2000/N3000 Series Switches
This example shows an annotated upgrade example for a N3048 switch running 6.x.x.x firmware. This example
presumes the administrator is logged in to the switch or stack via Serial console. You can also follow this upgrade
procedure via telnet or SSH after setting enable password if it is not set so.
1.
Back up your configuration. The following commands copy the running-config to a TFTP server:
console#copy running-config tftp://10.10.10.200/myconfig.txt
Mode........................................... TFTP
Set TFTP Server IP............................. 10.10.10.200
TFTP Path...................................... ./
TFTP Filename.................................. myconfig.txt
Data Type...................................... Config Script
Source Filename................................ running-config
Management access will be blocked for the duration of the transfer
Are you sure you want to start? (y/n) y
11062 bytes transferred
File transfer operation completed successfully.
console#
2.
Set an enable password and save the configuration (not required if an alternative enable authentication
method is already configured).
console#configure
console(config)# enable password <password>
console(config)# exit
console# copy running-config startup-config
3.
Download the 6.0.1.3 firmware image from a TFTP server.
console#copy tftp://10.10.10.200/N3000_N2000v6.0.1.3.stk backup
Transfer Mode.................................. TFTP
Server IP Address.............................. 10.10.10.200
Source File Path............................... ./
Source Filename................................ N3000_N2000v6.0.1.3.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...
18578101 bytes transferred...
File contents are valid. Copying file to flash...
Attempting to send the STK file to other units in the stack...
File transfer operation completed successfully.
console#show version
Machine Description............... Dell Networking Switch
System Model ID................... N3048
Machine Type...................... Dell Networking N3048
Serial Number..................... CN0H784T282983AR0013A00
Manufacturer...................... 0xbc00
Operating System.................. Linux 3.6.5-fa655e13
Burned In MAC Address............. F8B1.561A.60E3
System Object ID.................. 1.3.6.1.4.1.674.10895.3058
SOC Version....................... BCM56340_A0
HW Version........................ 3
CPLD Version...................... 13
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