DELL MXL 10 User Manual

Stacking Dell Force10 MXL 10/40G Switches

Image upgraded to all

4. Verify the new firmware was copied to all stack members.

FTOS#show boot system stack-unit all
Current system image information in the system:
=============================================
Type   Boot Type A        B
----------------------------------------------------------------
Stack-unit 0 FLASH BOOT    8.3.15.0[boot]    8-3-16-0
Stack-unit 1 FLASH BOOT    8.3.15.0[boot]    8-3-16-0
Stack-unit 2 FLASH BOOT    8.3.15.0[boot]    8-3-16-0
Stack-unit 3 FLASH BOOT    8.3.15.0[boot]    8-3-16-0
Stack-unit 4  FLASH BOOT    8.3.15.0[boot]    8-3-16-0
Stack-unit 5  FLASH BOOT    8.3.15.0[boot]    8-3-16-0

5. Configure the stack to boot to the new firmware file (B in this example), then save the

configuration.

FTOS#config
FTOS(conf)#boot system stack-unit all primary system b:
FTOS(conf)#exit
FTOS#copy running-config startup-config
File with same name already exist.
Proceed to copy the file [confirm yes/no]: yes
!
11910 bytes successfully copied
Synchronizing data to peer Stack-unit
!!!!
...

6. Reload the stack to activate the new firmware.

FTOS#reload
Proceed with reload [confirm yes/no]: yes

Wait for reload to complete. This may take a few minutes longer than upgrading a single
switch.

7. Verify the new firmware is active on all stack members.