Upgrade Dell EMC Networking N3000E-ON Switches
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Upgrade Dell EMC Networking N3000E-ON Switches
The procedure given below to download firmware to an individual switch or a stack of switches.
Please do not interrupt switch operation during the downloading process as this may result in corruption of
flash memory. Do not power off a switch undergoing the upgrade process unless specifically directed to do so
by the instructions.
An annotated download example is shown following this section.
1.
Back up your configuration.
2.
Upgrade using telnet or SSH require default enable authentication method or enable password in current
configuration. If not configured follow steps below to configure an enable password:
console#configure
console(config)#enable password <password>
console(config)#exit
console#copy running-config startup-config
3.
Download the 6.5.3.36 firmware image (N3000Advv6.5.3.36.stk) or 6.5.3.6 firmware image
(N3000AdvLitev6.5.3.6.stk) to the standalone-switch or stack master.
NOTE:
Activate the image to use as the boot (active) image after the switch
resets. Images on the N3000E-ON switches are named active and backup.
4.
Activate 6.5.3.36 (Advanced) or 6.5.3.6 (Advanced-Lite) firmware.
5.
Reload the switch.
How to Access Serial Console Port on N3000E-ON switches
NOTE:
How to access serial console of the N3000E-ON switch?
Use a supplied “RJ45 Yost to DB9 serial cable” to access the serial console.
Connect the RJ45 end of the cable to the RJ45 serial console port and the DB9 connector to your PC.
Download and Install the terminal emulation software on your PC (for example, PuTTY) to access the
serial console with the correct settings (default setting 115200 baud, 8 data bits, no parity bit, 1 stop
bit, and no flow control).
Figure.1 N3048EP‐ON with 48 10/100/1000BASE‐T Ports (Front Panel)
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RJ-45 serial console port
NOTE:
A TFTP server must be on the network and the switch software
must be accessible to the TFTP server before attempting to download
the switch software by TFTP.
Summary of Contents for EMC PowerSwitch N3000E-ON Series
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