Upgrade Dell EMC Networking N3000E-ON Switches
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Upgrade Example for Dell EMC Networking N3000E-ON – Advanced Version
This example shows an annotated upgrade example for a N3000E-ON switch to Advanced Version. This example
presumes the administrator is logged in to the switch 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 6.5.3.36 firmware image from a TFTP server.
console#copy tftp://10.10.10.200/N3000Advv6.5.3.36.stk backup
Transfer Mode.................................. TFTP
Server IP Address.............................. 10.10.10.200
Source File Path............................... ./
Source Filename................................ N3000Advv6.5.3.36.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...
30073854 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 EMC Networking Switch
System Model ID................... N3048EP-ON
Machine Type...................... Dell EMC Networking N3048EP-ON
Serial Number.....................
Manufacturer...................... 0xbc00
Burned In MAC Address............. 0090.BC06.A571
System Object ID.................. 1.3.6.1.4.1.674.10895.3060
SOC Version....................... BCM56340_A0
HW Version........................ 5
CPLD Version...................... 20
Image File........................ N3000Advv6.5.3.36
Software Capability............... Stack Limit = 12, VLAN Limit = 4093
unit active backup current-active next-active
---- ----------- ----------- -------------- --------------
1 6.5.3.36 6.5.3.36 6.5.3.36 6.5.3.36
NOTE:
Set the image to use as the boot (active) image after the switch
resets. Images on the N3000E-ON series switches are named active and
backup.
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