Stacking Dell PowerConnect Switches: 8132, 8132F, 8164, 8164F
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Attempting to send the STK file to other units in the
stack…
File transfer operation completed successfully.
Note:
This procedure may take a few minutes longer than updating a single, non-stacked
switch.
Perform another show version command to see the new firmware has been downloaded to all members
of the stack. Notice the firmware was only copied into the
backup
image for each member.
console#
show version
Image Descriptions
active :
backup :
Images currently available on Flash
unit active backup current-active next-active
----- ------------ ------------ ----------------- -----------------
1 5.0.0.1 5.0.0.3 5.0.0.1 5.0.0.1
2 5.0.0.1 5.0.0.3 5.0.0.1 5.0.0.1
3 5.0.0.1 5.0.0.3 5.0.0.1 5.0.0.1
4 5.0.0.1 5.0.0.3 5.0.0.1 5.0.0.1
The
backup
column now shows the same values as the
active
column. The next step is to activate the
image that contains the new firmware by using the
boot system backup
command.
console#
boot system backup
Activating image backup ..
console#
show version
Image Descriptions
active :
backup :
Images currently available on Flash
unit active backup current-active next-active
----- ------------ ------------ ----------------- -----------------
1 5.0.0.1 5.0.0.3 5.0.0.1 5.0.0.3
2 5.0.0.1 5.0.0.3 5.0.0.1 5.0.0.3
3 5.0.0.1 5.0.0.3 5.0.0.1 5.0.0.3
4 5.0.0.1 5.0.0.3 5.0.0.1 5.0.0.3
