Stacking Dell PowerConnect Switches: 8132, 8132F, 8164, 8164F
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Notice the next-active column now shows the same version as the backup column. Next, type the
reload
command to complete the update. All switches in the stack reloads.
console#
reload
Are you sure you want to reload the stack? (y/n)
y
Connection to host lost.
The “
Connection to host lost
” message appears only if performing the reload from a telnet session. It
will not appear if performing the command from a console session.
Updating and rebooting the stack takes a few minutes longer than a single switch. After reload, the
firmware upgrade is complete. To validate, login to the stack Master and perform a
show version
command. For the example given the following is displayed.
console#
show version
Image Descriptions
active :
backup :
Images currently available on Flash
unit active backup current-active next-active
----- ------------ ------------ ----------------- -----------------
1 5.0.0.3 5.0.0.1 5.0.0.3 5.0.0.3
2 5.0.0.3 5.0.0.1 5.0.0.3 5.0.0.3
3 5.0.0.3 5.0.0.1 5.0.0.3 5.0.0.3
4 5.0.0.3 5.0.0.1 5.0.0.3 5.0.0.3
Notice as the backup becomes active, the active becomes the backup.
Web interface method
Find the firmware versions the stack members are using.
Select System > File Management > Active Images.
Look in the Current-Active column to find which images are enabled. In this example all three switches
are currently using
image2.
Note
: It is acceptable if some units are using image1 and others are using image2.
Since image2 is active, look in the
Image 2 Version
column to see what version each stack member is
at. These firmware versions being used should be the same across all stack member units.
