Dell Force10 MXL

Stacking Dell Force10 MXL 10/40G Switches
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1. Find the version of firmware each stack member is currently running.
FTOS#show system brief
Stack MAC : 00:1e:c9:cc:bb:1b
Reload Type : normal-reload [Next boot : normal-reload]
-- Stack Info --
Unit UnitType Status ReqTyp CurTyp Version Ports
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0 Standby online MXL-10/40GbE MXL-10/40GbE 8.3.16.0E0 56
1 Management online MXL-10/40GbE MXL-10/40GbE 8.3.16.0E0 56
2 Member online MXL-10/40GbE MXL-10/40GbE 8.3.16.0E0 56
3 Member online MXL-10/40GbE MXL-10/40GbE 8.3.16.0E0 56
4 Member online MXL-10/40GbE MXL-10/40GbE 8.3.16.0E0 56
5 Member online MXL-10/40GbE MXL-10/40GbE 8.3.16.0E0 56
2. Find which of the two boot files is currently active on the Master switch. In the example
below, the A file is active as indicated by the [boot] option.
FTOS#show boot system stack-unit all
Current system image information in the system:
======================================================
Type Boot Type A B
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Stack-unit 0 FLASH BOOT 8.3.15.0[boot] 8.2.1.0
3. Upgrade the image from a tftp server to the Master switches inactive file. This example shows
B will be replaced with the new firmware file. Firmware file A not be overwritten and will
remain active for now.
Caution: The command below may take several minutes to complete and may appear to be
locked up during this time.
FTOS#upgrade system tftp://10.10.10.1/FTOS-XL-8-3-16-0.bin b:
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
31972525 bytes successfully copied
System image upgrade completed successfully.
Upgrade system image for all stack-units [yes/no]: yes
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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: