Dell PowerConnect 8024 Upgrading Firmware

Upgrading PowerConnect Switches from Version 2.x.x.x or 3.x.x.x or
4.x.x.x or 5.x.x.x to 5.1.9.3 Firmware
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Stacking Notes
Regarding steps 3, 4 and 5 above:
 The “copy” command will take longer to complete with a stack of switches. This is due to the master
switch copying the software to the member switches. The master switch will display the line “Distributing
the code to the members of the stack!” for several minutes until the copy is done.
 The “copy” command will copy the software to the non-active image on all the switches.
Examples:
 If all switches in the stack have image1 as active, then the downloaded software will go to image2 on all
switches and a single “boot system image2” command will select image2 for the next active image on all
switches in the stack.
console#show version
Image Descriptions
image1 : default image
image2 :
Images currently available on Flash
--------------------------------------------------------------------
unit image1 image2 current-active next-active
--------------------------------------------------------------------
1 4.2.1.3 5.1.9.3 image1 image1
2 4.2.1.3 5.1.9.3 image1 image1
console# boot system image2
Activating image image2 ..
console#show version
Image Descriptions
image1 : default image
image2 :
Images currently available on Flash
--------------------------------------------------------------------
unit image1 image2 current-active next-active
--------------------------------------------------------------------
1 4.2.1.3 5.1.9.3 image1 image2
2 4.2.1.3 5.1.9.3 image1 image2
console#update bootcode
Update bootcode and reset (Y/N)?y
Management switch has unsaved changes.
Are you sure you want to continue? (Y/N) y
Issuing boot code update command...
Validating boot code from image...CRC Valid.
 If the switches in the stack have some image1 active and some image2 active members, then the
downloaded software will go to the non-active image on each switch and multiple “boot system <unit>
imageX” commands will be required to select the next active image on each switch in the stack.

Dell PowerConnect 8024 Specifications

General

Switching Capacity	480 Gbps
Stackable	Yes
Device Type	Switch
Enclosure Type	Rack-mountable
Power Redundancy	Optional
Width	17.3 in
Height	1.7 in
Jumbo Frame Support	Yes
Ports	24 x 10 Gigabit SFP+
Management	Web-based GUI, Command Line Interface (CLI), SNMP
VLAN Support	Yes
Power Supply	Internal
Routing Protocol	Static routing
Features	Quality of Service (QoS), VLAN support
Compliant Standards	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3z
Operating Temperature	0 to 45 °C
Storage Temperature	-20 to 70 °C
Relative Humidity	10% to 90% (non-condensing)
MAC Address Table Size	32, 000 entries