Dell PowerConnect 8024 Upgrading Firmware

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Table of Contents
Introduction ...............................................................................................................1
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Global Support ............................................................................................................1
Firmware Upgrade Procedures .........................................................................................1
Upgrade Overview .......................................................................................................2
Upgrade Switches Running Firmware v3.x.x.x or v4.x.x.x or v5.x.x.x to v5.1.9.3 Firmware ................2
Upgrade Example for Switches Running v3.x.x.x or v4.x.x.x or v5.x.x.x Firmware ...........................3
Stacking Notes ............................................................................................................8
CPLD Update Procedure Example for PC8024/PC8024F switch ................................................. 10
CPLD Update Procedure Example for M8024-k switch ............................................................ 12
Upgrade Switches Running Firmware v2.x.x.x to v5.1.9.3 Firmware .......................................... 13
Upgrade Example for Switches Running v2.x.x.x Firmware ..................................................... 14
Switch Recovery Procedure ........................................................................................... 18
Switch Recovery Example ............................................................................................. 19
Firmware Downgrade .................................................................................................. 21
Boot Code Downgrade ................................................................................................. 21
Hardware Supported ................................................................................................... 21
End of document ....................................................................................................... 21

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