Dell EMC PowerSwitch N3000E-ON Series How To Upgrade Firmware page 16

Upgrade Dell EMC Networking N3000E-ON Switches
Console#show ver
Machine Description............... Dell EMC Networking Switch
System Model ID................... N3048EP-ON
Machine Type...................... Dell EMC Networking N3048EP-ON
Serial Number.....................
Manufacturer...................... 0xbc00
Burned In MAC Address............. 0090.BC06.A571
System Object ID.................. 1.3.6.1.4.1.674.10895.3060
SOC Version....................... BCM56340_A0
HW Version........................ 5
CPLD Version...................... 20
Image File........................ N3000AdvLitev6.5.3.6
Software Capability............... Stack Limit = 8, VLAN Limit = 1024
unit active
---- ----------- ----------- -------------- --------------
1 6.5.3.6
2 6.5.3.6
3 6.5.3.6
Administrators setting up mixed stack of N3000E-ON, N3000 and N3132PX-ON Stacked switches should follow
the below steps below:
1. Back up your configuration of N3000E-ON Stack, N3000 Stack and N3132PX-ON Stack Switches.
2. Upgrade using telnet or SSH require default enable authentication method or enable password in current
configuration. If not configured follow steps below to configure an enable password:
console#configure
console(config)#enable password <password>
console(config)#exit
console#copy running-config startup-config
3. Download the 6.5.3.6 firmware image (N3000AdvLitev6.5.3.6.stk) to stack of N3000E-ON and N3000
switches and firmware image (N3100AdvLitev6.5.3.6.stk) on stack of N3132PX-ON switches.
4. Activate 6.5.3.6 (Advanced-Lite) firmware on stack of N3000E-ON, stack of N3132PX-ON and stack of
N3000 switches.
5. Reload the N3000E-ON Stack, N3000 stack and N3132PX-ON stack.
6. After stacks are reloaded, download and activate the mixed-stack firmware image
(N3000N3100AdvLitev6.5.3.6.itb) on stack of N3000E-ON, stack of N3000 and stack of N3132PX-ON
switches.
7. Reload N3000E-ON, N3000 and N3132PX-ON Stacks again.
8. Power OFF N3000E-ON Stack, N3000 Stack and N3132PX-ON Stack of switches. Plug-in mini-SAS stack
cables and form the stack of N3000E-ON, N3000 and N3132PX-ON switches.
9. Power ON stack (Stack of N3000E-ON, N3000 and N3132PX-ON switches).
10. Verify the stack of N3000E-ON, N3000 and N3132PX-ON switches via show switch and show version
command output like below:
backup current-active next-active
6.5.3.6 6.5.3.6
6.5.3.6 6.5.3.6
6.5.3.6 6.5.3.6
6.5.3.6
6.5.3.6
6.5.3.6
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