Introduction; Global Support; Firmware Upgrade Overview; Firmware Downgrade Overview - Dell EMC PowerSwitch N3000E-ON Series How To Upgrade Firmware

Firmware Upgrade Procedure Dell™ Networking N3000E-ON Series Switch

Introduction

This document provides specific procedures for upgrading the firmware to the Dell EMC Networking
N3024ET-ON/N3024EP-ON/N3024EF-ON/N3048ET-ON/N3048EP-ON switches to firmware version 6.5.3.36 or
later.
IMPORTANT: Dell EMC Networking N3048EP-ON switches support firmware
version 6.5.1.1/6.5.1.31 and later.
IMPORTANT: Dell EMC Networking N3024ET-ON/N3024EP-ON/N3024EF-ON/
N3048ET-ON switches support firmware version 6.5.2.5/6.5.2.35 and later.
It is recommended that this document be thoroughly reviewed prior to installing or upgrading of this product.

Global Support

For information regarding the latest available firmware, release note revisions, or additional assistance, please visit
support.dell.com.

Firmware Upgrade Overview

Administrators must have access to the CLI via telnet, SSH or the serial port to perform the upgrade procedure.
IMPORTANT: Dell EMC Networking N3000E-ON switches support two versions of
latest firmware – Advanced Version and Advanced-Lite Version. The image file for
Advanced Version is N3000Advv6.5.3.36.stk and Advanced-Lite Version is
N3000AdvLitev6.5.3.6.stk. The firmware image version 6.5.3.36 supports full stack
capability of up to 12 units with maximum active VLAN support of 4093. The
firmware image version 6.5.3.6 supports reduced stack size of up to 8 units with
maximum active VLAN support of 1024. It's required to use the Advanced-Lite
(N3000AdvLitev6.5.3.6.stk) version of firmware image to form the mixed stack of
N3000E-ON and N3000 Series switches. It's required to use the Advanced Version
(N3000Advv6.5.3.36.stk) version of firmware image to form the mixed stack of
N3000E-ON and N3132PX-ON switches to support full stack capability of up to 12
units with maximum active VLAN support of 4093

Firmware Downgrade Overview

Downgrading from firmware 6.5.3.36 or 6.5.3.6 to an earlier 6.5.1.x release is not supported on Dell EMC
Networking N3000E-ON Series switches. Migration of switch configuration information form a later release to an
earlier release is NOT supported. It is strongly recommended that the current configuration be saved locally (i.e., not
on the switch) prior to downgrading the firmware. The existing configuration may or may not work with the earlier
version of firmware, therefore, it is always best to be physically present at the switch site and to be prepared to
access the switch over the serial port if necessary when downgrading firmware.
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