Firmware Upgrade - Dell Networking 7048 Release Note

Firmware Upgrade

Administrators upgrading PowerConnect 7024/7048/7024P/7048P/7024F/
NOTE:
7048R/7048R-RA/8024/8024F/M6220/M6348/M8024/M8024k switches from 2.x.x.x or
3.x.x.x or 4.x.x.x or 5.0.x.x versions of firmware MUST follow the instructions
documented in the Upgrading PowerConnect Switches from Version 2.x.x.x or 3.x.x.x
or 4.x.x.x or 5.0.x.x to 5.1.0.1 Firmware procedure. Failure to follow the procedures
described in that document when upgrading from 2.x.x.x or 3.x.x.x or 4.x.x.x or 5.0.x.x
firmware may result in an inoperable switch!
After upgrading the switch firmware version to 5.1.0.1, the CPLD (Complex
NOTE:
Programmable Logic Device) code update is required on M8024-k and PC8024/PC8024F
switches via serial console if switch is running with the older CPLD version. The latest
CPLD version available for M8024k switch is Version 5 and for PC8024/PC8024F switch is
Version 6. Administrators upgrading PowerConnect 8024/8024F/M8024k switches MUST
follow the CPLD update instructions documented in the Upgrading PowerConnect
Switches from Version 2.x.x.x or 3.x.x.x or 4.x.x.x or 5.0.x.x to 5.1.0.1 Firmware
procedure.
Administrators upgrading PowerConnect 8132/8164/8132F/8164F switches
NOTE:
MUST follow the instructions documented in the Upgrading PowerConnect
8132_8164_8132F_8164F switches from Version 5.0.x.x to 5.1.0.1
Firmware procedure. Failure to follow the procedures described in that document when
upgrading firmware may result in an inoperable switch!
OMNM (Open Manage Network Manager) v5.2 SP1 supports firmware
NOTE:
management of PowerConnect 7024/7048/7024P/7048P/7024F/7048R/7048R-
RA/8024/8024F/M6220/M6348/M8024/M8024-k to deploy the firmware version 4.1.x.x or
later. OMNM v5.2 SP1 supports PowerConnect 8132/8164/8132F/8164F to deploy the
firmware version 5.0.0.4
2 System Firmware Version 5.1.0.1