Operations, Administration, And Maintenance; Overview - Dell PowerConnect B-FCXs Configuration Manual

Operations, Administration, and Maintenance

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maintenance features they support.
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Feature
Flash and boot code verification
Flash image verification
Software upgrade via CLI
Software upgrade via SNMP
Hitless management:
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Block size for TFTP file transfers
Software reboot
Show boot preference
Load and save configuration files
System reload scheduling
Diagnostic error codes and remedies for
TFTP transfers
IPv4 ping
IPv4 traceroute

Overview

For easy software image management, all Dell PowerConnect devices support the download and
upload of software images between the flash modules on the devices and a Trivial File Transfer
Protocol (TFTP) server on the network.
Dell PowerConnect devices have two flash memory modules:
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Only one flash device is active at a time. By default, the primary image will become active upon
reload.
PowerConnect B-Series FCX Configuration Guide
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lists the individual Dell PowerConnect switches and the operations, administration, and
Supported operations, administration, and maintenance features
Hitless switchover
Hitless failover
Hitless OS upgrade
Primary flash – The default local storage device for image files and configuration files.
Secondary flash – A second flash storage device. You can use the secondary flash to store
redundant images for additional booting reliability or to preserve one software image while
testing another one.
PowerConnect B-Series FCX
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Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Refer to"PowerConnect B-Series FCX hitless
stacking" on page 162
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Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
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Yes
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