Hardware Configuration; Check Firmware Version; Delete Startup Configuration - Dell PowerConnect 8024 Configuration Manual

3.2

Hardware configuration

1. Ensure the blade chassis and switch modules are powered on.
2. Connect a serial cable to the serial port of the first switch or optionally use the Chassis Management
Controller (CMC) to connect to the switch module.
3. Using Putty or another terminal utility, open a serial connection session to the switch.
4. Open your terminal emulator and configure it to use the serial port (usually COM1, but this may vary
depending on your system). Configure serial communications for 9600,N,8,1 and no flow control.
5. Connect the LAG cables between the switches. See this configuration in Figure 2.
3.3

Check firmware version

console>enable
console#show version
Note: If the active version displayed here is not 5.1.1.7 or later, please visit support.dell.com and
download the latest update for your switches.
3.4

Delete startup configuration

Note: All configuration settings will be deleted
console#clear config
console>enable
console#copy running-config startup-config
console#reload
Are you sure you want to reload the stack? (y/n) y
Note: The switch will reboot.
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