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October 14th, 2022 21:00
Update OS on Force10 MXL stack
I need to update a stack of 6 dell mxl 10/40gb switches but the last time I updated the stack I did not have any production on the stack and just reloaded the stack after it was done updating. At this time I can't just reload the stack because it is running ISCSI traffic on a lot of vmware hosts.
Can I update the stack and reload one switch at a time and will the updated switches join the stack with different OS versions?
Need to go from 9.14(1.9P4) to 9.14.1.13
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DELL-Erman O
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October 17th, 2022 00:00
Hello, as I know while stack updating stack needs to be reloaded. I'm not aware of an alternative way. Please check page 17 "Updating firmware on a stack" https://dell.to/3Ta2QSk
Updating firmware on a stack
Important: Be sure to check the Release Notes and any special install instructions that may have
come with new firmware updates. It is important to follow instructions found in those documents
if they deviate from this white paper.
Steps for upgrading the firmware on a stack of switches are similar to upgrading the firmware on a
single switch. After downloading a new image to the Master by using the upgrade command in the CLI,
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the downloaded image is distributed to all member units of the stack. The instructions below will
guide the user through these steps.
Note: When upgrading a stack of switches, allow extra time between upgrade steps for files and
configurations to be copied from the Master to each member unit. It is possible for the process of
upgrading a switch stack to take a few minutes longer than upgrading a single switch.
1. Find the version of firmware each stack member is currently running.
FTOS#show system brief
Stack MAC : 00:1e:c9:cc:bb:1b
Reload Type : normal-reload [Next boot : normal-reload]
-- Stack Info --
Unit UnitType Status ReqTyp CurTyp Version Ports
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0 Standby online MXL-10/40GbE MXL-10/40GbE 8.3.16.0E0 56
1 Management online MXL-10/40GbE MXL-10/40GbE 8.3.16.0E0 56
2 Member online MXL-10/40GbE MXL-10/40GbE 8.3.16.0E0 56
3 Member online MXL-10/40GbE MXL-10/40GbE 8.3.16.0E0 56
4 Member online MXL-10/40GbE MXL-10/40GbE 8.3.16.0E0 56
5 Member online MXL-10/40GbE MXL-10/40GbE 8.3.16.0E0 56
2. Find which of the two boot files is currently active on the Master switch. In the example
below, the A file is active as indicated by the [boot] option.
FTOS#show boot system stack-unit all
Current system image information in the system:
======================================================
Type Boot Type A B
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Stack-unit 0 FLASH BOOT 8.3.15.0[boot] 8.2.1.0
3. Upgrade the image from a tftp server to the Master switches inactive file. This example shows
B will be replaced with the new firmware file. Firmware file A not be overwritten and will
remain active for now.
Caution: The command below may take several minutes to complete and may appear to be
locked up during this time.
FTOS#upgrade system tftp://10.10.10.1/FTOS-XL-8-3-16-0.bin b:
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
31972525 bytes successfully copied
System image upgrade completed successfully.
Upgrade system image for all stack-units [yes/no]: yes
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Image upgraded to all
4. Verify the new firmware was copied to all stack members.
FTOS#show boot system stack-unit all
Current system image information in the system:
=============================================
Type Boot Type A B
----------------------------------------------------------------
Stack-unit 0 FLASH BOOT 8.3.15.0[boot] 8-3-16-0
Stack-unit 1 FLASH BOOT 8.3.15.0[boot] 8-3-16-0
Stack-unit 2 FLASH BOOT 8.3.15.0[boot] 8-3-16-0
Stack-unit 3 FLASH BOOT 8.3.15.0[boot] 8-3-16-0
Stack-unit 4 FLASH BOOT 8.3.15.0[boot] 8-3-16-0
Stack-unit 5 FLASH BOOT 8.3.15.0[boot] 8-3-16-0
5. Configure the stack to boot to the new firmware file (B in this example), then save the
configuration.
FTOS#config
FTOS(conf)#boot system stack-unit all primary system b:
FTOS(conf)#exit
FTOS#copy running-config startup-config
File with same name already exist.
Proceed to copy the file [confirm yes/no]: yes
!
11910 bytes successfully copied
Synchronizing data to peer Stack-unit
!!!!
...
6. Reload the stack to activate the new firmware.
FTOS#reload
Proceed with reload [confirm yes/no]: yes
Wait for reload to complete. This may take a few minutes longer than upgrading a single
switch.
7. Verify the new firmware is active on all stack members.
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FTOS#show boot system stack-unit all
Current system image information in the system:
=============================================
Type Boot Type A B
----------------------------------------------------------------
Stack-unit 0 FLASH BOOT 8.3.15.0 8-3-16-0[boot]
Stack-unit 1 FLASH BOOT 8.3.15.0 8-3-16-0[boot]
Stack-unit 2 FLASH BOOT 8.3.15.0 8-3-16-0[boot]
Stack-unit 3 FLASH BOOT 8.3.15.0 8-3-16-0[boot]
Stack-unit 4 FLASH BOOT 8.3.15.0 8-3-16-0[boot]
Stack-unit 5 FLASH BOOT 8.3.15.0 8-3-16-0[boot]
Hope that helps!