Article Number: 000103012
Dell EMC Networking How to Update OS10 on a Switch running OS10
Summary: Dell EMC Networking How to Update OS10 on a Switch running OS10
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Instructions
Download OS10 image from DDL
- Sign in to DDL using your account credentials: https://www.dell.com/support/software/
- Locate the entry for your entitlement ID and order number, then select the product name.
- Select the Available Downloads tab on the Product page.
- Select the OS10 Enterprise Edition image to download, then click Download.
- You may also download a License.zip file for OS10 from DDL, if needed.
Note: Read the Release Notes on force10networks.com (login required) prior to performing an upgrade for detailed information about limitations and restrictions when performing upgrades.
Note: If you are having DDL account issues, Dell Support can provide a copy of OS10 to install, however your DDL account issue will have to be fixed before obtaining a license.
Upgrade OS10 image from existing OS10 install
1. Once you download the OS10 Enterprise Edition image, extract the .TAR file.
- Some Windows unzip applications insert extra carriage returns (CR) or line feeds (LF) when they extract the contents of a .tar file, which may corrupt the downloaded OS10 binary image. Turn OFF this option if you use a Windows-based tool to untar an OS10 binary file.
- For example, in WinRAR under the Advanced Options tab de-select the TAR file smart CR/LF conversion feature.
2. Save the current configuration on the switch, and Backup the startup configuration.
| Command | Parameter |
| OS10#write memory | Write the current configuration to startup-config |
| OS10#copy running-configuration tftp://10.1.1.1/switch-config.txt | Backup the startup-config to a TFTP server |
3. Format a USB as VFAT/FAT32 and add the .BIN file, or move the .BIN file to a TFTP/FTP Server.
- Use the native Windows tool, or equivalent, to format as VFAT/FAT32.
- Starting with OS10.4, OS10 will auto-mount a new USB key after a reboot.
| Command | Parameter |
| OS10# system "sudo -i mkdir /mnt/usb" [sudo] password for admin: |
Create the USB mount location /mnt/usb on the system. |
| OS10# system "sudo -i fdisk -l" | Check the USB device drive /dev/___ location for next command. |
| OS10# system "sudo -i mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt/usb" | Mount the USB drive to the USB mount directory /mnt/usb. |
4. Save the BIN file in EXEC mode, and view the status. Do NOT use the .tar file. Update file name to match your firmware version. The image download command only downloads the software image - it does not install the software on your device. The image install command installs the downloaded image to the standby partition.
| Command | Parameter |
| OS10#image download usb://PKGS_OS10-Enterprise-10.version-info-here.BIN | Update via USB, OR |
| -OR- ftp://userid:passwd@hostip:/filepath/PKGS_OS10-Enterprise-10.version-info-here.BIN | Update via FTP |
| OS10#show image status | View status, OR |
| OS10#dir image | View status |
5. Install the software image in EXEC mode.
| Command | Parameter |
| OS10#image install image://PKGS_OS10-Enterprise-10.version-info-here.bin | Installs OS |
Note: On older versions of OS10, the image install command will appear frozen, without showing the current status. Duplicating the ssh/telnet session will allow you to run "show image status" to see the current status.
6. View the status of the current software install in EXEC mode. If the install status shows FAILED, check to make sure the .TAR file is extracted correctly. See Step 1.
| Command | Parameter |
| OS10#show image status | Verify OS was updated |
7 Change the next boot partition to the standby partition in EXEC mode.
| Command | Parameter |
| OS10#boot system standby | Changes next boot partition |
8. Check whether the next boot partition has changed to standby in EXEC mode.
| Command | Parameter |
| OS10#show boot detail | Verify next boot partition is new firmware |
9. Reload the new software image in EXEC mode.
| Command | Parameter |
| OS10#reload | Reboots the switch |
10. After the reload, verify the Firmware is updated:
OS10# show version
Dell EMC Networking OS10 Enterprise
Copyright (c) 1999-2018 by Dell Inc. All Rights Reserved.
OS Version: 10.4.0E(X2)
Build Version: 10.4.0E(X2.22)
Build Time: 2018-01-26T17:46:11-0800
System Type: S4148F-ON
Architecture: x86_64
Up Time: 02:50:18
Install OS from ONIE
To install the OS from within ONIE instead, see How to Install Dell Networking FTOS on Dell Open Networking (ON) Switches.Article Properties
Affected Product
PowerSwitch S4048T-ON, PowerSwitch S5232F-ON, PowerSwitch Z9100-ON, PowerSwitch Z9264F-ON, PowerSwitch S5212F-ON, PowerSwitch S5248F-ON, PowerSwitch Z9332F-ON, PowerSwitch S4148F-ON/S4148T-ON/S4148FE-ON, PowerSwitch S5148F-ON, PowerSwitch S5224F-ON, PowerSwitch S6100-ON, PowerSwitch S6010-ON, PowerSwitch S5296F-ON, PowerSwitch S4128F-ON/S4128T-ON, PowerSwitch S4248FB-ON /S4248FBL-ON, PowerSwitch S5048F-ON, PowerSwitch S4148U-ON, PowerSwitch S4048-ON, PowerSwitch S4810-ON
Last Published Date
20 Nov 2020
Version
2
Article Type
How To