Dell EMC PowerSwitch N3000E-ON Series How To Upgrade Firmware

Dell EMC PowerSwitch N3000E-ON Series How To Upgrade Firmware

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Dell EMC Networking N3048EP-ON, N3024ET-ON, N3024EF-ON,
N3024EP-ON and N3048ET-ON
Upgrading Dell EMC Networking
N3000E-ON Series Switches to
6.5.3.36 or 6.5.3.6 Firmware
Date: March 2019
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  • Page 1 Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc. is strictly forbidden. Trademarks used in this text: Dell, the DELL logo and PowerConnect are trademarks of Dell Inc; Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks and Celeron is a trademark of Intel Corporation; Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
  • Page 2 System Firmware Version 6.5.3.6 Reproduction, adaptation or translation without prior written permission is prohibited, except as allowed under the copyright laws.
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    How to Access Serial Console Port on N3000E-ON switches ............2   Upgrade Example for Dell EMC Networking N3000E-ON – Advanced Version ........3   Upgrade Stack of Dell EMC Networking N3000E-ON Switches – Advanced Version ......5   How to setup mixed stack of N3000E-ON with N3000 Series switches(Advanced-Lite) .......6  ...
  • Page 5: Introduction

    VLAN support of 4093 Firmware Downgrade Overview Downgrading from firmware 6.5.3.36 or 6.5.3.6 to an earlier 6.5.1.x release is not supported on Dell EMC Networking N3000E-ON Series switches. Migration of switch configuration information form a later release to an earlier release is NOT supported.
  • Page 6: Upgrade Dell Emc Networking N3000E-On Switches

    Upgrade Dell EMC Networking N3000E-ON Switches Upgrade Dell EMC Networking N3000E-ON Switches The procedure given below to download firmware to an individual switch or a stack of switches. Please do not interrupt switch operation during the downloading process as this may result in corruption of flash memory.
  • Page 7: Upgrade Example For Dell Emc Networking N3000E-On - Advanced Version

    Upgrade Dell EMC Networking N3000E-ON Switches Upgrade Example for Dell EMC Networking N3000E-ON – Advanced Version This example shows an annotated upgrade example for a N3000E-ON switch to Advanced Version. This example presumes the administrator is logged in to the switch via Serial console. You can also follow this upgrade procedure via telnet or SSH after setting enable password if it is not set so.
  • Page 8 Upgrade Dell EMC Networking N3000E-ON Switches 4. Activate the firmware 6.5.3.36 console#boot system backup Activating image backup .. 5. Reload the switch. console#reload Management switch has unsaved changes. Are you sure you want to continue? (y/n) y Configuration Not Saved! Are you sure you want to reload the stack? (y/n) y 6.
  • Page 9: Upgrade Stack Of Dell Emc Networking N3000E-On Switches - Advanced Version

    Upgrade Dell EMC Networking N3000E-ON Switches Upgrade Stack of Dell EMC Networking N3000E-ON Switches – Advanced Version Note on “copy” command from steps 2,3 and 4 in switch upgrade above:  “copy” command will take longer to complete with a stack of switches. This is due to the master switch copying the software to the member switches.
  • Page 10: How To Setup Mixed Stack Of N3000E-On With N3000 Series Switches(Advanced-Lite)

    How to setup mixed stack of N3000E-ON with N3000 Series switches(Advanced-Lite) Dell EMC Networking N3000E-ON switches can be mixed stack with N3000 Series switches of up to 8 units. Mixed stack of N3000E-ON and N3000 Series supports only 1024 active VLANs configurable in the range 1-4093 and does not support MMRP/MVRP.
  • Page 11 Upgrade Dell EMC Networking N3000E-ON Switches 9. Power ON stack (N3000E-ON series with N3000 Series). 10. Verify the stack of N3000E-ON Series and N3000 Series switches via show switch and show version command output like below: Console#show switch Management Standby...
  • Page 12: How To Setup Mixed Stack Of N3000E-On With N3132Px-On Switches - Advanced Version

    Dell EMC Networking N3000E-ON switches can be mixed stack with N3132PX-ON switches of up to 12 units. Dell EMC Networking N3132PX-ON switches has an expansion slot to install optional stacking module with two mini-SAS stack ports. Dell EMC Networking N3000E-ON switches are available with two fixed mini-SAS stack ports.
  • Page 13 Upgrade Dell EMC Networking N3000E-ON Switches 4. Activate 6.5.3.36 (Advanced) firmware on N3000E-ON switch. 5. Reload the switch. 6. Download the 6.5.3.36 firmware image (N3100Advv6.5.3.36.stk) to N3132PX-ON switch. NOTE: Activate the image to use as the boot (active) image after the switch resets.
  • Page 14 Upgrade Dell EMC Networking N3000E-ON Switches Administrators setting up mixed stack of N3000E-ON and N3132PX-ON Stacked switches should follow the below steps below: 1. Back up your configuration of N3000E-ON Stack and N3132PX-ON Stack Switches. 2. Upgrade using telnet or SSH require default enable authentication method or enable password in current configuration.
  • Page 15: How To Setup Mixed Stack Of N3000E-On, N3000, N3132Px-On Switches (Advanced-Lite)

    Dell EMC Networking N3000E-ON switches can be mixed stack with N3000 and N3132PX-ON switches of up to 8 units. Dell EMC Networking N3132PX-ON switches has an expansion slot to install optional stacking module with two mini-SAS stack ports. Dell EMC Networking N3000E-ON and N3000 Series switches are available with two fixed mini-SAS stack ports.
  • Page 16 Upgrade Dell EMC Networking N3000E-ON Switches Console#show ver Machine Description....Dell EMC Networking Switch System Model ID....N3048EP-ON Machine Type...... Dell EMC Networking N3048EP-ON Serial Number..... Manufacturer...... 0xbc00 Burned In MAC Address..... 0090.BC06.A571 System Object ID....1.3.6.1.4.1.674.10895.3060 SOC Version....... BCM56340_A0 HW Version......
  • Page 17: Upgrade Mixed Stack Of N3132Px-On, N3000E-On And N3000 Series Switches (Adv-Lite)

    Upgrade Dell EMC Networking N3000E-ON Switches Console#show switch Management Standby Preconfig Plugged-in Switch Code Status Status Model ID Model ID Status Version --- ---------- --------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ----------- Stack Mbr Oper Stby N3132PX-ON N3132PX-ON 6.5.3.6 Stack Mbr N3132PX-ON N3132PX-ON 6.5.3.6...
  • Page 18: Upgrade Mixed Stack Of N3000E-On Series And N3132Px-On Switches (Advanced)

    Upgrade Dell EMC Networking N3000E-ON Switches Upgrade mixed stack of N3000E-ON series and N3132PX-ON switches (Advanced) To upgrade a mixed stack of N3000E-ON series and N3132PX-ON switches from 6.x.x.x to 6.5.3.36 version or later uses the procedure below. An annotated upgrade example is shown following this section.
  • Page 19: Manual Install Of Os6 Image Via Onie

    5. Install the software from the USB drive, where /mnt/media specify the path where the USB partition is mounted. ONIE:/ # onie-nos-install /mnt/media/onie-installer-arm-dellemc_n3k_armv7a-r0 Please refer Dell EMC Networking ONIE Quick Start Guide for additional details. Dell EMC Networking ONIE Quick Start Guide Page 15...
  • Page 20: Switch Recovery Procedure

    Upgrade Dell EMC Networking N3000E-ON Switches Switch Recovery Procedure NOTE: To perform switch recovery disconnect the stacking cables connected to each switch. Connect each switch individually via the serial port. Stack members can’t be recovered unless the switch is connected directly to serial port.
  • Page 21: End Of Document

    Upgrade Dell EMC Networking N3000E-ON Switches If not already loaded, download the firmware to the switch using TFTP (Select option 4 - Load new operational code) Boot Main Menu ============== 1 - Start Operational Code 2 - Select Baud Rate...

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